How To Speed Read, Read Faster, Read Better
Posted on June 30, 2008
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One of the most highly regarded manuscripts dedicated to teaching speed reading is now available as an e-Book
Let?s face it, the ability to read faster, and still comprehend what you?re reading, is an essential skill in today?s fast moving environment.
We must read extensively if we want to be successful in our studies, or careers.
There?s no doubt, learning to speed read is probably the most valuable and time saving skill you can acquire. Frankly, under today’s information pressures you must read faster and read better if you are to get ahead at all.
Of course, some people will say you can do fine without knowing how to speed read. WRONG! Young men and women trained in Modern Speed Reading show distinct advantages over those who lack this kind of preparation. Schools and colleges have discovered that courses in reading skills give enormous aid to students struggling under the heavier loads of today’s scholastic programs. Their higher grade point averages speak for themselves.
Just imagine being able to read a novel in less than half the time it takes you now, and knowing how to skim an article effectively so the information you?re seeking seems to pop out of the page for you to find. Once you can speed read, your whole attitude toward reading changes. You will enjoy reading a great deal more and will read with greater intelligence.
Once you have become proficient at speed reading, you?ve prepared yourself to move with confidence into the wonderful world of books. It will be a rich experience with your newly developed skills, for books are an opening of new horizons, a road to new adventures, and a source of unending pleasure and delight. People who have really learned to read are never at a loss and are never lonely. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
Learning to speed read is not a difficult or painfully long process. In fact, a recently released Learn To Speed Read book that I have just finished had me reading faster by the fourth chapter. Truly fast reading skills come with time and practice of course, but this book can teach you to read faster and read better right from the beginning.
If you are a High School or College Student, read extensively for your work, like reading the morning newspaper each day, or just enjoy reading a good novel occasionally, you really should consider learning to speed read. Once learned, it is a skill that will benefit you throughout your life.
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How To Write An Ebook
Posted on June 25, 2008
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The hardest part of writing is the first sentence. When you look at the whole project, it seems like an impossible task. That’s why you have to break it down into manageable tasks.
Think of climbing a mountain. You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain?
There is only one way to climb a mountain ? step by step.
Now think of writing your ebook in the same light. You must create it step by step, and one day, you will take that last step and find yourself standing on the summit with your head in the clouds.
The first thing you have to do, as if you actually were a mountain climber, is to get organized. Instead of climbing gear, however, you must organize your thoughts. There are some steps you should take before you begin. Once you’ve gone through the following list, you will be ready to actually begin writing your ebook.
Beginning Steps to Writing an ebook
First, figure out your ebook’s working title. Jot down a few different titles, and eventually, you’ll find that one that will grow on you. Titles help you to focus your writing on your topic; they guide you in anticipating and answering your reader’s queries. Many non-fiction books also have subtitles. Aim for clarity in your titles, but cleverness always helps to sell books ? as long as it’s not too cute. For example, Remedies for Insomnia: twenty different ways to count sheep. Or: Get off that couch: fifteen exercise plans to whip you into shape.
Next, write out a thesis statement. Your thesis is a sentence or two stating exactly what problem you are addressing and how your book will solve that problem. All chapters spring forth from your thesis statement. Once you’ve got your thesis statement fine-tuned, you’ve built your foundation. From that foundation, your book will grow, chapter by chapter.
Your thesis will keep you focused while you write your ebook. Remember: all chapters must support your thesis statement. If they don’t, they don’t belong in your book. For example, your thesis statement could read: We’ve all experienced insomnia at times in our lives, but there are twenty proven techniques and methods to give you back a good night’s sleep.
Once you have your thesis, before you start to write, make sure there is a good reason to write your book. Ask yourself some questions:
* Does your book present useful information and is that information currently relevant?
* Will your book positively affect the lives of your readers?
* Is your book dynamic and will it keep the reader’s attention?
* Does your book answer questions that are meaningful and significant?
If you can answer yes to these questions, you can feel confident about the potential of your ebook.
