Ebooks are becoming increasingly popular every day. As the number of people accessing the internet grows each day, so does the exposure of your ebook.
Ebooks are the way of the future for sharing information, ideas, knowledge and techniques.
Ebooks have certain qualities that hard cover books do not possess. For example, an ebook is much easier to produce than a hard cover book and also a lot less expensive. All you need to publish an ebook is a concept, the ability to write the ebook and the write software in which to produce the ebook.
Ebooks are easily distributed online and this is one of the main reasons why they are becoming so popular.
As a customer, being able to obtain the ebook immediately upon payment, as opposed to ordering a hard copy book and waiting for delivery, is a major advantage.
Many people when making purchases will usually want to receive the item as soon as possible. So to offer an instant downloadable product is an amazing offer that many potential customers will not be able to refuse.
The other advantage for the producer of the ebook is that you have complete control over your product. You don’t need to have your ebook approved or accepted by a publishing company for it to be published. You just have to write the ebook and then publish it. You can design it however you like with whatever text you like.
This also means that you can also use your ebook to promote other products that you may have or be an affiliate of. Don’t over promote your products but with a few subtle mentions throughout your ebook can bring in many sales.
If you have a unique ebook with an idea or technique that no-one else to your knowledge has written about, then make sure you copyright your ebook. This will give you a very powerful tool that you have to offer to the public. This will increase the flow of traffic to your site as people will have to visit your site to obtain this vital information that only you are offering.
By keeping your ebook updated and always adding any new trends or techniques you can continue to see profits come from your ebook for many years to come.
Selling your ebook alone can make you a good income but sometimes a good income can come from giving away a free ebook.
You can make income through a free ebook in two ways.
Firstly, make your ebook great quality. Just because it’s free doesn’t mean you should just throw together anything and give it away. If your ebook is good quality then your readers will think of you as an expert within that field. In which case if you make any recommendations within the ebook to your products or affiliate products you may receive many sales.
You can also use this method for referring new members to MLM programs. As long as you show your reader that you have good knowledge in this field and will make a good leader then this can be a great way to recruit new members.
The second way to make income by giving away a free ebook is to capture your readers name and email address. Offer your ebook free as a bonus for signing up to your newsletter or mailing list.
Once you have captured your readers email address you can follow up with them and gain their trust and make future sales through your emails to them.
Ebooks are one of the most effective ways of promotion and as long as you have a computer then there is no reason why you can’t write one.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Why Write an eBook?
Many people will think that there is not much more to be written about, but due to the ever changing technology and way of life, there will always be something new to write about.
It’s not just new ideas, but old ideas can always be improved upon. If you have the knowledge, then you can write the book.
Ebooks are actually becoming very popular as the internet is constantly increasing in popularity. Ebooks are often preferred over hard copy books for the fact that you can have instant access to them once you have paid for the ebook.
Ebooks are a very powerful tool for those thinkers who are able to give fresh ideas on a particular topic to the thousands of people who are always looking for that information.
If you have the knowledge or a brilliant idea for an ebook but are concerned about the trouble it takes to get a book published, then you don’t need to be concerned with that. Ebooks are much easier to publish than it is to publish a hard copy book.
You don’t need some big publishing company to love your book so much that they will publish it for you; it doesn’t work like that with ebooks. You can publish your ebook yourself, and selling ebooks online is very easy to do.
Writing an ebook is also a great way to promote your business. If you run a business such as a gardening nursery and have many years of experience in that business, you can write an ebook giving your customers all your knowledge on gardening and at the same time you will mention your business within the ebook and promote the business.
An ebook is the perfect way to reach potential customers for almost any business.
Let’s look at another example.
What if you are a bit of an expert on yoga and have many years experience with yoga. You also have an online store selling yoga products such as books, yoga mats, bags and accessories.
Writing an ebook about yoga will give your potential customers some fantastic information that they are searching for and will also give them access to your business.
Not only will they promote your business, but ebooks will also help you to make a name for yourself and your business and establish you as an expert in that field.
People are always looking for advice and good information and you don’t need to have a master’s degree to write an ebook about your topic. All you need to have is a decent amount of knowledge on your topic and write an ebook that s easily understood and easy to read.
Some of the popular topics that people are always looking for information on are internet marketing, parenting, health and self help, just to mention a few.
The biggest hurdle in selling your ebook is in your promotion. It does pay to have a website designed professionally for your sales page. If you’re website does not look professional you could turn away many potential customers. Also offering a money back guarantee can influence people to purchase your ebook.
You must promote your ebook in a big way and you can also possibly set up an affiliate system where you can have other people promoting it for you.
If you have the knowledge, then write the ebook.
It’s not just new ideas, but old ideas can always be improved upon. If you have the knowledge, then you can write the book.
Ebooks are actually becoming very popular as the internet is constantly increasing in popularity. Ebooks are often preferred over hard copy books for the fact that you can have instant access to them once you have paid for the ebook.
Ebooks are a very powerful tool for those thinkers who are able to give fresh ideas on a particular topic to the thousands of people who are always looking for that information.
If you have the knowledge or a brilliant idea for an ebook but are concerned about the trouble it takes to get a book published, then you don’t need to be concerned with that. Ebooks are much easier to publish than it is to publish a hard copy book.
You don’t need some big publishing company to love your book so much that they will publish it for you; it doesn’t work like that with ebooks. You can publish your ebook yourself, and selling ebooks online is very easy to do.
