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    Start Your Own Information Marketing Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
    Start Your Own Information Marketing Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
    Start Your Own Information Marketing Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
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    Start Your Own Information Marketing Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

    By The Staff of Entrepreneur Media and Robert Skrob

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    The subscription business model is the darling of growth startups, and since every industry needs information, the information business is just as hot! Breaking down the information marketing world from A to Z, Robert Skrob is the undisputed info marketing expert, offering professional strategies to set up a successful information marketing business. Iit's a little known secret that these businesses are easy to start, can be run from home, don’t require any employees, need little cash outlay, can be run part-time, and can produce millions of dollars a year. Readers learn everything they need to jump into this lucrative field, creating an entirely new business that gives them added income or replaces their current salary entirely.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEntrepreneur Press
    Release dateApr 1, 2013
    ISBN9781613082300
    Start Your Own Information Marketing Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
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    For more than four decades, Entrepreneur Media has been setting the course for small business success. From startup to retirement, millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners trust the Entrepreneur Media family; Entrepreneur magazine, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur Press, and our industry partners to point them in the right direction. The Entrepreneur Media family is regarded as a beacon within the small to midsized business community, providing outstanding content, fresh opportunities, and innovative ways to push publishing, small business, and entrepreneurship forward. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. is based in Irvine, CA and New York City.

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    Start Your Own Information Marketing Business - The Staff of Entrepreneur Media

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    Table of Contents

    Additional titles in Entrepreneur’s Startup Series

    Title Page

    Preface

    Chapter 1 - Escape Hours for Dollars:

    1. Replaces Manual Labor by Multiplying Yourself and Leveraging What You Know

    2. Buyers of Your Information Products Will Buy More

    3. Small Amount of Interaction with Buyers Is Possible

    4. Few Staff Members Are Necessary

    5. Small Investment to Get Started

    Chapter 2 - Eliminating the Fog and Clarifying Your Target

    Chapter 3 - How to Get Paid to Create Your First Info-Marketing Product

    Launching Your Info-Marketing Business Fast

    Chapter 4 - A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating a Program Your Customers Eagerly Buy

    The First Step

    Breaking Down the Process

    Emphasize Benefits

    Content

    Scheduling

    Marketing

    Chapter 5 - Using Experts to Supply Your Content for FREE

    Benefiting from Guest Experts

    Finding Guest Experts

    Making Yourself Attractive to Guest Experts

    Interviewing Your Experts

    Chapter 6 - The Secret to Creating Great Marketing that Makes Customers Want ...

    Following the Expert

    Getting Customers to Take Notice

    Chapter 7 - Technology Challenges Solved

    Webinars vs. Teleseminars

    Hosting and Recording Teleseminars

    Payment Processing

    InfusionSoft

    Call Recordings

    Chapter 8 - Inspiring Your Customers to Learn

    Engaging Your Audience

    Chapter 9 - Presentation Secrets to Grab Attention and Keep Your Customers Engaged

    Secrets to Delivering Great Content

    Chapter 10 - Shortcut to Turning Your Teleseminar into an Information Product

    Binder Materials

    Audio CD Packaging

    Audio Files

    Read This First Letter

    Graphic Designers, Duplicators, and Fulfillment Companies

    Chapter 11 - How to Make It Really Big and Build a Long-Term Business

    Some Common Business Problems

    Offer an Affordable Service

    Bonus De-Risk Strategy

    Use Information Marketing to Differentiate and Add Value

    Use Information Marketing to Upsell to Gain the Highest Prices

    Demonstrate with IM

    About David White

    Chapter 12 - Creating Low-Maintenance, High-Profit Membership Programs

    What’s a Membership Program?

    Why Many Membership Websites Fail Within a Year

    Two Membership Programs You Can Start Fast and Run on Less than Five Hours a Month

    Positioning Your Membership Program for Great Retention

    The 12 Biggest Reasons People Sign Up for Membership-Based Programs

    How to Generate Income from Your Membership Program Before You Create It!

    Get New Members All Year Long with an Evergreen Enrollment Strategy

    About Milana Leshinsky

    Chapter 13 - Protecting Your Info-Marketing Business

    Sole Proprietors Are Rolling the Dice

    Be Sure to Play by the Rules

    Choice of Entity Comparisons

    The Default Rules

    Factors Affecting Your Entity Choice

    Why Do I Get Different Input from My Attorney and My CPA?

