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Profit Hacking System-Cash In, Build List, Back End At The Same Time

Profit Hacking System: Foolproof Guide To Creating Your Own Product, Make Money And Build Your List – All In 3 Simple Steps

I’ve been bumming around and doing nothing and I’m retiring from my internet business… Just kidding! How can I possibly let you guys down?!

As a matter of fact, all this while that I have been missing in action, I was testing out a new system. A new sneaky system.. And I must say that the result of this secret system testing has brought a big smile on my face.

I’ve been toying with the idea of a system that can hack the gruesome procedure of creating a product, building a list, getting traffic, marketing and all those hard manual work in internet marketing. And after doing little tweaks here and there, I’m proud to present you guys with my new system, the Profit Hacking System.

It may sound absurd if I tell you that you can create your product, build a list and generate profits in under 3 hours! Sounds like a scam?

These are just some of the Clickbank results from implementing the new system.
(Click on the screenshots below to enlarge)

Profit Hacking System Clickbank Proof 1

Profit Hacking System Clickbank Proof 2          Profit Hacking System Clickbank Proof 3   

Alright, I know it’s not much of a proof in the 5-figure range like those you see in product launches but I’m sure this would wet your appetite enough to try out this new system. So let’s get down to business…

What I am going to teach you in this post is how to gather resources from different places and create a product that gives value to people who need them.

(Correction! It should be “WANT” instead. Since most people buy stuffs based on WANT momentarily rather than NEED. Just recall all things you have bought that are left unused, lying around, weaving cobwebs in your garage) .

This system is made simple and easy so you can sell a product, make quick cash and with as little effort as possible and at the same time, you can also build your mailing list.

I’m gonna break it down into details in order to let you guys understand better on how to use this system to its fullest potential. 

Step 1: Finding Your Niche

Before creating your product, it is common sense that you need to know which niche market you want to target.

When researching for a suitable niche, you do not have to spend hours over-analyzing. This is a deadly mistake many internet marketers make. They over analyze. All you simply need to do, is to identify a market that has proven to be profitable and move in on it. It really is that simple.

For example, if you are targeting golfers, go to places where golfers “hang out” like forums, blogs or alternatively, you can also flip through magazines or books of your niche. These are “gold mines” where you can dig for ideas to come up with new products.

From these sources, you can identify the problems people are facing in their niche and from there, you can create a product that will help solve their problems.

Remember, the more specific you target a niche, the higher the conversion rate, the fatter the profits you earn.

For this case study, we will be targeting golfers who wants a stronger and more accurate swing.

Researching a niche shouldn’t take more than half an hour for this system. It is easy to create product with this system, and you can even come up with multiple products today. So, there isn’t really a need to be afraid of not doing enough research and targeting the wrong niche.

 

Step 2: Sneaky Product Creation

How To Legally Swipe Valuable Videos To Instantly Create Your Own Instant Profit Bursting Products In Under An Hour…

Now that you know what niche you want to target, you can use the google search engine to help create your product.

Search for videos on the niche you want to target.

For this case, we would be searching for videos that teaches people how to execute a stronger and more accurate golf swing.

YouTube, Google Videos, MetaCafe, Expert Village and Video Jug are all excellent sites to search for how-to videos. Take note of the ones which have high number of views (hint: there is high demand for such an info product).

These are good leads to what people are searching for and even if it doesn’t concern your target niche, you can take note of it and use it as your next product.

After you have found a video that you think is suitable, copy and paste the url into a word document file and hyperlink it. This will save your buyers the trouble of having to copy and paste the url onto their browsers in order to view the videos and I would recommend you to get at least 10 videos for your product.

After you have done so, you can add a report to your product to provide your buyers with more details on the videos. You need not write a whole article. A 200 words report would be sufficient. Do a basic write up and maybe throw in some fun facts or interesting stats to let your buyers understand more about your products and videos.

Although this might seem like simple “cut and paste” procedures which might kid you into thinking why would anybody want to pay for this piece of information when they can get it free?

That is because you are giving them exactly what they want and not just 1 or 2 videos, but 10 or more videos. People would pay for instant gratification on information they want to consume right now.

But more importantly, rather than having to search for hours all over the net to find what they need, you have already organized what they want in one valuable information product. 

Here’s the biggie -> Most information products you have ever bought are likely to be just an aggregation of information the author has gathered or re-packaged. 

