Transcripts Can Boost Profits
by Melody
Teleseminars are calls that give you an opportunity to present your information and expertise to others from the comfort of your telephone. You can be the sole speaker during the teleseminar or you can invite one or more guest speakers so that it’s more engaging. Participants from all over the world can call in to hear what you have to say.
The benefits of teleseminars are numerous. From the speaker’s perspective, they help develop good relationships, allows the speaker to share his or her expertise, and they are great for increasing sales.
The ability to record the teleseminar and provide a copy of it to the participants in exchange for their name, and email address being added to your list is a win-win deal for both you and the participant.
In addition, teleseminars can be transcribed and emailed to call participants so they can print and refer back to them time and again. These transcripts can be used in a variety of other ways too, including:
- Give them away as a bonus for signing up for your list or purchasing your product
- Convert it into an ebook or guide to sell
- Chop it up for individual blog posts, newsletter topics or autoresponder messages
- Turn it into articles and press releases for additional publicity
Transcripts can also be used to increase the value of a product. For instance, if you hold a teleseminar and decide to sell CD copies of it for $30 each, that’s great. But what about all those people who learn better by reading or are hearing impaired? Are they going to purchase that CD? Probably not, however, add a transcript and an easy to follow checklist to it and you’ve instantly turned a $30 product into a $50 product and increased your customer reach.
So the next time you’re planning a teleseminar, consider how the addition of a transcript can increase your profits.
Our qualified team of assistants can transcribe your audio in either a verbatim or cleaned-up format.
6 Steps to Writing Your Own Ebook
by Melody
Thanks to the internet and continuing advances in technology, it now easier than ever to write and publish your own ebook. Ebooks are becoming increasing popular because writers no longer have to worry with inventory, postage and manually mailing each purchased copy. Consumers enjoy hassle free purchasing and instant delivery. This makes it a win-win for writers and consumers. Ebooks, unlike paper or hardback books generally consists of 50 to 100 pages and get straight to the heart of the matter. Today we see ebooks on everything from dog grooming to managing finances. If you are knowledgeable in a particular area, you too can create and sell ebooks.
There are four basic things you need in order to write and publish an ebook:
- A topic that others will be interested in
- The motivation to get your book written
- A program to convert your word document to pdf format
- A simple web site with a sales letter describing your ebook
- Here are the steps to writing your first ebook.
Step 1 - Identify your subject matter. Do you have a certain area of expertise or experience that holds value to you and to others? The topic could be anything from how to make paper airplanes to building a computer from scratch.
Step 2 - Research to find out what people want to know. What information are they seeking, how are other writers presenting this information and how can you present it differently to make your ebook worth purchasing?
Step 3 - Start writing. Once you have gathered your information, it is time to begin writing your book. The pages should be written in an easy to understand manner and include important information about your chosen topic.
Step 4 - When your pages are complete, you must compile them into an ebook. There are several options available and some ebook generators are free provided you include a link to the software in your ebook. A quick search online will tell you what your options are.
Step 5 - You will need to use a copy-protection program to prevent others from giving your ebook away to their friends and associates for free. You can purchase this software or pay someone else to do it for you, but you do not want to neglect this step. You have written your ebook with the intention of selling it to others, not selling it to one person who then gives it away free to several people.
Step 6 - Before you can promote your ebook, you need to make sure you have provided many ways for your customers to pay you. Determine how you plan to accept payments and have them in place before you begin promoting your book.
The ebook market is wide open to anyone who has the desire. You can get an ebook published in very little time and begin reaping the rewards.