There's a quick and easy way of creating a product that I often use when I need a free report to give away in exchange for an optin or perhaps to offer my affiliates as a brandable report.
Step 1
Research your niche by searching for your keyword phrase plus the term "Frequently Asked Questions" or "FAQ" and this should reveal exactly what we need: the most frequently asked questions. Another source of questions are forums and it can be a good idea to start with the FAQ search and then validate those questions by seeing what the most topical questions on the forums are right now.
Step 2
Open EzineAticles.com in your browser and see who the top authors are in your niche market. Don't just look at the number of articles in isolation, look at the number of times those articles have been viewed too. Authors whose articles get high viewing numbers are clearly honing in on the right topics. Compile a list of at least 5 article writers, but ideally you are looking for ten people to respond.
Step 3
Contact everyone on your list of article writers, explain that you have selected them because of their expertise in this subject. Tell them you are putting together a free report consisting of exclusive articles from the experts in the niche and you'd really appreciate a contribution from them. Allocate a specific question from your list that you would like them to respond to. Explain that their article will include a resource box in which they can include a link to their site and that they will also get rights to distribute the report as a contributor.
Step 4
Collate the all the articles, including one that your write yourself, and create your report in your preferred wordprocessor. (I use OpenOffice because it has an in-built PDF engine) Be sure to give your report a catchy title, include an introduction, a table of contents and a "rights" statement.
Step 5
Create your PDF and distribute it to all the contributors. Be sure to tell them the benefits of distributing the report to their list. If all contributors give the report maximum distribution, then everyone will benefit from the resulting traffic when readers click the resource box links. Of course your links will have prominence on the title page and in the footer on each page.
And, there you have it a quick and easy method of creating a product.
Now that is what I call a hands-on guide! Great, thx for sharing!
It's ok with you if I link to your site from my "soon to be launched" website?
Manfred Ekblad’s last blog post..The Power Of Repetition
Manfred,
Of course it's alright to link from your new website. Let me know when you launch.
John
Great stuff here John.. as usual
Thnx dude..