| With today's advanced technology it has never | | | | my second ebook like crazy. Do you see where |
| been easier for someone to start their own | | | | this is leading? It is highly unlikely that you will hit a |
| publishing business. | | | | winner with just one ebook, but multiply your |
| You can create and market your own ebook | | | | efforts over a number of products and sell a few |
| (electronic book) for an unbelievably low price | | | | of each every week, and soon you will be reaping |
| (sometimes free). Furthermore, because the | | | | the benefits. |
| ebook is not a book but a computer file, you can | | | | 3. Offer something for free. On all my websites I |
| offer it for immediate download once the | | | | offer a free ebook to download. I make sure that |
| purchase has taken place. The computer file is | | | | it is of the highest quality, because if it isn't my |
| then downloaded (or copied) to the purchaser's | | | | customers will assume that the product I'm selling |
| home computer, but you still own the original (or | | | | is of the same standard. A good place to get free |
| copy). | | | | etext to turn into an ebook is Project Gutenburg |
| You have a continual inventory, night and day, | | | | at Most of the etext here is out of copyright, but |
| without having to re-stock. There is no office | | | | check the license of anything that you borrow |
| space required, no staff other than yourself, and | | | | from this site. The license is always included within |
| a fully automated payment and delivery system | | | | the text file. For example, on my UFO Report site |
| which requires very little maintenance. This really | | | | I am giving away a free copy of Jules Vernes' |
| is the perfect business. The ultimate business. | | | | Around the Moon. I downloaded this as a plain |
| Consumers are hungry for information. And they | | | | text file and converted it to a pdf file, making |
| want it now! Electronic products provide the | | | | sure I had a link back to my website at the |
| information and have immediate access. | | | | beginning and end of the ebook. I have also |
| Here are four key points that I wish to make | | | | offered my free ebook to a number of ebook |
| here. | | | | directories to give away. Not only am I giving |
| 1. The information is out there, and it seems that | | | | away something free on my website, but I have |
| everyone is trying to sell it. The same information, | | | | my ebook listed on other websites across the |
| sometimes packaged differently but not always. | | | | web. With links back to my own site included, of |
| I'm sure you've seen the adverts. The identical | | | | course. |
| adverts selling the exact-same-identical product. | | | | This is viral marketing, and it works incredibly well. |
| One of the ways to be successful in this virtually | | | | On auto-pilot. Put a few hours work in at the |
| new arena is to provide "niche" products. | | | | beginning, then just sit back and reap the rewards. |
| Information that no-one else is selling. | | | | For years to come, with no more effort on your |
| I could not even begin to do the subject justice in | | | | part. Let your free ebook guide people to your |
| a small article such as this. I have (quite literally, | | | | site. Another point to make here is that you |
| whilst searching for inspiration) just found a gem | | | | should offer something free that is closely related |
| of an ebook on the subject of niche ebook | | | | to what you are selling. Thus, the people |
| publishing. I am not affiliated with this ebook in any | | | | downloading your free ebook will already be |
| way, shape, or form. I simply offer it to help you, | | | | predisposed toward the product you are selling. |
| and because the information contained within is | | | | 4. Cross-promote your products/websites. |
| just too good. | | | | However many products/websites you have, link |
| 2. Duplicate your efforts. It is unlikely, but not | | | | them all together. Put a banner at the top/bottom |
| unheard of, that you will stumble upon a product | | | | of the page. Put a small, unobtrusive button down |
| that everyone wants and will pay you huge sums | | | | the left-hand side of the page. I always create a |
| of money to get their hands on. Duplication, or | | | | Links page for my websites, and try to gain |
| multiple streams of income, is the sure-fire way | | | | exposure by linking to other websites in this way. |
| to success when it comes to selling information | | | | It is important to remember that links to |
| products online. | | | | websites with similar subject material to yours will |
| Write your first ebook and market like crazy, but | | | | be of far greater value than links to unrelated |
| don't lose sight of the longer term. Have one eye | | | | websites. These are called quality links and most |
| focused on your next ebook project. For | | | | of the search engines love them. |
| example, I had my first sales page up and | | | | I'm off to start work on my next project now. I |
| working within a few short days, complete with | | | | wish you every success in your niche ebook |
| affiliate scheme and shopping cart. I marketed my | | | | venture. |
| ebook like crazy. A few days later, I had my | | | | This article is free for re-publishing. |
| second ebook online and ready to go. I marketed | | | | |