| I've been selling my own self-published | | | | seminar.The most popular seminar center is |
| information products (mainly e-books) online | | | | The Learning Annex.The Learning Annex is one |
| for the past 3 years. Is it profitable? | | | | of the largest producers of seminars, |
| Definitely.But as any seasoned information | | | | lectures, classes and workshops throughout |
| marketer will vouch, it takes time to build | | | | the United States. They have centers in San |
| up your name recognition online. You'll have | | | | Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, |
| to spend considerable effort to develop | | | | Chicago, New Jersey, New York, and |
| word-of-mouth web site traffic. It's rare | | | | Minneapolis. Altogether they produce more |
| that you start off making $1,000 a day.But | | | | than 8,000 events a year.If you'd like to |
| offline it's an entirely different story.In | | | | suggest a seminar to The Learning Annex, |
| the real world, when people meet | | | | e-mail () a course description (no more than |
| face-to-face, a 10-minute conversation with a | | | | 1 page) outlining the topic you would like to |
| prospect can lead to a $1,000 sale.I know | | | | teach, the title of the class, and the city |
| this from first-hand experience. You see I've | | | | you would like to teach in. Include a current |
| been in that position several times. How? I'm | | | | resume or background information illustrating |
| an author who uses Quickie Seminars to sell | | | | your qualifications.You will be contacted |
| my information products.What is a Quickie | | | | within 4-6 weeks if they're interested.3) |
| Seminar you ask?It's a 3-hour talk that you | | | | Present the seminar and sell your information |
| give based around the topic of your | | | | products to the audience.4) Happily take your |
| information product. If you sell DVD's that | | | | profits home, or move on to the next |
| teach people how to paint murals, your | | | | city.Whoa! Take Off Those Rose Colored |
| Quickie Seminar would in turn offer similar | | | | Sunglasses...As easy as all of this sounds, |
| informational content.Quickie Seminars are | | | | there are some major snafus that unseasoned |
| delightful tools for infopreneurs because | | | | quickie seminar initiates commit.Some |
| they can provide you with a same day pay | | | | infopreneurs do a hard sell. They talk about |
| day.You give a Quickie Seminar on Tuesday, | | | | their book during the entire seminar, |
| you can take home $200- $5,000 on | | | | constantly referencing pages, and telling the |
| Tuesday.Best of all, your competition is | | | | audience, "Well I won't talk about that right |
| slight, if any.How One Stay-at-Home Mom Uses | | | | now... but it is in my book." This makes |
| Quickie Seminars to Make a Years Worth of | | | | audience members feel like they MUST buy your |
| Salary in 20 DaysI once attended a 3-hour | | | | book. That's no good!Audience members come |
| seminar given by a writer named Stacy Banner. | | | | for helpful, solid information. Give them |
| Stacy only managed to herd her audience into | | | | what they cam for, and they'll bless you with |
| $1,100 in information product sales that | | | | sales. No hard sell is required.Other |
| night. However this was just one night from | | | | infopreneurs don't accept credit cards. Big |
| her 10-day Quickie Seminar tour.She confided | | | | mistake. One thing you'll quickly discover is |
| in me that by the end of her tour she expects | | | | that most people want to pay by credit card. |
| to bring home $15,000-$20,000. In fact, she | | | | This is especially true if you're selling |
| does these seminars twice a year. They allow | | | | more than one item.And still others situate |
| her to be a stay-at-home mom, while only | | | | their sales table on a less frequently |
| working a measly 20 days out of the year.Take | | | | traveled path.Place your products on a table |
| Advantage of the Quickie Seminar Circuit by | | | | within the path of the bathroom, water |
| Following These 4 Steps...1) Choose a topic | | | | cooler, or the exit. The more people are |
| that you've created information products | | | | required to pass your stuff, the more likely |
| around.Almost any topic will do. Arts, | | | | they are to stop, look and buy.So what are |
| photography, real estate, business, travel, | | | | you waiting for?This is one marketing and |
| writing, personal development, spirituality, | | | | business segment that isn't oversaturated |
| computers, the Internet, take your pick.2) | | | | with a ton of competitors. Get started today |
| Pitch your talk to seminar centers around the | | | | and YOU can completely dominate your niche on |
| US that are always looking for new experts. | | | | the Quickie Seminar circuit.But the only way |
| These companies provide the room, the | | | | to win this game is by getting out there and |
| audience, and they will actively promote your | | | | playing it. |
| seminar. Plus you'll get paid for giving the | | | | |