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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

  • The Biggest Mistake My Friend Made When Publishing His Ebook


    Imagine publishing an ebook only to learn that you’re making no
    sales, no traffic to your website and no profits.
    How depressing will that be…

    A while ago my friend, just finished writing and
    publishing his new ebook called “How To Be A Good
    Retail Worker”. He has no problems with writing an ebook.
    He knew how to write, he knew how to organize his
    work into a structured way. But he had one problem -
    He couldn’t sell it in the end! Why? Because he failed
    to see how big the demand was for information on Retail working work.
    He didn’t research before he published his finished ebook. He lost hope and
    didn’t have any confidence anymore. He was assuming people
    will buy his book and he was hoping that a lot of people were
    looking for information about this subject. He failed miserably!

    To be frank, without doing your “research” you’ll go no where
    with your ebook venture. You’ll be brain dead and you’ll
    be like a blind man going no where but the wall in front of him.

    Without researching before hand you’ll:
    - Waste a lot of your time (and time = money).
    - End up having no hope and momentum.
    - Wonder if you’re ebook will ever sell or not.
    - You’ll need to guess and hope a lot. Hope, hope & hope.

    Most people fail to do their research FIRST before they write
    their ebook because they think that it will sell good. They
    hope in wonders that it’ll sell like the best ebook anyone
    has seen. They think that they’ll “get rich overnight”.
    Listen, just because you’ve got good knowledge about a certain
    topic, it doesn’t mean that it will sell! (Sorry if you
    studied ten years on that subject)

    To check and see how many people are actually looking for that
    topic, search that topic in your favourite search engine
    such as Yahoo.com. Just for an example you can search a
    topic about “How to make money”. You’ll literally get over
    3.7 billion results. Do you think that this “product”
    will even sell? Look at the competition it has. The
    business sector makes up most of the population of all
    subjects.

    So my point here is that you need to create a product that
    either no one has or create a product better than your
    competitors. You can create an ebook based on a niche
    market.


    If you do your research on the topic of your ebook, you’ll
    benefit immensely because:

    - You’ll know your competition & how large it is before hand.
    - You’ll know if people will even buy your ebook.
    - You’ll know how much to sell it for because you can
    compare prices with your competitors.
    - It’ll save you a massive amount of time.
    - You’ll have more confidence in writing the ebook because
    you’re absolutely certain that it will be a “winning product”.

    There are many tools and resources that offer you to research
    hot markets.
    Three tools I personally use to find hot markets include:

    - Keyword suggestion tools – Such as Overture’s keyword
    suggestion tool.

    - Hidden tools that not many people make use of
    If you want to find very niche markets try looking at Ebay’s
    categories such as Books & Comics > Business > Ebooks.
    One other “hidden” tool that not many people us is eBay’s “Pulse”.
    This tool will show you the top 10 keywords
    searched on ebay. You will find this tool on the homepage,
    called “eBay Pulse”.

    - Forums – Take a look at the forum that relates to your
    topic. If your subject has something to do with weight
    loss then search “weight loss forums” in your search
    engine. You’ll find a lot of people posting their
    questions and problems.

    - Surveys & Questionaries - If you have an opt-in list why
    don’t you survey your list about the topic? Ask them what
    is the biggest problem in __________.

    The biggest tip I can give you is to take baby steps. Get
    those “small ideas” that you had a long time ago and work
    on that first. So then you can make “achievable goals” not
    a huge project which would take a lot of time and money.

    So if you really want to learn how to sell and profit from y
    our ebooks and I’m stressing this out – It is highly
    imperative, important & crucial that you do your research
    of your market FIRST before you even type/write a single
    letter or word on your text editor/notepad. You’ll then
    cut the guess work.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

  • 7 Ways To Generate Free Website Traffic


    Generating free traffic is not always the impossible
    feat that it is made out to be. In fact, there are
    many different ways in which you can generate free
    traffic. Some are better than others; and some are
    especially effective in some niches, but not in
    others. Below, I've listed seven such methods:

    1. Write articles and submit them to directories.
    Include a link in your resource box that points to
    your site. This will generate traffic and click
    throughs long after you publish it.

