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Mix Infopublishing And Affiliate Marketing For Massive Profits
from: Kirsten HawkinsBelieve it or not, finding a product to market is usually the
least of your concerns. There are many ways to find a product.
You can create your own information product, sell a service, or
market other people's products for a commission.
While providing a service for people is good, it is often the
most time-consuming of the three. For example, if you write
resumes for people you only get paid if you work. But if you
sell an already-made product, such as an information product or
an affiliate product, after you are set-up you can set your
website on autopilot and make sales with little work on your
part.
Let me be very clear: You will have to work. You must maintain,
at an absolute minimum, your advertising. If you do not, your
lead generating machine will dry up.
You may decide to write your own information products. This is
not as difficult as it sounds. You know something about
something: What do you do for a career? What hobbies do you
have? What do you like reading about? Correlate these ideas
together, and out comes an ebook, an autoresponder course, or a
special report!
Your product does not have to be long, especially if it is a
specialized product. For example, a well-written 5 page how-to
article on grooming your dog could sell for $15-$20 dollars.
Think about it: People are looking for your information because
they do not want to go to the groomer's (probably because they
think it is overpriced). If they normally pay $40 per visit, and
they visit once per month, they pay $480 yearly to the groomer.
On the other hand, if they buy your information, even at $20,
you will have saved them $460 (minus the cost of grooming
equipment they will have to buy) and quite possibly gained a
customer for life.
You may choose, however, to market someone else's product. This
is called "affiliate marketing," and is probably the most
popular form of internet marketing. One caveat: Pick you product
well, because some products, especially those sold by the
"gurus," are in over-saturated markets.
You could be innovative and combine the two (infoproduct and
affiliate marketing). Take the example of the how-to article on
bathing and grooming your dog. You have provided your customer
with a very well-written explanation of how they can save money
by grooming their dog at home. Even though they have saved
money, they still need grooming tools and equipment.
You could research the various grooming tools, looking for best
price and best value, and add one or two pages to your booklet
recommending these. Add value to your business by setting
yourself up as an affiliate for those products, and recommend
your affiliate link in your booklet. Then, when your customers
click on the link to buy the grooming tools, you make a
commission.
Congratulations! You just experienced multiple streams of
income, as you were paid twice: once on the purchase of your
infoproduct, and again on the purchase of the grooming tools you
affiliated for.
This is how to parlay your experiences into multiple streams of
income online.
About the author:
Kirsten Hawkins is an online marketing specialist from
Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.pageranksite.com/ for more great
online marketing tips and webmaster resources.
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