    Choosing a Place to Incorporate

    Resources

    About Scott Letourneau

    Chapter 14 - Six Weeks to Success in the Info-Marketing Business

    Chapter 15 - These Are the Good Ole Days

    Success Takes Time—and Practice

    Work, Work, and More Work

    The Benefits of Your Work

    After Awhile It’s Second Nature

    Change Happens

    Change in Marketing

    Appendix - Information Marketing Resources

    Glossary of Info-Marketing Terms

    Index

    Subscribe to Entrepreneur Magazine

    Copyright Page

    Additional titles in Entrepreneur’s Startup Series

    Start Your Own

    Arts and Crafts Business

    Automobile Detailing Business

    Bar and Club

    Bed and Breakfast

    Blogging Business

    Business on eBay

    Car Wash

    Child-Care Service

    Cleaning Service

    Clothing Store and More

    Coaching Business

    Coin-Operated Laundry

    Construction and Contracting Business

    Consulting Business

    Day Spa and More

    e-Business

    Event Planning Business

    Executive Recruiting Business

    Fashion Accessories Business

    Florist Shop and Other Floral Businesses

    Food Truck Business

    Freelance Writing Business and More

    Freight Brokerage Business

    Gift Basket Service

    Grant-Writing Business

    Graphic Design Business

    Green Business

    Hair Salon and Day Spa

    Home Inspection Service

    Import/Export Business

    Information Marketing Business

    Kid-Focused Business

    Lawn Care or Landscaping Business

    Mail Order Business

    Medical Claims Billing Service

    Net Services Business

    Online Education Business

    Personal Concierge Service

    Personal Training Business

    Pet Business and More

    Pet-Sitting Business and More

    Photography Business

    Public Relations Business

    Restaurant and More

    Retail Business and More

    Self-Publishing Business

    Seminar Production Business

    Senior Services Business

    Travel Business and More

    Tutoring and Test Prep Business

    Vending Business

    Wedding Consultant Business

    Wholesale Distribution Business

    Who Else Wants to Be in the Single Best Business for Creating a Great Lifestyle and Income Others Only Dream About?

    You won’t find overpromises, untested ideas, idle boasting, weird and impossible examples, or hype. The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing is the real deal. It includes practical, doable steps, real-life examples, and proven strategies to help you harness the powers of the internet and make your information marketing business explode!

    051 Build a million-dollar business without spending a penny on advertising

    051 Exactly what you need to do to launch your business, generate sales, and deposit money into your checking account before the end of TODAY

    051 Get paid to create your first information product, one you can sell many times

    051 The business plan to generate $1 million in one weekend

    051 How to quadruple the price you can charge for your products

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    051 Using sugar daddies to deliver customers to your business

    051 The single most profitable marketing tool any business can use to make its marketing generate a profit

    051 Make your customer uncomfortable and ready to buy

    051 How to sell paper printed from your computer for thousands of dollars

    051 The three most important success factors that generate quick, sustainable wealth for a business

    Pick up a copy of

    The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing

    at a bookstore, from an online bookseller, or by

    visiting EntrepreneurPress.com today.

    There’s a Big Difference Between Creating a Top-Selling Information Product and Creating an Information Marketing Business . . .

    Too many people confuse social media, internet marketing campaigns, and

    information product creation with business building. They chase the next

    online marketing secret, raise their prices, or try a new joint venture tactic

    but miss out on what it takes to build a business that lasts. It takes a

    specific set of skills to create a long-term, sustainable business.

    The Information Marketing Business Pyramid™ gives you examples, step-by-step

    resources, and worksheets to help you get your information marketing business

    launched. But that’s only the beginning. It also guides you through the process

    of turning your new venture into a long-term wealth generator for you and

    your family. Plus it reveals how to build an info-business even if you don’t

    know how to create information products or have no idea what type

    of information product you should create.

    Visit InfoMarketingPyramid.com for a free

    webinar revealing how to create your own

    money machine that dependably deposits

    money into your checking account each

    month. This site is available only for a

    limited time at InfoMarketingPyramid.com.

    Get the blueprints for your own

    money machine today.

    Preface

    It’s Not What You Know, It’s What You Learn

    Over the last 18 years, I’ve marketed products, newsletters, and seminars to 32 different business sectors and professional occupations. I generate millions of dollars in subscription income and meeting registrations each year. You can learn more about me from my blog at RobertSkrob.com.

    In 2006, I worked with a group of info-marketers to create the Information Marketing Association, the trade association for our industry. Every month since, I’ve hosted a Jump Start Coaching call for members so they can ask questions and get the answers they need to build successful info-marketing businesses. During these calls I have personally worked with more than 700 different info-marketing business owners, heard the challenges they faced, and helped them overcome those challenges to achieve success. With their challenges in mind, I wrote this book as a detailed, step-by-step business-building guide for anyone interested in growing their info-marketing business.