    2. Add “keyword” pages to your site. You can do this
    by writing articles that are focused around a certain
    keyword and then simply uploading them to your site.
    When your site is indexed by the search engines,
    traffic will pick up for those keywords.

    3. Begin finding link partners and exchanging links.
    This will not only get you direct click through
    traffic from other sites, but it will also get you
    search engine traffic once those sites are indexed and
    your site is given credit for the inbound links.

    4. Create a high-quality flash video or real life
    video; add it to a page on your site. Post that video
    on You Tube, Break.com, and on all social bookmarking
    sites, such as http://del.icio.us, and
    http://www.technorati.com. If your video is
    exceptionally funny or interesting, people will begin
    to circulate your video around the Internet. Remember
    to include the URL of your site in the video, so
    viewers can figure out how to find your products.

    5. Create a free report on a specific subject related
    to your business. In that report, include a link to
    your site (preferably a newsletter opt-in form) every
    few pages. Take that report and give it away for free
    to every site owner in your niche. If you have a link
    to one of your products in that report, allow the site
    owner to rebrand it. That will make him much more
    likely to redistribute it.

    6. Post regularly on forums related to your site.
    This is perhaps the easiest and quickest way to
    generate traffic. All it entails is creating an
    account on several good forums, making useful and
    interesting posts, and then including a signature file
    that allows readers to click through to your site.

    7. Post free ads in places that actually get traffic.
    Using “free ad forums” may be a waste of time in many
    instances; however, bulletin boards that get traffic,
    but allow free advertisement, may be a good place to
    look.

    If your current advertising budget is higher than
    you'd like, you should consider using free advertising.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

  • 10 Reasons Not To Go Into The "Make Money Market"


    There are a number good reasons why you should not go
    into the “make money” market. Below, I will give you
    ten of the more important reasons.

    1. Your competition is highly skilled. If you think it
    is easy to compete in the “make money” market, think
    again. Your competition has mastered the art of
    selling, which means he or she will be an extremely
    tough competitor.

    2. Other markets offer less resistance. The “make
    money” market is highly oversatured with sellers. For
    this reason, it is tough to claim decent positions on
    search engines. This is not so with all niches.

    3. The learning curve is high if you're inexperienced
    selling “make money” products. Since your ability to
    train people to sell will be directly dependent on
    your ability to sell to them, many people will be
    reluctant to buy from you unless your presentation is
    far beyond average.

    4. Even if you sell within the “make money” market,
    your target audience should be small, not large. You
    want to find a specific group that can be matched to a
    specific product you will produce or have already
    produced.

    5. Other products are easier to market. When it comes
    down to it, people are highly suspicious of any type
    of “make money” product or service. If you're selling
    something else to them, chances are that they will be
    considerably less likely to worry that you are trying
    to rip them off.

    6. Buyers in the “make money” market may be more
    likely to return products, as they perceive sellers to
    have tricked them if they do not succeed in making
    money with the product (which they usually don't, no
    matter how good it is).

    7. Buyers wont judge your product on how it “should
    be” presented according to protocol that is normally
    used for “make money” products. Instead, they will
    look at the list of features you have provided.

    8. You're better off in the long run if you pursue a
    field in which you are interested, rather than simply
    a “make money” field. If you don't have any serious
    interest in your product, you will more than likely do
    a poor job creating and marketin it.

    9.Other markets can often be more profitable. Even
    though you've heard about those million dollar days,
    there are other industries which can be just as
    profitable, provided that you spend the time to select
    the right one and to cultivate profits.

    10. If you don't have a background in “making money”
    with some specific system, you may be better off
    creating a book or product on some area in which you
    have specific expertise.

    To reiterate, there are many business models you can
    create; however, a business model that caters to the
    “make money” crowd is almost always a mistake.

    Visit Aurelius Tjin's Official Profits Blog at: http://www.UnstoppableInternetMarketing.com

Saturday, June 07, 2008

  • How To Write Powerful Sales Headlines


    The most important part of any sales letter is the
    sales headline. You can have the best testimonials,
    the best income statements, and the best sales copy
    known to man, but none of this will matter if visitors
    aren't convinced and intrigued by your headline; and
    simply click off of your sales letter, instead of
    reading on to learn more.

