Comments on: Lessons I’ve Learned Failing to Sell a Premium Digital Product

By: travesti

travesti — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:34:09 +0000

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By: The Valuable Throw-Aways

The Valuable Throw-Aways — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:22:11 +0000

[...] and I know it’s a vital part of creating. Why, this year alone I’ve had at least one “failed” product launch, and I fully expect to have more in the next year. In fact, I’m planning on [...]

By: Ed Martin

Ed Martin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:05:06 +0000

I liked your page for the toolkit, but it does seem tame without all the bold endorsements and the mocked up spreadsheets and the funny fonts and colors and the going fast warnings :)

By: Ed Martin

Ed Martin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:05:06 +0000

I liked your page for the toolkit, but it does seem tame without all the bold endorsements and the mocked up spreadsheets and the funny fonts and colors and the going fast warnings :)

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Darklg Web (darklgweb) 's status on Monday, 19-Oct-09 12:22:37 UTC - Identi.ca — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:22:52 +0000

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By: Glen Stansberry

Glen Stansberry — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:03:06 +0000

Thanks Jason. It's something that I've had to learn the hard way :)

By: jasonkotecki

jasonkotecki — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:06:16 +0000

Thanks for being honest which in turns helps the rest of us.

And thanks for this:

"There are plenty of things more important than commercial success of a product. The second you get wrapped up into the success of something you’ve created, that’s when you start making decisions for the wrong reasons.

There are plenty of things that are more important."

Whether we're in a down economy or a booming economy, it's very easy to miss that all-important point.

By: Tammy Camp

Tammy Camp — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:19:21 +0000

Hey Glen,

Let us know what happens when you change the copy. I would love to know the percentages of sales from bad copy to good copy.

Did you put the product in any affiliate programs such as Clickbank or Digital River?

By: Glen Stansberry

Glen Stansberry — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:53:13 +0000

Hey Tammy,

I don't know about a complete re-launch per se, but I'll definitely improve the copy. It does need some more enthusiasm ;)

By: Tammy Camp

Tammy Camp — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:26:01 +0000

Hey Glen,

Thanks for sharing this with us. It was a nice read.

Question: If you know your pitfalls in regards to this digital product, then will you re-launch the product with proper copywriting and give it more enthusiasm to prove your point?