Monday, September 1, 2008

What Can You Sell On MySpace?

If you already have a product or service that you want to sell, this is not a question for you. You will probably setup a website, create a profile, add friends, and then use that profile to direct friends to your website, where they can purchase your product or service.

If you have no product or service ready, that is an entirely different story. If this is the case, I suggest selling private label electronic products in specific niches. For instance, you could purchase a bunch of private label content E-Books about do-it-yourself home repairs – and then you could target that specific crowd with your products.

I personally suggest that you begin by looking for a target niche on MySpace. For instance, determine whether or not there are a significant amount of people who are interested in carpentry or soccer. Then determine whether or not there are places where they usually congregate to discuss these topics. If this is the case, then you have a market at your fingertips.

Once you have your market determined, then begin looking for private label products, including software, E-Books, and reports. Begin compiling a stock of these materials and then figure out how you will sell them to your customers. For instance, do you want to create a membership site? Or would you rather sell each component by itself?

The last step is to find some way in which you can market these products to your target audience. For instance, should you simply mention to your friends that you are having a sale at your site – and give some sort of a discount to everyone on your list? This is definitely one option.

Another option is to specifically find people who might be interested over forums and groups and send them private messages with the information. Ideally, however, you will want to restrict all marketing efforts to your friends list, as your chances of being flagged will be much smaller.

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