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Well folks the time is here and I don’ tknow if my ass is getting worn out yet or it is just the chair. It has been 5 full months now that I have been posting on this blog and playing around. I am getting ok traffic and it is time to start charging for each blog post!
No of course I am kidding. My posts on here and for fiction Saturday will be free forever. But today I want to talk about money and how to separate people from it. I have been listening to Nathan Hangen’s podcasts in bulk lately and he has inspired me to get something going now.
What I am looking for today is some input. The time has arrived that the new baby is imminent and I need to get some cash in to cover the bills. I am trying to come up with a product that is not just another e-book for people to file away in the dusty recess of their hard drive and never read. I have too many of those myself. I want something to make people say, “Yea, that is good. Hey Steve, have you seen this?”
So here is a question. I want to ask something like what do you think of a stay at home dad membership site or mentoring thing but then I think how many stay at home dads are out there that actually would be willing to pay money for a site like that? Maybe an ebook would be better.
I have a couple of books that I am working on, but one is fiction and one is about my daughters kidney disease. I keep trying to figure out what exactly I have to offer besides writing, that people would be interested in. I haven’t started yet, but I am going to have audio versions of my fiction stuff available in the near future and I don’t see how I could charge for those, at least until the ebook comes out.
Anyone need a partner for a JV?
So, any ideas that people need tackled? I am just confused again at what kind of a product that I can offer that will be of value to people. I am not sure now what is important to share. I am working on a groovy workbook for kids on roadtrips. That will be a good one to get out.
Anyhow, what do you guys think? I expect comments on this one folks!
until later
Justin
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You can fool yourself into thinking you are actually being productive. In all of the fanfare of super connectivity and internet everywhere I at least get stuck in the ruts that we are not supposed to get stuck in.
Social media and email are the worst offenders in my world. I know you are not supposed to look at twitter or email but some days that is all I get done in my business world. It is pathetic but nevertheless true. And I know, I know that I am not supposed to be looking but I am hoping that so and so replied to my comment or someone cool is following me on twitter.
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Today I am posting the e-mail that I sent out yesterday to my small but loyal e-mail list. This is something fun, and will only be available next week. So I am promoting it! Please consider signing up for my mailing list here. I promise not to sell your email address or trade it for cookies. Or to send you a bunch of garbage.
You have enough to read, so you will only hear from me for big announcements and *fingers crossed* monthly newsletters. Please sign up, it may not be the best thing you do today, but it won’t be the worst either! Plus there is a free e-book on writing tips for authors just for signing up.
I want you to know about a fun new Internet Game show called Bloggywood Squares. If you have been cruising the blogosphere for a while, you probably have heard of Mike Cliffe-Jones and Nathan Hangen. Or even their product, Beyond Blogging. You may also know Jordan Cooper, professional funnyman and owner of Not A Pro Blog.com.
They have teamed up for this new game show with some “celebrity” guests. It will be a fun watch over the next week at 7pm EST. The winner of the show will get a free membership to the beyond blogging sessions which are cool in and of themselves. You can also win a membership just for signing up for the sessions!
So head over here: Bloggywood Squares (affiliate link) and sign up for the fun!
have a good one.
Justin
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