Another important step is to figure out who your target audience is. It is this group of people you will be writing to, and this group will dictate many elements of your book, such as style, tone, diction, and even length. Figure out the age range of your readers, their general gender, what they are most interested in, and even the socio-economic group they primarily come from. Are they people who read fashion magazines or book reviews? Do they write letters in longhand or spend hours every day online. The more you can pin down your target audience, the easier it will be to write your book for them.
Next, make a list of the reasons you are writing your ebook. Do you want to promote your business? Do you want to bring quality traffic to your website? Do you want to enhance your reputation?
Then write down your goals in terms of publishing. Do you want to sell it as a product on your website, or do you want to offer it as a free gift for filling out a survey or for ordering a product? Do you want to use the chapters to create an e-course, or use your ebook to attract affiliates around the world? The more you know upfront, the easier the actual writing will be.
Decide on the format of your chapters. In non-fiction, keep the format from chapter to chapter fairly consistent. Perhaps you plan to use an introduction to your chapter topic, and then divide it into four subhead topics. Or you may plan to divide it into five parts, each one beginning with a relevant anecdote.
How to make your ebook “user friendly”
You must figure out how to keep your writing engaging. Often anecdotes, testimonials, little stories, photos, graphs, advice, and tips will keep the reader turning the pages. Sidebars are useful for quick, accessible information, and they break up the density of the page.
Write with a casual, conversational tone rather than a formal tone such as textbook diction. Reader’s respond to the feeling that you are having a conversation with them. Break up the length and structure of your sentences so you don?t hypnotize your readers into sleep. Sentences that are all the same length and structure tend to be a good aid for insomnia!
Good writing takes practice. It takes lots and lots of practice. Make a schedule to write at least a page a day. Read books and magazines about the process of writing, and jot down tips that jump out at you. The art of writing is a lifetime process; the more you write (and read), the better your writing will become. The better your writing becomes, the bigger your sales figures.
In an ebook that is read on the screen, be aware that you must give your reader’s eye a break. You can do this by utilizing white space. In art classes, white space is usually referred to as “negative space.” Reader’s eyes need to rest in the cool white oasises you create on your page. If your page is too dense, your reader will quit out of it as soon as their eyes begin to tear.
Make use of lists, both bulleted and numbered. This makes your information easy to absorb, and gives the reader a mental break from dissecting your paragraphs one after the other.
Finally, decide on an easy-to-read design. Find a font that’s easy on the eyes, and stick to that font family. Using dozens of fonts will only tire your readers out before they’ve gotten past your introduction. Use at least one and a half line spacing, and text large enough to be read easily on the screen, but small enough so that the whole page can be seen on a computer screen. You will have to experiment with this to find the right combination.
Of course, don’t forget to run a spell and grammar check. You are judged by something as minor as correct punctuation, so don?t mess up a great book by tossing out semicolons randomly, or stringing sentences together with commas. (By the way, that’s called a “comma splice.”)
Last of all, create an index and a bibliography. That’s it! You’ve written a book! Now all you have to do is publish your ebook online, and wait for download request from your website visitors.
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Benefits Of E-books
Posted on June 17, 2008
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The internet has brought us many great things including streaming music, online shopping, electronic bill pay and many more beneficial applications. One thing that I feel is often overlooked but very valuable is ebooks.
Especially ebooks in the non fiction/self improvement subject areas.
Just as there are many great musicians that will never get signed - there are thousands of great authors who will never get the big book deal. Thanks to the internet and ebooks ? we can tap into the minds of these great authors. One common misconception is that if the book was any good it would get signed by a major publisher. This is simply not true. The publisher may feel that the information is not marketable when indeed it really is. There can be numerous other reasons the e-book author does not get a big book deal but don?t let that stop you from missing out on some great information at a great price.
An e-book author is free to write what they truly want and will not be influenced by a publisher, publicist, or any one else. Ebooks usually contain much more than a printed book. They sometimes have printable worksheets, menus, lists, affirmations or any number of other beneficial items that relate to the particular topic of the ebook. Unlike mainstream authors, ebook authors are often times reachable and happy to answer questions you may have about their ebook.
