How can I create ebooks and use them to drive traffic to my website?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Naveen.jha, Feb 22, 2010.

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    How can I create ebooks and use them to drive traffic to my website? I've heard about other people doing this but I don't know how to get started. Can you give me some pointers?
     
    Naveen.jha, Feb 22, 2010 IP
  2. brother_of_devil

    brother_of_devil Peon

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    1. Use Google
    2. Find some theme you're an expert at.
    3. Write an e-book and promote your product/website in it.
    4. Promote the e-book.

    You really have to make a good reading first, as your questions are way too general. No one has so much free time to explain the basics and every single step to you. You should do this yourself, man.
     
    brother_of_devil, Feb 22, 2010 IP
  3. Revelations-Decoder

    Revelations-Decoder Well-Known Member

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    Going by your sig

    Perhaps write some great info books on holidays in India and include links to your things in your ebooks :)
     
    Revelations-Decoder, Feb 22, 2010 IP
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    It is not just creation its about writing, and you have to be a good writer to write any content rich ebook.
    Ask yourself could you write it according to your theme or products?
    Promoting that ebook is a second stage.
     
    sultan786, Feb 22, 2010 IP
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    Once you have finished writing your ebook, make sure you put recommended resources or references section at the last page (or the first one), and put your links in it (whether affiliate ones or your sites).

    Also tell your readers that they can pass it on to their colleagues or print it provided they maintain the ebook content unedited.
     
    HansDavid, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    Publish your ebook at sites like scribd.com
     
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    You don't have to write your eBook, look a Free eBook and give them away and build your list
     
    Johnta, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    I would say, like everything else, you need to do some research and try your best to get a system that works for you. I think people have given some awesome advice.
     
    Sunrise Associates, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    Uhh, no, the haven't. They have given awful, vague advice.

    Naveen.jha, in creating an e-book, look at the most popular ones out there, and go by example. Many, including mine have very short paragraphs for easier reading, and with blue and red text for more flair.

    Look at others' for examples

    Next, type it out in Word, or a document that you can later convert to PDF. Look "PDF" up for its meaning.

    You can go to Adobe or your local office supply store for such a program.

    You can write out your information, (title, index, content) like you see it as a regular ol' book, and then convert it.

    To sell it, to drive traffic to your site, you can either be a writer on the subject and or advertise it.

    That is it, in a nutshell.
     
    Perry Rose, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    Perry Rose - maybe I should have said - some gave some good pointers.

    Just because it is easy for one person does not make it easy for another and I guess that is the key. Using free eBooks is one way to drive people to your site and there are many ways to do that.

    Research was my point - don't stop until YOU find your answer. I hope that is better.
     
    Sunrise Associates, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    Make a short report and offer it free. The people have to download it from the site you want to promote.
     
    getmoneyzone, Feb 23, 2010 IP
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    try to find what kind of things that can make people attracted. last time i used to make a WoW guide book. what i did is copy the guide from other ebook and add some emoticon :p :) etc and some useless words such as hoho, haha , yeah, cool right . then sell it to amazon and ebay haha. it works thou :p
     
    LomX, Feb 24, 2010 IP
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    So, your advice is: "Steal other's content and sell it as yours"? This is cheating. And it violates the copyright of Blizzard since you cannot reproduce (not to mention sell) their materials without their written permission. And I am sure they didn't permit that for you.

    Trying to cheat everyone else, you're cheating yourself in the first hand. Once it becomes obvious that you're selling what you don't own - your sales will crash to zero. If you want to do business you must sell something valuable, not just something that is easy to steal.
     
    brother_of_devil, Feb 24, 2010 IP
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    You have to do a lot of research. Acoording to the niche of your sig... you need to be a good content writer and also format your ebook design in such a way that readers who are reading your first top content will be attracted to open it and read the whole section... It has to be more appealing too.... Later you can post your ebook in some sites.. :)
     
    poker princess, Feb 25, 2010 IP
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    If you are going to embark on creating the ebook yourself, think about the kind of free ebook you would like to receive about your particular niche. Make it content rich, high quality content, don't worry too much about the quantity.

    Then promote the free ebook and on the back end take the customer to the site or paid product sales page.
     
    jon2010, Feb 25, 2010 IP