Be A Gift Producer And Giver This Year
November 28th, 2008
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by BobTheTeacher · Filed Under: Affiliate Marketing · Bob The Teacher Training · Business Building · Getting Started · Product Creation · Teleseminars · Virtual Workshops
Yesterday, I wrote about how too many online gifts can be overwhelming to you over time. That lesson resulted in some great comments with different opinions.
Today, I want to share the other side of the issue: how you can be a gift giver and provide the value that people will appreciate.
When you create an information product that you give away, you’re able to show off what you know or what you’ve learned through experience. By doing so, you can help somebody else avoid mistakes, save money, discover a useful product or service, or become better educated on a particular topic.
You also get your name out there as a “producer” instead of a “consumer”. And that shift in recognition carries a lot of positive changes for your business over time.
One of my mentors, Alex Mandossian, calls this “self-serving benevolence”.
It’s not too late for you to create a product that you can give away as a gift. In fact, there are a few things you can do to help others while simultaneously setting up your business for better growth in the coming year.
The two that I would encourage you to do are write your own special report or host a teleseminar. Both are not difficult if you keep the process simple. And you can always improve what you make – remember, Take Action Revise Later!
If you’ve already written articles, blog posts, or transcribed a teleseminar, you can create a report from that content in a few hours.
Writing a report from scratch is a great weekend project you can take on. Just pick a topic you know well, such as a product you’ve successfully used recently, or set of tricks you’ve learned to save money this time of year.
You can also host a teleseminar for your online friends and followers. Like the report, you should pick a topic you know well and answer people’s questions about it. Or you can get one of the people you are following online to let you interview them about what they do. Ask them a few questions, and let them do most of the talking.
You can give a ticket to the live call, and record the teleseminar to give the replay as a gift.
Regardless of which gift you wish to give, pick one that will help your readers/listeners while giving them access to you and your knowledge/connections.
Think about this: who do you look up to and learn from online? Who are your mentors offline? What sets them apart from the rest of the people you come in contact with?
Chances are pretty good that you look up to them because they’ve created something or provide a service that you respect and appreciate.
Now’s the time for you to get into that league as well. Become a giver instead of a taker/consumer. You’ll be amazed at what that transformation does for the future of your business.
Bob Jenkins
p.s. If you’d like my help to create your first product to give away, please visit my training programs at Discover Product Creation and Teleseminar Formula.
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| Bob Jenkins is an internet business marketing teacher, with ten years experience teaching teenagers and teachers. He is the creator of several online training courses that teach you how to get better customers and increase your profits. Specializing in social networking strategies for business and creating information products from teleseminars, Bob can help you use internet marketing tools and strategies to promote your business online. |
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I am a proud live attendee of both Discover Product Creation and Teleseminar Formula Formula and couldn’t be more proud of each product! Bob is unique in that he not only tells you what you SHOULD do, but he SHOWS you HOW to do it as well, complete with homework and a mastermind to keep you accountable! Bob is truly a gift from above! Thanks again Bob!
I dont have a website I just try to be an affiliate
I really like Bob’s advice and read it all the time.
Even though I am not really in business I like geting all the info I cann get
You are a great teacher Bob, thanks so much
Nice post there. Often times, people see giving away reports as a way of traffic generation or viral marketing. However, if place it as another light, you are actually helping others while helping yourself at the same time. That is why Jim Rohn always said that in order to be successful you have to help others achieve what you they want in life. Givers get! How true.
This is a great article and I totally agree with the last paragraph. That’s why we’re having a free gift exchange on my blog this year. No sign-ups are required and everyone is invited to come and take as many gifts as they want. And of course if you have a gift to share with others you can do it by leaving a comment.