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While there are many ways to build a business online, building your own eBook business is one method that creates long-term residual income that's truly an automated "set and forget" system. Of course eBooks provide many perks up front.
You don't have to stock any inventory. You can keep overhead costs low (no publisher and agent cuts like there are with print books). You have an endless supply that can be purchased at any time of the day or year.
But they also offer many benefits that aren't so obvious. While a tangible book in Barnes and Noble might sell for $14.95, an eBook on the same subject could sell at anywhere from $49-99 or more online as a digital download.
You don't have to be a professional writer to launch your own eBook empire. The writing is very different for an online audience – more like you do every day via email than what you learned in a college-level English class.
Tiffany Dow, author of Building an eBook Empire, used to ghostwrite for dozens of top Internet marketers on a freelance site. Then she discovered how profitable her eBooks were and decided to learn the entire process of launching those eBooks herself.
Needless to say, she quit ghostwriting and now goes head to head with the very people who used to pay her $1,000 to write a 50-page eBook and make that money back in a period of two days. You can find quality freelancers to create your products for you at a fraction of the price, and turn around and launch it with your name on it – and it's not only legal – it's standard protocol in this industry!
So what does it means to launch an empire of eBooks? You start with one, and then branch out – branding yourself as the go-to person for that demographic's needs. For example, you don't write just one definitive guide to wedding planning…
You write one about picking the perfect wedding gown, another on wedding flowers, one on honeymoons, and so on. Each smaller, niche idea that you drill down into gives you more selling opportunities.
There's a step-by-step process for developing an eBook – which begins with finding your niche and ends with the launch of your powerhouse affiliate program. You want to have an army of virtual salespeople out there pulling in profits for you while you continue adding another building block to your empire with a follow-up product idea.
It's also profitable to use PLR ebooks to grow your own ebook business. PLR ebooks with master resale rights are easy enough to rewrite. Many come with complete sales websites and promotional material too. Although for maximum profit, it's always best to have your own custom graphics (website header, ebook cover, etc) made so your ebook is unique.
You can use many free and low-cost tools to launch your first and subsequent eBooks online. It isn't a business opportunity that requires a large investment of money, but you do need to commit some time to ensure it's properly launched in a way that bolsters your reputation in the community.
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Why do you want more traffic? Simple, because more traffic means more readers and prospects for you, which in turn equals to more money! There many different ways in which you can increase traffic to your blog. Some would work wonders for you, some would work temporarily, and others would simply waste your time.
After a long period of trial and error, I was able to find out 7 proven ways you can use to increase traffic to your blog! And you know what, even better, these 7 methods have been working for me for several years.
1. Spread Your Word
The thing about your blog is that no one will ever visit it unless they know you first. At the first stage you will want to promote your blog by spreading the word about it as far and wide as possible for you. I have found that one of the best ways to do this is by writing a series of articles and submitting them to article directories.
2. Be Lavish In Sharing Your Knowledge
Don't be too stingy on the amount of content you want to share. Every person has a knack on at least one subject which he knows best. Share it, and help your readers. You might not get paid at the beginning but in the long run you will be paid off many times over!
3. Be An Active Contributor On Other' Blogs
Give first and you will be given in return. Don't forget to participate in the discussions of other blogs which are on the same topic as yours, and share your knowledge there. Remember that the real value of knowledge is in its sharing with others, not in having it locked within a suitcase! Whether you post ideas, comments, or articles on others' blogs, people will soon find out about you and they will be more than willing to visit your blog.
4. It IS The Disagreement That Gives Life To Your Blog
So many bloggers I know try to limit, censor or even delete all the negative comments from their blogs. Yes, some of the comments your blog will receive might be contrary opinions and some others will support you, but the point is that it is those kinds of activities that make people come back to your blog over and over again!
5. Let People Know What to Expect From Your Blog
Let people know what kind of content you will write, as well as the regular time on which you will publish your content, so that they know when to check your blog during the week.
6. Be A Giver Of Links
If you find interesting blog posts related to your topic, link to them from your blog. Don't be afraid of losing traffic to your competitors! Far from leaving your blog, people will respect you for giving value to them. At the time, other blog owners will find out your blog and reciprocate your kind gesture by linking to it!
7. Be The First To Know
If you can create some sort of buzz, then it would be easy for you to skyrocket your blog traffic! The buzz can be about anything, such as breaking news, contrarian view with popular opinion, or a free gift which no other blog has written about! If you do this you will quickly become an icon among your readers!
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Tangibles are shunned by many Internet marketers who don't want to deal with physical goods. It can be a nightmare if you factor in the nuisance of packaging and shipping, stocking of inventory, and suppliers.
There are three ways you can deal in tangibles if you want to focus solely on those or supplement them with your digital download links. The first is to become a seller of tangible yourself.
This will most likely mean selling on eBay, but sometimes a marketer goes off on their own and launches a website to sell the goods from. You'll be plagued with making sure you have enough inventory on hand, and if an order comes through, it will be your job to box it up, take it to the post office, and ship it out.
If the customer doesn't receive the goods, you should be able to verify proof of delivery. In some instances, you'll have to accept returns on the products, and won't always be able to resell it depending on what the product is.
Another option is to become a seller of tangibles by using a dropshipper. With a dropship account, you'll usually have to pay a fee to get set up with your own website – for instance, wedding accessories.
The customer will find your site online and place an order, paying you for the items they purchase. You'll then turn around and pay the dropship company a portion of those earnings and they'll ship the inventory to your customer direct.
You don't have to deal with any of the inventory, but you do have to deal with customer relations. The customer won't realize they've ordered from a dropshipping arrangement, so even though you're just a middleman, you'll be acting as the frontman.
Your third option for selling tangibles is to become an affiliate of tangibles. Millions of people shop online, and around the holidays, an affiliate can rank in a lot of Christmas cash.
But holidays aren't the only time when tangible promotions will work. You can use an Amazon associates account to sell anything on Amazon.com. Likewise, you can get an ID from LinkShare and promote tangible items from flower boutiques, Wal-Mart, and even travel companies (like luggage)!
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