Also, you do not want to put very high price for your product. I would recommend you to price it anything below $10 dollars, depending on how much information you are providing. Selling it at such a price might not bring you much profit but, what we can potentially gain much more with what I’ll be teaching you next.

 

Step 3: The Cash Generator

This is the most important part of your product creation.

Now, I’m sure you have bought into books and magazines that are filled with recommendations on related products.

This is the same concept we are going to apply here in the system. Let’s say a golfer bought our information e-book on how to develop a more accurate and powerful swing.  And in this e-book, we can also recommend golf clubs that help golfers to improve their swing. I’m certain a percentage of the readers would be interested in these products as well.

After you have added the how to videos links and description, you can go to any other affiliate sites to look for products that are similar to what you are selling.

You can go to either Click Bank, PayDotCom or Commission Junction which are really good affiliates sites and search for relevant products to sell in your e-book as well. Search for multiple products that you think are worthy to promote,  instead of one single product.

This ensures a higher chance of buyers purchasing a back-end affiliate product you are promoting. In fact, you stand a higher chance of profiting more from this product you have created.

Remember to keep in mind what kind of buyers you are targeting. For golfers who are looking at improving their swing power and accuracy, you can also sell them relevant golfing materials that can help them improve the mechanics of their golf game.

Now, the trick here is to be as precise as possible. Selling a basketball shoe in a golf niche is like feeding a lion with vegetables – they would barely even touch it.

Make sure that you are “feeding” your buyers with the right products. Think in your buyer’s shoes and naturally, your conversion will skyrocket.

Remember that I mentioned previously that you should price your product less than $10. This is because we are actually attracting customer who have cash and are willing to spend on the product instead of freebie seekers.  Most likely they would also purchase another affiliate product that is related.

This way, you are building up a mailing list of customers instead of a list of normal subscribers. Your ultimate goal is not to have a big list of subscribers but a big list of customers. Makes lots of sense, doesn’t it?

And although we might be earning very little up front, we have crafted a product that can potentially earn us much more profits in the back-end.

May I also remind you that some buyers are willing to buy more than one product from you over a lifetime as your customer!

 

Summing It Up

In a gist, what I’m teaching you in this post is to target a niche, find videos and an affiliate product to recommend back-end related products. It sounds simple because it really is that simple!

It wasn’t until I put this system to test that I realize simple stuff like this does work. I do not know why, but humans find joy in believing in complications. I guess it’s the “If this can make money then it has to be complicated” syndrome.

I’ve put this system to work out of curiosity and when I woke up the next day to check on my Click Bank account, little did I know I was in for a surprise.

The reason why this “cookie cutter” system works so wonderfully is because people buy a product for its value (value lies in the benefits of what the reader can achieve with the information)!

Although we are using resources from someone who has experience, we are still creating and providing value to people who wants them. Even magazines or books or any source of information, there is a good chance that they are written based on experience from others and not the author themselves…

It’s a few simple steps to execute and your product is hot out of the oven and ready to sell. All you need is a maximum of a couple of  hours to come up a single product. Even if you sleep twenty hours a day(although not recommended), you still have the time to create a couple of products to sell per day.

I hope you’ve learnt much from this post but this is only the first part of the system that I’m sharing with you. So remember to stay tuned folks, for the next few juicy posts I’m gonna teach you how to put this piece of profit hacking system into place and start generating profits for you, instantly!

Cheers to a good year ahead!

 

P.S: This system has come as a pleasant surprise for me and what a way to start a new year! Let me know what you think below. Cash and beers are welcome… :)



Wishing YOU Success In Life,
Craig Johnson

65 Responses to “Profit Hacking System-Cash In, Build List, Back End At The Same Time”

Glen Says:


Hi Craig,

Thanks for your sharing.  A truly simple system yet enormously powerful…Please give us more….!!

I’m always all “ears and eyes” to listen and learn MORE from you. 

7 SEXY SEO Secrets Says:


Hi – Great post! Great idea! Of course, the hard part is getting the traffic. Is that the next part of your course? Would be great if it is! Thanks, Allen

Craig Johnson Says:


How did you guess? Yes, that’ll be in the next blog post…

Bret Says:


Craig,

Excellent post! I have been thinking about this and have a niche or 2 or 3! It would be great to ge tthis off the ground.

Yes finding the list of people can be a little bit of a plow but I am sure, in oyur experience, you have some helpful tips!

I would be interested in any trialing!

