Write your own Product to Market Online
We come to Week 13 of Partnership to Success. This is a big week, the one where you start writing your own product to sell. Here is where you put all your hours of research and learning into something concrete that will hopefully help someone else accomplish a goal in their life.
The idea is not only to be able to make some money for yourself but to answer a need and help others to improve their own situation. I have a head start in this area because, as mentioned before, I took a previous course and started to create my own product then. Unfortunately it got put aside and nearly forgotten. Thank goodness it is on my computer and I do not have to remember where it is. So I will take it off the virtual shelf, dust it off and see if I can actually complete it this time.
With the passing of time I have learned more in the area that I am writing about and once again realize how difficult it is to stay on track and keep your goals and resolutions. I am writing a product in the weight loss area and I am well aware of how difficult it can be to lose weight, keep it off, and change your lifestyle to stick with it. I have also spoken with many others in the same boat and know lots about what works and what does not.
Enough of being sidetracked. Back to writing your product for marketing. John Thornhill recommends that you create a folder on your computer to keep everything in one place. In this folder you would put your mind map, your graphics, your written product (or what you have written so far), your sales page, any worksheets, videos or audios, etc.
The next big thing to remember is to save it in more than one place. Imagine how you would feel if your computer crashed or you accidentally deleted instead of saving your work. Don’t laugh, I can easily see something like that happening to me. John suggests a minimum of three different places. I am thinking I will use my desktop, my husband’s laptop and a memory stick.
I find that writing is not my best talent but I think as I do more it will become easier and maybe even better quality. A suggestion was made that if you really, really do not think you can write your own product that you could outsource it but I feel that it will mean a lot more to you and to your customer if you can do it yourself. Maybe I will feel differently if I get too stuck while trying to write my own.
Here’s to product creation for online marketing and a helpful relationship with others.
Jenny Wren
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When I started to use think of writing as an evil task that I must accomplish to get work done. I have now reached the point of actually enjoying it. Hopefully, you will reach that point too.
Best of Luck!
I keep stressing out about writing. I have 2 blogs, one from Partnership to Success and one from One Month Mentor. I still am trying to keep them both current, 2 or 3 times a week.
What I have found is that once I start writing, whether its a blog post or an article for my article marketing efforts, the words just start to flow. Then I have to edit and shorten it most of the time.
For what its worth, Your blog post tells me you write just fine. I think a lot of people think they have to write like they have an advanced university degree, preferably in English or Creative Writing.
As a former university professor constantly having to tone down my writing, I will tell you that high-falutin’ language doesn’t go over very well.
Keep up the good work.
Bob Gilson
Thank you for your kind words of support. I have currently finished writing my first product and am waiting for someone to edit it for me. Have ideas for a second but nothing too concrete yet. Thanks again and good luck with your efforts.
Jenny Wren
Hi Jenny,
I like the theme of your blog. I have just finished week 6 of Partnership To Success. Being from a design background I find it quite hard to write and keep it going. I am now starting to get more into it. I thought your blog posts read very well. I am sort of looking forward to creating my first product but I know I will have to face my fear of writing.
Gordon Powles
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your comments. I understand how you feel about writing. I too struggle with it but it is true that it gets a little easier each time you write something. I am getting more comfortable with it but now I need to work on marketing.
Jenny Wren
Saving your work in more than 1 location is such great advice. I remember working on a report and I was almost finished when my computer locked up. The only way I could do anything was to restart my computer. Needlessly to say, I lost it all and had to start over. 4 hours down the drain! Nowadays, I try to remember to also save my work as I am working on it and on a memory stick and my computer again when I am finished.
Gary Chesnut
It is so true and so frustrating when you lose your work.
Jenny Wren
Hi Jenny,
I like your blog.
I suggest you to put “CommentLuv” and “Subscribe to Comments Reloaded” plugins on your blog.
Best wishes.
Roman
Hey, Jenny.
I am interested to hear how you liked Partnership to Success. I hear the 2014 program is slightly different.
How has your blog been going? Are you still trading and investing?
Thank you for visiting my site. I did find the Partnership to Success program to be very good. I have to admit, though, that I got held up at the product creation. I do have a final draft of a product but am not sure I am really pleased with it. I need to have someone edit it yet and get their point of view. I have ideas for others but am hesitant to create them until I have had the experience of launching one. And yet, just creating a product gives you so much more knowledge and skill that it would probably be worth it.
I have not completed all the lessons. In fact I am just under half way through so there is still much to learn. I have benefited from what I have gone through and would say it is worthwhile.
As far as my trading goes. I have almost completely immersed myself in the trading environment. But like a kid at the fair, I keep getting distracted by the ‘next best thing’ and the search for the ‘holy grail’ of trading. I have finally realized there is no holy grail but rather a lot of learning and work to develop your own strategies and syle and then just working it over and over. The biggest enemy to a trader is emotion and the lure of getting large returns in a short time. Trading is not easy but if done right it is simple and can be rewarding. I am finally settling into a routine and seeing consistent small gains of about 1% a week. The dollar amount will grow as the amount in the account slowly accumulates.
I have 4 strategies that I am using at present and they are working for me. I still keep looking at others but have finally realized I need to test all new strategies on a practice account for several months before I trade them live. The 4 I am using now are on a live account and working. They are more of a swing trading philosophy as opposed to day trading or long term position trading. But I really enjoy it so that helps as well.
Thanks again for stopping by. Good luck in your endeavors.
Jenny Wren