Moms Online Business Coach

More and more people are realizing that selling products online is one of the best ways to make money. They see the power of “Bringing Your Brain To The Bank” and with a bit of research and some time at your computer, on the phone or in front of your video camera, you can be well on your way to having a product to sell. But before you can sell your product and start making money, there are a few things you’ll need to have to start selling products online.

1. SITE

Although you could definitely try to sell a product without a website, you wouldn’t get very far. Your website and domain name will give your product a home online. Working without a website is just an exercise in futility. Try to find a domain that represents your product or is your product name exactly.

2. SALESLETTER

To be successful, you need a sales letter on your webpage and a link to your payment processor…and that’s it! Don’t link to other websites or show paid advertising on your product’s website. A sales letter will catch the attention of the visitors and convince them why they need to purchase your product. Read up on creating winning sales letters or have one created by a master copywriter for maximum success. Always have in mind, that you want your visitor to complete one action- what is your page calling them to do?

3. SHOWCASE

You’ll need at least a header for your website and an e-cover for your product to look professional. You’d be surprised how far a few quality graphics can get you when it comes to selling online. People are very visually oriented. If your site looks drab and boring, your website visitors will click away pretty quickly. You can find headers and ecover graphics for anywhere from $50 to $500 depending on the experience of the designer. I love the talented, young designer at SharpPixelDesigns, he created my header and several special report ecover graphics for me.

4. SOFTWARE

Information products are delivered as PDF files, MP3′s, and video files. You want to use the PDF format for print because they are easy to read but they can’t be edited so the content of your product will stay intact. You can purchase Adobe Acrobat or use a free PDF creator to change your Word document into an easy to read file. I also use the free audio software, Audacity, to record MP3′s and of course my handy FLIP camera for video.

5. SALES

You can’t sell products without a payment processor. Most people use Paypal, but there are other options as well like Google Checkout. Before you start driving traffic to your sales letter, make sure your payment system is working right. Buy a copy of your own product to be sure that the payment processor is working correctly. This way you can be sure that your visitors are able to buy. If you are taking your selling serious, I highly recommend using a Shopping Cart system, that includes all the features of a professional business- an autoresponder, affiliate program, digital and physical product delivery systems.

6. SYSTEM

Although not every product has a high enough price point to support an affiliate program, you should certainly move toward writing and promoting products that will attract affiliates. With affiliate marketing, you can have master marketers driving traffic to your website and creating sales for you. Again, the Shopping Cart System I recommend includes all you need to manage your affiliates with a few clicks of the mouse.

7. STRATEGY

Successful product creators know that once they create the product and build the website they have to drive traffic to the sales page. If you start out with a complete strategy of marketing your website, you’ll be able to put it into place as soon as your website is ready to go. Article marketing campaigns, joint ventures and pay per click advertising can all be part of your strategy. I recommend you check out my ebook, Beginners Guide to Website Traffic for free, easy, website traffic tactics anyone can do.

By combining these essentials with your winning product, you’ll have a formula for bringing money by selling products online.

To your success,