Robert Kiyoski (author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series) explains what differentiates rich and poor people. He explains that rich people accumulate assets. His definition of an asset is something that produces income. Information products can be turned into a valuable assets producing income for many years after they were created.

This might sound abstract but if you think of a writer like Stephen King he makes money by selling his books. His books were created by him spending time in front of his computer on a word processor program. One of Stephen Kings books can be called an asset as most of his books produce income on a consistent long-term basis.
You dont have to be rich and famous to be to create your own information content.
Information products are virtually free to create. By Sitting in front of your computer transferring your knowledge and ideas to words in a word processing program you can produce an information product. This can be done in a matter of days or hours. Traditional products can take months or years to create. Once you know the process of creating an information product it can be done again and again. Once the information product be it an ebook, an audio product or video is uploaded to a hosting account it becomes an asset that you own.

When an Information product is created it can be turned into a valuable asset. The product exists as a file on a computer and can be downloaded in unlimited amounts. Thus digital information products have infinite (unlimited) inventory. Compare this to a normal physical product you buy in a shop. When existing stock is consumed more product must be manufactured then shipped to stores. The manufacturing and distribution of physical products are the costs of the products. The main costs of an online business include costs of hosting your website and payment processor payments. These costs are far lower the costs of a traditional business. Information products sold on the Internet have many advantages over conventional businesses. The costs involved are far lower than a physical business and online business can be run 24 hours a day 365 days a year at no extra cost to the online business.

Once the first product is produced additional content in the form of new ebooks, courses or other information products will see increased sales. It is a general principle that increased content equals increased sales. Sometimes adding new content will not increase sales or even reduce sales. Because the product is online this can be quickly modified and changed. Adding new content can be as can as simple as modifying a sales page or adding content to existing product. By adding content you are increasing the amount of assets you control.
We are in the information age.
Internet marketing is the most exciting opportunity in the history of entrepreneurship. Information can be developed into a tremendous asset producing income for you. As you add content by creating new products or additional content on existing products you increase the size of your assets. The opportunity is enormous. Action + Passion are the keys to success!