PB067: Why You Should Create a Product to Sell On Your Blog (and Tips on How to Do It)

How to Develop a Product to Sell on Your Blog Today's episode is the second of the new 'Today, Not Someday' series of podcasts that will take us up to the end of the year about what you can do to make your blog ready for success in 2016. The focus is your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one here. The focus of today's episode is about why having something to sell is so important, and tips about how you can develop a product to sell on your blog. In This Episode You can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). In today's episode: * Why having something of your own to sell is so important * 9 ways you're losing opportunities if you don't offer products on your blog * How I made my first product - the mistakes I made and the lessons I learned * 8 steps to follow to create your first product Update: you might also like to check out this followup episode on how to create more time to create your first product. Further Reading and Resources for How to Develop a Product to Sell on Your Blog Other episodes in the Today, Not Someday Series: * Part 1: Introducing New 'Today, Not Someday' Series The 'creating products' series on the ProBlogger blog This is the series of blog posts I mention about ‘creating products’ that Shayne Tilley and I shared on the ProBlogger blog: * Creating Product Week: How to Create and Sell Products On Your Blog * Creating Products Week: Before You Even Think About Creating Products, Think About This * Creating Products Week: Which Product Should I Create? * Creating Products Week: How to Create Products for Your Blog * Creating Products Week: The Launch Countdown * Creating Products Week: Making Products Happen – Getting Your Ideas off the Ground Meet my new friend, Edgar I’d like to welcome a new sponsor to the ProBlogger podcast for the duration of this 10 part series, my friend ‘Edgar'. Edgar is a tool I’ve been using since January of this year that does exactly what this serie...