Looking for Black Women Who Love to Blog

I recently created Social Media Sistas, a space for black women / women of color in social media to collectively blog what’s going on in the black community online and around the world. SMS is very new, and free to join. I am currently working on reaching out to my fellow Black Women who are into social media to join the network and be a part of something new and exciting. I’m looking for black bloggers of all genres, from mom bloggers to business gurus … entertainment, finance, politics, and everything in between.

To review the website and/or join visit: http://socialmediasistas.com

[Webinar Replay] How to Boost Your Holiday Sales

I honestly think business owners and entrepreneurs love the holiday season more than kids! This is the time when pocket books are open and people are spending whether they can afford to or not, so make sure that you and your business are getting a piece of the ‘Holiday Sales Frenzy’.

Last year, my partner Richelle Shaw and I did a great free webinar for our Women of Color Small Business Coaching Program that was all about boosting your sales for the Holidays. I thought you could benefit from watching this webinar replay this year too!

Click the link to watch the webinar replay: Why are your Holiday Sales Slow? How to Boost Your Holiday Sales this Year!

How I Doubled my Online Profits in One Month

To learn everything I know about making money online, click here and grab my 15+ web business and marketing ebooks while you can.

I’m a digital diva. Most of the products that I sell online are in one digital form or another, ranging from eBooks and banners to web templates and ad space [browse my ebooks for entrepreneurs]. When I started making sales online, I felt like I was floating on cloud 9. When I figured out how to double my sales in less than a month, I felt like I was on top of the world.

Let me let you in on a few simple tips that can help you tap into the profit potential of your business. Here are the five things that I did to double my profits in one month:

1. I took my best selling eBooks and put them in bundles. I went from making $10 per sale to $20 per sale, and even more than that with my bigger eBook packages. I used the same system in my graphics design business. My most popular product was the $20 medium sized banner. I quickly realized that many people didn’t know how to upload their banner to their website, so I added on an additional fee of $10 for html code. Then I realized that some people wanted animation added to their banner, which meant I was doing more work, but not getting paid extra. At that point, I decided to charge an additional $10 for animation, so now my average banner design profit is $40 instead of $20 and that profit gets even bigger when customers by in bulk or purchase larger banners.

2. I started to recommend other products to my buyers when they asked questions, just before checkout, and after their purchase. Simple recommendations and follow-up emails turned small sales into up sells, which again resulted in more profits.

3. I stopped spending the majority of my time trying to find new business. I started email marketing campaigns, inviting old customers to check out new products and I started giving them exclusive discounts. I took my new $20 bundle and gave old customers exclusive $10 discounts which resulted in return sales. By staying in contact with old customers and giving them the incentive to buy new things at a discounted rate, I was able to generate return sales in addition to new sales.

4. I started my first subscription website, the Web University, where fans of my eBooks could get one new eBook from me every month in addition to monthly how-to articles and videos. My subscription websites opened up a new world of residual income and constant cash flow. Instead of having customers buy one eBook, I had them on auto-payment, which meant I was receiving payments every month. I used that same system to create my banner rotator, my black girl click ad network, and my other coaching programs to ensure that every week I was generating residual sales.

5. I started to actively promote products I used to people in my network. From Google Adsense to my top Affiliate Products, I figured out how to generate a new stream of residual income by recommending affiliate products to my list.

Selling digital content, taking advantage of email marketing, affiliate marketing, and subscription programs are all really simple sales solutions that I used to double my profits in one month. Stick with me, and I will explore each of these strategies in more detail on the SistaSense Blog. To learn everything I know about making money online, click here and grab my 15+ web business and marketing ebooks while you can.

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