Writing an ebook is also a great way to promote your business. If you run a business such as a gardening nursery and have many years of experience in that business, you can write an ebook giving your customers all your knowledge on gardening and at the same time you will mention your business within the ebook and promote the business.
An ebook is the perfect way to reach potential customers for almost any business.
Let’s look at another example.
What if you are a bit of an expert on yoga and have many years experience with yoga. You also have an online store selling yoga products such as books, yoga mats, bags and accessories.
Writing an ebook about yoga will give your potential customers some fantastic information that they are searching for and will also give them access to your business.
Not only will they promote your business, but ebooks will also help you to make a name for yourself and your business and establish you as an expert in that field.
People are always looking for advice and good information and you don’t need to have a master’s degree to write an ebook about your topic. All you need to have is a decent amount of knowledge on your topic and write an ebook that s easily understood and easy to read.
Some of the popular topics that people are always looking for information on are internet marketing, parenting, health and self help, just to mention a few.
The biggest hurdle in selling your ebook is in your promotion. It does pay to have a website designed professionally for your sales page. If you’re website does not look professional you could turn away many potential customers. Also offering a money back guarantee can influence people to purchase your ebook.
You must promote your ebook in a big way and you can also possibly set up an affiliate system where you can have other people promoting it for you.
If you have the knowledge, then write the ebook.
Making Money With Article Marketing
Article marketing or bum marketing as it is also known is one of the most effective ways, if not the most effective way, to promote products or websites online.
Article marketing is quite simple and can be done by anyone.
Article marketing can be used to promote affiliate products, your own product or your website.
Article marketing is basically writing articles and submitting your articles to article directories. Your articles will need to be of the same topic as the product or website that you are promoting.
Although you don’t need to be an expert writer to write articles, it is best if your articles are of good quality. You will need to make sure that you have a good knowledge on the topic you are writing about and also make sure your article is grammatically correct.
Having a good quality article will give you good credibility as an expert in your field. If your article is of poor quality then your credibility will not be very good and you will not receive much traffic back to your product or website.
As the whole point is to gain traffic to your website or product, then you will need to make sure your article is of good quality.
An article will gain you much more traffic if you write just enough about your topic to get your readers attention, but leave some mystery so that they will need to either go to your website for the rest of the information or purchase your product. Entice your reader with your article so that they can not resist purchasing your product.
You will need to submit your articles to article directories for it to be seen by internet browsers. By submitting your articles to article directories with a link to your website you will also increase the number of backlinks to your website and therefore increase your page ranking which will increase your traffic.
As well as increasing your backlinks, having your articles in article directories will give you article good exposure and many people will follow your link back to your website or product.
The more directories that you submit your articles to the better as the more exposure and backlinks you will achieve. However, submitting your articles to hundreds of directories can be quite time consuming, so if you do not have the time to submit to hundreds of directories then make sure you submit to article directories with a good PR as this will gain you more exposure.
By submitting your articles to article directories with a PR7 or PR8 will give you articles a good chance of appearing in the search engines when someone searches for your keywords.
Covering a wide range of keywords relating to your topic and submitting articles for each of the keywords will also ensure a wider audience and a greater amount of traffic flowing to your website.
As an affiliate, a product owner or a website owner, article marketing is a great way to market your product or website and will give you amazing results.
Article marketing is quite simple and can be done by anyone.
Article marketing can be used to promote affiliate products, your own product or your website.
Article marketing is basically writing articles and submitting your articles to article directories. Your articles will need to be of the same topic as the product or website that you are promoting.
Although you don’t need to be an expert writer to write articles, it is best if your articles are of good quality. You will need to make sure that you have a good knowledge on the topic you are writing about and also make sure your article is grammatically correct.
Having a good quality article will give you good credibility as an expert in your field. If your article is of poor quality then your credibility will not be very good and you will not receive much traffic back to your product or website.
As the whole point is to gain traffic to your website or product, then you will need to make sure your article is of good quality.
An article will gain you much more traffic if you write just enough about your topic to get your readers attention, but leave some mystery so that they will need to either go to your website for the rest of the information or purchase your product. Entice your reader with your article so that they can not resist purchasing your product.
You will need to submit your articles to article directories for it to be seen by internet browsers. By submitting your articles to article directories with a link to your website you will also increase the number of backlinks to your website and therefore increase your page ranking which will increase your traffic.
As well as increasing your backlinks, having your articles in article directories will give you article good exposure and many people will follow your link back to your website or product.
The more directories that you submit your articles to the better as the more exposure and backlinks you will achieve. However, submitting your articles to hundreds of directories can be quite time consuming, so if you do not have the time to submit to hundreds of directories then make sure you submit to article directories with a good PR as this will gain you more exposure.
By submitting your articles to article directories with a PR7 or PR8 will give you articles a good chance of appearing in the search engines when someone searches for your keywords.
Covering a wide range of keywords relating to your topic and submitting articles for each of the keywords will also ensure a wider audience and a greater amount of traffic flowing to your website.
As an affiliate, a product owner or a website owner, article marketing is a great way to market your product or website and will give you amazing results.
Ebook Writing Basics
Have you ever thought about writing your own ebook but are just not too sure where to start?
Writing an ebook is very simple and ebooks are very easy to publish unlike hard cover books.
Your ebook doesn’t need to be approved by any publishing company to be published, you are the author, editor and publisher, and you make all the decisions and approvals.
However, if you want your ebook to sell well, then be sure to make it of good quality. When marketing your ebook it is always helpful to have testimonials and people will be more than happy to give you testimonials on your ebook if it is of good quality.
