Becoming a source of inspiration and encouragement, doesn’t seem like it will make you too much money online, however, you would be surprised just how far a little mentoring can go. Take a look around the net, search self help videos and seminars, the volume of results you will find is staggering. Very crafty online personalities have made millions by turning themselves into experts on a variety of different niches. The creators of these “self help” media searched for issues that affect a large quantity of the population. Whatever issue or problem they deemed appropriate, was turned into a very profitable venture. They studied the problem and came up with action plans that they interned shared, (sold!) with consumers who were willing to pay for “the answers.”
Become the Guru
In order to gain credibility with the buying population, you must take steps to sell yourself as the resource for a particular issue. The easiest and most cost effective (can easily be done at no charge) way is to create a blog, with solid information about the topic you have chosen. Once you have designed your blog and added valuable, original content, it is time to start driving readers (who also happen to be consumers) to your site. Be sure to set up an opt-in form on your blog where readers can subscribe to an email list or weekly newsletter. It’s important to follow through with constant updated blogs, relevant emails or newsletters, or you will quickly be forgotten with those who first sought you out. Keep subscribers engaged with fresh new content and encourage them to participate in the discussions. Once you have established a substantial following, it is time to start selling!
Money for Motivation
There are many conduits in which you can choose to sell your “information.” Some of the more popular include videos, special reports, and eBooks. The most logical place to test your market is by simply creating an eBook. Make sure the subject matter is concise and directed solely at the audience that you first intended to seek out. Take a look at some of the comments made to your blog, and be sure to lend as many answers to the questions posed, inside your eBook. If the eBook venture turns out to be a success, many self help gurus turn their eBooks, into high priced online seminars, or eClasses. The potential earnings from these seminars are substantial.
How the Money will Come
Overall earnings are largely determined by the amount of “followers” you can generate. Depending on your chosen niche, and the amount of resources you use to promote yourself and the product, is not unreasonable to make upwards of 5K a month. With that being said, there are many self made millionaires out there that used these same strategies to get them where they are today.
