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 Writing a free ebook is a great way
to sell more affiliate products. The ebook can work for
you in two different ways and I encourage you to use both
methods in each free ebook you write.
The first way is to promote affiliate links directly in
your ebook where appropriate. You can casually mention a
product in the body of a particular chapter, review a
product as part of your ebook, or add an "Additional
Resources" section to the end of the book.
The second way is to link to your content site from your
ebook. You can offer additional information on the site or
link to a review page. By sending your readers to your
website you get the chance to expose them to additional
affiliate products and have the opportunity to get them on
your newsletter list.
Let's take a look at how you can get started on your first
ebook. Find a topic that you are fairly knowledgeable
about and come up with an overall theme for the book. What
are people looking for on the particular topic? For
example, parents of infants will be interested in tips and
strategies to get their baby to sleep through the night. A
mom looking for a work at home job may be interested in
how to spot a work at home scam and where to look for
legitimate jobs.
Come up with an outline, or group some related articles
you have written on a particular topic. Now all you have
to do is flesh it out a little bit and of course
incorporate your affiliate links. An ebook typically
consists of at least 25 pages. That may sound like a lot,
but you should keep your font size fairly large to make it
easier to read on a computer screen.
Let's talk about format for a moment. You can purchase
software to create an ebook, or you can make it a PDF
document. PDF documents will work on just about any
computer and people are comfortable downloading them. I
usually write my ebooks in Microsoft Word, format it in
there, add any pictures or graphics and then turn it into
a PFD. You can either do this with Microsoft Acrobat, or
use one of the free PDF creation services on the web.
Your next step will be to get the ebook circulating. After
all you are not going to make any affiliate sales if no
one reads your book. You can offer it as a free download
on your site or give it away as a bonus for subscribing to
your newsletter. I also like to add a note in the footer
of each page that the reader is welcome to pass the book
along to others who might be interested in the topic.
Offer the ebook as a free giveaway to other website owners
and post it on the free ebook directories. Then sit back
and watch the book do the work for you. After a few weeks
you should see the affiliate sales come in. Time to move
on to another book.
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