An e-book is purchased directly from a website and then downloaded immediately to your computer. You can read it right there on your computer screen or print it out and take it with you. You can enlarge the font if you are having trouble seeing the print, you can transfer it to a memory stick or other media so that it is portable, or you can simply read it as you have time. Most ebooks come with a money back guarantee and special bonus items.
I urge you to give e-books a try. Find a subject you are interested in and then shop around. You will discover new authors, new skills, new behaviors and perhaps a whole new you.
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Bill Herren is the webmaster for www.weightloss-articles.com www.weightloss-articles.com/?>Top weight loss site Weight loss articles, success stories, product reviews and much more! Every thing you need to reach your weight loss goals.
Achieving Ebook Goals
Posted on June 14, 2008
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You have researched a topic and believe there is enough material to provide readers with a compelling reason to desire the information. The topic is universal in scope or is a niche idea with plenty of potential customers.
In either case you discover you only have one problem; you don?t know how to write.
I?ve touched on this idea in other articles, but I wanted to dedicate an article to the use of freelance writers to aid in the completion of your visionary idea.
The end result should meet or exceed your expectations for quality. While there can be a sizeable ?write for hire? fee attached to the completion of the ebook it should be noted that once you pay for the work (with the knowledge that you will require all rights to the work) you can begin to recoup your expenses through online ebook sales as a new home business or as an extension of an existing enterprise.
When working with potential freelancers you should feel free to ask for credentials, references or both. They should be able to supply you with a sample of their work and then work with you on every phase of product development.
We?re all familiar with the old adage, ?It takes money to make money.? While this may be true, the overall cost of developing an ebook may be less than you may think. The long-term benefits come with a residual income that can be administered through an online ebook reseller.
Many home-based businesses will direct link to their ebook reseller as a means of pointing to the work without the need to manage downloads and fee collection.
As the Internet has grown so, too, has the expectation for knowledge-based sites that can assist visitors on various aspects of a product or service. The sites that provide this information are finding a double benefit of improved site rankings and a significantly more satisfied customer base.
The addition of an ebook becomes a marriage between marketing and good will. The customer sees this offering as a means of learning from an expert in the field and you have the satisfaction of knowing your knowledge has provided a win/win scenario for you and customer.
A freelance work-for-hire writer can help you make sense of the book you?d like to see made and then build on the framework you provide. In the end, the work becomes yours and the freelance writer moves along to assist others in reaching similar goals.
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Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of HighPowerSites and many other web projects. Get your own website online in just 5 minutes with HighPowerSites at: www.highpowersites.com. Start your own ebook business with BooksWealth at: www.bookswealth.com
5 Tips For Getting Great Deals On Used Books Online
Posted on June 8, 2008
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Statistics show that nearly 48% of book buyers agree that there is no place better for purchasing used books than via the Web. With, literally, hundreds of sites to choose from and reportedly over 25 million selections available, there are at least 5 tips for getting great deals on used books online.
The most obvious and frequently visited online bookseller is http://Amazon.com, with a used books to match almost every new book they offer, plus thousands more. However, companies such as http://abebooks.com, http://alibris.com, http://powells.com, and http://betterthanchocolate.com along with a huge number of other sellers, advertise great deals on used books online, too.
+ The Top 5 Tips
1. Know exactly what you want: condition (’like new’ as opposed to ’some wear and tear’); first, second, third, etc. edition; signed by the author; and similar considerations.
2. Set a price range: the cost of the book itself, shipping and handling (insurance) charges. These factors definitely vary from used bookseller to used bookseller. For example, both http://powells.com and http://ebay.com offer a used version of The Velvet Rabbit for the low price of $1.95; however, one seller tacks on $4.95 for shipping and handling, while the other offers free shipping and insurance because you?re a regular customer. Another factor in setting a price range is to find out, if possible, what the book cost when new.
3. Don?t be afraid to comparison shop: Another wise tip for getting great deals on used books online. Some sellers actually do this for you. Simply enter the name of the book, for example Paddle to the Amazon, and they?ll automatically show that their price is the lowest compared to three other online used bookstore sites.