Having said that, you do not need to be an expert to write an ebook. If you have knowledge within the topic that you wish to write about then that is a great start. If it is a topic that you have an abundance of experience with or perhaps a hobby that you have, then you should easily be able to write an ebook on the topic.
If there is a topic that you would like to write about but you do not have quite enough experience or knowledge to write an entire ebook, then there are many options to find the information you need.
You will find a ton of information on any topic on the internet, in books, or at the library. As long as you do not break any copyright laws and copy information word for word, then you can use the information and put it into your own wording.
Once you have all the information you need to write your ebook, then you will need to sit down and start taking notes. It is helpful to start of with a list of points you wish to cover, once you have a list of all your points then sort them into the order of which they should appear within your ebook.
Once you have done this, then most of the hard work is over. That is probably the hardest part to writing an ebook is getting started and making the list of everything you want to include.
Start your ebook off with an introduction and explain briefly what your ebook is about and perhaps some history which brought you to writing your ebook.
Once you have your introduction then go through all your points that you listed and expand on them. Each point can be used as a chapter within your ebook. If you find it difficult to sit and write a full chapter about one of your points, then list more points for that particular point. Then expand on each of those points.
This can be one of the easiest ways to write an ebook. List your points and then expand on them. In no time at all you will have an ebook full of some great information.
If you have a brilliant idea or some new knowledge that has not yet been covered by anyone else in an ebook then you could have an ebook that may be very profitable.
People are always looking for new ideas or faster and easier techniques, if you can offer your potential customers something new or easier then you will have a big seller.
Once you have your ebook written, it is very important to have a good sales page for your ebook as well as a well designed ebook cover. To make good sales your product needs to look professional and needs to entice the buyer to purchase your ebook above anyone else’s.
Writing an ebook is very simple and ebooks are very easy to publish unlike hard cover books.
Your ebook doesn’t need to be approved by any publishing company to be published, you are the author, editor and publisher, and you make all the decisions and approvals.
However, if you want your ebook to sell well, then be sure to make it of good quality. When marketing your ebook it is always helpful to have testimonials and people will be more than happy to give you testimonials on your ebook if it is of good quality.
Having said that, you do not need to be an expert to write an ebook. If you have knowledge within the topic that you wish to write about then that is a great start. If it is a topic that you have an abundance of experience with or perhaps a hobby that you have, then you should easily be able to write an ebook on the topic.
If there is a topic that you would like to write about but you do not have quite enough experience or knowledge to write an entire ebook, then there are many options to find the information you need.
You will find a ton of information on any topic on the internet, in books, or at the library. As long as you do not break any copyright laws and copy information word for word, then you can use the information and put it into your own wording.
Once you have all the information you need to write your ebook, then you will need to sit down and start taking notes. It is helpful to start of with a list of points you wish to cover, once you have a list of all your points then sort them into the order of which they should appear within your ebook.
Once you have done this, then most of the hard work is over. That is probably the hardest part to writing an ebook is getting started and making the list of everything you want to include.
Start your ebook off with an introduction and explain briefly what your ebook is about and perhaps some history which brought you to writing your ebook.
Once you have your introduction then go through all your points that you listed and expand on them. Each point can be used as a chapter within your ebook. If you find it difficult to sit and write a full chapter about one of your points, then list more points for that particular point. Then expand on each of those points.
This can be one of the easiest ways to write an ebook. List your points and then expand on them. In no time at all you will have an ebook full of some great information.
If you have a brilliant idea or some new knowledge that has not yet been covered by anyone else in an ebook then you could have an ebook that may be very profitable.
People are always looking for new ideas or faster and easier techniques, if you can offer your potential customers something new or easier then you will have a big seller.
Once you have your ebook written, it is very important to have a good sales page for your ebook as well as a well designed ebook cover. To make good sales your product needs to look professional and needs to entice the buyer to purchase your ebook above anyone else’s.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Making Money with Articles: Using the Yahoo Search Marketing Tools to Retrieve Free Keywords
When making money with articles, you need to find the perfect keywords to make your niche sites a success. However, many times it is expensive to utilize paid keyword search tools. For this reason, some new marketers may prefer to try and find their keywords for free. One of the best ways to do this is to use the free Yahoo Search Marketing tools that you can find on their website.
First, go to the Yahoo website and choose Search Marketing under Yahoo Advertising Solutions. Scroll down to and click on Sponsored Search. You will see a section that says “How many searches can your business get?” where you will type in the main keyword of your decided niche. This will bring up a list a of words that have your niche subject in them and tell you how many people searched for that particular word the previous month.
To get an idea of what the competition is like, take each word that had a substantial amount of searches and input it into the Yahoo search engine using parenthesis. This will give you a good idea of how many people search for a particular keyword and how many sites you will be in competition with for the top spots on the first two pages.
This will of course take a lot more time than a paid software program and it may not give you all of the great ideas that a program might. On the other hand, it will be free and give you extra funds for other parts of your website.
If you can do this for free on your own, search engine optimize your site on your own, and write your own content, then the only thing you will have to spend money on is a website URL and web hosting. This is a great idea for those who have little to no start up cash, a lot of time on their hands, are quick learners, and can wait for the profits to start coming in (which will pretty much be pure profit).
However, if you prefer to go the easy route and utilize a keyword generating software program, you can find many online. Some are more popular than others and have been a proven way for people to dig up valuable keywords for their niche sites.
