| If you have been selling resellable ebooks on eBay | | | | increasing number of readers and should generate an |
| for some time, then it is likely that you adopt a | | | | increasing amount of sales. Obviously, the above |
| method similar to many ebook sellers. You source | | | | recipe ebook is just an example. The principles above |
| cheap or free ebooks with resell rights and then resell | | | | can be applied to almost any product/genre, allowing |
| these in your eBay store. Now there is nothing | | | | you to use your resellable ebook to promote and sell |
| wrong with this method. It means that obtaining the | | | | a premium product. |
| ebooks is cheap or even free, you don't have to | | | | 3) Sell an Affiliate Product:- If you don't have your |
| spend time creating a product and a lot of the time | | | | own premium product then the same principles from |
| you even get a ready made sales page and | | | | above can be used to sell a product as an affiliate. |
| download page. For next to no money, you have a | | | | An affiliate (if you do not know) is someone who |
| digital product that can be sold again and again, for | | | | sells a product in exchange for a commission on the |
| very little effort. I used to rely solely on this method | | | | sale. The one thing I would recommend if you are |
| when reselling ebooks on eBay and achieved | | | | selling products as an affiliate, is to make sure that |
| reasonable success with it. I even wrote a | | | | you have sampled the product before you promote |
| newsletter article last year on sourcing free ebooks | | | | it. Not only will it allow you to promote the product |
| that can be resold on eBay. To this day I still resell | | | | better (as you will actually know what you are talking |
| other people's ebooks in my eBay store. However, | | | | about) but you will also be able to avoid products |
| the difference is that I now also create and sell my | | | | that are of a low quality. |
| own resellable ebooks. | | | | If you are looking for a premium ebook to promote |
| Now you may be thinking; 'Why would you want to | | | | as an affiliate then ClickBank is a good place to start. |
| go to all the time and effort of creating your own | | | | It has ebooks on almost every topic you can imagine |
| resellable ebooks, which are likely to depreciate in | | | | and the commissions are as generous as 75% in |
| value very quickly? Surely it is much more time and | | | | some cases. All you have to do is sign up and then |
| cost effective to resell ebooks that are already | | | | generate affiliate links (through ClickBank) to promote |
| available with resell rights?' If these are your thoughts | | | | each product. If buyers click and buy through your |
| then you are thinking about resellable ebooks in the | | | | link, you will get a commission on the sale. |
| wrong way. Let me put it into perspective and | | | | If you are looking for physical products to promote I |
| hopefully change your thinking on the issue with the | | | | would recommend Commission Junction. Again they |
| example below. | | | | have a very wide range of products and |
| Lets say for this example you are selling your own | | | | commissions vary from product to product. Like with |
| ebook and someone else's ebook, both for | | | | ClickBank you can generate affiliate links via the |
| £1.99 in your eBay store. Now when you sell | | | | Commission Junction website, and if a customer |
| someone else's ebook you make £1.99 which is | | | | purchases through your affiliate link you get a |
| all well and good. However, when you sell your own | | | | commission on the sale. |
| resellable ebook you make £1.99 from the sale | | | | 4) Generate Leads:- If you don't have your own |
| AND after the sale you have the potential for much | | | | mailing list yet and are serious about doing business |
| more. What potential you may be asking? Well let me | | | | online then I have one simple suggestion. GET A |
| explain below just what your own resellable ebook | | | | MAILING LIST. It is quite possibly the most valuable |
| can do for you. | | | | asset you can possess in Internet Business. To |
| 1) Promote:- Your own ebook can be a very valuable | | | | explain the very basics of list building, you first need |
| promotional tool for your eBay store, your website | | | | to sign up for an autoresponder programme (I use |
| or whatever else you want to promote. If you want | | | | and recommend Aweber), build your list (using a |
| to promote your eBay store simply write a little note | | | | variety of methods) and also maintain it (by providing |
| such as "brought to you by Or you could even write | | | | value to your subscribers). Please bear in mind that |
| a small paragraph about your eBay store, what it sells | | | | this is a very, very basic analysis of list building and I |
| etc, and then provide a link to it if people want to | | | | would recommend you did some research on the |
| find out more. If you have your own website, write | | | | topic before gettting your own list. I will be covering |
| an ebook that contains similar content and of course | | | | list building in one of my future 'Ebay Ebook Success' |
| provide a link to your website somewhere within the | | | | articles but if you cannot wait till then I would |
| ebook. | | | | recommend Jim Cockrum's How to turn Auction |
| As you continue to sell your ebook with resell rights, | | | | Traffic into Cash. This is the ebook that I used to |
| some of your customers will also start to sell it and | | | | research and build my mailing list with the help of |
| eventually their customers will sell it too. As time | | | | eBay traffic. Anyway, I'm going off topic here. |
| goes by your ebook will continue to be distributed, | | | | Once you have a mailing list, a resellable ebook can |
| creating an increasing amount of traffic - your very | | | | be a valuable source of leads. All you have to do is |
| own viral traffic tool. The more your ebook is | | | | place a link inside the ebook for customers to sign up |
| distributed, the greater the potential for traffic to | | | | for your mailing list. Like before as distribution of your |
| your eBay store/website. | | | | ebook increases, the number of leads it generates |
| 2) Sell your Premium Product:- If you have a premium | | | | should also increase. |
| ebook then resellable ebooks can be used to sell it. | | | | I hope this article has shown you the potential |
| For example, if you have a cooking recipes ebook | | | | creating your own resellable ebook provides. |
| that you have wrote containing 1000 recipes this | | | | Whereas someone else's resellable ebook can bring |
| could be your premium ebook. You could then use 10 | | | | sales revenue, your own resellable ebook can bring |
| or 20 of these recipes to create a resellable ebook. | | | | this plus additional sales of your premium products, |
| At the end of this resellable ebook you could leave a | | | | extra traffic, affiliate commissions and valuable leads. |
| note such as "Want to get 1000 recipes just like this? | | | | I am not suggesting that you cease to sell other |
| Then Click Here." The Click Here will link to your | | | | people's resellable ebooks. In fact other people's |
| premium ebook. If people like the recipes in your | | | | resellable ebooks probably still comprise the majority |
| premium ebook then they are likely to go on and | | | | of my eBay store inventory. However, even one or |
| purchase the full 1000 recipe premium ebook. | | | | two of your own resellable ebooks can make a huge |
| As before the same principles apply, and as time | | | | difference. |
| goes by your resellable ebook gets seen by an | | | | |