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🌐 The World of Online Business Models: Exploring Diverse Opportunities 🚀 DOWNLOAD FREE Ebook Unlock Your Ideal Audience https://lnkd.in/dTbV8pYc Are you curious about venturing into the online business realm and exploring the myriad of opportunities it offers? 💼✨ In today's interconnected world, the internet has become a gateway to potential success for entrepreneurs. However, navigating through the different online business models can be quite overwhelming. So, let's embark on an exciting journey together and discover some fascinating options! 💡 1️⃣ E-commerce: 🛍️ The rise of e-commerce has revolutionized the way we shop. With platforms like Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, setting up your own online store has never been easier. Whether you specialize in selling physical goods or digital products, e-commerce provides a global market for entrepreneurs to showcase their offerings. 2️⃣ Affiliate Marketing: 💰 Ever dreamt of making money while you sleep? 💤💸 Affiliate marketing allows you to earn commissions by promoting other companies' products or services. By creating engaging content on blogs, social media, or YouTube, you can attract an audience and direct them to your affiliate partners, generating revenue without the need for your own products. 3️⃣ Software as a Service (SaaS): ⚙️ SaaS has become increasingly popular, offering businesses innovative software solutions accessible via subscription. Think of platforms like Adobe Creative Cloud or Salesforce. If you have a unique idea for software that solves a problem or simplifies a process, this model allows you to provide value to customers while generating recurring revenue. 4️⃣ Online Consultancy: 🗣️ If you have expertise in a specific field, why not leverage it to launch an online consultancy service? Whether it's business coaching, marketing advice, or financial planning, people are willing to pay for expert guidance. Platforms like Zoom, Skype, or LinkedIn offer easy communication channels to connect with clients worldwide. 5️⃣ Online Courses and Membership Sites: 📚 Have a passion for teaching or sharing your knowledge? Launching an online course or membership site allows you to monetize your expertise. Platforms like Teachable, Thinkific, or Udemy allow you to create and sell courses on various subjects, providing valuable content to eager learners worldwide. Remember, these are just a few models amidst a vast sea of possibilities! As you embark on your online business journey, it's essential to thoroughly research and identify the model that aligns with your passions, skills, and resources. Embrace the digital landscape, adapt to new trends, and cultivate resilience as you navigate the ever-evolving world of online entrepreneurship. 🌍✨ Now it's your turn to step into action and unleash your potential in the online business realm! 🚀💡 #OnlineBusiness #Entrepreneurship #DigitalLandscape

How to make money online from maven? To make money from Maven, you can take advantage of the platform's various features and opportunities. Here are a few ways to monetize your presence on Maven: 1. Expert Consulting: Maven allows you to offer your expertise and knowledge through paid consulting services. You can set your own rates and provide one-on-one consultations, virtual meetings, or phone calls to individuals or businesses seeking your specific expertise. This can be a great way to leverage your skills and earn money by sharing valuable insights. 2. Content Creation: Maven provides a platform for you to showcase your expertise through content creation. You can create and publish articles, blog posts, videos, or webinars that provide valuable information and insights to your target audience. By creating high-quality content, you can attract a larger audience and potentially monetize it through advertising, sponsored content, or by offering premium content for a fee. 3. Online Courses or Workshops: If you have in-depth knowledge in a particular field, you can create and sell online courses or workshops on Maven. These educational offerings can range from beginner level to advanced and can cover various topics of interest to your target audience. You can either offer these courses as a one-time purchase or as a subscription-based model, providing ongoing access to your expertise. 4. Affiliate Marketing: Another way to make money from Maven is through affiliate marketing. You can partner with relevant companies or brands and promote their products or services to your audience. By including affiliate links in your content or recommending products/services, you can earn a commission for each successful referral or sale generated through your Maven platform. 5. Speaking Engagements and Events: Maven can also serve as a platform to showcase your expertise and attract speaking engagements or event invitations. By establishing yourself as an authority in your field, you can secure paid speaking opportunities, workshops, or panel discussions. These engagements not only provide financial compensation but also allow you to expand your network and gain exposure to potential clients or customers. Remember, building a strong personal brand and consistently delivering valuable content and services are key to monetizing your presence on Maven. It is essential to identify your target audience, understand their needs, and tailor your offerings to meet those requirements effectively. Additionally, leveraging other marketing strategies such as social media promotion, email marketing, and networking can further enhance your visibility and increase your chances of making money from Maven Click on the link below 👇 to sign-up and start earning money in dollars Https://app.maven.co/join/wOecHf5M

