Simple Way To Become An Information Entrepreneur – E-Books
Simple Way To Become An Information Entrepreneur
Do you think there is a difference between someone who writes
a fiction manuscript and someone else who authors their own
instruction, self-help or "how to" book?This is an interesting question I've asked to many of my
book coaching clients, subscribers and customers for our
"Ultimate Information Entrepreneur's Success Package"
(http://www.infoproductcreator.com)In some cases, people answer no. They don't feel there is
any difference. A writer is a writer is a writer.In other cases, I get a firm "YES", there are differences.
Problem is, its sometimes challenging to understand what that
difference really is.If you understand this one difference between fiction writers
and non-fiction writers - you will never struggle with your
infoproduct business again!The answer is that there is a very BIG difference, especially
between highly successful writers in both fields.You may have a few great ideas you want to write about.There is a hungry market just waiting for product like yours,
but you freeze when it comes to knowing how to organize,
structure and write a product that will sell?But you get stuck because...You Are Trying To Write A Story Instead Of
Organizing InformationLet me ask you, would it be easier for you to answer 10 questions
about a topic, where the information is often available and the
question is well understood?Or, would it be easier for you to come up with 20 pages of a written
story on your chosen topic?To be honest, the second option scares crap out of me, and would
most people.Sitting down and crafting characters, a plot, chronological order of
messages, what to say on the 10th page, 15th page is an extremely
painful and lengthy task.Fiction authors take months (sometimes years) and a gazillion rewrites
to work this into a format that is even close to being readable. Even
then, less than 5% ever get their work looked at by a publisher.Instead, writing in response to what your market wants to know is
a task ANYONE can accomplish.You do it everyday!An interesting exercise to follow is to actually make note of how many
questions you get asked and provide answers for in one day. I'm betting
it is at least 10 - and if you have kids, a wife and a job - you are
more likely in the range of 30-40.Answer 30-40 questions on a given topic will give you close to half a
book.Answering a typical question in written form takes 2/3-1 page - answer
40 questions and you have close to half an 80-page book.Your job is to...Organize Your Market's Questions Into A Logical
Set Of AnswersDid you see the word writing in that description?No, because writing is simply a method of communication.What you will sell are organized answers to your market's most pressing
concerns, challenges and desires.You could answer them verbally in audio products, through a tool in
software, through the written word in written products, or through
visual descriptions using video.If your obstacle to turning your ideas into hot selling products is
writing - then forget writing - become an information organizer.What a great career description - "Information Organizer". Isn't that
a lot less scary than "author"?Turn Your Knowledge Into High Profit, Hot Selling Infoproducts
(Reports, Ebooks, Books, Seminars, Courses, etc...) Discover the
Formula For Creating Your Own Infoproducts In This Free 7-part
Formula Available Here: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/ebook/
How You Can Become a Certified and Profitable Proofreader
How You Can Become a Certified and Profitable Proofreader
A certified proofreader is one that has taken a few courses and learned the proper way to do proof reading work. It is essential that individuals who want to become proof readers, have qualifications that can help them to prepare work that is of high quality. There are many different things that you can do to get this security in your work, but for a proofreader getting to be certified is a solid step in the right direction.Many people are searching for a career they can call their own. For those looking in the writing and editing fields, freelance work is an attractive option. But in order to get jobs and provide work that is of high quality, an individual needs to maintain a high level of educational standards. Becoming certified is an outstanding investment. There are many different options including help in writing clearly, without grammatical errors that are embarrassing and often costly. A proof reader can gain the qualifications they need to excel here.For anyone who is looking at becoming a qualified proof reader, it is necessary to get the training you need. Because being a freelance agent means that you have to generate your own business it is necessary to make sure that a great job is done from the beginning. It is vitally important that the proof reading you do is perfect for the clients' needs. By getting certified, you can be well on your way to impressing clients time and time again! These simple seminars or courses can help you develop the skills that you need to deliver effective copy each and every opportunity you get.What makes it even better is that many courses are available right online. You can get the training you need from home while working on building your freelance career. Can it get much better than that?Visit http://www.FreelanceWritingResource.com for more Articles, Resources, News and Advice about Freelance Proofreading Jobs.Copyright
Make Sure That Your Dot-Com Doesnt Become The Next Dot-Bomb! – Internet-Marketing
Make Sure That Your Dot-Com Doesnt Become The Next Dot-Bomb!
