Photography Tips: Your First Photo Niche Product Is This Easy…

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Sell Photos Photography tips: How do you easily create a simple photo niche product?

I thought I’d show you a great tool to use to create your first photo based product.

Now just imagine for a minute that you know a very excellent photographer who lives nearby. And you’ve been thinking how fantastically cool would it be if you could get this guy (or girl) to talk to you, and you could ask him/her a few questions…

And you know what? That part (the interview) is kinda the easiest part… Whether you do an audio recording or even email some questions, it’s just a matter of, well, going and doing it… and then compiling your words into a format that others can benefit from… (Usually a PDF document, like an eBook).

Of course, there’s also the initial research, writing the sales page, all the design, ongoing promotions, taking payments, getting others to promote your product too….

Did anyone say this would be easy?

I wouldn’t call it easy… BUT I would say that it’s worth it! Believe me. Once you’ve done all the ‘hard work’ then the joyful sounds of cash registers ringing (or something like that) will come a’rolling into your bank account or Paypal account for the next 2, 3 or 12 months (or years!)

7dollarmed Photography Tips: Your First Photo Niche Product Is This Easy...Anyway, because I’m a HUGE fan of using other people’s knowledge, I recommend you to DO the same. I read, study and then I study again. When I’m ‘relaxing’ I’m listening to MP3s of marketing guys talk about online marketing methods… I’m listening to Jeff Johnson talk about community sites, I’m writing articles, I’m reading marketing blogs, participating in marketing forums….

OK, so I NEVER stop. But you don’t need to go to that extreme.

You just need to USE the right tools in the first place…

And here is a GREAT tool you can use to do that.

It’s Kevin Riley’s “Recipe For Success With $7 Secrets.” I have a bunch of Kevin’s other wacky and brilliant guides and I constantly dig into them to get what I need. For example, for my ‘eBay And CafePress Guide‘ which is a $7 eBook, I gobbled down a few of Kevin’s ideas from his ‘Recipe For Plucking Low Hanging Fruit From The Internet’ (download a free taster of that HERE) and numerous others from him…

Anyways… I’ll encourage you to the cows come home that if you decide to create your first photo niche product then consider creating a $7 product firstly. I’m not kidding! People buy these low priced products without batting an eyelid. Hey, after all, it’s only $7 dollars, right?

Plus a $7 product doesn’t need to be filled with 100+ pages of info… You can be ALL done in around 30 pages of solid content… Keep that in mind.

Plus you DON’T need to spend hours crying over the the right words and the perfect sales letter (sales page) either… Hey, it’s only $7, right? The sales page can be very SIMPLE. So…

Are you beginning to see how attractive a ‘low priced’ photo based niche product could be?

Kevin’s guide hands you a simple step-by-step plan…. There’s no denying this stuff takes work. BUT, Kevin’s guide steps you through the process… helps you set your goals, create a full product line, and develop your unique position in the marketplace… gives you tons of worksheets to help you plan it all out… ALL important stuff!

Enough! I’ve GOT to stop. I’m not writing a book here… icon smile Photography Tips: Your First Photo Niche Product Is This Easy...

I know you’ve got the idea about what I’m talking about, right?

In a nutshell, start with a $7 product, and use a guide and solid blueprint to step you through the process. Kevin’s Recipe For Success rocks. Go try it!

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Photography Lessons: Host Your Photo Web Site

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Photography Lessons for newcomers:

This is a question I recently received…

I’ve just realized that I left my (photo) blog dry for long time and it’s almost time to renew my domain and hosting account. Then, I thought of WordPress and you! Could you please suggest me how should I start from? I have WordPress account. Basically, I do need new hosting with..? (the one you use and recommend)?

There’s a TRUCK load of options you could take. You could do what I do which is just host my sites with BlueHost. There’s also DreamHost and I’ve used Hostica too. I believe they (Hostica.com) still have a 1-1-1 plan… That’s 1 site hosted for $1 a month. Can hardly beat that…

You also might want to think about ThinkHost.

ThinkHost are thinking alternative: They provide… “Green web hosting powered by renewable wind and solar energy. Your carbon neutral account supports a more earth friendly future…”

Nutshell: BlueHost is $95 per year and DreamHost is $120 per year. (The more years you sign up for, the lower the cost, mostly).

The great thing about BlueHost is that you can put up unlimited number of domains for the same price. This is good if you have a few blogs (or photo based websites) you want to put up.