Building your first digital product and want to make $$$? It's scary AF. But if you get it right, you can earn a whole lot of dollar. Here's the 10-step roadmap I'm using to build my first online course and ensure a successful launch: (feel free to steal this) 1) ONE problem. ONE exceptional solution. Pick ONE problem: • Getting your first 1k followers online • Getting your first $1,000 month • Building a superb landing page Then solve that ONE problem EXCEPTIONALLY well. Your goal is to take this one problem and solve it better than every other course out there. 2) Market research The problems you THINK your audience are having are likely very different to the problems they are actually having. That is why market research is crucial. You should do 2 things: 1) Send a survey out to your audience 2) Interview people 1-1 Ask them: • What their biggest struggles are • What solutions they've already tried / looked for • Whether they would be interested in a course on this • How much they would pay for it Then follow the data. Not your ego. 3) Build your beta course Take the 4-5 biggest problems people are having that came out of your market research. And now turn those into your course modules. See how this way you don't have to do any of the thinking about what to include in your course? 4) Beta test Do NOT release your course / product without getting initial feedback first. Find 5 creators you trust deeply and give the course to them for FREE and ask them for their feedback and testimonials. Then find 5-10 creators you don't know very well and give offer them the course at a HUGE DISCOUNT in exchange for their feedback and testimonials. The second point will get you some additional UNBIASED opinions on your course. 5) Set up a pre-launch waiting list So you need to build up hype around your course before you launch. In the weeks leading up to your launch, start plugging your course waiting list after every post. 6) Market inside your newsletter Your newsletter is the perfect place to advertise your course. Your readers there are already avid consumers of your content and are likely more than happy to read about something that could help them on their own journey. So start pushing your product at the end of your emails to make people aware of it. 7) Affiliate newsletters This is so slept on. Offer a few big newsletter owners you are close with a ridiculous deal like 30-50% of all sales to plug your course in their newsletter. All for the sake of a single line in an email. Who the hell would say no to that? ------------------------------------------ Well, there you are guys! Your roadmap to a successful product launch. I'lll let you know how it plays out for me in a month or two... Thanks for reading! For more useful content on growing your brand online, subscribe to my newsletter (link in bio) Talk soon, Harry

April's [Build in Public] updates for my business: 1/ My transition from consulting to offers My goal for 2024 was to transition from a consulting fees model to a portfolio of offers. I now offer 1 expertise (B2B Content) but with multiple formats: - Free content → on every platform - Paid newsletter → on my Substack - Power hour → 1-hour Q&A call with me - Course → Access to my 5-step system* - Consulting → 1:1 for tailored content strategy * My paid community is now included in the course, but I'm thinking about building a separate option to make it more accessible. 2/ I'm entering "The Numbers Game" When your portfolio of offers is properly set up, you enter "the Numbers Game". The goal is to multiply distribution channels, entry points, and brand touch points to increase traffic. The 2 main numbers to grow now: - 1000 Subscribers on Youtube (subscribe) - 10,600 Subscribers on Substack Quick note: too many businesses are trying to enter this game BEFORE actually having a solid offer, a validated audience, and an offer-market fit. 3/ 100 Members in my new course On Thursday 11, I launched the "Build a Profitable B2B Content Strategy" course, and 100 people joined in 10 days. I'm satisfied with the results for 2 reasons: - I hit the targeted number (OKR 1 → Revenue) - I got a lot of positive feedback (OKR 2 → Satisfaction) The launch offer is now finished, and I will reopen the course in a few days. For the course, I now have 4 next steps: - Adding and improving lessons - Building a brand around the product - Creating a powerful growth flywheel - Keep the north star metric high (Satisfaction) 4/ I love this 'creator business model' for 3 reasons I worked during 8 years in marketing (from operations, to managing a team, to running a business). Now it's fulfilling to turn this experience into informational products. - I love structuring and sharing my knowledge - I love when people say "very helpful, thanks" In other words, it feels good to be useful (4th layer of Maslow's pyramid). (I wrote a full breakdown of the creator model on Substack) 5/ New business model = new skills I've been in the agency/consulting model for 8 years so the learning curve was not intense anymore. But now, I'm starting from scratch on multiple levels. - Community → Learn to build and engage - Product → Mix of expertise and operations - Video → Most complex skill I've had to learn so far It's challenging and fulfilling. *** This post is part of my [Build in Public] series: 1 post per month to explain my journey and help anyone on a similar road. Follow me Pierre Herubel for daily content marketing tips.

