In the first 6 lessons, my goal has been more or less to give you the proper perspective of this whole online business thing.
So now let’s talk about what kind of business I’m going to be showing you how to build.
(Watch this video…)
Main points:
(Info products may include… audios, videos, interviews, home study courses, workshops, teleseminars, webinars, email courses, newsletters, CD’s, DVD’s, books, and more)
a) You need your own product!
b) An information product can be created for low cost or zero cost.
Action steps:
1) Get some rest and get fired up to start your online business.
So now that we know WHAT we’re going to do… the next step is to make sure you’ve got the proper tools on hand to get started. You don’t need a whole lot, but there are some things, and I’ll talk about those tools in the next lesson.
As always, you are welcome to post your questions and comments below.
Have a great day!
Thanks for your help, and I hope my lessons can help you too!
Not really. Ebay no longer allows digital products. However there are definitely ways to incorporate affiliate marketing with ebay. Ebay can be a great traffic source. I think some affiliate marketers who use Ebay for traffic tend to bend the rules of Ebay’s TOS, but there are definitely some legitimate strategies, particularly if you’re willing to be a real Ebay seller as a side business.
I use camtasia, and they are fairly compressed. On these screen capture videos, I typically only export them at 1 or 5 frames per second, which keeps the file size much smaller. If there’s not a lot of action on the screen, you can get away with such a low FPS rate. I’ll try to cover most of this in a future lesson. If all else fails you could in many cases just use a free video host like Youtube or Revver.
George- due to the amount of email I receive daily, I typically do not respond to it, and often i don’t even see it. The best chance of getting feedback from me is here on my blog, and if you have any problems with any of my products, then the best thing is to submit a ticket at my helpdesk.
Cool analogy 🙂
Hola amigos 🙂
This explains it for the most part:
I’m doing it for free because I really do want to help people. At the same time, I am making money from it… the difference is that I’m not hitting you over the head with offers.
That is strange. I wish I knew how to fix that issue. In the mean time maybe you could try a different browser, like Internet Explorer…
hehe, I appreciate the enthusiasm, but I need a day of rest for me 🙂 I’m planning on getting a couple more lessons posted before I leave for Belize, then don’t worry I’ll be back in action as soon as I get back
Maybe try closing all programs on your computer, clear internet history and try again…
It’s not as hard as you may think. But I will also be covering ways to have someone else create it for you…
If you want me to see your reply, then you generally need to post your comment within 48 hours of when I post the lesson. I will not be covering all 18 ways of making money online, Only the ones mentioned in Lesson #7. Thanks
I admire all your years of service, and i’m sure you were a blessing to countless students. I hope my lessons can help you.
Sounds good to me Eric !
My view on this is that traffic, website building, search enginine optimisation, blogging and now social marketing etc are good models – and now having your own product – is suggested too.
The thing is that I haven’t succeeded yet in any of the other things listed, so succeeding in marketing my own product seems a little out of reach.
We need to learn from proven methods and proven ways of going about things. Reinventing the wheel isn’t on at all.
It’s just that writing articles and bombarding the web with content still seems a bit hit and miss to me. So those other models re: emailing, couses etc sound reasonably possible.
Here’s my website where some discussion about these things is welcome from those who want to take this a bit further.
http://wealthyaffiliatepage.com/
Hello Eric,
That’s great, I am personally very interested on how to get traffic, let’s say without Adwords.
Thanks,
Stef
http://stefgrandi.com
Hi Eric;
I work the second shift,get home about 11:30 and come straight to my computer to check out your next lesson. I listen to them two or three times and keep hoping that another will be on my e-mail when I click back.
By the way I’ll send you the $49 before you leave for your mission trip.Wish you the very best. Thanks Warren
Hi Eric,
Excellent materials, I can hardly wait for the next lesson. Is there a way I can save these to disk so I can watch w/o being online? I have both Apple and Windows platforms.
Thanks again for excellent information.
Bob
Greetings Eric!
Can I download your lesson videos?
