How to Make Money Online for Free: Product Creation
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Product creation is a broad description for everything from creating software, ebooks, and books to creating CDs, DVDs, and any other type of tangible product you might want to create.
Selling your own products will make you a lot more money than selling the products of others because you have a chance to create something unique. When you have a unique selling proposition and unique product, you have a better chance of success in the market.
This doesn’t mean you have to reinvent the wheel. You don’t. What you have to do is come up with a product that people want.
Here is how you get started creating your own products:
1. Start with your expertise.
Recently I read that one of the biggest mistakes that internet marketers make is that they mislead their potential customers into believing that everyone has some type of expertise to sell. This really isn’t true.
If you’re not interested in learning anything, or your skills simply don’t translate to something others want to buy, then you will have a lot of trouble creating a product. Better to market affiliate programs.
Don’t forget hobbies or any other interests you may have. Hobbies are often more marketable than work skills and serious hobbyists are always looking to do their hobby better.
2. Find out if there is a need for your topic.
Do a search in the search engines to find out if others are discussing what you know. Type in your keyword plus the word “forums” (without the quotes). Browse those forums and see what others are discussing.
Another way to do this is to browse social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace to find out if there are any groups or forums related to your topic. Again, check to see what others are saying about your topic.
3. Research your topic.
It’s not enough to know your topic. If you want to make the most money from your product and provide customers with a real solution to their problems, then you need to do some research.
This is really simple. Again, find forums on your topic. Browse through these forums and find out what the most common questions are that people are asking about your topic. Write this information down.
4. Create an outline.
Once you’ve done your research, then you can take that information and form it into an outline for your product. An outline will help you organize your material.
Your outline doesn’t have to be anything fancy either. Just write out your main points. When you are ready to begin writing your product, then just fill in the blanks.
5. Format and sell your product.
Whether you’re selling books or ebooks, a good word processor is a must. Open Office is what I use to format my books and ebooks, and it allows me to convert them to PDF.
If you need to format CDs search your favorite software directory. You’ll find tons of tools to help you and many are free. For graphics, try GIMP. It’s free.
Like these tips? Then find even more ways to make money online for free at my site. Free ebooks and other tools. Get free ebooks to teach you how to create your own products: Marketing for Writers.
Jinger Jarrett is the author of the “7 Day Ebusiness,” available on Amazon.
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