Your First Digital Product

Everything you think about digital products is wrong. As I was putting together the season 2 bonus episode with all of the advice from the digital product creators of season 2, I realized that SO many of the ideas we have about digital products are just plain incorrect.Today I walk through things you may think you need to be or do, but that no guest on the show has ever actually mentioned.Links 🔗- Sign up for your free, 30-minute strategy session- Send me a voice messageShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep48

Join me as I walk through my four question framework (what happened, what went well, what didn't go well and what to try next time) as it applies to season 2 of the show. We'll also talk about how you can use this framework in any area of your life.Links 🔗- Check out the season recaps Canva presentation- YouTube lives- Instagram and Threads- Case studies – Stories from the Road- Market research calls- Cold open episodeShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep47

Kathleen has been creating digital products for 10 years and most recently launched Quizillionaire, a toolkit to create a high-converting online quiz that attracts your ideal customer. We talk about the pieces of Kathleen's sales funnel along with creator mindset blocks and shifts.Kathleen Celmins, the founder and CEO of The Well-Paid Expert, has more than 15 years of experience in the online marketing world - in both large Fortune 500 companies and start-ups. She's on a mission to help creators (service providers, writers, designers, marketers, podcasters) become well-paid experts.Links 🔗- Find her at thewellpaidexpert.com - Check out Quizillionaire at quizillionaire.comShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep46

There are two types of marketing when it comes to digital products – launch marketing and ongoing marketing. Today we'll talk about several things that you can do to market your product ongoing, beyond that initial launch period. From showcasing your products in easy-to-get-to places to creating content for your audience to leveraging other audiences, I share a number of ideas that you can try.Links 🔗- Maximizing your website for converting digital products- Affiliate marketing alongside your digital product with Angela Markham- Send me a voice messageShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep45

Maggie joins me to talk about her Solo Business Retreat Planning Guide and how this low-priced product is an offering for anyone at any point in their journey.Maggie Gentry is a thought partner for high-conscious entrepreneurs—acting as a confidant and co-conspirator—gently guiding them towards their growth edges, pointing them back to their truth, and redefining how they do business on their own terms. When these elements flow together synchronistically, magic happens. Nothing gives her more joy than finding patterns amidst the (perceived) chaos so that her clients may step more fully into their genius and allow their businesses to be of service to the world.Links 🔗- Check out the episode I mentioned on the three types of audiences- Find Maggie on her website at maggiegentry.com - Sign up for her mindful marketing newsletter- Check out Maggie's virtual office hours (free) and Shift Sessions (pay what you're able)- Read her blog post, Systems as Rituals: Don’t Let Your Business Burn You Out  - Check out her digital product, Solo Business Retreat Planning GuideShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep44

You may be wondering (like Roy on Threads) how to actually find time to work on a new digital product when you have client work and other obligations. In this episode, I share some questions around mindset to make sure you're in a good place, plus a few strategies for planning and time management.Links 🔗- Schedule your free call- Why Mondays are a great day to work on your digital product- Digital product roadmap- Using an email autoresponder- Send me a voice messageShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep43

Angela talks about her first product, The Flourishing Affiliate and how the process was much different from her new product, The Affiliate Ascent. I also ask all of my burning questions about using affiliate marketing with your digital products.Angela Markham has been helping small business owners grow their income and impact with affiliate marketing since 2014. She educates and motivates her clients through online courses, coaching programs and management services, which are all built on establishing and growing genuine relationships to generate scalable income sources.Links 🔗- Find Angela at angelajoymarkham.com - Connect with her on Instagram- Get Angela’s free goodies – 25 ways to recruit affiliate partners and how to grow your business with affiliate marketing- Check out her courses – The Flourishing Affiliate and The Affiliate Ascent.Share a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep42

I posted a question on Twitter and Threads recently that I was planning solo episodes. I asked, what are you interested in learning about digital products? Fatima responded and said, maximizing your website for converting digital products. I love to talk about websites and have a ton of tips for you in this episode. Links 🔗- What are you interested in learning about?- Free calls- Carrd- Episode 8- Gill's LinkedIn post- Send me a voice messageShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep41

Kim has been a serious student of marketing for as long as she's been in business. She also walks her talk and gets "clarity through the doing." In this episode, Kim also shares her love of physical products and how she's been offering those from the very beginning.With over 15+ years in the digital marketing space, Kim is an email & newsletter enthusiast, podcaster, and founder of Create It - The Content Planner. Focused on living with intention & purpose, while maximizing fun.Links 🔗- Copy School- Ann Handley- 12-Step Foolproof Sales Letter Template by David Frey- Luma- Breakthrough Launch- Product Launch Formula- HighLevel- Creator’s Weekly- Heartwork Journaling- Heartwork Journaling University- Extendly- Be Your Future Self Now by Dr. Benjamin Hardy- 10X is Easier Than 2X by Dan Sullivan- Kim on YouTube- Find Kim on her website at kimdoyal.com- Sign up for her newsletter, The Spark- Check out Create It, The Content PlannerShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep40 

In the last solo episode, I talked about dealing with disappointment in your digital product, but that's not the only emotion you may feel. In this episode, I explore the wheel of emotions and identify others you may encounter on your journey.Links 🔗- The wheel of emotions- Gill's episode- Kay's episode- Rubber duck debugging- Emily's episode- Send me a voice messageShare a link to this episode 👉 https://yfdp.show/ep39