4. Investigate both larger and smaller companies: Bigger isn?t necessarily better when purchasing used books online. When perusing online booksellers, it was relatively easy to find a small, rather obscure company that was selling a used version of Moby Dick for 89 cents, plus $3.95 for shipping and handling; while a much larger bookseller?s lowest price was $2.99 with an additional $4.95 for shipping and handling. No doubt about the great deal here.
5. Look for two-for-one specials and other great offers: This is one of the best ways to get a great deal on used books online. Find a used bookseller who offers the book you want, plus another book (by the same author, on the same topic, etc.) at a two-for-one price. What could be better? The cost of shipping and handling is usually a flat rate for both books.
If reading is one of your passions, these 5 tips for getting great deals on used books online affords you the best ways to add to your home library at reasonable prices.
Because the market is so competitive, these large companies offer deals such as free shipping, two-for-one, extra value packages, and such other incentives to entice buyers. All you need to do is type in ‘Used Books’ and the names of dozens of sellers appear.
For more ideas, also check out: http://mysupertips.com
There are several advantages to shopping for used books online. In doing this, the choices are endless - literally A (Aardvarks) to Z (Zoos) - and everything in-between.
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Vicky Slater is a freelance writer and researcher. She is a contributing author at 4BookLovers. For more of her work go to: About Books
Amazing E-book Income - 3 Secrets The Writers Don?t Want You To Know About How To Make E-book Income
Posted on June 3, 2008
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E-books, nowadays are not only published by the biggies in the publishing world & the oxford presses. In the current web space every individual has the opportunity to write his own views and writings, creative, real stories, whatever be it.
The thing everyone has to learn to keep this streak on for a long time, he must have some backing up and gain out of it.
The one thing that has come as a motivating thing to all these budding writers is the motivating factor of advertisers who make them gain not only popularity from their writings but also monetizing it to certain extend, thus making them aware of their own potential, that is the reach of their writings? here are some secrets for those writers out there to get the most of themselves..
1. There are the ?Pay per click? schemes from top notch companies like Google. You can use your pages of book to advertise them. A good player in such cases is Adsense. Also make use of the banner ads concepts too, they pay you per views not clicks!!. The main aspect of E-book income is yet to come?
2. You need active viewers to make something remarkable out of these ads. Doing this is tricky at times. But with the application of little common sense and intellect you can get it easy. You ought to have relevant ads in your pages, not the ones which appear just as weird things as typical ads in irrelevant spaces. So you have to analyze your audience and their mindset and then place the right ads in the right places of your writings.
3. Once you have done the above two things, you have had a perfect start, but the aspect which makes the start meaningful is the way in which you publicize your writings. You can place links for the works in your forums, your social networking groups. Here friends are sure to see your links and they can refer them further to others. Also expose your work as far as possible. Do have an emailing list of your audience!
Once you have done all these steps of how to make E-book income, you are into the typical E-book way of earners group. It?s simple, easy yet powerful as any other businesses.
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A Guide To Ebook Compilers
Posted on May 21, 2008
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* E-ditor
This software has a demo version that you can download to try out before purchasing. You can’t actually use the demo to create an eBook, but you can run the software and test it out thoroughly to see if it does what you need it to do for your particular eBook.
This eBook compiler is one of the easiest to use. The software has a very user-friendly help menu that provides instructions for and explanations of every field on every screen. The program also includes video tutorials demonstrating every step of this compiler with clear explanations of all fields that need to be filled out. There are 7 screens that you use to choose your eBook options.
This compiler requires your files to be in HTML format. You follow simple directions, and the compiler loads your files. If you decide to edit your eBook after it has been compiled, make any changes in your original files and click on “Compile you eBook” and your changes will appear in your compiled eBook.
E-editor allows for some customization of your eBook. You can create a special page that appears when the eBook is opened; create customized icons that appear on the desktop after downloading; use your own logo on the task bar of your eBook; customize the task bar’s buttons, where the task bar appears in your eBook, and choose the task bar’s colours. Additionally, you can choose to have the eBook open to the last page read, which many of your buyers will appreciate.
