You are about to discover how 10 minutes of planning per month will explode your profits.

Yup, that’s right. 10 minutes. The sad truth is almost no one who has an internet business is putting in those simple 10 minutes of planning and as a result most online businesses are limping along barely surviving.

I teach lead blogging which is, primarily, a way for you to build a large, targeted, double opt-in email and RSS list. But lead blogging is not simply about building a list. Your goal is not to simply build a list, your goal is to build a list that actually makes a profit—a list that pays you month after month, year after year.

Most internet business owners do the same thing: They decide they want to make some money—whether that’s every day or week or month—pick an affiliate product, paste in a pre-written email and send it to their list. Then they wait and hope someone buys.

Some people DO buy and they make a few bucks. If these people have a large enough list they can make a decent living, usually $ .25 up to $1 per month per subscriber.

But with 10 minutes planning and a lead blogging strategy, you can do far better. In fact, using the strategy you are about to receive, I have been able to consistently create profits of $1.93 per subscriber per month for over 5 years—twice as much as almost anyone else in the business.

Here’s how you can explode your profits with 10 minutes of planning each month.

First, decide how you are going to get more subscribers this month.

Subscribers are the “gas” for your business. The more subscribers you plug in each month, the faster your business will grow. Stop putting subscribers into your business and your business will slow and eventually come to a stop.

Take a few minutes to come up each month with another way to get subscribers to your list. Maybe you can offer a new download. You may want to offer a contest. Sometimes you may want to have a special seminar free to all who subscribe. Adding more subscribers is the single most important business activity.

Second, decide on a product to promote for that month.

You want to promote just one product per month. That gives you the best response while allowing you to create rapport with your subscribers.

The product should be one of high interest in your niche and which has a killer sales process. It should be a product that your readers can afford. It should be a product you can endorse without reservation.

Next, identify what you need to tell your subscribers to get them interested in the product.

A great product either provides your subscribers with something they desire or helps them avoid something they fear. It solves a problem. Take a couple minutes to identify why your subscribers will be interested in the product.

Fourth, identify three or four article topics to “pre-sell” the product.

Using the list of “why’s” you just created, think about 3 or 4 article topics where you can demonstrate those “why’s” to your subscribers.

For example: I regularly identify Aweber.com Tips for my subscribers. Not only is this helpful to them, it shows them how Aweber Autoresponders can make their life easier and their business more successful.

Fifth, send out one pre-selling article to your list each week.

For the first three or four weeks send out the articles you identified in the last step. This will prepare your list to buy the product you recommend.

Finally, promote your product.

During the last week of the month, directly promote your product. Your list will have been prepared by your “pre-selling” and should be more receptive to not only visit the sales site, but to actually buy the product.

Take 10 minutes to plan out your monthly promotions and watch your profits skyrocket. Try it, it will make you money.