Make Money Blogging Pt 3. Selling Your Own Products and Services

014. Welcome to the third and final episode of our 3-part series on how to make money blogging! In our last episode, I shared the first half of how we make most of our income: affiliate marketing. Give it a listen, if you haven’t already, because that was the very first and very important step that we took to start selling products..Next, I’m sharing the second half of that equation: Selling our own digital products. This is the income source that has made us the most money, and more importantly, has given us the freedom and control to build the lifestyle we want. While there is definitely more work involved in creating your own digital products or services, especially in the beginning, the payoff can be huge--if you know what you’re doing. We missed some key steps when we created our very first digital product for our failed blog, but we learned a lot from that--and knowing what not to do made a huge difference the second time around!Our first successful product, along with all the lessons we learned from our failed first try, is how we were able to turn up the volume and truly scale our income. We were actually able to double our revenues for the first five months of business--growing our monthly revenues from $2,000 into $4,000, and then into $5,000 and $6,000, and eventually into $10,000. The difference this time was that we understood our audience, and we created a system that worked--allowing us to create more products, and sell them successfully using that same system. This episode will help you understand if creating digital products or services is right for you, and how to choose the best sales strategies. I’m sharing: What online products and services areThe ups and downs of creating and selling your own products and servicesWhich kinds of products we love and recommend, and which ones we will personally never offerThe two best ways to get your products and services in front of customers, and the pros and cons of eachThe strategy we use to sell our productsMy personal thoughts on imposter syndrome when it comes to creating your own products and services, and how it could be holding you backHow to get started with creating your own products and servicesFor additional resources and show notes, visit the episode podcast page on our website.Resources and Mentions:Make Money Blogging Pt 1: What Not To DoMake Money Blogging Pt 2: Affiliate MarketingBook recommendation: Untamed by Glennon DoyleConvertkitTutorial: How to Start a Successful BlogStart your first blog with our Free 5-Day Blogging BootcampFor more information and resources, check out the podcast page on our website.