Do You Think Selling Is Easy? Think Again!

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Do You Think Selling Is Easy? Think Again!
by Daniel Scocco, Daily Blog Tips
February 1, 2011

When I launched my first eBook I already had a blog with 20,000 subscribers. The topic of the eBook was appealing, and I had put a lot of work on it, so I figured that at least 10% of my readers would buy it (i.e., 2000 people). Boy I was wrong!

After 30 days or so I had sold only 200 copies. I was really frustrated, but the whole experience taught me a good lesson: selling is never easy, no matter what.

Practically speaking this means that you should aim to have a great product, with great marketing, and possibly with a great audience in place who is eager to buy from you, before you start selling. And even if you manage to get all these 3 factors, remember that it will still be hard to convince people to buy.

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