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Ready to Create Your Own Information Products?

If you’ve followed my writings at all, you would have heard me mention the name ‘Kevin Riley’ many times over the years, in the newsletter, on this blog, and also on the website.

I ‘met’ Kevin many years ago, when I was just beginning to write info products. I have purchased several of his books and/or courses over a number of years, and continue to do so.  My latest purchase from him was just two days ago.

One course in particular literally changed my life – it taught me the right way to create info products, and including a lot of related information that I previously had no idea about.
If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know that information products (aka ebooks) make up a huge part of my writing income.  The thing I love the most about them is they’re a “write once, profit over and over” source of income.
This is known as passive income.  And that’s exactly what info products are – passive income.

You can make money with them while on holidays, while you sleep, and just about any time.  I’ve even earned from them while in hospital with pneumonia! So once you’ve written your book, set up your sales page and process etc, there’s not a huge amount more to do.

If you were with me several years back, you would have known I took Kevin’s Product Creation Lab Private Workshop.  I did the course online, but that was run as a one-off. After that, it was only available as a physical product, selling for $395.

Obviously everyone is different, but I’ve created info products that have earned $500 on the day of release, and products that have earned $10,000 and more.  And that’s just a handful of over a dozen products I’ve created, so you can see the potential here, I’m sure.

Kevin, being the great guy he is – always trying to help others – has decided to offer the Product Creation Lab Private Workshop as an online course again, simply because the price of the physical product is out of reach for most people.  My understanding is that it’s only for a short period of time. (I am in the process of clarifying this.)

The reason the price is massively reduced is because it’s not a physical product. And we all know that physical products are very expensive to produce.

Would you believe Kevin is selling this $395 product for just $27? That’s more than 90% off the original price! *This is a one-off price, not a recurring membership.

If I didn’t already own the physical product, I would jump on this immediately.

Click here to check it out.

As with all Kevin’s products, step-by-step instructions, worksheets, and illustrations where applicable, are included.

That’s one of the things I love about Kevin’s products – he leaves nothing to chance, and ensures everyone can understand the information provided.

If you do have problems, he’s very accessible.

Kevin loves making videos, and he’s created a fun video for you to watch.  It’s at the top of the page (when you follow the link), but honestly, if you want to skip it, you won’t be disadvantaged.  I’ve seen it, and it was a lot of fun, but it doesn’t tell you a whole heap about the course itself.

Scroll down just a little from the top of the page, and you’ll get all the information you need.

I hope you take a look at this product, because it’s something that can dramatically increase your writing income for many years to come.

Don’t be put off by the mention of ‘daily’ lessons.  This is a self-paced course.  If you can’t do lessons daily, you don’t have to.  Kevin says it’s daily to get you into a habit.

As I said, I’ve taken many of Kevin’s courses.  They’re all self-paced, and believe me, I don’t usually have time to do daily lessons – I just log in at my own pace.

Info products can be a second in.come, a main in.come, a passive in.come, or whatever you want it to be. This sort of opportunity doesn’t come along often, so grab it while it is being sold at an unbelievable price.
Click here now to learn more.

If this product is right for you, you will snag yourself the bargain of the century!

 

 

 

 

Cheryl

 

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Work At Home: Getting Started

Welcome back!

This is the first in a series for WAHM, dads, grandparents, or anyone else who works from home.

Posts will discuss a variety of ways to earn money as a writer working from home, and also show you the pro’s and cons of freelance writing.  However, this information will also be helpful for anyone working from home.

Freelance Writing Defined

When thinking of freelance writing, many people assume the term means writing for magazines.  That is not the case at all.

Freelance writing simply means you are writing as a contractor and not ‘employed’ by anyone.  The dictionary defines freelance as “a self-employed person” and that’s a great way to explain it.

Freelancers are required to keep their own tax/income records, then pay tax on that income at tax time.  That means you should always allow for this when working out your income requirements.

*Please note I am not a tax consultant and any information provided is generalized.  Please consult a tax consultant for professional advice.

Setting Up Your Home Office

Because it’s logical, I’m going to start with setting up a home office.  In the majority of cases, you won’t need anything more than you already have:

Desk
Chair
Computer

*If you’re buying new equipment, make sure your desk and chair are ergonomical.  I’ll discuss this in more depth in a later post.

Those are the basics of a home office, and you probably already have each of those.  There are extras you may need, but aren’t essential at this point:

Fax
Scanner
Printer

Let me discuss each of these –

Fax – I’ve never had a fax, and have rarely been asked to provide a fax number, but I know a lot of WAHM who use them all the time.  It really depends on what you’re doing.

Scanner – more than anything, I use my scanner for clips.  This makes it simple to send proof of past publication to potential markets.

They can be printed out for posting, or they can be saved as pdfs and then attached to an email.

Note:  I haven’t queried a market via snail-mail for over 5 years, so pdfs are the way I work.

Printer – not essential.  I have a printer next to my desk, and I use it more for printing out work for proof-reading than anything.

Getting Organised

I will go into this in more depth in a later post, but organisation is extremely important in a home office.

Every day should start with a plan.  Decide on your work priorities for the day and write them down.  Make sure you tackle those items before anything else, and mark them off as they’re completed.

Not only does this show you what you’ve achieved, it helps you to move onto the next priority project.

A word of warning:  Do not allocate more than five priority items per day, especially when starting out, as you’ll find it overwhelming.

Mindset

This was one of the most difficult things I faced when I began working from home.

Here I was sitting at my desk, working from home, and knowing I had a ton of washing to do, floors to sweep, dishes to put away, beds to make etc.

It took a few months, but finally I was able to get housework out of my head.  Your mind tells you to do those unfinished or not yet started household tasks, but your logical side tells you that work must come first.

And if you’re working for a client then it must.  Because more likely than not you’ll be on a deadline.

If you can’t get beyond that housework mindset, start your day by adding a load of washing to the machine, load the dishwasher, and get the kids to make the beds for extra pocket money.

Doing this will ease your mind, and get your focus back on your workday.

Most people working from home are doing it for a variety of reasons.  Here are a few of the most common reasons:  illness and unable to go out to work, recently had a baby and want to work from home, need extra money.

Your Needs

Okay, that’s it for today, but I am going to set a bit of homework.  I’d like you to think about what sort of work you want to do (if you haven’t already started).

My next post will discuss various forms of writing – what they are, what they pay, and the pros and cons.

Don’t forget to leave your comments about this post!

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the Writer2Writer.com blog!

Wow, I didn’t think I’d ever get around to organising a blog, but luckily, my tech guy installed it, otherwise I’d still be floundering. 

Thanks Craig, you’re worth double (even triple!) your weight in gold.

The purpose of this blog is to show you that if you really want to, you can make money from your passion of writing. Whether that’s in the form of fiction, articles, non-fiction books, novels, short stories, or any other area of writing.

The biggest problem most writers face is they don’t know where to begin. And that was my stumbling block too.  Once I understood how to do something, you couldn’t hold me back.

I want you to view this blog as your blog, so I’ll try not to ramble, or go off on a tangent.  Hopefully you will keep me in line.  <g>

If you have any questions, I’ll try to answer.  If you have any suggestions, I’ll do my best to take you up on them. My aim is, and always has been, to help writers. Some writers want to do this for a hobby, and that’s fine; it’s how I started out.

One day I was presented with the necessity to make money from my skill, so I turned it into a business - a business that’s grown and thrived over the past five and a half years.

If your quest is to make money, good money, from your writing skills, then you’ve come to the right place.

 

Cheryl