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How a Product Funnel Makes Blogging Profitable

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Building a product funnel on your blog is key to making all your hard work profitable. As I explained in my previous post , a great product funnel provides your readers with an opportunity to get to know you, like you and trust you. Excellent products and services that deliver much more than expected, worth the price.

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Build a Product Funnel on Your Blog:Make Your Content Marketing Profitable

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Are you building a product funnel on your blog? In my recent blog posts, I’ve been talking about ways to earn money blogging using two different methods: Sell products directly through your blog (or website). Sell products or services because of your blog , or indirectly. Next Steps. From Free to Fee. If not, why not?

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Compelling Newsletter Content:2 Big Problems

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You need to be interesting, personal, AND remind them of your products and services.Try too hard to do both… you end up confusing and losing readers. From what I see, many small business professionals struggle with writing compelling newsletter content. It’s not easy. Feel free to use it, modify it, or leave it.

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Client Testimonials: Readers Know When They’re Phony

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There’s no doubt that social proof is one of the key ways people decide to buy or try your products or services. But if you don’t have a lot of clients, or you’re starting a new business or product, how do you get quality client testimonials ? Vague or irrelevant to the product or service at hand.

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Managing Your Newsletter Email List:5 Must-Do’s

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Because I have a content writing services company that sells products and services online, I utilize an online shopping cart. Add this info in your list – the who, what, and when info is shared with prospect or client; products sold; calendar reminders; etc. Who will manage the database?

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Your Business Newsletter: What’s Your Brand Personality?

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David Ogilvy , the “father of advertising,” described a brand as “the intangible sum of a product’s attributes.” It’s emotional (it inspires a feeling – like trust) and intellectual (products and services.) It’s what and how your prospects and clients think of you, and about you. Questions on branding? Send me an email.

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Social Proof: Why It’s So Important

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Customer ratings and reviews are one of the ways we decide and choose to buy products online. Do these same persuasion tactics work for sites and businesses that aren’t selling physical products? Does social validation work for businesses selling services and experiences? Guess what I see on many sites for service providers?

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