    A long time ago I remember kneeling in front of my desk, praying to God for an opportunity to come along. With tears in my eyes, I told God I would work harder than anyone else had ever worked, and I begged him to just show me what to do. I was fed up with wasted time, frustrated with dead ends, and scared I wasn’t going to make it financially, failing my wife, our two kids, and myself.

    I got the help I needed along the way. But the book you are holding is the guide I wish had dropped from the sky and onto my desk that morning. I have spent more hours than I care to admit to make this a comprehensive guide for launching your own business and creating something that can make your dreams come true while helping you avoid a lot of wasted effort and wrong turns.

    The business I outline will work. I’ve watched it happen too many times and in too many industries to have any doubt. And when it does, it’s better than any other business you could own.

    But first, a warning.

    When I told God I was willing to work harder than anyone else on the planet, I meant it. For many years I worked 12-hour days and pulled several all-nighters to grow my new business.

    This business will require work. You are going to have to learn new skills. You will need to master new technologies. None of it will be difficult, however, and I can promise it’s been mastered by people who have a whole lot fewer skills and less intellect than you do. But it’s going to be work.

    I’m tired of books and programs that gloss over the work involved so they can get more sales from people who fall for easy promises of wealth without work. Instead, I’m only writing for and working with people who are committed to themselves and to overcoming any roadblocks in front of them. I’m looking for people who, like me just a few years ago, are willing to do the work but just need someone to outline the path.

    The path will take work to follow. However, this book highlights the way, and everywhere I could, I smoothed out the rough patches for you.

    While I’ve had the opportunity to learn from my own experiences, I’ve also accumulated lessons learned from hundreds of others I’ve coached. I know the pitfalls, and this step-by-step guide helps you avoid them. With this guide you receive the accumulated knowledge of thousands of hours of testing, trial, and error.

    I wrote most of this book myself, but I did invite a few select guest authors to contribute chapters that provide a different perspective and some specific knowledge where they have particular expertise. Their contributions add a lot to the book and make this guide an even better resource for you.

    If you need help, you may send me an email at RS@infomarketingsuccess.com. Please give me a few days to respond. My available consulting days are routinely sold out for months, and I’ve got my own businesses to operate. However, there’s no one better at taking a complicated business structure and breaking it down into an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach that provides you clarity on what to do next, as well as the confidence that you are headed in the right direction. Consider this book to be my first email to you. I’m writing it with respect and appreciation for you. I want you to succeed, and in these pages I outline everything I can to make it simple and easy for you.

    But now it’s up to you.

    What are you going to do with this information? Are you going to act and build a business now? Or are you going to put it off till next week, next month, or next year?

    Within the covers of this book, you have everything you need to get started and begin making money in your information-marketing business. Don’t put it off. Launch your business today. Turn the page now.

    1

    Escape Hours for Dollars:

    Do the Work

    Once and Get Paid

    Many Times

    There have never been greater, more diverse, more lucrative opportunities for everyone—both very experienced, successful entrepreneurs and rank beginners—in the field of information marketing. As the president of the Information Marketing Association, I thought I’d begin by defining what information marketing is, providing a bit of personal background, and giving you a quick preview of what you can expect in the rest of this book.

    Information marketing is responsive to and fueled by the ever-increasing pressure on people’s time. Businesspeople and consumers alike need information provided to them in convenient forms. In some cases, they need an extension of the information; methods and strategies that might have been taught to them ten years ago are now done for them. The information industry encompasses products like traditional books, audio programs, videos, or DVDs that you might buy in a store, from a catalog, or online; magazines; newsletters; ebooks; membership websites; teleseminars and webinars; tele-coaching programs; and seminars and conferences—and combinations thereof. The possible topics are almost endless. People are buying information on every imaginable topic, from better sex to teaching parrots to talk, to gardening, to investing in real estate foreclosures, to running businesses. Information marketing, then, is about identifying a responsive market with high interest in a particular group of topics and areas of expertise, packaging information products and services matching that interest (written/assembled by you or by others or both), and devising ways to sell and deliver it. If you can name it, somebody is packaging and profitably selling information about it.

    It’ll be instructive to give you a random list of topics and markets these businesses cover and then a couple more detailed examples. Random list of subjects: yoga for golfers, investing in tax lien certificates, extreme fitness, persuasive voice skills for business, how to get women to approach you, how to make money on eBay, how to learn gunsmithing at home as a hobby or a business . . . and in business niches: marketing systems, management, or finance information for restaurant owners, dentists, chiropractors, auto repair shop owners, real estate agents, insurance agents, menswear retailers, jewelry store owners, pest control operators, or even professional magicians.

    As an example of a business niche, consider IMA member Rory Fatt, who owns Restaurant Marketing Systems. Rory has more than 100 restaurant owners each paying $10,000 yearly to be in his top-level coaching program; nearly 4,000 buying and using

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