First, go to the Yahoo website and choose Search Marketing under Yahoo Advertising Solutions. Scroll down to and click on Sponsored Search. You will see a section that says “How many searches can your business get?” where you will type in the main keyword of your decided niche. This will bring up a list a of words that have your niche subject in them and tell you how many people searched for that particular word the previous month.
To get an idea of what the competition is like, take each word that had a substantial amount of searches and input it into the Yahoo search engine using parenthesis. This will give you a good idea of how many people search for a particular keyword and how many sites you will be in competition with for the top spots on the first two pages.
This will of course take a lot more time than a paid software program and it may not give you all of the great ideas that a program might. On the other hand, it will be free and give you extra funds for other parts of your website.
If you can do this for free on your own, search engine optimize your site on your own, and write your own content, then the only thing you will have to spend money on is a website URL and web hosting. This is a great idea for those who have little to no start up cash, a lot of time on their hands, are quick learners, and can wait for the profits to start coming in (which will pretty much be pure profit).
However, if you prefer to go the easy route and utilize a keyword generating software program, you can find many online. Some are more popular than others and have been a proven way for people to dig up valuable keywords for their niche sites.
Making Money with Articles: What Kind of Experience Do I Need?
When you are trying to make money with articles, the beauty of it is that you don’t really need previous career related experience and that you can learn the ropes as you go. That being said, there are some skills that you will need to teach yourself or pick up along the way to make your sites successful. You can’t go in not knowing anything, not learning anything, and still expect to make a good income (or any income at all).
First, you will need to know how to pick out the correct articles to make your sites successful. There are many types of content, from free content to high dollar content, and each comes with its own advantages and disadvantages (although high dollar content is more likely to give you a successful site in the end).
Second, you will need to know how to choose keywords that can help you get a good amount of traffic, without being too competitive to get on the first or second page. If you choose highly competitive keywords that are used by large, mammoth website, you are likely to never get up to those much needed first two pages.
Third, you will need to know how to optimize your websites for various search engines. Search engine optimization skills will allow you to get high rankings for your chosen niche keywords, which will help to get visitors and make profit.
Fourth, if you opt for a large website that you will focus most of your internet marketing career on, you will also need to know how to market your website to your intended audience through paid banner ads and text links. If you prefer very small 2-5 page niche sites, then promoting all of them this way will not be cost effective and will eat up more profits than it is worth.
If you can capture some of these skills and attack them aggressively during your first few small websites or the first few months of a larger website, then you will eventually become an expert. Since you can learn the ropes first hand on your own, the only thing that you will need to do before you begin your new career is to read up on how to get started (maybe purchase an internet marketing e-book or two) and make sure that you have the funds available to start a small site.
First, you will need to know how to pick out the correct articles to make your sites successful. There are many types of content, from free content to high dollar content, and each comes with its own advantages and disadvantages (although high dollar content is more likely to give you a successful site in the end).
Second, you will need to know how to choose keywords that can help you get a good amount of traffic, without being too competitive to get on the first or second page. If you choose highly competitive keywords that are used by large, mammoth website, you are likely to never get up to those much needed first two pages.
Third, you will need to know how to optimize your websites for various search engines. Search engine optimization skills will allow you to get high rankings for your chosen niche keywords, which will help to get visitors and make profit.
Fourth, if you opt for a large website that you will focus most of your internet marketing career on, you will also need to know how to market your website to your intended audience through paid banner ads and text links. If you prefer very small 2-5 page niche sites, then promoting all of them this way will not be cost effective and will eat up more profits than it is worth.
If you can capture some of these skills and attack them aggressively during your first few small websites or the first few months of a larger website, then you will eventually become an expert. Since you can learn the ropes first hand on your own, the only thing that you will need to do before you begin your new career is to read up on how to get started (maybe purchase an internet marketing e-book or two) and make sure that you have the funds available to start a small site.
Making Money with Articles: Optimal Article Length
When choosing an article for your website, make sure that it is a length that is optimal for search engine optimization efforts. Articles that are as short as 200 words or as long as 500 words should fit into this category. Even if search engine optimization is not your goal, it is still a good idea to keep your articles at this length for your reader’s sake. They are likely to not finish your page if it is any longer. This could leave them Kith only half of the information you wanted them to have or leave them with the impression that your site is too “wordy”. Most Internet readers do not read a website page as they would a book, so the shorter the better. Even if this means splitting one long idea into 4 or 5 pages. Be sure to label them so that the reader can pick and choose which part they want to read or so they know what is coming up next to help them determine if they want to continue reading.
Making Money with Articles: Letting Others Use Your Articles
Let others use your articles, along with your byline which will tell visitors who wrote it and how they can contact you, on their website. This will help to promote your own website and bring you in traffic through the search engine optimization and promotional efforts of others. For you this means absolutely free marketing just for writing a quick article about a subject that you are already familiar with. The more people who use your article as content as their website, the more potential traffic you will receive. These webmasters will probably be using SEO techniques, banner exchanges, and possibly even a Pay-Per-Click campaign to get visitors to their affiliate site. These are advertising methods that either take a lot of time or a lot of money and they will be absolutely free for you just because you placed your articles where others could use them. There are many places on the Internet that offer to post your article so that others may view and/or use it. My advice is to place your articles on every single one of these sites so that you can reach as many webmasters as possible.
Making Money with Articles: How Much Can I Make?