Will Says:


Hmm, I still don’t know about the video idea. I know I would be fairly annoyed if I spent money on a report and all it really was a collection of videos from free sites.

I don’t think I would be in a rush to buy anything more from that person. I think you’d be much better off spending a little money and having a report written for you.

You could even test a market using your idea, and once you know it is profitable, you could come back and write a better report full of useful information as opposed to the free video idea.

You need to remember that word of mouth can be a great marketing tool – I doubt many people would be raving about your product to their friends if it’s just a collection of video links… and even if they did find a video they liked and wanted to show their friends, they wouldn’t refer your product they’d just send them straight to the video link.

Tr!p Says:


Seems like a great system man :)

 I’m not long into this but I can already see the potential in such a simple idea -esspecially condsidering how many times I’ve seen people buy a quick fix followed up by backend products(and yes I’m guilty of it as well as the rest of the human race lol).

The thing is as you say, if your creating from a buyers perspective your gonna give them what you’d expect -value.

Look forward to the next part, many thanks!

Tr!p

Frank Says:


Hi. If you intend to use this method, please also ensure that you retain a good lawyer. Using other people’s videos in your product without their permission is a breach of copyright and leaves you open to legal action.

Rika Susan’s Flooring DIY News Says:


Great post, Craig with a very doable model. Will try it out. Thanks.

Find Hot Markets Says:


It’s fascinating how the easy money systems work.

So… thanks Craig. and yes, hit the keyboard to write about traffic. I’m looking forward to it now.

Gary

James Says:


Hi Craig,
Now that’s what I like to see !  No BS straight up GOOD advice.
Not all this Hyped up Fluff  that “we all ” fall for from these so-called “GURU’S .
Keep it up!
Cheers
James

Craig Johnson Says:


Hey Will, thanks for the heads up…that was what I thought initially…that’s why i was pleasantly surprise that it worked…in any case, you can just recreate the videos yourself…and videos from these sites are usually free to be distributed..

James Says:


Re: Franks post  ( breach of copyright )

How can there be a  “breach of copyright “  if the videos are from FREE sites ! da

Bret Says:


I agree with Craig, besides the person who created the video is getting more hits! Free advertising in my mind!

What if TaylorMade had a video on YouTube for their latest set of golf clubs? It may not be in the top spot or it might be indexed all wrong. Next thing you know they have got lots of hits after you published your product?

I really don’t thin they would mind;)

Also if you were a golf professional out there who created a video and stuck it on YouTube then that is a free market. Why not sell t yourself? Or why not offer people who use this method an affiliate opprtunity?

WOW Craig I think I just found a way of making even more money from this!

Of course thanks goes to Will as well for the excellent rebutal:)

AdrianLee Says:


Thanks Craig, let me go do it… within 4 hours?

Will Says:


@ Frank,

I think Craig is just talking about linking to the videos in the free report. There’s no way you can really embed the videos in a pdf report without using expensive software.

So I don’t think they will need a good legal team. You are free to have a link to whatever site you want in any report you write – no laws against that if they are just ‘resources’. 

Thomas Says:


Craig,

After creating the product, who do you suggest we sell to, and where?

Thanks to comment.

William Says:


The simplest ideas are usually the best. Looking forward to when the Profit Hacking System is fully available.
Thanks, Craig.
William

Paul Says:


I think…no I KNOW this is really powerful stuff.  I will be impatiently awaiting your next post.  My biggest question is this? What methods will be used to promote your idea?
Paul

Walt Says:


Hi Craig

Some good advice. Well done you!

However, like others I’d be interested in the traffic generation part which is always on everyones mind.

Keep us posted!

Regards

Walt

Bret Says:


There are many ideas. In the write up Craig actually leaves a few ideas. Forums, User Groups, Social Networks, AdSense, AdWords, ClickBank, eBay or even your network of people or lists you currently have.

Craig would you be up for getting a few of us under your wing and putting some of these ideas to the test? I am a professional IT tester and would not mind testing these ideas out to see what works?

We could do different niches but try different marketing angles with maybe different marketing areas?

Just a thought!

Anyway hope this thread is not keeping you from writing the next installment;)

Terry Says:


Videos from youtube? A 200 word report? That’s just a couple of sentences. Come on, get real. Better not offer a refund clause. And you certainly don’t need to worry about trying to build a list because anyone who does buy it is not going to buy anything else from you in the future. How would you like to pay $10 for junk like that? And no one else does either.

