I hated it because even tho I was working for myself I had no spare time or money.
I had goals, dreams and aspirations...I wanted more out of life...
...and wasting my life creating pointless content wasn't going to work.
So I did what everyone else out there does in this situation.
I started looking for a way out.
I looked everywhere and a few months later I found it.
I attended a mastermind event about making money online, in Los Angeles.
The event was sharing the latest strategies you could use to build a brand and sell your own products (digital or physical).
It was hosted by a successful social media influencer...
who was travelling the world while making more money than I could imagine by selling their own products.
This was a cool concept to me, and as I started talking to more and more people at the event, I found that most of them were just like me.
They were also trying to various methods to make money using their influence on social media.
I compiled and documented the ways of all those who saw success selling low ticket products which costs $17-$47 and forged it into a simple system that worked time and time again.
I call it the “4 Step Strategy”.
Now, maybe you’ve considered selling your own products before…
...or maybe you’ve actually tried it but sales weren’t that great…
…or maybe you had “okay” sales but it was tough…
You know, it was revealed to me that all the top earning influencers and creators got it to work so simply but they’re not going to let that secret out…
You see, the old way of living as an influencer/creator is by pushing other people’s products to your audience…
...or selling courses and coaching that costs hundreds or thousands of dollars.
…while Monetized First is all about selling low ticket products within minimal time and generating enough revenue to last a month or two...
...and it works because you’re already trustworthy and credible to your audience.
Just like Jackie Aina’s Forvr Mood who, when she launched, had only a few thousand followers who pre-registered…
…but despite the low count, she managed to generate $700,000 from her launch…
…and the reason is because her followers were loyal and authentic…
That’s why, you don’t need a huge following as long as your followers are engaged.
With success stories like these, it’s no wonder even big personal brands are moving away from licensing deals and starting to sell their own products.
A fine example would be a name we all know, Kim Kardashian…
She is someone who can earn thousands, if not millions, just by doing brand deals…
We can agree to that, but even she’s moving away from that and launched her own product brand…
…which she eventually sold for $200 million.
Even the popular Joe Rogan, who owns a podcast, revealed that he sold his personal brand to Spotify for $100 million.
…and speaking about podcasts, a YouTube channel going by the name of Kurzgesagt, who were doing a lot of sponsored content and depended on ads to survive…
…in 2016, they tried to launch their own products to their audience…
…the results?
It was so successful, it became their highest revenue source.
Which led them to realize they could do more for their audience…
…plus, in their own words…
“It feels good to get directly funded (by the subscribers) and to be able to give something back for it”.
The point I’m trying to make here is that your personal brand is worth more than you think…
…and your audience wants to buy from you more than you think.
All you have to do to realize that worth is by mainly selling your own products to your audience, giving them much more value since they are already looking for the same thing when they’re following you.