An excellent and unique feature of E-ditor is the capability to choose a standard Microsoft window or to create your own design for a window to personalize your eBook. The program provides some sample window designs, but you can use any .bmp (bit map skin) graphic you have stored on your hard drive.
E-ditor is a good choice if you are new at producing eBooks because it is easy to use and allows you to customize the appearance of your eBook.
* Desktop Author
This compiler does not require a browser, nor do you have to download software or plug-ins. The program converts exe. files into pages that look like a standard book. You can create and produce eBook pages scaled to fit on your computer screen without any scrolling. Additional features include WYSIWGY (what you see is what you get) page editing and creation, the ability to manipulate internal images, cut and paste functions, hotlinks to pages, email, website, or other files. It is an excellent compiler to use for a marketing tool, such as creating brochures and manuals in addition to eBooks.
* EBook Edit Pro
This compiler provides a demo version, which allows you to test out its features. The software uses a Wizard that leads you step-by-step through the set-up and creation of your eBook. Customization includes text editing that appears on the pop-up starting message window; the ability to allow or prevent resizing of your book and the mouse-click pop-up menu; enabling or disabling the navigation bar and choosing the buttons you want to appear; and customizing the eBook’s desktop icon and the logo that appears on the navigation bar.
Ebook Edit Pro is loaded with excellent features that allow you to create multi-media Ebooks, and includes a Wizard that is customized for beginners and for advanced users. The software uses HTML files, downloading them from the directory where they are saved. Edit and resave your files in the original software used to create those files, and then with a single click you can re-compile your Ebook.
Features include customization of icons, toolbars, and the “about box.” This compiler has a particularly useful feature called the Re-brander feature. This permits you to enter customized code into your Ebook pages and distribute the Re-brander software to your affiliates or distributors. They can then customize the links included in the Ebook, but they can not alter any link or information that you have not
entered a customized code for.
The software includes “eBrand-It” software that allows custom fields for your customer’s name, affiliate ID or URL. This feature is a powerful marketing tool because affiliates are much happier giving away your Ebook from their own site when they can customize it.
* Ebook Compiler
This compiler offers a demo version that allows you to compile 10 files. If you don’t include graphics, you can create a 10 page Ebook that allows printing and copying of the Ebook. The catch is that you can’t sell any Ebook you create in the demo version.
The purchased software is user-friendly with easy-to-follow help files that not only guide you through the steps of compiling your Ebook, but also explains what an Ebook compiler does. The software provides detailed instructions on how to create source files from Microsoft Word 2000 and 1997, PowerPoint 2000 and 1997, and HTML documents. It contains less detailed instructions for creating source files from
other programs.
This compiler allows for password protection of your entire Ebook or for selected pages. Additionally, you can set a time limit on your Ebook. When the runs out, the customer no longer has access unless they pay for it. In other words, it allows you to create a demo version of your Ebook for marketing purposes.
You can set a single password or multiple passwords. Using multiple passwords assigns each user their own specific password. Online help files guide you through setting up your passwords. You can also create a Sales and Thank-you page for selling a password protected Ebook. This is a good choice for the novice,particularly since it includes basic features for password protection and distribution.
* Activ Ebook Compiler
This is an easy to use compiler that provides excellent features. This software can support HTML, JPEG, GIF, and all active plug-ins. Features includes password protection, branding, internet linking, icon customization, assigning unique serial numbers, splash screen, file compression, and start-up messages. It also provides free lifetime upgrades. Additionally, it includes a pre-processor, re-brander, active script, and detailed instructions for using HTML, Power Point, and Microsoft Word files.
There are several other excellent Ebook compilers on the market that are worth looking into.
Ebook Generator features splash screens, password protection, branding, icon customization, and compression control. Additionally, it includes virus prevention that alerts the user to any modifications made to your Ebook and offers usage statistics so you can track your Ebook’s use. With all these advanced features, this is an excellent compiler for the beginner because it is exceptionally easy to run.
