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People will pay for your expertise, experience, and education. A great way to monetize this is through digital products. Today, I’m sharing four profitable digital products to create and sell! The best part? Each digital product can be created in a single weekend!

 

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Digital products that you can make in one weekend!

1. How to create and sell E-Books online

E-Books were the first digital product I created and even today, 5 years later, it still serves as a source of passive income for me.

When creating an e-book you first want to start with an outline of what you want the book to be about. Know what problem this book will solve and who is the ideal audience for this book.

Once you have those questions answered and have an outline for the book then it’s time to do a brain dump. Write every single thing that you want in the book. Don’t worry about spelling, photos, formatting, or grammar yet. Just get the words out.

Once your book is complete then you want to arrange the content according to the outline of your book. You can spell-check and format your book or you can pay someone to do this on websites like Fiverr where you can hire professionals as low as $5/ per project or via Upwork.

If you just want to write the book and want someone else to do all the other tasks such as editing, book covers, and distribution, you can hire a publishing company.

You can also use those sites to hire someone to create your book cover or you can create one yourself (and for free!) using Canva. The great thing about Canva is they have book cover templates that are already created for you. You simply just have to customize them!

You can also purchase royalty-free images to use for your book cover via stock sites like Depositphotos and Pearl stock.

NOTE: When using pre-made templates from Canva, I HIGHLY recommend customizing them and changing the colors, photos, and fonts. These covers are available to anyone meaning your cover can look like 56,038 other book covers. Therefore, make sure you are customizing your book cover if you choose to make it yourself.

Once you have the book and cover done, save it as a pdf and sell it on Amazon (Kindle KDP).

The great thing about selling it on Amazon is that your audience can download the digital version and read via their tablet or phone. Amazon also gives the option to create a physical version for your book so you can sell to people regardless of their book format preference.

Another benefit of selling on Amazon is it makes it readily available since people just have to type in your name or the book name on Amazon or Google.

The con, of course, is that Amazon does charge you a percentage of each sale.

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2. How to create and sell printable planners online

If you’re design-savvy then printables and printable planner inserts are a great digital product you can make money with!

Type of printables you can create and sell

* Monthly Calendars

* Home school planners

* Student planners

* Wall art quotes

* Greeting cards

* Coloring pages

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So you’re ready to start being a content creator but perhaps you’re wondering which THING to actually create content on?

You’ve heard podcasting is hot.

You’ve heard YouTube was great.

Perhaps, you’re being told blogging is where it’s at.

So now you’re wondering… which medium should you start?

With so many options, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed so I’m sharing some pros and cons to decide if you should start a podcast, YouTube channel, or blog right now.

 

Should You Blog, Podcast, or YouTube?

 

 

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When deciding which type of content is best for you there are a few factors you want to consider such as:

1. What fits BEST for you?

Do you have a way with words that moves people? Are you super animated with your actions and expressions? Do you love to talk? Certain qualities will align with certain mediums better.

2. Which interests you the most?

Does the thought of being on videos give you hives? If so, blogging or podcast may be better for you for obvious reasons.

Perhaps you enjoy listening to podcasts and do it frequently? Then podcasting may be a better route for you to take.

Think about which medium aligns with your interest but be careful not to confuse skills with interest. You may not be that skilled at creating videos BUT if being on video interest you then definitely look into it.

3. Which medium is best for the content you are creating?

What medium will work best for the content you are creating? For example, if you’re sharing interior decorating then blogging or videos may be a better medium since its visual. On the other hand, if you’re a comedian then starting a YouTube channel or podcast would probably be best since it focuses on the audio aspect.

Think about which medium will benefit your type of content the best.

Blogging

If anyone tells you that blogging is dead they are either seriously misinformed or trying to keep all the blogging-money to themselves.

Blogging is still profitable and a great medium to choose if you enjoy writing.

Unlike creating a podcast or recording a YouTube video, you don’t have to spend a lot of money on equipment such as a camera or microphone. The only expense you truly have to get your blog up and running is a web hosting domain. Check out my step by step guide to starting a profitable blog.

However, there are a lot of blogs so it does take time to build your blog up to where it’s making money and bringing in traffic.

Also, gone are the days of writing blog posts like a dear diary page. If you want to make money with your blog then you will need to create blog posts that are geared towards helping the reader.

Pros to blogging:

* It’s a low-cost investment compared to YouTube and podcasting

* You can update old blog post allowing you to create content that never expires

* It’s profitable in a bunch of different ways

* Can help establish you as an expert in a field

Cons to blogging

* It’s time-consuming and can take a longer time to grow VS other mediums

* Not as personal as YouTube or Podcasting where you can hear and/or see the individual which helps to build a better connection with your audience

* It can take a while to make money from your blog

Five years ago, I wrote my very first book! I was terrified no one would read it, buy it or care about it! So imagine my surprise when it was #1 for the day on Amazon for beauty books! If one of your 2021 goals is to FINALLY write that e-book… then this video is literally for you because I’m sharing step by step how to write an ebook and sell it (in as little as one week!).

