Giving away free reports is nothing new. Smart Internet
marketers have been creating, distributing and profiting
from free reports for years. What started out for many as
an incentive to get website visitors to join their
newsletter, has now become a very profitable way to build,
grow and profit from your online business.
Marketers in the Internet marketing niche immediately see
the power of free reports and learn how to use them
effectively. They know giving away free reports is an
important part of their overall business plan. But, other
niches are slower to catch on, or fail to use this
marketing tool effectively.
Here are some ways free reports benefit you...
Free reports can get more people to sign up for your email
lists, which leads to backend profits when you follow up
with offers or affiliate recommendations. You can add
offers for your products or affiliate recommendations and
collect money when the reader acts. Plus, as your report
is distributed, your reputation grows and more people will
visit your website or blog.
Here are 3 ways you can start benefiting from free reports
today...
Create, Monetize and Distribute Exclusive Free Reports
The first thing you can do is to write the free reports
yourselves. Many people have a fear of writing their own
information products, but free reports are a different
story because... they are free! Giving something away
takes a lot of the pressure off the writing process.
But don't get me wrong...
Your free report should still be high-quality and
informative to be effective. You must produce a small
report people in your niche WANT to read, get them to read
it and get them to ACT upon something inside if you want
your report to be profitable. So, even though you're not
charging for the report, you should approach the creation
as if you were.
Creating your own free reports is advantageous because it
is EXCLUSIVE. It is yours, which brands you as a
knowledgeable leader in your market. And if they want the
report, they have to get it from you... which grows your
list and consequently your online business. PLUS, what
your promote in the report is entirely up to you, whether
it be your own products or hand-picked affiliate products
and services.
Brand and Distribute Other People's Free Reports
Some smart marketers allow you to BRAND their free reports
with YOUR affiliate links. Then all you have to do is
distribute the free report and collect your commission when
someone acts on the links inside. The branding process is
often very easy and you can have your own free report to
give away and profit from in minutes.
Allow Your Affiliates To Brand Your Free Reports
If you have an affiliate program, you can set up the
reports so they can be branded with your affiliates codes.
This means they have a copy of the report with their links
inside. And in my experience, nothing gets people
motivated to distribute your free reports for you than the
possibility of making money.
If you have an affiliate program, brandable reports are a
must. They get your offers out in front of exponentially
more people than you could possibly do yourself. This
means more people learning who you are, visiting your
sites, joining your lists and buying your products.
I hope you see the power of giving away free reports for
your business. They can increase your traffic, subscribers
and sales. You can either write them yourselves, brand
other people's or make your own brandable reports for your
affiliates. But no matter how you use them, free reports
are a very profitable way to build, grow and profit online.
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Edward Lomax is the author of Free Report Treasures, a
step-by-step plan for creating high quality free reports.
He invites you to learn how to maximize your free report
profits by visiting:
http://www.squidoo.com/freereportmoneyonline
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