How much you can make from placing articles and affiliate links on your website differs from person to person. How much you are able to make will depend mostly on how successful your site is. This means getting good search engine rankings through SEO efforts, making your site enjoyable and informative to read through engaging content, building your site around a great niche subject, how big your site is, and how many sites you have.
Some people claim to make as much as $10,000 per month ($120,000 per year) through building and promoting niche sites, however, most people should not expect this kind of success, especially if you are very new, as that kind of success usually only comes with experience and acquired skill. A reasonable income to expect from a niche site, after you have worked for months to gain traffic and are hooked up with good affiliates, may be $500-$1,000 per month. However this is recurring income, so you will make that much monthly off of the efforts you put into that one site, it is not a one shot deal.
After you have a successful site, most choose to continue to build niche sites. The more sites that you build, the better an income you can generate. Some also choose to build very fast and very short sites over sites that are slightly longer in length. It should be noted that the larger each of your sites are, the more income you will likely generate off of them.
When starting out, it is important to remember that your first site will always be your hardest, since you are just learning the ropes of the business, and that not everyone is cut out to market and promote niche sites. It may not work out for you and you may end up losing a little bit of money, but that is a risk that everyone in this business has to take.
The important thing is that you don’t give up without a good shot at it, if this is really what you want to do. Your first site may take a long time, the work may be tedious, and you may feel like throwing in the towel. However, if you give up too early, you will never know what could have been. And who knows, you may be the next great website marketer!
Some people claim to make as much as $10,000 per month ($120,000 per year) through building and promoting niche sites, however, most people should not expect this kind of success, especially if you are very new, as that kind of success usually only comes with experience and acquired skill. A reasonable income to expect from a niche site, after you have worked for months to gain traffic and are hooked up with good affiliates, may be $500-$1,000 per month. However this is recurring income, so you will make that much monthly off of the efforts you put into that one site, it is not a one shot deal.
After you have a successful site, most choose to continue to build niche sites. The more sites that you build, the better an income you can generate. Some also choose to build very fast and very short sites over sites that are slightly longer in length. It should be noted that the larger each of your sites are, the more income you will likely generate off of them.
When starting out, it is important to remember that your first site will always be your hardest, since you are just learning the ropes of the business, and that not everyone is cut out to market and promote niche sites. It may not work out for you and you may end up losing a little bit of money, but that is a risk that everyone in this business has to take.
The important thing is that you don’t give up without a good shot at it, if this is really what you want to do. Your first site may take a long time, the work may be tedious, and you may feel like throwing in the towel. However, if you give up too early, you will never know what could have been. And who knows, you may be the next great website marketer!
Making Money with Articles: Free Article Content
Some webmasters try to use articles from free content directories to get visitors to their site and make some money. This is mostly important for those who have just begun working as an affiliate for several companies and do not yet have any funding, yet need to built small niche websites to visitors to their site so that they can begin making revenue.
Although this can sometimes be the only option for those who are running on a non-existent budget, it is not a way that will effectively build your website or revenue. There are a few potential reasons why this may be detrimental to your business building efforts.
Problem #1 - Search Engines
Search engines will only look down upon your site if it has the exact same duplicated content than other sites. The more sites that share your content, the less it will help you achieve good search engine rankings.
Good search engine rankings are essential in getting visitors to your sit so that they have a chance to click on your affiliate links. If you cannot even get visitors, then will never make an revenue. Working on the search engine optimization of your site so that you will eventually be high enough in the results to get customers, should be priority one.
Problem #2 - Getting visitors to click
Although getting your site high on search engine result pages and acquiring site visitors is hard work, unfortunately this is only half of the battle. You must also be able to convince those visitors to click on your affiliate links. If your visitors see the same content they have seen on a multitude of other sites, they will be least likely to click on your links. This is because most people want to buy things that are recommended by people that they trust or whom they feel like are an expert on the subject.
If your content is just duplicated from other sites, you will be exposed as someone who does not really know what they are talking about and therefore will not look heavily on your product recommendations. This will reduce the number of website visitors who will be willing to click through.
Problem #3 - Author Bylines
Most free content is only given to you if you agree to place the authors byline under the article (you can get into trouble if you try to use it without following the stipulated rules). This poses a problem because most author bylines include links. When a reader gets done reading a really intriguing article, there is a strong possibility that they will click on the author’s byline link rather than your affiliate links. This is the entire reason why these authors offer free content to begin with, so that they may get their name and links out there to the public. Using this type of content may mean shooting yourself in the foot and losing possible profitable website visitors.
Once you put these three problems together, you are looking at a serious decline in revenue simply because you used free website content from article directories. Although it may be the only option for some, if you have the funds to buy your own original content, then you should go this route. If you don’t have the finds, however, you may be better off writing your own content and then hiring professional services once you have made a profit to work with.
Although this can sometimes be the only option for those who are running on a non-existent budget, it is not a way that will effectively build your website or revenue. There are a few potential reasons why this may be detrimental to your business building efforts.
Problem #1 - Search Engines
Search engines will only look down upon your site if it has the exact same duplicated content than other sites. The more sites that share your content, the less it will help you achieve good search engine rankings.
Good search engine rankings are essential in getting visitors to your sit so that they have a chance to click on your affiliate links. If you cannot even get visitors, then will never make an revenue. Working on the search engine optimization of your site so that you will eventually be high enough in the results to get customers, should be priority one.