The New Year always brings a surge of online marketers promising easy riches and $10,000 passive income months if you just follow their secret formula. Let’s be honest—it’s mostly nonsense. Occasionally, someone might strike gold, but the statistics are stark. Remember those unused January gym memberships come February? It’s a similar story for most chasing ‘earn while you sleep’ dreams. Hi, I’m James. From 1999 to 2021, I ran my own business, working various side hustles, digital marketing, and training. I’ve seen the ups and downs, and then COVID-19 hit, impacting my business like so many others. That period of adversity led me to reflect, pivot, and ultimately find a job I love, while maintaining my side hustle. Over those 20+ years, I’ve learned a lot, and I want to share some insights with you. Making money is simultaneously easy and hard. Yes, it’s a paradox. The allure of New Year marketing often succeeds in parting people from their money because the prospect of earning large sums is tantalizing. But achieving this is a steep climb for most. Yes, it’s possible, but only a few really make it—and maintaining it is even harder. What if I told you about a more attainable goal? Not $10,000 a month, but something more realistic, like an extra $500. For many, an additional $500 monthly would be significant. It’s achievable through a blend of technology, automation, and some savvy online strategies. The big marketing promises aren’t entirely false, just highly improbable. They often exploit people’s desires, masking the hard truths. But here’s the exciting part: if you can consistently make a few hundred dollars each month with one or two simple strategies, you’ll learn how to scale up—if that’s your goal. I don’t want to sound like those New Year marketers, so let’s keep it real. How can you earn a few hundred bucks monthly with minimal effort? By selling a solution to a common problem. Everyone has unique knowledge that can solve certain problems. I can show you how to turn that knowledge into cash through an online course. Don’t dismiss this idea yet. I’ve been in the teaching field for over 30 years, and I’ve picked up a few tricks about rapidly creating online courses. I’ve trained tens of thousands and earned well from it. I’ve condensed my advice into a free ebook, which you can read in just a couple of hours and start applying immediately. It’s straightforward and easy to follow. Grab your free copy here: Http://coursepreneur.com Ignore the New Year hype. While the methods touted by many can lead to some extra income, it’s usually more modest than they claim. But even a couple of hundred dollars, or $500 a month, can make a difference. Turn your knowledge into an online course by teaching a solution to someone’s problem, and they will pay you for it. It’s simple, and with my guide, your success is almost guaranteed!

How to Promote Your SaaS Without a Marketing Budget In light of global financial instability, it's crucial to seize any opportunity to secure additional resources for growing your business. Today, I want to discuss launching on AppSumo as one such opportunity. In six months, I plan to try out this platform with my own project. However, I first got to know it while advising the founder of a SaaS product. We prepared for an AppSumo launch and developed a financial model for a new lifetime access plan. What are we talking about? AppSumo is a marketplace for digital product subscription sales. Here, you can offer your project at a unique price in a "pay once, use forever" model. The main customers are SMBs and digital agencies. As an alternative, you can consider SaaS Mantra. There are standard placement options and a Select option with promotional support for your startup. Despite the high sales commission, the lifetime format, and discounts, all these offer great opportunities: new mentions, loyal users, reviews, and additional revenue. You should consider listing if: - You already have a global product and clients but want to test the AppSumo audience; - You've developed a product and are currently seeking your initial audience and runway; - You've been operating in your local market for a long time and want to enter the American market. How to proceed? 1. Submit an application on the website. 2. Pass the interview and enter the top 1% of Select. 3. Negotiate the contract and terms (we are at this stage now). 4. AppSumo prepares promotional materials and lists you on the platform for 1-2 months. 5. Respond to user inquiries. Be prepared; everyone expects very clear onboarding, asks for additional bonuses, and inquiries about future features. 6. Analyze the results of the campaign. How did we calculate the new tariff? 1. Reviewed all current listings on the platform, where prices varied from $0 to $360. We also requested user statistics and campaign outcomes. 2. Thought through what would be included in our lifetime subscription, any limitations, and possible additional purchases. 3. Calculated the cost of supporting such a tariff per month (support, data, servers, etc.) and how it decreases with scaling. 4. Estimated how many years an average user would use the product. 5. Reviewed AppSumo's offer and discussed adjustments, justifying them with our calculations. What else to explore on this topic? - A YouTube channel on marketing and sales by the founder of AppSumo (link in the comments); - Personal discussions with your network, and reviewing articles and conferences on platform success stories. What do you think of this channel for promotion? Should I share our results later?