I really appreciate what you are doing here; it’s exactly what I need to get started. I also appreciate the fact that you are a committed Christian.
Eric, I hope that 48 hours isn’t up yet for responses. If so, I’ll post again in lesson 8. I would love to buy your ebooks and help the cause. Since I don’t have an appropriate web site (mine is a business opportunity site) for info products, would you suggest getting a domain name, building a weebly squeeze page and then driving traffic to it?
Good stuff,
I wish i had the know how and finacies to carry it out
Just a line to say that I dont yet know how to use the PLR Eric is offering as fundraisers as I am only a beginner.
Any suggestions?
Hi Eric,
I’m anxiouly waiting to receive and start learning from you what you have to teach about these 2 internet biz. In the meantime is it possible to receive from you recomendation about the GURU whom you think is the best in teaching ebay nitty gritty and from whom you would learn too. Why ebayfor me? It is very much in line with what I do right now ie match the buyers and sellers but do it physically. Thanks for your help. Cheers!
Hi Eric,
THANK YOU for these great lessons, and for your down-to-earth honest approach. Lesson 6 has been my favourite so far (because of the rich content, careful explanations and advice), and I’m really glad you chose an info product because it’s what I prefer too (for the same reasons you stated).
I have a problem! I bought the package you’re promoting for the fundraiser (the musical/self help package), and I STUPIDLY closed the window before claiming it. At the paypal confirmation page I clicked on “go back to Eric Holmlund” but when I got the “third parties can see the information being sent” warning I figured it’d be safer to close it, since I had the lessons page open on another tab. As soon as I closed it I realized my mistake, and I haven’t received anything else in my paypal email inbox (if you need it to confirm my purchase, it’s the same as the one I listed above; just replace the “gdi” with “paypal”… yeah I love yahoo’s disposable addresses, lol)
So can you help me? How can I download the package??
Thanks, and keep up the awesome work!
– Gonzalo
I am sorry to be the squeaky wheel, but I have got to tell you, Eric — this training is moving way to slow. It may be hard to gauge what newbies really need when you have been in the game for a while. Perhaps you have taken newbie complaints of info overload and paralysis too literally and gone to the opposite extreme. But I am here to tell you that the amount and pace of info you are providing is too small and too slow for all but the dullest tool in the shed. Shift into higher gear, my friend, so we can feel that we are moving forward and not spinning our wheels.
Thanks Bob, currently I am not offering them for download, but I might when they are all done.
Just post a copy of your receipt in a new ticket at my helpdesk and we’ll give you the download link. http://www.ericsupport.com
I know there are probably quite a few people who feel this way, and I appreciate your input. But for now, I’m doing the best I can. I keep a busy schedule, and I have to balance family/work, and other things. This week I’ve been focused on getting ready for our trip to Belize.
New subscribers who join Eric’s Tips in the future will have the benefit of going through the lessons as fast as they want, but since I’m posting them as I make them, there’s not much choice for now.
Even though the rubber hasn’t hit the road yet, I don’t want to skip any of these foundational issues, because lack of this knowledge is a big part of why a lot of newbies fail. However, after about another 10 lessons the action steps will get a lot more time consuming which will make it feel like you’re moving more.
Hola Guita, yo también soy de Perú!! Ya somos dos, jejeje… suerte con el curso, un abrazo!
– Gonzalo
Hey Squeaky Wheel…….what Eric is doing for FREE, may I remind you, is exactly what we newbies need! Please be patient and don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Hi Eric, sorry but I did not know where else to ask this. I saw your testimonial on Web Traffic Machine and Article Underground. Which would you recomed I start with on a budget?
One more question, Eric…
I assume you’re going to include the process of setting up a payment method on the website we’ll be creating. Roughly when do you plan on talking about this (I mean, if it’s close or far off still in terms of lessons)? Because I’ve been looking on paypal for options on receiving payments that aren’t having someone send a payment directly to your email address and can’t find the way. I want to know how to set it up so they click on, say, a paypal button and to take them to the pay page (or how to accept credit cards too). If you’re already planning on touching those points, then great! I’m really just curious as to when you plan on explaining that aspect of an online business. I imagine it’s a bit later on still, right? How much later on?
