Digital Media Masterclass:
Checklist To Get Started...
Checklist
To Get Started
Before
you begin this is a quick list of what you will need to launch your
business. You may have many of these already:
To
Create Physical Products Yourself (your CDs and DVDs)
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*Your OWN Graphic Designer* Or as an alternative, CD
Label Design and Printing Software – I recommend Mediaface which
you can download here
for less than $15, or buy from any computer store
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Blank
CDs and DVD cases – again these can be bought from many stores or eBay - just do a search for CDRW CD or DVD disks.
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CD
labels and DVD case inserts – stocked by most computer stores or
buy from eBay
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CD
label applicator – for ensuring your CD label is correctly stuck
to your CD.
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Lightscribe
Drive & Discs (for different Unique Selling Point) If you can use
Lightscribe, you can etch the design of your disc DIRECTLY on to the
top of the disc for a really professional look, thus giving you more
profit potential.
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DVD
Clear Wraps - these wraps simply allow you to pop your CD or DVD inside
and seal them, making your products box look like it just came from a
shop or store (really professional looking too). Again just go a search
on eBay for CD/DVD case wraps, there's no shortage of them.
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Promotional
Flyer - for good advertising technique and to build your traffic,
create a simple promotional flyer and pop it inside your CD or DVD
case. Whenpeople open the box this is the first thing they'll see and
may well click through to your site and join a list or buy an
additional product from you! Well worth the effort, because like
everything online - it is simply "set and forget" - do it once reaps
the rewards over and over again!
SEE
VIDEO SECTION FOR STEP BY STEP ACTION PLAN
To Outsource Your Physical Product Production (your CDs and DVDs)
I use Kunaki and couldn't recommend them highly enough.
These guys manufacture and ship your DVD's direct to your customers doorstep - with you even needing to touch your DVD.
They provide awesome customer service too and reply to emails very quickly.
Check out Kunaki here.
There will be videos in the monthly videos section detailing everything
you need to know about registering with Kunaki, setting up your account
and more. Be sure to check out the video section and keep checking back
as we add 5 videos per month.
To
Create Your Online Presence
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A
domain name and hosting for your web site (don’t worry if you
don’t have this yet – this is covered in great detail later
on) I recommend you use Hostgator as they are extremely reliable and
have great live customer service. Check out Hostgator here.
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An
email account particular to your web site (eg if your site is
www.xyz-onlineinfo.com
then your email should be something like admin@xyz-online-info.com
to give you a professional look)
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Paypal
account (so that you can get paid!)
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Adobe
Acrobat Reader to read PDF files
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WinRar
or WinZip
SEE
VIDEO SECTION FOR STEP BY STEP ACTION PLAN
To
Create Your eBay Presence
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*An
eBay seller account*
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eBay
Selling Manager (to manage your listings, you can find it here,
it costs about $5 a month with a free 30 Day Trial)
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eBay
Turbo Lister (free program to help you create your listings much
quicker, download from here
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eBay
Store (you won’t need this straight away, but it’s useful to be
prepared – read about why it is essential for your business here
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