Yes, I 'spect this is a shock to you...
But I'm partial to print newsletters.
After all, I've been selling my own print newsletters (first the
"Crypto Marketing Newsletter", and now "Email Players") for over 3
years now. However, I'm not just partial to them as a publisher,
but also as a subscriber and buyer of information, too.
Why?
Lots of reasons.
Like, for example...
* They're easier to consume (no logging in, remembering pass words,
etc -- my droog Jim Yaghi says he has a membership site people pay
for and hardly anyone logs in, it pisses him off, like he's wasting
his time...)
* Way more convenient (i.e. pizza delivery vs takeout)
* Exciting (it's like Christmas getting them each month)
* No info overload (just stripped down info in 8-16 pages -- in and
out, do this, this and this, apply, see what happens. It's like you
got your meaty steak each month and you can decide to eat the
dessert, appetizers, and other foods or not -- it's optional or can
be stored as leftovers or snacks for later)
* Can still have online components (forums, membership area, etc)
There are more.
But those are a few reasons.
Anyway, there are so many holes in the market for high priced
newsletters it's almost spooky. And over the years I've put a
"dream team" of newsletter writers together in my head of who I'd
like to pay for their expertise each month in a newsletter (not a
membership site).
Since the world revolves around me, this is important.
What I want is paramount.
Nothing else matters.
I am the ONLY one whose desires count.
So just to get the juices flowing, I'm going to summon the names
of people who I'd like to see create a monthly print newsletter and
the topic I expect them to write on...
1. Direct sales/persuasion (Shameless Shamus Brown)
2. PPC (specifically AdWords - Jim Yaghi)
3. SEO (Ferny Ceballos & Raymond Fong)
4. Investing (specifically for online entrepreneurs - Trevor Mauch)
5. Traffic (generalized - Eric McMillan)
6. Copywriting (David Deutsch, Richard Armstrong, Ryan Healy, John
Anghelache, Daniel Levis... the list goes on... too many to count
and so I'm surely leaving lots of good people out, my bad...)
7. Affiliate marketing (Jonathan Mizel)
8. List building (Jack Born & Ryan Levesque)
9. Public speaking (Ray Edwards)
10. Joint ventures/networking (Adrian Bye)
11. Podcast marketing (Michael Senoff)
12. Video marketing (Jason Moffatt)
13. Monetizing social media (Justin Brooke)
14. Legal tips for online marketers (Mike Young)
15. eBay business tips (Greg Perry)
16. Getting clients (Jason Leister)
17. Offline marketing for Internet marketers (Doberman Dan)
18. Online media publicity (Mike Dolpies)
19. Book marketing (Mike Dolpies, in case he SPURNS me and refuses
to do the online media publicity newsletter)
20. Direct response design tips (Mr. Subtle)
21. Blogging (Brian Clark)
Some of these blokes already have membership sites.
But that's not what I want.
What I want are PRINT newsletters from them.
The kind I get in the mail.
The kind that deliver hard-hitting bites of content to me that I
can use immediately (that same day!) in my business, in a format
I'm practically guaranteed to consume and not ignore or be
overloaded by. Plus, if they did these, that'd give them upfront
cash flow, plus they can back end ancillary products via direct
mail (by letting offers "ride" in the envelope already going out to
subscribers).
Now, don't worry.
I'm a nice guy.
So, I'll let them keep their online membership sites, too.
But they will incorporate a newsletter into the mix.
They could be mixes of generalized info, specialized tips and
up-to-date tactics, all in the context of each newsletter's overall
theme. In some of these cases (like SEO and PPC) the rules are
ALWAYS changing, and a print newsletter is a perfect way to keep
customers up to date, they'll never run out of material...
Now let's talk price.
I'm thinking the specialized ones should be high.
At least $67 (ideally $97) per month.
The generalized ones?
Around $27-$37.
I'm flexible on these, though.
So it's all good.
But whatever the case, I expect this to be done.
I have spoken...
Ben Settle
P.S. The sky is the limit for newsletter publishers. I have a
kindle book on the subject that shows you exactly how to put one
together from "A to Zebra".
And, it only costs a "whopping" $2.99.
You can download it to your Kindle here:
If you're in the US:
http://www.bensettle.com/print-newsletter/us
If you're in the UK:
http://www.bensettle.com/print-newsletter/uk
If you're in France:
http://www.bensettle.com/print-newsletter/france
If you're somewhere else?
I'm not sure how you get it (maybe with an IP address blocking site
or something, Google is your friend...)
Ben Settle
Email Specialist
Settle, LLC
www.BenSettle.com
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
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