February 25, 2008
Find Products That Are Not Over-saturated!
Once you are ready to start an online business, you may feel overwhelmed by the challenge of finding unique products to sell. You don't want the same old stuff everyone else has - you want to succeed in your own niche. Here's how to plan your sales for maximum profit.
You want to offer products that will be attractive to your customers, so there will be a high demand. You also want to make profits, so look for products that allow a higher markup. If you could make $5 selling a book and $50 selling a course, I say go for the course, every time. That's where the profits are. As an example, let's look at how to make sales online with a home-schooling product:
Step 1: Choose a high demand homeschool product that has a high markup. Of course it has to be something you can resell or be paid an affiliate commission.
Step 2: Write a COMPLETE review on it and create a one page web site with that review. You have to be known as the resident homeschool mom expert on that product.
Step 3: Do your keyword research and optimize your one page web site for those keywords by using Wordtracker. Then add an email capture box and a shopping cart to your one page website.
Step 4: Write keyword-optimized articles for other sites. Post them to article directories, always including keywords in your bio. Customers can follow the backward links to your website, arriving on your doorstep.
Step 5: Search out forums which discuss your product, or similar products. Contribute to these forums, positioning yourself as an expert in your field. Add a link to your website in your signature line, or include backward links in your bio.
Will this take some time? Yes! Will this cost some money? Yes! Will this be worth it? It depends on how much work you are willing to put into your business.
Always focus on the big picture. Choose products that allow for higher markups which help you earn money. Then sit back and watch the profits roll in!

Filed under Business by Steve Beck










