When is the right time to start selling?

This guest post is by k from Brandon Yanofsk of B-list Marketing.

If another blogger that you've ever asked, "when is the right time to start selling on my blog?", you know you never get a solid answer.

Some say as soon as you a person visiting your blog.

Some say never to start selling until you have at least 100 subscribers.

And some say sell before you 10,000 people on your email list is premature.

However, I'm here to straighten and give you a solid answer.

But before I give you that answer, I need to explain something.

Everyone thinks of the sale as something nasty — something you don't need to do. They think of shady car sellers or cliche snake oil salesman. In fact, someone trying to rip them off.

It is no wonder then that people do not want to sell on their blogs.

Instead of calling the "sell", let's call it what it really is: providing a solution to a problem.

Now, let's rephrase the original question:

Copyright NatUlrich-Fotolia. comIf someone runs to you and says: "Hey, I need your help", you would reply with, "Sorry, I'm not selling right now."?

Of course not. You would jump right in and help.

So, is the right time to start selling on your blog:

Once you have a problem and a solution for this problem.

It doesn't matter if you are a Subscriber, or 100,000 subscribers. Once you have identified your readers, it's time to create a solution.

I know of a blogger who has a very, very healthy trailer. Yet he fails to make a sale. The reason is: he's not providing a solution to a problem his readers face. He just creating products and buy them hope someone.

On the other hand, I've seen bloggers who have very few subscribers. They still have a very healthy company selling products. Why? Because they identified a problem their readers face, and the solution.

So, don't let people tell you there are a number of followers you need before the sale of products. It does not exist.

Instead, ask yourself two questions:

1) I Found the problem? and 2) I can provide the solution?

Looking for more tips on creating a blogging business? Check out Brandon Yanofsky (Canada) site B-list Marketing where he teaches you how to create a blogging company your readers know, like and trust.

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