I'm asking you: What information would you pay for?
December 28, 2007 by ian
Ever the capitalist, I'm looking for ways to earn a bit more money online these days.
I'm considering:
- Creating a series of MP3s talking about internet marketing strategy.
- Writing an ebook, Conversation Marketing 2, and selling that.
- Selling answers, literally: Folks come to Conversation Marketing, ask a question, I answer it. If you like the answer, you pay for it.
But then I realized, I should just ask. What would you pay for? What would you consider a waste? Answer with a comment, below.
I appreciate your feedback.




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Chris Furniss
says:
December 28, 2007 09:52
How about an exclusive podcast giving me all of your best-kept SEO secrets?
Bob says:
December 28, 2007 12:51
I'm not one to purchase information (except books), but if I were to "join" or purchase something online, it would be something like the SEOBook or similar to Rand's article about the last or "secret" 10% for conversation marketing - http://tinyurl.com/2mzldh
If this were my job, or if I start heading into marketing, I would buy:
1. An exclusive enewsletter (Jim Logan did this).
2. A constantly updated eBook.
3. An exclusive community for $100/year membership.
4. A community that shares the last 10% of information.
I'm thinking "community" and I'm thinking "exclusive." Credit to Seth Godin - http://tinyurl.com/2sn2cq
Rex White says:
December 31, 2007 09:56
Personally, I think eBooks and podcasting is a little old (maybe it's just me.)
I actually think that selling answers is a different idea... sort of a PPQ (pay-per-question) sort of deal. Keep it simple - 1 question and 1 question only for a small fee. Might at least be worth a try.
I might be inclined to use it. I never thought I'd buy songs on iTunes, but I do. Might work out for Ian's PPQ, too!