The number one predictor you'll reach 6-figures online (Without selling your time or sending DMs) It isn't: • What niche you're in • What platform you post on • How "good" of a writer you are • How often you post daily, weekly None of that matters as much as this... Do you know what it is? Okay – I'll tell you. The number one predictor you'll make 6-figures online is: Traffic. Yup... I see this over and over again. It's the most common issue stopping creators from making digital income that can change their lives: And this is what breaks my poor little, fragile heart... Because this is what most people don't get They don't get why most "writing" and "audience-building" courses fail them... Why do they fail you? Those courses focus on the wrong damn things! They focus on things like: • Writing to who you were 2 years ago • Following your interests and curiosities • Constructing on a professional-looking profile • Teaching a bunch of cookie-cutter frameworks And after you go through the course (Sometimes more than once) Where do you find yourself? If you're lucky – you find yourself back at square one... Most of the time, however, you find yourself even more confused than where you started. Because if you had the steady stream of traffic coming in, what would that help you achieve? • What would authority in your industry do for you? • How much more business could that create for you? • What would an entirely new income stream do for you? I know many of you have done the whole "writing course" dog and pony show. And you've been let down. This is why I've built Complete Creator. To help you generate a consistent flow of traffic for your brand and business. To help you gain clarity on unlocking your unique niche-of-one To help you attract a near-endless supply of leads for your business To help you adopt a time-saving content strategy so you can focus on growing your business and spending time with family. So here's the deal: Tomorrow – you're going to get access to my proven system that's helped my students: • Make their first dollar (and more) on LinkedIn • Go from 300,000 views to 600,000 views (in just 14 days) • Create sustainable & reliable digital product income streams • Develop a time-saving content routine (to grow their business) And so much more... If you're interested in learning how to maximize growth and traffic with minimal effort for your online business and brand – you're gonna love it. I'll see you tomorrow! --- 📌Wanna learn more? Join the waitlist: completecreator.co

Digital Product Profits: Your Guide to Creating and Selling Online:   Explore the world of digital product creation and learn how to create and sell digital products online for passive income and business growth.   Understanding Digital Products: Learn about the different types of digital products you can create and sell online, including ebooks, online courses, software and apps, digital downloads, templates, and multimedia content, and the benefits of digital products for creators and consumers.   Planning Your Digital Product: Discover strategies for planning and creating a digital product that meets the needs and preferences of your target audience, including defining your product concept and objectives, conducting market research, outlining your product content and features, and setting pricing and distribution strategies.   Creating Your Digital Product: Explore tools and techniques for creating and producing your digital product, including writing and formatting ebooks, recording and editing video and audio content, designing graphics and templates, and developing software and apps, and ensuring high-quality production and delivery.   Setting Up Your Sales Funnel: Learn how to set up a sales funnel to sell your digital product online, including creating a landing page or sales page, integrating payment processing and checkout functionality, setting up email marketing automation and follow-up sequences, and optimizing for conversions and customer retention.   Marketing and Selling Your Digital Product: Develop a marketing strategy to promote and sell your digital product effectively, including leveraging content marketing, email marketing, social media, affiliate partnerships, and online advertising to reach your target audience and drive sales and conversions.   Conclusion: Creating and selling digital products online offers creators the opportunity to monetize their skills, expertise, and creativity, and generate passive income and business growth, but it requires careful planning, execution, and marketing to succeed in the competitive digital marketplace.