Ebook Creator is another excellent compiler, supporting HTML, JPEG, GIF, and PNG graphics, and JavaScript, VB script, and Java applets. It also supports all Internet Explorer plug-ins. Standard features include unique serial numbers, direct linking to a form or a page on your website, disabled right clicking, and search functions. The software allows for expiration after a set number of days or usages, which allows you to create demo versions. You can create up to 1000 different passwords; every time the Ebook is downloaded, a unique password is required to access protected pages. The software provides user-friendly menus and buttons that allow the beginner to the advanced user to easily create their Ebook.
Obviously, there are some excellent compilers out there. So figure out EVERYTHING you need in terms of features, and then compare prices and options. Do take advantage of demo versions if they are offered before purchasing. And then, have fun creating your Ebook!
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Audiobooks Are Growing In Popularity
Posted on May 2, 2008
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Audiobooks are no longer just for keeping children entertained when going on holidays or for keeping them from whining on the long drive to grandmas. Since 1980 the Audiobook market has taken off in a big way especially when the publishing industry started recording the most popular best sellers.
Since that time Audiobook sales have steadily increased and today are growing at an enormous rate. This increase has also come about thanks to the modern technology like digital players and computers.
Audiobooks are very easy to download to a computer or digital player to be enjoyed over and over again. You can make several copies of the one file so you can listen to it on other devices at any time. Copying it onto a digital player allows you the ability to listen to it outdoors where ever you go.
Audiobooks are also gaining in popularity and gathering more fans because of famous narrators lending their voices to read them. Many leading authors are also putting they voice to their own books as they know how popular Audiobooks are becoming.
Audiobooks sales are beginning to climb thanks to the internet. The internet has been helpful in making these sales go to the top of the charts. There are loads of websites that now offer Audiobooks; some of these are read by the fans rather than the top name people.
As we step into the new age many more people all over the world are turning to self improvement. This has seen an increase popularity for online self help Audiobooks. Since Audiobooks come in MP3 or WMA format it makes it easy for people to listening to while they do virtually anything like sitting in the bus, jogging in the park. People can learn and become inspired by listening to an Audiobook rather than sit and flip pages.
Audiobooks are also fabulous for people with visual impairments or for people who are blind. Instead of sitting down to read a book in Braille most publishers are making those books available in Audiobook format. Most, magazine publishers are making their monthly publications available in Audiobook format which means that people with vision issues can subscribe and have their subscription material delivered every month in Audiobook format.
Audiobooks are also gaining in popularity as they are invaluable for children in their learning. Children can start listening to books at an age when they have no reading ability. Many educational publishers are now recording books for younger and younger ages. Children and children with learning difficulties can enjoy listening to their favourite novels like Harry Potter without any need to be able to read written text.
As you can see Audiobooks are gaining in popularity for lots of reason. Not only are they great for learning, multitasking, but also due to how easy they make life since they are easy to download and you can listen to them no matter where you are or what you are doing. Whether you?re a fan of Audiobooks or not it?s hard not to agree that they are increasing in popularity at a rapid rate.
Jia Hunter is an avid Audiobook follower and internet marketer. He runs an information website that provides downloadable Audiobooks from the world leading publishers? titles. He offers regular special bonuses and offers as well as free downloadable Audiobooks. So take advantage of this and go to the online Audiobook store at www.heartmagik.com
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7 More Simple But Effective Tips To Grow Your Ebook Business
Posted on April 27, 2008
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This ones not just about some extra sales, but also to grow your e-mail list. Anyone can grow their list if they really want to. The trick is to have the people on it who are specifically interested in your niche.
So how do we do this?
A joint venture is where you contact a marketeer in your niche market who has an email list of subscribers who may have an interest in your product. They can be the lifeblood of your business. Just five decent joint venture partners who promote your ebook to their email list in exchange for a commission can put your current income through the roof.
Know Your Conversion Rate
The first mistake newbie’s make is they start contacting JV partners before they’ve even made a sale of their ebook themselves. This is wrong. Very wrong. You need to be able to contact a potential JV partner and be able to tell them how your sites converting. Remember as well, s/he doesn’t want to push a duff product to their list.