 

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Five years ago, I wrote my very first book! I was terrified no one would read it, buy it or care about it! So imagine my surprise when it was #1 for the day on Amazon for beauty books! If one of your 2021 goals is to FINALLY write that e-book… then this video is literally for you because I’m sharing step by step how to write an ebook and sell it (in as little as one week!).

 

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Can I tell you a not-so-secret? I love income reports. When I first got serious with blogging and YouTube, I would watch and read all types of income reports where content creators would share how much they made and how they made it.

For me, it’s so inspiring and motivational to see how people make money in different ways online which is why I decided to publish my first income report to share the breakdown of my income and hopefully inspiring you to see that you can do it too!

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Disclaimer: Just because my business earned $20,000 does NOT mean I have $20,000 just sitting in my bank account for me to buy clothes, champagne and shoes. This is business profit and I have business bills including my video editor, my VA, services (like payment processor and email marketing), and more.

How I made $20K in one month leveraging YouTube

 

Ad Revenue (from my blog and YouTube channel):

The first way I hit my 20K is I made $401.46 in ads including YouTube AdSense, as well as blogging blog ad revenue.

Although I usually make around $600 in ad revenue, I did hide a lot of my beauty and decor videos, since I am moving more into business content.

Affiliate income (from my blog and YouTube channel):

Another way I hit 20K for the month is I made $602.87 in affiliate income with Amazon Associates. This is generated mostly through blog post, as well as my YouTube videos.

The great thing about affiliate income and ad revenue is that both of these things serve as a passive income stream at this point since I make the income from old blog posts and videos. If I create more YouTube videos, I’m going to make more money with ad revenue. If I do more blog posts, I can make more money with that. So I can absolutely scale the amount I’ve made with ad revenue, as well as with affiliate links.

 

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Services (consulting) :

I made  $4000 in consulting income. I am a consultant (small business, women-owned, and minority certified) and I help content creators, small businesses and entrepreneurs create online marketing plans for their business.

Digital products:

I also made $1006.32 from a $17 product which is my Ready, Set, Record bundle.  I am currently offering a flash sale where my Ready, Set, Record bundle is only $17, and over $50 people purchased it!

The great thing about this is that I did absolutely nothing to earn this passively. I would literally wake up and notifications on my phone for a new Ready, Set, Record bundle sale.  I would be brushing my teeth and my phone would notify me of a new sale for my digital bundle.

 Program:

So this is where I saw my huge jump! I released my premium program all about helping you become better on video and really just how to create a profitable YouTube channel.  I don’t talk about how to grow your subscribers or how to get a million views or go viral. I honestly don’t talk about any of that stuff because popular does not mean profitable.

And as someone who’s been on the YouTube platform for a very long time, I can tell you now there people who have 100,000 subscribers, and they barely make any money at all on YouTube and there are also people who have 1,000 subscribers, and they’ve hit 10K a month just off of that.

Popular does not mean profitable

With my program, YouTube coins,  it focuses on how to monetize with video. You learn how to create a signature product, how to reference affiliate marketing, how to edit, record,

Imagine loving something and raving about it to a friend…then imagine your friend purchasing it and *ching, ching* you make money! Well, that’s kinda how affiliate marketing works and today, I’m sharing step by step how to make money with affiliate marketing step by step!

How to make money with affiliate marketing

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WHAT IS AFFILIATE MARKETING:

Affiliate Marketing is basically a way of advertising someone else’s products or services and receiving a commission every time someone makes a purchase through one of your “affiliate links”. The great thing about affiliate marketing is that it doesn’t cost people extra to buy through your links, but you get a referral fee of the sale (or a percentage) as a reward for leading someone to make that purchase.

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH AFFILIATE MARKETING:

To be able to create affiliate links and start using them, you must first apply and get into affiliate programs or networks. Each program is different and has a custom dashboard where you can find your unique tracking links that you need to USE when promoting certain products or services. Additionally, the dashboard should supply you with any earnings you have received.

HOW AFFILIATE MARKETING WORKS:

* You apply to programs

* You get accepted and designated special links

* You share those special links with your audience

* A person clicks on your link purchases something

* You get a percentage of that sale.

For content creators (bloggers, YouTubers, social media influencers, and so on), affiliate marketing is a great way to promote products and companies that you actually use, love, and recommend to your audience.

PRO’S OF AFFILIATE MARKETING:

* It doesn’t cost you anything to join affiliate programs or to promote links. It’s free, free, and free!

* It’s generally much easier to join an affiliate program then it is to find paid sponsorships. You don’t have to pitch anyone or negotiate rates to be able accepted into affiliate programs.

* Your earning potential is unlimited. Unlike a sponsorship where you only get paid once, affiliate marketing is the gift that keeps on giving. (As long as you keep sending traffic to your affiliate links so people can purchase)

CON’S OF AFFILIATE MARKETING:

* Affiliate marketing is not a get rich scheme. It takes time to build and scale with affiliate marketing. The more content you create and the more eyeballs on the content, usually the more money you will make with affiliate marketing.

