First, here’s a brief overview of Flevy to set the context. \u00a0Flevy is the online marketplace for premium business documents. \u00a0By “premium,” we mean our documents are of the same caliber as those produced by top-tier management consulting firms, like McKinsey, Bain, Accenture, BCG, and Deloitte. Most of our documents were developed by seasoned executives and consultants with 20+ years of experience.<\/p>\n
You can read more about our value proposition and see some author profiles on this page: About Flevy (https:\/\/flevy.com\/about)<\/a>.<\/p>\n We provide an effortless way for you to capitalize on your own IP and thus enjoy passive income. Just list your business documents on our site. \u00a0We do all the marketing and sales!\u00a0\u00a0 We have had authors generate over $5K USD sales their first month.<\/p>\n The first step is to set up your account. \u00a0The process is just like setting up an eBay or Amazon account; or any other online marketplace. \u00a0Just go to our registration page<\/a> and complete the form:<\/p>\n Please note that your username is publicly viewable. \u00a0Your username will be part of your author page URL (e.g. https:\/\/flevy.com\/author\/YourUsername<\/em>), so we recommend picking a professional username that reflects your brand (e.g. FlevyConsulting).<\/p>\n After you register, you will receive a confirmation email to validate your email address. \u00a0Open that email and click the activation link inside. \u00a0This will\u00a0immediately activate your Flevy account.<\/p>\n After your Flevy account is activated, you can now login to your Flevy Account: https:\/\/flevy.com\/account<\/a>.<\/p>\n Flevy is a completely self-service platform. \u00a0Everything is controlled from within your Flevy Account<\/a>. \u00a0 This includes such activities like:<\/p>\n In this second step, we will focus on setting up your author profile. \u00a0This is a 1 time task. \u00a0Go to the the Profile & Settings page<\/a>\u00a0(in your Flevy Account) and complete the following 2 fields:<\/p>\n Once complete, click the blue “Update Profile Info” button.<\/p>\n You can also navigate to the Profile & Settings page by clicking “Profile & Settings” under “Flevy Author” on the left side navigation pane.<\/p>\n With your profile complete, the final step is to select and upload your first Flevy document!<\/p>\n Some documents on Flevy can consistently generate\u00a0$1,000+ each month, while\u00a0most others only make one or two sales. \u00a0There are numerous factors that will affect the success of your document–not all of which you can easily control. \u00a0It is both an art and science.<\/p>\n Follow these guiding principles to ensure your first document is a very profitable one:<\/p>\n Click on the links above to see specific trending topics within the 3 functional categories.<\/p>\n You can also see trending management topics (over the past week, past month, and past year) in the Resources section of your Flevy account<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also, take a look at the tips\u00a0outlined in this article: Selling on Flevy: Guiding Principles<\/a>.<\/p>\n Once you have decided on a document, please spend 15 minutes to “package” it for selling. \u00a0Check that your document fulfills all the following:<\/p>\n If you have a firm you would like to promote, we recommend you brand your document to your firm’s branding.<\/p>\n Now, we’re ready to upload. \u00a0Go to the Upload New Document page<\/a> from your Flevy Account. \u00a0Complete the following fields:<\/p>\n Once you are done with the form, click the blue “Submit for\u00a0Approval” button.<\/p>\n Congratulations! \u00a0You have just uploaded your first document on Flevy!<\/strong> \u00a0Once uploaded, your document enters our approval and review process. \u00a0We typically will review your document within 2-3 business days.<\/p>\n * * * *<\/p>\n Got more questions?\u00a0 Please check out our FAQs<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0Also, don’t hesitate to email us at support@flevy.com<\/a> if you have any additional questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Interested in becoming an author on Flevy.com? 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\nOn Flevy, we have many different categories\u00a0of documents–e.g., training guides (i.e. business frameworks\/methodologies), presentation templates, Excel templates, market research reports, process flows, etc. \u00a0 By far, the most sold documents are\u00a0training guides (in PowerPoint format).<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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\nYou can gain a good sense of our knowledge and document gaps by browsing our Business Toolkits<\/a> here: https:\/\/flevy.com\/business-toolkits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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