Late last night I turned on my television and discovered a used car salesman trying to sell this cheap clunker of a car to recently pink-slipped and bankrupt dot-com unfortunates. Apparently if you want to trade in your luxury sports car, these guys would be "happy" to give you a great deal on something more "economical."I saw this and I started to laugh. I mean, you have to give these guys credit. They're pursuing a niche. But it also convinced me that it's time to publicly address some of the rumors that have been flying around. With media doomsayers spouting predictions of dot-com fallout, both investors and e-business owners are understandably nervous.Everyone wants to know, "What separates the dot-coms from the dot-bombs?"It's a good question, but before I answer, I want you to think about something for a moment. Did you know that between 2003 and 2004, online shopping grew a staggering 580%?Now think about this. Online consumers couldn't care less about the dot-coms dropping off the Web. More and more people are coming online to shop, and the number of purchases that they're
making each year are continuing to increase. Those new to e-shopping are making 9 purchases a year and those with more Web experience (5+ years online) are making 20 purchases a year
(Forrester Research).So what's going on? Online spending is growing at fantastic speeds? e-Shopping is becoming a routine part of consumer life? yet all we're hearing about right now is failed dot-coms.One by one, companies like Furniture.com, Pets.com, MotherNature.com, Toysmart.com, Living.com, Mortgage.com, Garden.com, etc? have closed their doors, and each time the pink slips are handed out, the media has a feeding frenzy. Feature stories promising easy wealth and overnight success have now turned into the dot-com obituaries. It's enough to make your head spin.And that's why these statistics I've just shown you are important. Obviously the whole story is not being told. If online shopping has increased by a whopping 580% in the past 2 years? and if shopping online is becoming a regular part of consumer life? all of this money must be lining someone's pockets. But whose?That's not as hard to figure out as you might think. First, let's take a critical look at the dot-com failures -- the "dot-bombs." You can learn a LOT by analyzing the common mistakes that were made?Top Three Mistakes Made By Dot-Coms Gone Dot-BombMistake #1: Tried to be everything to everyone.Consider Pets.com for a moment. Their target market of Pet owners was HUGE! But so were the obstacles they needed to overcome to turn a profit -- "Pets" is a very general market. There are dog owners, cat owners, hamster owners, bird owners, fish owners? I could go on! And each of these groups has different needs when it comes to pet food, pet supplies, pet toys, etc?Marketing to and meeting the needs of all these different groups of people, with all these different products and services, is no small undertaking. I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm just pointing out that it costs money? A lot of money.And this leads us to the next mistake?Mistake #2: Threw millions of dollars of venture capital at an unproven business plan that required years of blood, sweat, and tears to reach profitability.Creating a nationally recognized brand requires deep pockets and a whole lot of patience? and that means you need investors with really strong stomachs.When the market softened up this past year, many investors became frustrated -- and even panicked -- as the dot-coms continued to vacuum up millions of dollars of investment capital without any sign of turning profitable.Could these companies have succeeded with continued investment? For many, definitely. But when investors withdrew their support, they never got their chance.So finally, we arrive at?Mistake #3: Invested buckets of cash in unprofitable advertising.The simple truth is, banner advertising just isn't as profitable as it once was. Ads that once pulled 5 to 10 percent click-throughs are now lucky to pull 0.6 to 0.8%. Unfortunately, while this shift was happening, many dot-coms just continued to blindly throw millions of dollars at unproven, often untargeted, advertising that pulled extremely low returns.Sadly, they might as well have been lighting piles of cash on fire -- at least they would have saved a few pennies heating their office space. But then, hindsight is always 20/20?Learn From Their Mistakes And Build Lasting, Profitable Success