You can import Blogger to WordPress easily enough if you need… and whatever you decide to do… create a photo blog, a content rich photo website, a stand alone image gallery… you’ll still need to host your web site with someone… so make sure your host is reliable (been around a long time and has a LOT of happy customers).

That would take care of the hosting part. Now you need somewhere to renew your domain… I would just put it with BlueHost as well…. if you decide to sign up with them. (About $10 for domain registration, per year – is the going fee).

By the way I have been with BlueHost for years now… they’re pretty good… BUT the best thing is their “live chat” help desk. You should make FULL use of it… ask them any questions, and they will help you, walk you through it…

Dreamhost has a ‘unique’ approach too, …it’s ‘owned’ by its employees. So the ‘employees’ get a say on how the business runs. Very cool.

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Sell This Photo Book And Pocket 100% Commission

How would you like to kickstart your home based photography business by selling a seldom used (Cafepress) photo technique eBook?

Except you won’t be selling the ‘actual’ eBook…

(More details below).

If you’ve looked carefully at any of my photography sites or photo blogs lately you’d have noticed something slightly different about them…

Yes, I removed ALL traces of my ‘How to sell your photos using eBay and Cafepress‘ guide. This fully illustrated, step by step photography technique eBook was a powerful ‘bribe’ to get subscribers to my ‘Dudezine’ free newsletter…

Which, by the way, worked VERY well. So then, why stop it?

Well, although I was averaging 1-3 sign ups every day, I think people value something that they personally ‘invest’ in MORE than something that they can get for free. Sometimes ‘free’ really does cost too much.

Recent emails I received reinforced this thinking. There always seemed to be a few tire-kickers hanging about who just wanted the ‘free stuff,’ and then would immediately unsubscribe.

Of course, no matter what, I would always over-deliver… icon smile Sell This Photo Book And Pocket 100% Commission

But, as you’d well be aware of, life is way too precious and important for time wasting! You see, my Dudezine newsletter is ALL about providing good digital photography business orientated content for those who want to learn and that’s YOU…

Anyway, back to the story. The bottom line is that the ‘eBay And Cafepress Guide’ is now available as a low priced eBook (under $10). And the best thing is…

YOU earn 100% on every sale of this eBook (paid immediately into your PayPal account).

Oh and by the way, this is the guide we’re talking ’bout:

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If you’ve already got a copy of the ‘eBay And CafePress Guide’ then this is GOOD news because you’ll have a fair idea of how the techniques it describes work. (You may have even tried it out yourself). This just means you have real life, first hand experience of this product. You won’t be making up ‘how good (you think) it is!’

But if you haven’t got a copy yet, no matter. No problemo…. If you haven’t got your copy, you can get yours right here: http://howtosellphotosonline.com …and start bringing in some extra sales immediately. (NB: You need to be an owner of the guide in order to sell it).

A Seldom Used Insider Trick That Virtually Guarantees To Impress Your Customers?

Now for those who don’t know, the ‘eBay And Cafepress Guide’ describes a technique that is rather unknown. In a nutshell, it shows you how to create your own photo product in Cafepress, and then ‘sell’ this product on eBay. OK, so that’s normal enough, but here’s the rub. Cafepress will send your photo product to your customer, BUT your customer will ‘receive’ it from you…

Confused? Well, so was I at first! (Like we mentioned, it’s a rather ‘secretive’ technique. But it’s quite possible to use it and sell any sort of photo product over and over again…)

SO… Just so you’re clear, the ‘eBay And CafePress Guide’ pays you 100% commission so you get the full payment for EVERY sale. YOUR buyers’ payments are INSTANTLY and directly deposited into your Paypal account immediately… icon smile Sell This Photo Book And Pocket 100% Commission

And all you need to do is send people to my web site with your Paypal address appended like below. Plus you’ll need to sign up to Paypal (free) too. (It’ll all be explained in more depth at the ‘affiliate’ link below).

http://howtosellphotosonline.com/?e=affiliate@paypaladdress

How easy is that?

But… YOU won’t be actually ‘selling’ the eBook! Instead you’ll receive a special ‘affiliate link’ that is unique for you. If a customer buys the ‘eBay And CafePress Guide’ through YOUR link, you get the 100% commission. Your job is to get interested customers to the sales page. The sales page (and low price) ‘sells’ itself…

Are you beginning to see how this works?

So, how can you profit? Well, this means you’ll need to get ‘out there’ and do some talking to people. Can you think of anywhere where passionate eBay aficionados, or enthusiastic photographers hang out? Let’s see… what about people you know, photo forums or groups, your own photo list (if you have one)…

Or so my other posts on this page about photo forums and other ideas.