Problem #2 - Getting visitors to click
Although getting your site high on search engine result pages and acquiring site visitors is hard work, unfortunately this is only half of the battle. You must also be able to convince those visitors to click on your affiliate links. If your visitors see the same content they have seen on a multitude of other sites, they will be least likely to click on your links. This is because most people want to buy things that are recommended by people that they trust or whom they feel like are an expert on the subject.
If your content is just duplicated from other sites, you will be exposed as someone who does not really know what they are talking about and therefore will not look heavily on your product recommendations. This will reduce the number of website visitors who will be willing to click through.
Problem #3 - Author Bylines
Most free content is only given to you if you agree to place the authors byline under the article (you can get into trouble if you try to use it without following the stipulated rules). This poses a problem because most author bylines include links. When a reader gets done reading a really intriguing article, there is a strong possibility that they will click on the author’s byline link rather than your affiliate links. This is the entire reason why these authors offer free content to begin with, so that they may get their name and links out there to the public. Using this type of content may mean shooting yourself in the foot and losing possible profitable website visitors.
Once you put these three problems together, you are looking at a serious decline in revenue simply because you used free website content from article directories. Although it may be the only option for some, if you have the funds to buy your own original content, then you should go this route. If you don’t have the finds, however, you may be better off writing your own content and then hiring professional services once you have made a profit to work with.
Making Money with Articles: Finding a Writer
Finding the right freelance writer to produce your revenue generating articles can take a bit of time, however, if you find one that can easily take on another regular client and the two of you work well together, then that one difficult search will turn into a lot of profitable articles.
When you start your search, you may want to begin with a very small group of articles, just in case you happen too hook up with a writer that you are less than thrilled with. It is important to keep in mind that there are several different types of writing and each writer might be highly skilled in one area, yet lack in another. For example, there is creative/fiction writing, biographical writing, news writing, general informational article writing, critical writing, copy-writing, poem/verse writing, technical writing, medical writing, essay/report writing, and sports writing. Although a writer may be highly skilled in one area, many freelance writers spread themselves out into others areas as well. So, it is critical that the writer you choose can produce the type of content that you need.
To find a freelance writer, you can look at various freelancing websites that will allow you to post the specification of your project and your budget.
From there, writers will make bids on your project and provide you with writing samples so that you can get an idea of their skill level. Make sure that you choose a writer who gives you a sample of the type of article that you are looking for. For example, if you are looking for a copy-writer, do not hire someone who only sent you a sports writing sample. He or she may be an outstanding sports writer, but copy-writing is about selling (a product, service, or yourself) to your website visitors.
In conclusion, the more you are willing to pay per article, the more bids you will get from quality writers who know how to entertain and inform your website visitors so that they keep coming back for more. Writers know that you will eventually make a ton of money off of each article or content piece. So although $30 or more for a 500 word article may seem like a lot, when you think about the service they are providing you and the time and effort that they put into your piece, then you will realize that it really is not a lot for that one article. If you pay for quality, you will be amazed at how much you will eventually make off of your articles.
When you start your search, you may want to begin with a very small group of articles, just in case you happen too hook up with a writer that you are less than thrilled with. It is important to keep in mind that there are several different types of writing and each writer might be highly skilled in one area, yet lack in another. For example, there is creative/fiction writing, biographical writing, news writing, general informational article writing, critical writing, copy-writing, poem/verse writing, technical writing, medical writing, essay/report writing, and sports writing. Although a writer may be highly skilled in one area, many freelance writers spread themselves out into others areas as well. So, it is critical that the writer you choose can produce the type of content that you need.
To find a freelance writer, you can look at various freelancing websites that will allow you to post the specification of your project and your budget.
From there, writers will make bids on your project and provide you with writing samples so that you can get an idea of their skill level. Make sure that you choose a writer who gives you a sample of the type of article that you are looking for. For example, if you are looking for a copy-writer, do not hire someone who only sent you a sports writing sample. He or she may be an outstanding sports writer, but copy-writing is about selling (a product, service, or yourself) to your website visitors.
In conclusion, the more you are willing to pay per article, the more bids you will get from quality writers who know how to entertain and inform your website visitors so that they keep coming back for more. Writers know that you will eventually make a ton of money off of each article or content piece. So although $30 or more for a 500 word article may seem like a lot, when you think about the service they are providing you and the time and effort that they put into your piece, then you will realize that it really is not a lot for that one article. If you pay for quality, you will be amazed at how much you will eventually make off of your articles.
Making Money with Articles: Article Directories
Article directories are websites that house free articles. These articles are usually put there by whoever owns the copyright to them as a promotion method. Each article has the owners byline placed under it so that those who eventually read the article will know who wrote it (or at least who owns it) and will be able to get in contact with or visit their website for further information.
Articles directories are a great place to put your articles so that they will make you money. By using this method, people who are interested in your product or service will see your article, view you as an expert in the subject, and will visit your website. Even if you cannot write or do not have any knowledge on the subject on which you are promoting (for example for you run an affiliate website), you can always hire a writer to do the work for you. Getting quality articles written will be expensive up front, but they will pay for themselves in no time, either through affiliate sales or selling your own services, and everything from then on is pure profit.
Let’s take a real life example. Imagine that you are an accountant working from home. You write an article on an accounting topic and place it on various article directories. Those who are looking for the subject you wrote about will read your article, see that you have the knowledge and skill that is needed to do a job for them, and visit your website or contact you via e-mail. Your article just gained you a new client who may use your services regularly, but will definitely give you a nice profit at least once.
