The Niche Book, Offline Opportunities, Creating Information Products

Personally delivered to you by Steve Lindhorst, author of
"Selling on 'the River' - The eBay Seller's Guide to Amazon.com"

I'm very excited to release my new ebook, The Niche Book - How to Pick a Niche for Profit. I wrote it based on input from subscribers to this newsletter, and response from you has been great! Thank You all! I hope you use the information contained to make some money.

Here are the topics for this month's newsletter:

In This Issue

1. The Niche Book- How to Pick a Profitable Niche
   
2. Creating Information Products - A Guide to Cash
   
3. Use Your Online Skills for Offline Profits - A great new site.
4. Amazon 2008 Holiday Season Best Practices
   

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1. The Niche Book- How to Pick a Niche for Profit (or What I Did Last Summer)

It's been a while since I wrote the last newsletter. I try to only send you things when I really have something to say. I'm proud to say, I've finished my new ebook, "The Niche Book." It's over 100 pages of material, along with over an hour of videos.

It was hard to decide how to tackle so much information. I decided to put everything into two big sections. First, I covered how to find a niche market. The methods are the ones I've actually use (and still use). These methods have helped me choose niches for blogs, as well as several BANS sites.

The second section deals with ways to sell in your niche. A website, a blog? And if you're going to sell in your niche, will you sell as a direct seller or as an affiliate?

For direct sellers, there is some information on product sourcing. For affiliates, I go into the major affiliate networks, and cover a couple of affiliate products including Build a Niche Store and phpBay Pro.

If you haven't looked at the website yet, take a look at: www.theNicheBook.com.

I always get a lot of questions about Build a Niche Store, so I've included one of the videos from The Niche Book here. Watch me build a niche store with BANS in 20 minutes.

2. Creating Information Products - A Guide to Cash

If you could write an ebook, and make tens of thousands of dollars in six months - would you do it? I can tell you from personal experience, you probably have what it takes to do that. Instead of trying to find products to sell, why not create your own?

Think about it. You have likely lived for decades. You have figured out how to do your job, raise kids, pay bills, navigate banks, loans, and buy and sell homes. You may have dealt successfully with sickness or tragedy. Whatever you do, you've likely figured out little shortcuts to get it done. People will pay you to know those shortcuts.

Skip McGrath has a great product that tells you how to create information products, and how to sell them. He says they're good to sell on eBay - and they are. But you can also sell them on ClickBank, and you can sell them on your niche site. And when you put your product on Clickbank, thousands of affiliates can pick it up and promote it for you. Skip knows a thing or two about creating products that sell. He talks on the level of regular people. I appreciate that.

No matter which channel you use to sell online, this information can help you create a product you can sell over and over - and keep the profits. See how you can do it.

3. Use Your Online Skills for Offline Profits - A great new site.

Almost a year ago, I began writing Showroom Secrets - Make Money with eBay Motors without Selling a Thing. It shows how to take the skills you developed on eBay, and assist car dealers with listings on eBay Motors.

The skills you've learned on the internet are valuable. Right in your community there are people that will pay you to help them. You may have experienced the same thing I have. When you tell friends that you make money on the internet, they want to know how you can help them.

Local business owners are so busy running their businesses, they don't get time to learn how to use the internet. If they could tap into the power of the internet, imagine what it would mean for their businesses.

If you've ever found yourself looking for new ways to make money, with your existing skills, without paying a fortune - you might consider helping local, offline businesses. There are people making money their first time out. I can tell you from experience - it's pretty easy. And when you're dealing with brick and mortar businesses, you can often collect a check right away. On top of that, it's not a one-time deal. This is repeat income, month after month.

Visit the site, and get their free report at: OfflineBiz.com

4. Amazon Sellers - Are you ready for holiday sales?

A lot of you sell on Amazon. There are some good articles at Amazon Strategies for you. Especially one called Amazon 2008 Holiday Shopping Season Best Practices, I know, the title is almost as long as the article. In any case, if you're an Amazon seller, bookmark this website, it's full of good information.

Until next time - keep selling! And as always, your comments are welcomed.

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