   

Craig Johnson Says:


Well, you’d have to try it out for yourself…I’ve done it….but i charge $5 bucks for the book…of course you can repackage it in a better format to increase the value of the product..in any case, most marketers are merely “information aggregators”…

Earlyn Shuffler Says:


Hi Craig,
I am fairly new to this business and have recently been promoting Affiliate programs on my website but I am excited about creating my own products and you have given us an excellent idea on how get started….. Thanks much.
Bret made a great suggestion for testing with people who have more knowledge so that more ideas can be shared. I look forward to the promise of being able to share in these discussions.
Earlyn
 

Bret Says:


Craig does have a point. I mean how many of us have bought eBooks that have the smae basic info in them apart from a few “Gems”?

TIme is of the essecence for most people and they don’t have oodles of time to trawal the internet looking for somehting that may help them.

Search engines are changing their criteria all of the time and your info might be on page 1 one day and page 10 the next.

What they are paying for is you putting together target info that helps them. The product will also supply like minded links that will enhance the product.

I have bought wholesale lists on eBay for £3, about $5 bucks and they were a waste of time. I have also spent over 100 hours on YouTube finding out all about BioFuels and Hydroponics and still probably didn’t get to the best stuff!

Time is the savings and added linkage for discount products that sell below eBay prices! http://www.isydropship.com I can get a full set of TaylorMade irons for $250!

Sorry for the plug;)

Yvon Says:


Hi Craig

It good to know your still alive, I tot you add pass away.

Great article.

Will you be covering the tech part of this process.

Yvon
Golden Thread… Can I steel have access to your technicien

P. Eric Willms Says:


This is a really simple, good idea, the only problem  (as previously mentioned ) is where does the traffic come from.  And, that is coming in the next post. I can hardly wait.

Yvon Says:


I’ve been looking for a blog theme for a will now and it bean 
right there in my face, all that time.

May I ask you what theme is this blog ?

Yvon
The Determine Newbie from GT

Craig Johnson Says:


Yes you still have access to him

Sun Says:


Thanks Craig,
Very good information.

Osman Says:


Hi Craig,

I agree with you. Yes, most people (and I used to think so too) believe if something makes money, then it’s going to be complicated.

The system you’re sharing here sounds logical enough to me…and I’ll definitely try it soon since it’s sooo simple. :)

Thanks for sharing this great idea.

Osman

Michael Lofton Says:


Craig,

Insightful, insightful, insightful… spin, spin, spin.  Plenty of great information developing here dude!

-michael

ps… you’ll still have the most Rockn’ SEO Firefox toolbar around!

best always!

Steve Jenkins Says:


Craig,

That was a very insightful post.  That makes sense to have a list of customers rather than subscribers.  They are more likely to purchase from you again if the product adds value for them.

normz2 Says:


Good blog. It gives the average guy hope.  I am still bogged down with information, with over 34 gig on my hard drive  and over 100 pages on my website.  I am still trying to go in too many directions at once.  Your method sounds too simple to be true.

Raymond Chua Says:


Brilliant ideas but how about the marketing method?

How do you do the marketing? I don’t think recruiting affiliates from Clickbank or JV with other people works due to the low commission.

What do you recommend, Craig?

I’m looking forward for the next tips. :)

Ray Says:


Hi Craig,

Man is your post perfect timing for me! I have been around online for a while providing free information for people on how to get traffic for website promotion and a few resources.
However today I just got my first product created! An ebook for people who want to make money during the recession selling big ticket items that people are wanting to sell to relieve their financial pressures. I have also just got a blog underway targeted to that niche. The ebook has recommendations for a large company specializing in this niche for which I am an affiliate.

The problem I have been struggling over is whether to just give the ebook away or whether to sell it as a stand alone product. Your post raises the point of building a “customer list” rather than a list of what could be “freebie seekers”.

Thanks for the input and don’t be long over the remaining parts now :-)
Ray

T.M. Harris Says:


To  comment #859…

Since we’re talking about an info product that’s cheap…why not implement an affiliate program for it?

Do 50-50 with them, but since it is a cheap product, you might want to think of a One Time Offer, also, as an additional source of revenue for your affiliates besides the cheap report.

This will entice more affiliates to want to promote your cheap report.

Then there’s forum participation/signatures, article marketing, press releases, PPC (not my cup of tea),  traffic exchanges, social network groups, blogging and pinging, renting email lists, SEO, etc.

