Creation: Creating Your First Special Report

Open Open Office (install from openoffice.org if you do not have this program). Open office is free and is a word processing system similar to Microsoft Word. You can use Microsoft Word if you choose, however, Open Office if free and has the built in ability to create pdf documents with a click of the mouse.

Write your problem solving report. Depending on the content and you goal of the product, it can be anywhere from one page to 151 pages.

If you need a framework for your report sketch it out on paper to brainstorm the topics you want covered then break it into three areas:

Introduction: Tell them what you are going to tell them

Content: Tell them

Conclusion: Summarize what you told them

When creating your first report often a “Top 10” or “5 Secrets of XYZ” are often the easiest format to get started with.

Remember to include a call to action at the end of your report. Tell your reader exactly what you want them to do next. Do you want them to call you for an appointment, do you want to sell them a product that will help solve the problem they are having?

Save and Export as a pdf document. This option is located in File- Export As PDF in Open Office.

For those that are saying now, “I DON’T WRITE”.. there is still great opportunity for you, no worries!

Technology today is at your feet. Need a fast product? Grab a co-worker, partner, expert in your industry, a client that will let you record their session with you, and sign up for a free account at http://www.freeconferencecall.com.

Record an hour long interview or just the conversation of a couple experts batting around information or even just record a case study of someone that has been successful. When the call is over, FreeConferenceCall.com will send you the audio file within minutes for you to download.

You can burn it to a CD and offer it as a stand alone product, sell the digital download or better yet, send it out to be transcribed by a service like http://www.transcriptionplus.com and have them create a pdf of the recording and sell the recording with the document for a higher price!

Create a video by importing that audio into the free program, Microsoft Movie Maker, and adding title slides, images or PowerPoint slides and you will have a full video product.

You now have your product completed and ready for the framework to make the transaction.