The single greatest way I’ve ever seen to launch anything (any product, service, business, membership, subscription, idea, etc.) is to host an online challenge.  I enjoyed learning from a world authority in online challenges, Pedro Adao.  Here are my key takeaways:  We ran all of Pedro’s traffic for a little under a year. He would spend millions of dollars in traffic in insanely short sprints (sometimes just a few days).  All professional media buyers know the algorithms need more time than that to optimize.  Pedro ignored this “golden rule” to his benefit. Instead, Pedro relied heavily on good targeting and a good offer. He didn’t need algorithmic optimization or machine learning because he had done his homework regarding who he was marketing to, and he had invested the time into ensuring his offer was massively compelling.  Rule #1 of running an online challenge: Niche down HARD.  You want to be as specific as possible. You want people to feel like you’re speaking to them directly, and the only way to do that is to be specific.  The broader your demographic, the more diluted your challenge will be.  The challenge model is super basic: You host an online event where people can show up and learn one very specific thing. You make a tangible promise with a distinct timeline so they know exactly what they’re getting, for example: Lose 2 pounds in 7 days without changing your diet!  Again, the more specific you are, the more your challenge will be. How you construct the challenge is critical because that ends up being the hook and title (the most important parts of the ads). Pedro would obsess over hooks and titles more than anything else.  Here’s the general formula for writing a challenge hook: [Specific niche] will achieve [specific outcome] in [specific period] while [overcome objections]. For example, Stay-at-home moms: Launch your at-home bookkeeping business in 14 days without any cash out of pocket.  Once you have a model, getting people to the challenge is key.  This can be more difficult than it sounds. Getting people to sign up for a good challenge is relatively easy. Getting them to show up is a whole other story. That’s why Pedro would always run short ad campaigns. Recency is super important when it comes to a challenge. People forget or lose interest if you start running your ads too far out. The absolute earliest is 30 days out, and even that experiences significant atrophy.  You want the majority of your subscribers within 7 days.  The biggest mistake I’ve seen people make is thinking marketing is over once someone registers. Wrong!  That’s when the marketing starts.  You must nurture that person to ensure they come to the live challenge. Anything higher than a 50% show rate is good. If you want to work with a consultant to help you with your online challenges, I recommend my buddy Mark Todd (@markizmarketing on IG).  He’s the best in the business, and I consult with him personally.

In the world of SaaS, HubSpot stands as a beacon of success. Their journey to $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) is a testament to their robust growth framework. Let's delve into the key components of this framework, drawing inspiration from Brian Balfour's insightful essay. 1. 🎯Focus on the Core Loop At the heart of HubSpot's growth is their core loop - a cycle of actions that drives user engagement and growth. This involves attracting users, engaging them with valuable content, and delighting them to promote retention and referrals. Case Study: Spotify Spotify's core loop mirrors this approach. They attract users with a freemium model, engage them with personalized playlists, and delight them with ad-free listening, driving premium subscriptions and referrals. 2. 📈Growth Layers HubSpot's growth layers are strategies built on top of the core loop to accelerate growth. These include expanding into new markets, launching new products, and optimizing their sales process. Case Study: Zoom Zoom's rapid expansion into the remote working and education markets during the pandemic exemplifies effective growth layering. They also launched new features like virtual backgrounds and breakout rooms to cater to these new markets. 3. 🧩Growth Pillars HubSpot's growth pillars are the key areas they invest in to support their core loop and growth layers. These include their product, market, model, and channels. Case Study: Shopify Shopify's investment in their product (e-commerce platform), market (small businesses), model (subscription-based), and channels (SEO, content marketing) has been instrumental in their growth. 4. 🔄Growth Levers HubSpot's growth levers are the specific tactics they use to drive growth in each pillar. For example, in the product pillar, they focus on improving user experience and adding new features. Case Study: Instagram Instagram's focus on user experience and feature additions, such as Stories and IGTV, has helped them maintain user engagement and growth. 5. 🎲Growth Experiments HubSpot's growth experiments are the tests they run to optimize their levers and layers. These experiments help them learn, iterate, and improve their growth strategies. Case Study: Netflix Netflix's experimentation with content types, algorithms, and pricing models has allowed them to optimize their growth strategy and maintain a dominant position in the streaming market. HubSpot's journey to $100M ARR is a masterclass in growth strategy. By focusing on their core loop, building growth layers, investing in growth pillars, pulling growth levers, and running growth experiments, they've built a scalable and sustainable growth engine. 🌟