Site conversion is simple. It’s the amount of visitors to the amount of visitors who buy. So for example if one hundred people visited your site and two bought your conversion is two percent. You want to get at least one thousand visitors before you know your conversion.
To work out how your sites converting download the software from www.statcounter.com. Don’t worry it won’t cost you a penny.
Offer Large Commissions
Once you know how well your sites converting (if no one’s buying don’t even bother contacting marketeers. Improve your sales letter, change your headline, whatever it takes - get the basics right first) you can start contacting JV partners. Offer them more than your regular affiliates. If you offer your affiliates fifty percent commission, offer your JV partners seventy five percent.
You may be thinking “wait a sec those commissions are huge? I won’t make any money myself”. This is where so many go wrong. If people are sending you tons of visitors you can build your email list and offer them other products in email promotions, and you can also make money selling back end products.
Return The Favour
Offering high commissions is not enough. Tell them that you’ll add a message into your auto responder set up so that you’ll market their products via an affiliate link in your back end. Explain that you’ll be setting up joint ventures with other marketers in the niche so that they’ll get visitors to their site without spending a dime.
Using Clickbank
Please, please understand one thing. If you’re selling an ebook on fitness don’t start contacting marketers who sell gardening products. That’s just ridiculous. Only contact marketers who sell products aimed at your niche market and therefore have an email or customer list of people who may have an interest in your ebook. Should be obvious, but “common sense isn’t always that common!”
With that in mind start at www.clickbank.com. Click on “promote products” on the home page and then search the marketplace for products in your niche. Contact the product owners and try setting up a JV.
Google “Ezine” Trick
This is a great way to find marketers with ready made email lists they can send a promotion to and sell tons of copies of your ebook virtually overnight.
Go to google and type in “(niche) ezine”. So for example if you were selling a bass fishing related ebook you’d type in “bass fishing ezine”. What you’ll get is a huge list of results of web sites in which people have a bass fishing email newsletter (or ezine). Obviously they won’t all have one, often you’ll get millions of results, but you can spend a few hours going through the results and get more JV contacts than you could ever hope for!
Google “Allintitle” Trick
Here’s another cracker. Do you think web sites that have your niche market keyword in their domain name might be great potential JV partners? Of course! Go to google and type in “allintitle: (niche)”
So for example if you were selling an ebook on song writing you’d type “allintitle:song writing” into google.
Go through the results contacting marketers and setting up hugely profitable joint ventures.
Leverage Results
This is my favourite.
Once you set up one profitable JV use the results to start setting up even more joint ventures. You can say things like “Joe bloggs from domain name.com made X amount of sales and earned X amount from just one mailing to his list”. This really is powerful because it shows people that you know what you’re doing.
Now go and take action. You really can set up joint ventures with any niche markets top guns if you go and actually do it. Good luck!
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How To Use Your Ebook As Your Viral Salesman
Posted on April 25, 2008
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E-books are the future and the future is now.
The printed word on paper and bound into books used to be the only way information was given and received.
They were great, you could take them with you and put them on shelves and they do still exist and will continue to for the foreseeable future but the time of the E-book has arrived.
The marketing E-book is a slightly different animal from just an E-book. Marketing E-books contain text, images, links to web pages and navigation controls.
The marketing E-book has become a very important part of marketing on the Internet.
With a marketing E-book you can present your story in an effective way and include links to your web sales pages. Your E-book can become your best salesman.
First, your E-book needs to be interesting and informative. It always has links back to your web site and to your sales page.
Next, be sure that you have a prominent section telling readers that they are free to give your E-book away.
Let them know that they can post it on their site as a free download, that they can use it as a bonus, and that they can bundle it with other products.
This is the way to create viral marketing for your products or services. Remember those links back to your site contained in the E-book?
Last but certainly not least before you send your E-book out to the world, double check spelling and grammar and be sure that you have tested every link to verify that it goes where it is supposed to go.
Obvious errors will reflect badly on you and will not be of much value to you, it could even by damaging.
Post your E-book to some of the E-book directories. Many let you post it for free, or will let you post a link on their site to your E-book.
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