Furthermore, since you have posted it on a free article directory, others who have affiliate websites about accounting will inevitably use your article for their website. Since they must attach your byline to it, this will bring you even more exposure for every website that re-posts your article. This because you will be benefiting of off the traffic that they get to their website.
There are numerous article directories out there for you to utilize. Your bet best is to put a copy of each of your articles on every one for maximum exposure. It will eventually help to bring more traffic and customers to your website, which will lead to new orders and more profit.
Articles directories are a great place to put your articles so that they will make you money. By using this method, people who are interested in your product or service will see your article, view you as an expert in the subject, and will visit your website. Even if you cannot write or do not have any knowledge on the subject on which you are promoting (for example for you run an affiliate website), you can always hire a writer to do the work for you. Getting quality articles written will be expensive up front, but they will pay for themselves in no time, either through affiliate sales or selling your own services, and everything from then on is pure profit.
Let’s take a real life example. Imagine that you are an accountant working from home. You write an article on an accounting topic and place it on various article directories. Those who are looking for the subject you wrote about will read your article, see that you have the knowledge and skill that is needed to do a job for them, and visit your website or contact you via e-mail. Your article just gained you a new client who may use your services regularly, but will definitely give you a nice profit at least once.
Furthermore, since you have posted it on a free article directory, others who have affiliate websites about accounting will inevitably use your article for their website. Since they must attach your byline to it, this will bring you even more exposure for every website that re-posts your article. This because you will be benefiting of off the traffic that they get to their website.
There are numerous article directories out there for you to utilize. Your bet best is to put a copy of each of your articles on every one for maximum exposure. It will eventually help to bring more traffic and customers to your website, which will lead to new orders and more profit.
Making Money with Articles: Ease Into It
Making money with articles can be fairly easy for anyone. If you are a quick learner and great reader, then you can learn everything you need to know right from the Internet without any previous training needed. This is probably the best fact about niche website Internet marketing.
If you are new to the business, your best bet is to ease into it. If you jump in before you know what you are doing, you have a good chance of losing money and having nothing to show for it. There are several things that you need to make sure you know how to do before you begin creating your first site.
• Create your own great articles or hire someone to do it for you
• Optimize your website for search engines
• Find reliable web hosting
• Pick a catchy URL
• Create a small site that is easy to navigate, have one created for you, or pay to use a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) website builder.
If you are new to the business, your best bet is to ease into it. If you jump in before you know what you are doing, you have a good chance of losing money and having nothing to show for it. There are several things that you need to make sure you know how to do before you begin creating your first site.
• Create your own great articles or hire someone to do it for you
• Optimize your website for search engines
• Find reliable web hosting
• Pick a catchy URL
• Create a small site that is easy to navigate, have one created for you, or pay to use a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) website builder.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Published Writers Get $15,000
Grants of approximately $15,000 to developing writers who have published at least one book of fiction or a collection of short stories published in literary and/or commercial publications. Contact The Sherwood Anderson Foundation, C/O Michael M. Spear, Foundation Co-President, 216 College Road, Richmond, VA 23229; 804-282-8008; http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/journalism/comp.html; Email: mspear@richmond.edu
Income Eligibility: None
Up to $9,000 to Write Poetry
This organization offers 12 awards and prizes to professional and student poets. The awards range from $250 up to $9,000 and are as follows: 1) the Writer Magazine/Emily Dickinson Award, which awards $250 in honor of the memory and poetry of Emily Dickinson, for a poem inspired by Dickinson though not necessarily in her style; 2) the Cecil Hemley Memorial Award, which grants $500 for a lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological
concern; 3) the Lyric Poetry Award of $500 for a lyric poem on any subject; 4) the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award, which awards $500 for an original poem in any form on a humanitarian theme; 5) the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award offering $1,000 for a manuscript-in-progress of poetry or verse-drama; 6) the Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award, which grants $250 for the best unpublished poem by a student in grades 9 through 12 from the United States; 7) the George Bogin Memorial Award of $500 for a selection of four or five poems that use language in an original way to reflect the encounter of the ordinary and the extraordinary and to take a stand against oppression in any of its forms; 8) the Robert H. Winner Memorial Award, which awards $2,500 in acknowledgement of original work being done in mid-career by a poet who has not had substantial recognition, and it is open to poets over forty who have published no more than one book; 9) the Norma Farber First Book Award of 500 for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition during the calendar year; 10) the William Carlos Williams Award, which offers between $500 and $1,000 for a book of poetry published by a small press, non-profit, or university press; 11) the Frost Medal, which awards $2,500 for distinguished lifetime service to American poetry; and 12) the Shelley Memorial Award, which awards between $6,000 and $9,000 to a living American poet, selected with reference to his or her genius and need. There may be entry fees associated with each submission. Contact Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York, NY 10003-1705; 212-254-9628; http://www.poetrysociety.org/
Income Eligibility: None
Monday, February 18, 2008
Ultimate Success Package
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is really nothing new! Since the 19th and early 20th centuries, there have been many success books written, which were the basis for this blockbuster book.
Now you can own the source material from which The Secret was taken!!
A HUGE collection of other ebooks
A total of 140 ebooks in this collection
PLUS - 5 complete MP3 Audio books
James Allen - "The Way of Peace" Audio MP3
James Allen - "As a Man Thinketh" Audio MP3
P T Barnum - "Art of Money Getting" Audio MP3
Wallace D Wattles - "The Science of Being Great" Audio MP3
Attracting Money Meditation Audio MP3
All audio books are High Quality MP3 audio files and are read
in a professional, human voice.
