How to Sell Your E-book - (or other information product) - Through Quickie Seminars

I've been selling my own self-published informationfor giving the seminar.
products (mainly e-books) online for the past 3 years.The most popular seminar center is The Learning
Is it profitable? Definitely.Annex.
But as any seasoned information marketer will vouch,The Learning Annex is one of the largest producers of
it takes time to build up your name recognition online.seminars, lectures, classes and workshops throughout
You'll have to spend considerable effort to developthe United States. They have centers in San
word-of-mouth web site traffic. It's rare that you startFrancisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago,
off making $1,000 a day.New Jersey, New York, and Minneapolis. Altogether
But offline it's an entirely different story.they produce more than 8,000 events a year.
In the real world, when people meet face-to-face, aIf you'd like to suggest a seminar to The Learning
10-minute conversation with a prospect can lead to aAnnex, e-mail () a course description (no more than 1
$1,000 sale.page) outlining the topic you would like to teach, the title
I know this from first-hand experience. You see I'veof the class, and the city you would like to teach in.
been in that position several times. How? I'm an authorInclude a current resume or background information
who uses Quickie Seminars to sell my informationillustrating your qualifications.
products.You will be contacted within 4-6 weeks if they're
What is a Quickie Seminar you ask?interested.
It's a 3-hour talk that you give based around the topic3) Present the seminar and sell your information
of your information product. If you sell DVD's thatproducts to the audience.
teach people how to paint murals, your Quickie4) Happily take your profits home, or move on to the
Seminar would in turn offer similar informationalnext city.
content.Whoa! Take Off Those Rose Colored Sunglasses...
Quickie Seminars are delightful tools for infopreneursAs easy as all of this sounds, there are some major
because they can provide you with a same day paysnafus that unseasoned quickie seminar initiates
day.commit.
You give a Quickie Seminar on Tuesday, you can takeSome infopreneurs do a hard sell. They talk about their
home $200- $5,000 on Tuesday.book during the entire seminar, constantly referencing
Best of all, your competition is slight, if any.pages, and telling the audience, "Well I won't talk about
How One Stay-at-Home Mom Uses Quickie Seminarsthat right now... but it is in my book." This makes
to Make a Years Worth of Salary in 20 Daysaudience members feel like they MUST buy your
I once attended a 3-hour seminar given by a writerbook. That's no good!
named Stacy Banner. Stacy only managed to herdAudience members come for helpful, solid information.
her audience into $1,100 in information product salesGive them what they cam for, and they'll bless you
that night. However this was just one night from herwith sales. No hard sell is required.
10-day Quickie Seminar tour.Other infopreneurs don't accept credit cards. Big
She confided in me that by the end of her tour shemistake. One thing you'll quickly discover is that most
expects to bring home $15,000-$20,000. In fact, shepeople want to pay by credit card. This is especially
does these seminars twice a year. They allow her totrue if you're selling more than one item.
be a stay-at-home mom, while only working a measlyAnd still others situate their sales table on a less
20 days out of the year.frequently traveled path.
Take Advantage of the Quickie Seminar Circuit byPlace your products on a table within the path of the
Following These 4 Steps...bathroom, water cooler, or the exit. The more people
1) Choose a topic that you've created informationare required to pass your stuff, the more likely they
products around.are to stop, look and buy.
Almost any topic will do. Arts, photography, real estate,So what are you waiting for?
business, travel, writing, personal development,This is one marketing and business segment that isn't
spirituality, computers, the Internet, take your pick.oversaturated with a ton of competitors. Get started
2) Pitch your talk to seminar centers around the UStoday and YOU can completely dominate your niche
that are always looking for new experts. Theseon the Quickie Seminar circuit.
companies provide the room, the audience, and theyBut the only way to win this game is by getting out
will actively promote your seminar. Plus you'll get paidthere and playing it.