Thanks again! Oh and I got the download link I needed from Micah, thanks for the quick response!
– Gonzalo
Eric, you should come teach your lessons at Notre Dame 😀
LOL, glad to see you’ve taken a brief moment away from your studies 🙂
Now get back to work!
E
Hello and thank you for your efforts in teaching online business. There truly are so many scams about making money online. I appreciate what you are offering to us who want to learn and hopefully earn! My question is about Affiliate Marketing, and I am wondering how in depth you will be going into this topic. I have spent money on a number of books, and I have spent some time learning a bit about AdWords, but feel I need much more in depth information and understanding, because I haven’t made a penny.
Thanks,
Erika
A little tip for everyone: Put Erics tips into your favorite folder and check his website every morning! Email notifications of new lessons can easily take over 24hrs once they are sent through an autoresponder and this way you might be able to catch newly created lessons a little quicker!
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Thanks Eric for your valuable info on how to make money online. I think I would like to add something about starting an online business. For me there are 3 kinds of methods in building an easy online business. You can ask Eric about this, he’s expert on every online business, isn’t that right Eric?
1. Affiliate marketing. Try : http://www.affilantis.com.
2.Drop shipping – selling other people’s products.
3. Buying reprint and resell rights.
And if you are interested in starting your own arts and crafts business online, you can try http://www.easyartscraftstips.com.
I agree with you in the sense that affiliate marketing can turn into a good monthly income…but the financial opportunities are much greater if you can create your own unique product,one that everyone else doesn’t have.That way you also don’t have to rely on others for monthly payments and you can keep all the profits for yourself without spliting them. Best of luck to you!
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Thanks for the Info…I find SEO hard as well and took a look at the link you provided.To me it’s been one of the hardest things to accomplish.
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Hi Kevin..
Wow…all the way from Ireland. I’ve been reading post here on Erics tips from people all over the world…how exciting. Just read one from a nice young lady in India. Best of luck to you!
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LOL…wish I could print that one out! Great point!
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Wow Eric…I never saw that article before. You sure have your priorities straight….not to mention a lot of integrity!
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Hi There,
I completely agree…Isn’t it nice to be talked to rather than talked at with niothing more than just a sales pitch?
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Hi Gus,
Its so nice to see people in retirement wanting to learn internet marketing…I think it’s wonderful! I say that because most the people I know in that age group(including my mom and day)think they could never learn it and that it’s to hard.Good for you…just hang in there and best of luck!
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Hi Warren,
I feel your excitement as well. It’s nice opening up a fresh new lesson knowing that we are learning from one of the best.Good luck to you!
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Hi There,
Hopefully you can stick around. Eric mentioned you need only about $200 total to get buy with completing this workshop. As far as the know how…Eric will take care of that also with these great easy to follow lessons. Best of luck to you!
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Ditto….thank you very much! Exactly how I feel!
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LOL….thats funny!Best of luck at Notre Dame!
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Eric, thanks for the great lessons. I am intrested to be a domainer (selling of web sites). I am already into real estate buisness, so am more intreseted to enter into internet real estate.
Please suggest me how can I get info about it.
Hey Eric,
As well as my own products and website. I’m also interested in doing some affiliate sites. I’ve recently been introduced to SmartMoney Websites affiliated with Alex Mandossian, who I greatly admire and am a member of his teleseminar secrets.
My question is …Is anyone familiar with SmartMoneyWebsites and what do they think about it. Could I be doing something else… more or as effective with the same functionality for less, when it comes to affiliate sites or even my own product sites? It sounds really amazing, but I’d like some input before I jump in.
Aloha and Mahalo,
Melina
http://www.SeminarSwagBag.com
Today for the first time I was able to differentiate between “Information Marketing” and “Affiliate Marketing”.
Thankyou Eric
Brett