    For this reason, it is absolutely imperative that you
    learn how to write powerful sales headlines if you
    want to round out a powerful sales letter.

    So what does a powerful sales headline include?

    A powerful sales headline must include a number of
    different “psychological triggers.” These are words
    that have been proven time and time again to stir up
    emotion by triggering some widely-attached connotation
    to a word or phrase. “Free,” “shocking,”
    “scientifically proven,” “powerful,” and “secret” are
    all examples of psychological triggers. Including at
    least a few in your headline will catch readers' eyes,
    even if they're only skimming initially.

    Now, in addition to including psychological triggers,
    you will want to make sure that you have some type of
    interesting conceptual hook in your sales headline.
    For instance, if there is some specific feature of
    your product that no other sellers in your market
    offer, you will want to make sure that you work that
    into your headline.

    You will also want to find some way you can intrigue
    people into reading more, even beyond conveying a
    point of interest, couched in psychological triggers.
    For instance, you may want to say something mysterious
    or make some bold claim. This will bait people to read
    more, if only to find out if you're serious or gimmicky.

    Remember, too, to keep in mind that your headline
    will need to match up with the rest of your sales
    letter. Don't simply make a claim in your sales
    headline and then slowly diminish it over the course
    of your sales letter. Instead, find some way in which
    you can make a powerful headline that matches up with
    the content that is about to follow. One way in which
    you can do this is to setup a pyramidal structure for
    your sales letter. Start off with your most powerful
    point in your headline – and then slowly scale down,
    including points that are of less interest. Those who
    have the least resistance to buying will purchase
    instantly; those who have more resistance will
    probably need to go through all of the points.

    Last, when writing powerful headlines, always
    remember to test before launches to determine which
    headline works best. You can do this by creating two
    sales pages and testing the conversion rate with a pay
    per click campaign. Remember to only change one word
    or one phrase at a time, so you can clearly identify
    what increases or decreases your conversion rate.


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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

  • 10 Reasons Not To Go Into The Money Making Market


    There are a number good reasons why you should not go
    into the “make money” market. Below, I will give you
    ten of the more important reasons.

    1. Your competition is highly skilled. If you think it
    is easy to compete in the “make money” market, think
    again. Your competition has mastered the art of
    selling, which means he or she will be an extremely
    tough competitor.

    2. Other markets offer less resistance. The “make
    money” market is highly oversatured with sellers. For
    this reason, it is tough to claim decent positions on
    search engines. This is not so with all niches.

    3. The learning curve is high if you're inexperienced
    selling “make money” products. Since your ability to
    train people to sell will be directly dependent on
    your ability to sell to them, many people will be
    reluctant to buy from you unless your presentation is
    far beyond average.

    4. Even if you sell within the “make money” market,
    your target audience should be small, not large. You
    want to find a specific group that can be matched to a
    specific product you will produce or have already
    produced.

    5. Other products are easier to market. When it comes
    down to it, people are highly suspicious of any type
    of “make money” product or service. If you're selling
    something else to them, chances are that they will be
    considerably less likely to worry that you are trying
    to rip them off.

    6. Buyers in the “make money” market may be more
    likely to return products, as they perceive sellers to
    have tricked them if they do not succeed in making
    money with the product (which they usually don't, no
    matter how good it is).

    7. Buyers wont judge your product on how it “should
    be” presented according to protocol that is normally
    used for “make money” products. Instead, they will
    look at the list of features you have provided.

    8. You're better off in the long run if you pursue a
    field in which you are interested, rather than simply
    a “make money” field. If you don't have any serious
    interest in your product, you will more than likely do
    a poor job creating and marketin it.

    9.Other markets can often be more profitable. Even
    though you've heard about those million dollar days,
    there are other industries which can be just as
    profitable, provided that you spend the time to select
    the right one and to cultivate profits.

    10. If you don't have a background in “making money”
    with some specific system, you may be better off
    creating a book or product on some area in which you
    have specific expertise.

    To reiterate, there are many business models you can
    create; however, a business model that caters to the
    “make money” crowd is almost always a mistake.


    Visit Aurelius Tjin's Official Profits Blog at: http://www.UnstoppableInternetMarketing.com

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