One of the keys to creating a profitable blog is to make sure you are blogging in a profitable niche. If you get this step wrong, your blog will be dead in the water before you even write your first post.
So how do you pick a profitable niche? That’s what this checklist shows you how to do. Take a look…
Brainstorm Markets
The first step is to brainstorm as many markets (and niches) as possible. You can start by adding some of the bigger, evergreen markets to your list such as:
Today’s bonus report, Video Marketing is a 30 page, 6000+ word report.
This report was designed to educate people about video marketing and give them a basic introduction on how to get started with video marketing.
Note: This article is extracted from the Earncome training program that I’ve licensed, and some of the content might reference that program and/or its author, Jimmy D. Brown.
The idea here is to offer a free contest where entrants have a chance to win your products. Here are three tips for optimizing this freemium strategy:
| TIP: Get people excited about your products. For example, have people create a 15-second commercial about your products, or have them write a Haiku poem about them. Then have your visitors vote for the best entries. |
| TIP: Give “runners up” a discount coupon. After you award your prizes, give all entrants a limited-time coupon that gives them a discount off your most popular products. This tip is especially powerful in combination with the previous tip, because then entrants have already put plenty of thought into the benefits of your products. |
| TIP: Give extra entries using Rafflecopter.com. This tool lets you give extra entries for performing specific actions, such as spreading the word on Facebook or other social media platforms. It’s a great way to make your contest go viral. |
Just be sure to check the rules and regulations in your location so that your contest is legal. Here are a few contest examples:
Note: This article is extracted from the Earncome training program that I’ve licensed, and some of the content might reference that program and/or its author, Jimmy D. Brown.
Swipe FileA swipe file is a collection of content pieces that people can use for inspiration to create similar content. The intent isn’t to copy these pieces, but to use them as springboards to creating your own content.
For example:
While the swipe file is used for inspiration, this next freemium is designed to be used and copied…
Note: This article is extracted from the Earncome training program that I’ve licensed, and some of the content might reference that program and/or its author, Jimmy D. Brown.
AudioThis can be an audio book or podcast you create using Audacity, or you can record a teleseminar. You might offer one audio in a series as the freemium, and then upsell the full series on the backend.
| TIP: Just be sure to offer it in a common file format, such as .MP3. That’s because people love listening to audios on their MP3 players in their car, at the gym, when they’re doing yard work and so on. |