With The Following Rules:Rule #1: Focus on a well-defined niche market.Rather than trying to dominate a huge, general market like pet owners or car owners, narrow your focus to a targeted "niche" like parrot owners or women interested in learning about automotive maintenance and repair.The truth is, running two or three web sites that each target a specific niche market is the easiest way to make money on the Internet. Everyone is looking for the "big money" makers so, all too often, niche markets are ignored. Yet this is how I have made most of my money online!I find a targeted niche market, figure out what they want, develop the product, and then offer it to them. Easy, right? Well, it gets even better because I then automate the entire business from beginning to end, thereby freeing myself to start this process all over again. Find a niche market. Figure out what they want. Develop the product. Offer it to them.Automate the business. Start another and diversify. That's it. Sounds too easy to be worth millions, right? Wrong! There is a LOT of money to be made this way.Rule #2: Develop a strong Unique Selling Proposition (USP).If you have a lot of competitors in your specific industry, then you need to develop your own unique selling proposition. You need to emphasize what makes you better than your competition.Explain to your customers exactly how and why they'll benefit from doing business with you as opposed to someone else. For example?Your product/service might cost less than others. You may have a higher quality product or service and can charge more accordingly. You offer a better guarantee than anyone else.You might target a specific age group, industry, or type of person. You provide special knowledge or advice that is not available anywhere else! You offer special incentives that no one else does. Your customer service is better than your competition's. Whatever your angle, the bottom line when promoting your product or service is to emphasize what makes you special or unique. Find an obvious void in the marketplace and fill it! Adjust your company or product to meet a specific need and then specialize, specialize, specialize!Rule #3: Spend your advertising dollars wisely.Once you have defined your market and developed your unique selling proposition, figuring out who you're advertising to and where they hang out online suddenly becomes way easier. And this means that you can strategically place your ads where they'll pull the most targeted potential customers.As e-business owners get tired of spending their limited advertising dollars on high priced CPM (cost per thousand ad impressions) that pull pitiful results, the demand for more performance-based advertising continues to increase. Pay for customers? not overpriced, unproven advertising.Rule #4: Model successObviously there are a lot of steps involved in building a profitable e-business. You need a strategically designed web site, you need a quality product or service, you need killer sales copy, you need a flawless sales process? you need a cutting-edge marketing campaign designed to blow your competitors right out of the water!That's why you'll be far better off ? and way ahead of your competition ? if you take the time to educate yourself. Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn from someone who has been there, spent the cash, researched the techniques, and made the mistakes for you?Rule #5: Have a well-developed business plan that includes a clear definition of how you plan to profit.Plan to profit. That probably seems obvious. Unfortunately, too many people get caught up in some plan or scheme and don't take the time to research, test, and plan exactly how they're going to make their money.An *idea* is NOT a business plan. It's just that? an idea. It becomes a plan when you've researched it, defined your market, figured out exactly how you're going to market yourself, and
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Lowest Price! Unbeatable Website Hosting Features!So What's The Bottom Line?Is there still money to be made on the Internet? Definitely! With online shopping having increased by an incredible 580% over the past two years and the Internet becoming an everyday
part of the consumer lifestyle, now is an excellent time to be starting or promoting your e-business.Think about it? The economy is correcting itself after a huge spurt of uncontrolled growth, giving you the perfect opportunity to learn from other's mistakes and strengthen your own business plan.Take advantage of your competitor's hesitation at this dramatic turning point and scoop up your share of the market by going after a well-defined niche market with a strong unique selling proposition. Be smart with your advertising dollars, educate yourself, model success, and plan to profit.Once you've dominated one niche market with this strategy, you can start to expand your focus? or go after a completely different niche. Whatever you decide, as long as you follow a
well-researched plan and test everything along the way, this is a fantastic opportunity to profit from consumers' increased acceptance of e-commerce.Ash Kawa has written hundreds of articles specializing in helping people succeed when the competition is tough. President of a successful Website Hosting Company
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