By the way, to find photo forums just go to Google.com and search for ‘photo + forum’ or ‘photo + group’ or ‘digital photography forum’ … you get the idea, right?

I’ll add some further ‘promotional’ ideas in my next post… But for now here’s the important links you need if you want to get earning some ‘photo’ dollars…

Go here to sign up to get your affiliate link…
http://www.howtosellphotosonline.com/affiliates.php

Go here to see the sales page:
http://www.howtosellphotosonline.com/

Leave any comments or questions below…

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You’re A Confirmed Photo Affiliate Now!

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Hi and congratulations!

ebay cf 08e Youre A Confirmed Photo Affiliate Now!You are now an official Photo Marketeers Affiliate. Right now I am in the process of adding a bunch of eye popping resources for you to use and learn from.

After all, I’d love you to become a super affiliate for my products!

A super affiliate… how could you?

Well… here’s some quick ideas that you could use to promote my ‘eBay and Cafepress Guide’ for starters…

  • Post to discussion groups or forums. Whenever you make a post, include your signature. (Ie. your special affiliate link) Here’s a few groups:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=photography
  • Ask your friends to send mailings for you. Maybe you can work out some arrangement with them or do something beneficial for them.
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  • Blogging about the product… If you have and use a blog, then perfect! If not, it’s pretty easy to get started. WordPress is fantastic (and free). Got any questions, just leave a comment
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  • Visit popular blogs in your market, niche or field and make a comment on them where appropriate. Make sure to leave your unique link. Creating some curiosity can be powerful thing…
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  • Write an article on the benefits of the ‘eBay and Cafepress Guide’ and submit it to a few article directories. Try iSnare, Ezinearticles, and SubmitYourArticle.com to also distribute your article… OR *interview me! That idea would give you an article (or three) super quickly!
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  • Email your photographer friends… Explain your mission… be honest, and tell them exactly why you want them to order. Just ask… you’d be amazed. Some people will give it a shot, for sure…
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  • Advertise a ‘radical’ idea on eBay. For example, you could create some publicity by running an auction where one eBook is available at $2000. Unbelievable? Maybe. But you’ll get some curiosity. And heck, you might even sell it for that price too…

    And much more…

Everyone Is An Expert: Download

Hi and thanks for taking the time to do the Dudezine survey.

Now that I know what your needs and wants are, I can better help you out.

I’ve decided to put Seth Godin’s ‘Everyone’s An Expert’ (About Something) in your hot little hands for taking the time to do my survey. Why? Because, well… not only is it a fantastic read (as you’ll find out) but he (Seth) was the mastermind behind the Squidoo.com phenomena.

YOU see, by using a Squidoo lens, you really can become an expert at what you do. In fact, you can become an expert of your own domain (or, in this case, Lens). icon smile Everyone Is An Expert: Download And they cost the cool price of free too.

Seth explains it best…

“THIS BOOK is for anyone who wants more online traffic, more revenue, more followers, more attention, more interest, more donations or more influence.”

Everyone Is An Expert

Note that it comes zipped in a .PDF file. (It’s about 1.5 MB)
All you need to do is use Winzip to unzip it which you can find here:
http://www.winzip.com/index.htm (Use the trial version)

And Adobe Reader to read it which you can find here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

My own Squidoo Lens is located right here:
http://www.squidoo.com/sellingphotosonline

Please go make a comment or click on the stars at the top of the page to give it a ranking. Thanks.

YouTube Photography Lessons: Marketing

OK, I’m trying this YouTube video once again.

What is it about? Well, let’s just say it’s got a little bit to do with photography lessons in marketing, but it’s more on finding your passion, and using your passion

Make sure to leave a comment and let me know your thoughts… Or questions. That way I can give you a comprehensive video answer. In these early ‘video’ days (for me) I’m still working on the ‘presentation’ factor, so hang in there…

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Digital Photography Business YouTube

Welcome to PhotoMarketeers. This is where you’ll find everything you ever needed to know about marketing and selling your photography online (and off). Yes we’ll dig deep into the whole digital photography business spectrum, but without being too technical or deep. The core of this whole project is to give you great, free, motivational and invaluable content that helps you out in a big way… whether you’re a newbie photographer, or you just want to sell more photos, or you just want to learn how to create your own portable photo business that pulls you a passive income 24/7/365.

Enjoy yourself here, and ask away… and let me answer your questions on video. icon smile Digital Photography Business YouTube