* Payment is usually not immediate. You usually have to meet a threshold before you are paid out and some won’t pay you until 30,60 or 90 days out to ensure there are no refunds. For example, amazon associates which is the affiliate program from Amazon has a 60-day payout meaning what you make in July, you will not collect until the end of September.

* Affiliate marketing does require a strategy. You can’t slap affiliate links all over the place and think people will just click the links and purchase. You need to create content around affiliate links that influence people and propel them to want to purchase. Inside of my group coaching program, YouTube coins, I do share more in-depth on how to create content that drives sales but the biggest tip I can give you is to create content that helps people.

Affiliate marketing is not a get rich scheme.

WHO HAS AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM:

A lot of businesses do offer affiliate programs or collaborate with affiliate platforms to provide links including Walmart, target, amazon. Additionally, a lot of apps use refer programs that work as an affiliate program since you earn each time someone signs up via your link.

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You can have 100,000 YouTube subscribers and not be making much money, or on the contrary, you could have 10,000 subscribers and be making bank. Today, I’m sharing my tips for beginners getting started on YouTube. Let’s go ahead and let’s get into it.

Five tips for beginners getting started on YouTube

 

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1. Have a content schedule

So my first tip when you are starting a YouTube channel before you even hit that record button is to have a content schedule. When you’re planning out your YouTube channel there are at a lot of things that are important. I get it. Equipment’s important, the set up’s important. The background, video thumbnails. All those things are really important, but the most important thing is the actual content, the video.

You want to get in the habit of creating videos consistently, and that may be every single week, that may be twice a week, that may even be biweekly. But you definitely wanna give yourself a schedule. What day are you going to post your YouTube videos? Are you gonna post them at a certain time?

Give yourself a content schedule and stick to that content schedule for at least six months.

It’s so much smarter to post videos on the same exact day at the same exact time, every single week because for one, your subscribers will get used to it. They’ll say, “Okay, I know Breonna Queen posts videos on Tuesday. I know she posts videos on Wednesday.” It kinda gets your audience in a habit of checking your videos ’cause they know your schedule.

Additionally, it’s gonna benefit the YouTube algorithm, because the YouTube algorithm is gonna say, “Okay, she uploads videos every single Tuesday at 2:00 PM” And trust me, YouTube rewards consistency.

I think the biggest thing with my channel, I have not always been consistent with my channel. There were years where I literally published like three videos, and that was it. And I do feel like I was penalized for that.

Definitely having a content schedule and sticking to that schedule at least six months, give yourself six months for anything, especially when it comes to YouTube ’cause YouTube videos, they can take a while to start picking up. Definitely give yourself a content schedule and stick to that content schedule for at least six months.

 

2. SEO your videos

What is SEO?

SEO stands for “Search Engine Optimization.” YouTube is the second largest search engine, followed by Google. What does that mean? Have you ever Googled something and YouTube videos popped up? That’s the crème de la crème. That’s where you wanna be. You want people to find your videos even when they’re not even on YouTube. You definitely want to SEO your videos.

Optimize your videos that they’re more likely to rank

You wanna create videos and you wanna optimize them so that they are more likely to show up in the search results for Google as well as YouTube. My biggest recommendation when it comes to SEOing your videos is through TubeBuddy.

I love TubeBuddy. I’ve been using TubeBuddy for about a year and a half now. I actually paid for the premium version so I can do keyword research. But you definitely want to optimize your videos that they’re more likely to rank.

Let me give you an example. Let’s say you have a YouTube video and the YouTube video is all about Primer. If the title of your video is just primer then it’s not really optimized. People probably aren’t really gonna find it.

For one, that title is very boring. What about primer? Are you gonna be sharing how to use primer? Different types of primer, reviewing a primer? It’s very general,

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Is it possible to get sponsored by brands even if you have a small following?

Yes, it’s absolutely possible BUT I don’t recommend sitting around waiting for brands to reach out to you. I, personally, recommend taking matters into your own hands!

Here’s how:

1. Join Influencer platforms/networks:

These are networks that connect brands to influencers. Usually, you sign-up on the website, they ask you a few questions, and once you’re accepted, you get to apply for sponsorships with brands. I got to work with one of my dream brands using influencer networks! Check out my favorite 5 influencer networks here.

2. Reach out to brands yourself:

Did you know you can pitch to brands? Of course, you did. Don’t wait around for brands to email you. Email them and negotiate the amount you will get paid! I highly recommend this if you have a smaller audience!

Inside my latest video, I’m sharing step by step how to find brands to pitch to as well as some of my favorite influencer platforms.

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Want the exact emails, I send to brands to get paid sponsorships (as well as what to charge, media kit tips, and how to pitch), check out my influencer with income mini-course and guide.

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