But, I’ll leave that to Craig to discuss on the next post  :)

BTW, good post Craig!  A++

Enjoy yourselves,
T.M. Harris

Annuar Says:


Hi Craig,

What you wrote here really make sense.

Thanks

Paramesh Says:


To the point, Craig. Tackles the internet money making aspect from its fundamental perspective i.e. how to make money on the internet without getting bogged down with all the rigmarole and abracadabra that the gurus spout. I appreciate and endorse your approach. This can make money.

As some one has already spoken, is there  a possibility that a few of us could cooperate in developing this further? I could offer my abilities as a writer and finder outer!! If you can provide an outline theme/niche I could put together a document with the relevant references and you, run an expert eye on that, wring it into shape and release it. We could share the proceeds. I would ideally like 4 people in the cooperative. You as the mentor could have as many cooperatives as you can handle with, you being a fixture in all of them.

Cheers

mother working Says:


Hai Craig,

your articles give me new inspiration to build list and it not in my mind

Awesome …

Regards,

tutyana Says:


Hi Craig,

Thanks for the great idea of creating our own products.  This system may be easier for experienced marketers but not for a newbie.  The hard part is to make the products sell out, that will need a quality sales letter that converts targeted traffic to  buyer.  I am looking forward to reading more about traffic part. 

Warm Regards

Ian Says:


Excellent stuff as usual Craig, simple  enough to get started with but very effective.
Thanks for sharing!

Jimmy D Says:


Here is another way to approach this if you feel uncomfortable about using just the free video and limited copy.

For most popular niches it would be easy to find a PLR ebook or report to add to the package to create additional value.
 
Now they get the info they are looking for in the videos as well as other useful information for one low price. This may improve the stick rate as well.

Wayne Says:


Hi Craig:

YOU DA MAN!!!

Great hearing from you again after such a long time … missed you.

As usual, you are a straight shooter and quickly cut to the chase.

Great info!

Unfortunately, when you make a post in a public forum there are, and always will be, those waiting to pounce on your idea and rain on your parade. You handle the criticism well.

As you have suggested … if you like the idea, try it … if not then don’t … simple as that … PERIOD!

Look forward to more information on this Profit Hacking System.

Wayne

Earl Dunbar Says:


I own the above memtioned web site. It is a auto surf traffic exchange.We offer free sign-up lus receive 200 credits free. Just thought some of your people might like to know of a traffic source.

Craig Johnson Says:


Earl.. .leveraging off the traffic from this blog??..haha….okie guys, you can joing Earl if you like to help him out…honestly, auto surf sites usually breeds 99% freebies seekers…and in my opinion…does not help much with the effort you have to put in…but well you can learn from Earl on how he can leverage off other high traffic blogs…by offering something that the crowd wants;to get traffic and build a list…and in this case….TRAFFIC!!!

Samuel Reedy Says:


Craig
Definately some good writing. You actually read my mind. I Own a Proffesional Detail and Window Tint Business Was thinking of using it as a training style niche.
Again Def Good writing

Karen Olsen Says:


Hello, Craig…

I just got an email from you, so I decided to check out your site here while I was at it.  Looks like a good resource!  I am a folk musician and photographer in Seattle, and am trying to make a series of Cafepress stores and online galleries profitable.  Hence, if you have good marketing/promotion advice and info to offer, I will assuredly devour it (I just downloaded your newest zipfile publication).

Anyway, I’ll be back to visit, I’m sure; I just wanted to introduce myself here.  Happy (belated) New Year!

–Karen Olsen (aka The LairMistress)
http://www.myspace.com/karenthelairmistress
The Lair of Cards: http://www.cafepress.com/cardlair

Strategic Internet Marketing Says:


Hi Craig,

No new information for me, but I enjoyed this post. It is always good to go over the fundamentals before learning the things that should build on the fundamentals…

Thank you,

Jodi

dFadz Says:


This is the good information for promoting tools , I’m still working on it

Prudence Says:


Hi Craig,
Thanks for sharing this post.
I think it makes a sense. I have to test it myself.

I’ll share with you the result
Prudence

Brian Says:


Hi Craig,

Just wondering…I’m not too familiar with Clickbank, but how come the Clickbank proofs show the same dates with different amount on all three screenshots?

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Craig Johnson Says:


that’s because I have 3 different clickbank accounts…but of course..i have more than that…

T Says:


Wow Craig!,

so simple yet effective – you just continue to blow me away with yet another master stroke. Keep it up mate!

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Thanks
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