 Send this to me by autoresponder
4 Ways Information Can Increase Your Online Income
by Monique Harris
Even though all sorts of products and services are
sold online, 'information' will always remain a top
seller. (It's one of the top 3 reasons why people
even use the Internet.)
You can profit from this never ending need for
data, by following these four steps:
1) Sell Your Original Articles as Content.
Owners of niche-based Web sites are often on the
lookout for up-to-date articles, to feature on their
Web homes. You can generate a steady flow of bus-
iness, if you tackle this market the right way.
Don't try to sell your brain food to just any and
every targeted Web site owner. You want to look for
sites that generate a lot of traffic - like 2,000 to
5,000 visitors per day. These are normally revenue
producing sites, and their owners can afford to spend
a little money to keep them in top-notch condition.
To find out how many visitors a site is receiving,
go to their advertising sales page. There, you'll
usually find a rundown of important demographic
info.
When it comes to making the initial contact, I
wouldn't recommend sending your marketing brochure
via e-mail. Instead, put together a direct mail
package featuring a list of topics you can write
about, samples of your work and a list of other
sites where your work has appeared.
2) Collect Similar Information, and Compile It
Into a Database/Directory.
I have a directory that I include as a bonus item
with one of my e-books titled, "186 Places to Promote
and Sell Your Information Product." This is very
valuable data for people who sell books, booklets,
video tapes, etc., on the Internet. (If you've ever
tried searching for such locations, then you already
know what a time consuming process it can be.)
Depending on your niche, you can build a similar
type of directory or database geared towards your
target market. For example, new artists coming on
the Net would be interested in a directory called,
"101 Web Sites Where You Can Promote and Sell Your
Art." There are too many starving artists for this
NOT to be a bestseller!
3) Sell Other Peoples Information Products.
There are many people who have created audio
tapes, video tapes, booklets, and the such,
who basically just sell their infoproducts via
their own Web site.
Locate these people within your niche. Contact
them via e-mail about setting up a joint venture
where you sell their infoproducts on your Web
site, (or through your e-zine), for 40%-50% of
the profits. Nine times out of ten, they will
say yes.
Plus, this is a better alternative than selling
via an affiliate program, because you're not
competing against 50,000 other resellers.
4) Give It Away as a Premium Item.
Jim Daniels, owner of BizWeb2000,
<http://www.bizweb2000.com>,
recently published a new e-book. He's allowing
other Webmasters to give the e-book away on their
Web sites, for free.
It's a good deal for the Webmasters, because they
get interesting content. Plus, Jim gets tons of free
publicity from all those sites giving away his e-book.
You can develop a similar type of information product
by taking 10 or so articles that you've written, and
compiling them into an e-book. Once it's created, put
up a special page on your Web site where site owners
can download it. You can also offer banners, and Web
site copy, for them to use as well.
If 10 site owners agree to distribute your e-book,
and 10 people download it from each site everyday,
you'll have exposed your marketing message to 100
potential customers on a daily basis.
------------------------------------------------
Monique Harris is the author of the brand new
e-book, "How to Successfully Sell Information
Products Online." Download it today and get a
sneak peek for FREE at
<http://www.onlinesalespower.com/infoproduct.htm>.
|
