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Nov 20, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
Like many people, I’ve put my Etsy shop on hold. Not of my own doing. Life stepped in at several different points with major events that pulled me away from my business and my Etsy shop. So, it sat fairly dormant for quite a while. But several months ago, I put it back on my list of priorities. I have been very pleased with the results I’ve had so far, especially considering that I’m not selling on Etsy full-time. How can you boost sales on Etsy?
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
Whether you write copy (email copywriting, website copywriting, copy for Etsy or Amazon KDP listings or practically any other type) the goal is the same. Get your reader to take action. Maybe that’s to sign up for your list. It could be to request a freebie. But at some point the ultimate goal is to make more sales. When are people ready to invest their hard-earned money into whatever you’re selling? When you show them legitimate hope for future success.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
With all the hype online about creating and selling Kindle books, some people make it sound as though it’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Granted, it is pretty great and gives you huge potential for passive income in multiple ways. While I point out the pros and cons of Amazon Kindle book publishing, there’s one other thing I want to bring to your attention. It's whether to opt into Amazon’s KDP Select program. This decision could be the difference between earning $10 per month or earning $100+ per month.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
When most people ask how to make money on Amazon, they are referring to Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). That typically requires one of the following approaches:Amazon Arbitrage – Whether you do it online or in retail stores, arbitrage is the process of shopping for and buying deals (closeouts, clearance, Black Friday sales, etc.) and reselling those low-priced items on Amazon at retail prices. These items are rarely replenishable because they are short-term discounts.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
zenbusiness.com | Karon Thackston
Who hasn’t written advertising copy that we thought was great, only to find out it flopped big time? Why? When you wrote it, it seemed very persuasive. You included lots of benefits and even gave a money-back guarantee. It got you up and moving, so why did your customers turn their heads? The reason is usually quite simple. They are not you.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
Ebooks are some of the most popular types of content you find online. Everywhere you look people are reading ebooks on their phones, tablets, computers or e-readers. That’s because ebooks are convenient, lightweight and you can pack thousands of books into a single device. Or, if you have a data or WIFI connection, you can just read online. Here’s a quick history from Google that I found interesting.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
Thanks to Jenni Hunt who has kindly outlined several zero-inventory strategies that have lit my imagination on fire! I’ll definitely be adding this to my passive income lineup!I’ll let Jenni take it from here…———————————————Although print on demand has been around for hundreds of years, it is very quickly becoming a popular, profitable income stream for many entrepreneurs and small businesses. While there is a large variety of print-on-demand products, my favorite type is books.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
I’d like to introduce you to Gary. He’s the peanut man that lives (and works) just up the street. I see him almost every Friday through Sunday out in his yard tending his enormous vats of boiled peanuts. One day, I pulled into his drive-through line only to find out that he was out of my favorite variety (regular reds). As I hung my head, he said, “Wait! I might have some in my vending machine.”I was confused. Boiled peanuts in a vending machine? Whoever thought of such a thing?
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May 28, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
Seeking passive and semi-passive income sources that don’t require a huge investment or a whole lot of inventory? Consider authoring and/or publishing in-demand products such as low-content books, planners, journals, puzzles, trackers, and calendars. As an author, you can be a course creator, developing training resources to be offered for sale and/or monetized via affiliate marketing.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
blog.marketingwords.com | Karon Thackston
As someone who has been creating marketing copywriting professionally for over 30 years, I can tell you that one of the most difficult things to do is write to (what I call) a split audience. Have you ever asked the question, “How do I write copy to broad audiences?” Then you understand the dilemma. These types of broad niches stretch out across a wide range of demographics and interests making it hard to communicate effectively. One of the best examples I can think of is pickleball.
