Naming a book or info-product is often a royal pain in the neck. And that’s because most of us tend to sit down at our desk hoping for inspiration to strike. The weird bit is that inspiration is often in some other place altogether. It’s right in front of your nose, but often you may […]
Info Products Archives—Psychotactics
The Cannibalisation Strategy: Why You Need to Make Your Products (And Services) Redundant
It sounds bizarre to make your own products, courses and services redundant But it’s a very sound strategy that’s been used by companies such as General Motors, Apple—and oh, we’ve done it for almost as long as Psychotactics has existed. What’s it about? Let’s find out in this episode. Right click here and ‘save as’ […]
Can You Successfully Defend Your Work Against Criticism? (Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell)
What happens when your book finally goes out into the world ? Gladwell has been attacked time and time again for his chapter on the 10,000 hour rule. But was the attack justified? Or was it all wrong? How do you defend yourself against something you’re innocent of, in the first place? Plus, a bonus […]
How To Choose Evocative Titles for your Book (Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell)
Choosing the title of a book seems to be an almost impossible task. Is there a method or science behind a title that works vs. a title that’s just “meh?” And interestingly, when does a “meh” title work just fine. We go deep, but not too deep into how to create evocative titles. If you’ve […]
Three Ways To Write A Stunning Report Overnight
Writing a report for your website can be quite a nightmare How are you supposed to put 20-30 pages together? And what system should you follow to get great results? That answer is remarkably simple, and plainly effective. And instead of just one way, why don’t we look at three ways you can put together […]
Double Your Sales With Versions and Satellite Products: Creating Information Products
Can you really double your sales of a product you’ve created a while ago? And why are satellite products so very useful to clients and profitable to your info-product business? Let’s look at info-products as we’d look at a piece of software like Photoshop. Find out the magic that already exists within your info-product and […]
Creating Information Products: When to Leave The Clients Out (And When to Include Them In)
When creating an information product is the client important? It might seem that a client is extremely important when creating an information product. After all, you’re getting them to tell you exactly what she needs. However, more often than not, this method is a recipe for disaster. Even so, the client is extremely useful in […]
Outlining Your Book: The Three Crucial Steps
When you sit down to write a book you and I can waste a lot of time, if we don’t take time to outline But what are the elements involved in outlining? And how can we make sure we don’t make any silly mistakes? If you’re about to write a book or plan to be […]
How To Get Stunning Names For Your Information Products and Courses
Trying to come up with a suitable name for your book or info-product seems like a nightmare What if you’re wrong? What if the name isn’t well received? However, there’s a way to make your book really stand out. And guess what? It’s not the title that matters. It’s the sub-title. Find out why we’ve […]
The Unlikely Bestseller (And Why It Sold 2 Million Copies)
When Kathy Sierra sat down to write her book on JAVA, it wasn’t supposed to be a bestseller. They had incredible odds with over 16,000 other books on JAVA already on Amazon. And yet they cut through the noise? How did they do it? They didn’t pull the stunt that many Internet marketers do. Instead […]
