COMMERCE, Betsy and Pete Wuebker have been blogging about travel, simplicity and independence at PassingThru since 2008. Location independent since 2011, they are into their second year of full-time travel. Their online business structure is designed to provide diversified income which gives them the freedom to work from home or on the road, and their passion is to share how integrating work with life leads to more fulfillment and time for travel.

1. How To Monetize Your Blog
With Print on Demand

2. Peter and Betsy Wuebker
www.PassingThru.Com

3. Our Business Revenue Structure
• Diverse
• Active
• Passive

4. Why make a Business Plan?
Monetization works better with an organized plan!
• Fragmented tactics
• Provides structure
• You’re a creative

5. Good News!
Your business plan doesn’t need to be complex!
• Key functions
• Basic outline

6. Business Plan Components
We’re giving you the templates!
• Pro forma projection spreadsheet
• Simple outline document

7. What is a print on demand company?
Why would I want to work with a POD?
• No start up costs
• No inventory costs
• Retail details handled for you
• Make money in your sleep
• Do the work once and move on – passive income
• Work from anywhere in the world

8. • Original source of designs – product development
• Considerable computer experience – working with images
• Established online presence - promotional
• Travel related products – niche marketing
You have advantages most others do not

9. Types of PODs
• Money driven – pay to play . . . TeeSpring, CafePress
• Art driven – primary emphasis is framed art . . . Society6
• Designer driven – Easy to use and create . . .RedBubble

10. Advantages
• Simple to create products
• Three ways to make money: royalty, affiliation, volume
bonus
• Easy to affiliate individual products or groups of products
• Strong market place
• Multiple free stores*
• Active user forum
• Customer Personalization

11. Advantages

12. • Use your photography
Opportunities to earn royalties

13. Opportunities to earn royalties
• Public domain images and designs
• Your personal artwork

14. Opportunities to earn royalties
• Travel related products

15. • Your Zazzle store
• Your Blog – Plug In
Promote
• Stand Alone Web Site
• Your social media – Auto marketing
• Email signature

16. You’ve done the work, now expand your reach

17. http://bit.ly/PassingThru-TBEX
• These slides
• Revenue Projection Spreadsheet
• Business Plan Template
• List of Top PODs With Links
• eBook: How2 Get Started on Zazzle
• Zazzle Plug In For Wordpress

18. http://bit.ly/PassingThru-TBEX
Questions?