All ebooks supplied are in PDF format
This is the ULTIMATE success package! Get a FREE sample- click here!
"The Laws of Success" by Napoleon Hill
ebook version
Over 1,100 pages of success secrets from 500 of America's most successful people of all time.
ebooks number 1 - 16 in this collection
It took 20 years to write but you can start learning from it soon.
Commissioned by Andrew Carnegie and given personal introductions to the likes of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John D. Rockefeller, Alexander Graham Bell and hundreds of others, Napoleon Hill's research and study of successful people made him the best-selling success author of all time.
Of all of his works, none have ever matched his landmark The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons. First published in 1928, these sixteen lessons became the world's first comprehensive philosophy of personal achievement.
In Napoleon Hill's own words: "The purpose of the Law of Success course is to enable you to find out how you may become more capable in your chosen field of work. To this end you will be analyzed and all of your qualities classified so you may organize them and make the best possible use of them."
Endorsed by two U.S. Presidents and countless leaders of business and industry, it's as powerful and effective today as it was 75 years ago. For dedicated students of success, there is no better primer.
The other ebooks you will receive in this package are:
17. The Master Key System - Charles Haanel
The Master Key is here given to the world as a means of tapping the great Cosmic Intelligence and attracting from it that which corresponds to the ambitions, and aspirations of each reader. The Master Key teaching has been published in the form of a Correspondence Course of 24 lessons, delivered to students one per week for 24 weeks. The reader, who now receives the whole 24 parts at one times, is warned not to attempt to read the book like a novel, but to treat it as a course of study and conscientiously to imbibe the meaning of each part - reading and re-reading one part only per week before proceeding to the next.
18. Mental Chemistry - Charles Haanel
19. Above Life's Turmoil - James Allen
20. As a Man Thinketh - James Allen
21. Byways to Blessedness - James Allen
22. The Path of Prosperity - James Allen
23. The Way of Peace - James Allen
24. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
25. Think and Grow Rich Workbook - Joe Vitale
Joe Vitale is one of the teachers featured in "The Secret" movie. With this version of Think and Grow Rich, he shows how to get the most from this classic work.
26. The Science of Getting Rich - Wallace D Wattles
Rhonda Byrne, producer of "The Secret" movie, acquired a copy of this work in 2004. This new thought work from 1910 opened here eyes to a new way of living and propelled her on her mission to bring the principles of the Universe to the masses - by creating the film THE SECRET!
27. The Science of Being Great - Wallace D Wattles
28. The Science of Being Well - Wallace D Wattles
AND OVER 100 MORE!!!!
Here is a quick recap on what you will receive:
"The Laws of Success" by Napoleon Hill-ebook version
PLUS, a HUGE collection of other ebooks
A total of 140 ebooks in this collection
PLUS - 5 complete MP3 Audio books
All ebooks supplied as PDF files
All audio books supplied as MP3 files
Now you can own the source material from which The Secret was taken!!
A HUGE collection of other ebooks
A total of 140 ebooks in this collection
PLUS - 5 complete MP3 Audio books
James Allen - "The Way of Peace" Audio MP3
James Allen - "As a Man Thinketh" Audio MP3
P T Barnum - "Art of Money Getting" Audio MP3
Wallace D Wattles - "The Science of Being Great" Audio MP3
Attracting Money Meditation Audio MP3
All audio books are High Quality MP3 audio files and are read
in a professional, human voice.
All ebooks supplied are in PDF format
This is the ULTIMATE success package! Get a FREE sample- click here!
"The Laws of Success" by Napoleon Hill
ebook version
Over 1,100 pages of success secrets from 500 of America's most successful people of all time.
ebooks number 1 - 16 in this collection
It took 20 years to write but you can start learning from it soon.
Commissioned by Andrew Carnegie and given personal introductions to the likes of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John D. Rockefeller, Alexander Graham Bell and hundreds of others, Napoleon Hill's research and study of successful people made him the best-selling success author of all time.
Of all of his works, none have ever matched his landmark The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons. First published in 1928, these sixteen lessons became the world's first comprehensive philosophy of personal achievement.
In Napoleon Hill's own words: "The purpose of the Law of Success course is to enable you to find out how you may become more capable in your chosen field of work. To this end you will be analyzed and all of your qualities classified so you may organize them and make the best possible use of them."
Endorsed by two U.S. Presidents and countless leaders of business and industry, it's as powerful and effective today as it was 75 years ago. For dedicated students of success, there is no better primer.
The other ebooks you will receive in this package are:
17. The Master Key System - Charles Haanel
The Master Key is here given to the world as a means of tapping the great Cosmic Intelligence and attracting from it that which corresponds to the ambitions, and aspirations of each reader. The Master Key teaching has been published in the form of a Correspondence Course of 24 lessons, delivered to students one per week for 24 weeks. The reader, who now receives the whole 24 parts at one times, is warned not to attempt to read the book like a novel, but to treat it as a course of study and conscientiously to imbibe the meaning of each part - reading and re-reading one part only per week before proceeding to the next.
18. Mental Chemistry - Charles Haanel
19. Above Life's Turmoil - James Allen
20. As a Man Thinketh - James Allen
21. Byways to Blessedness - James Allen
22. The Path of Prosperity - James Allen
23. The Way of Peace - James Allen
24. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
25. Think and Grow Rich Workbook - Joe Vitale
Joe Vitale is one of the teachers featured in "The Secret" movie. With this version of Think and Grow Rich, he shows how to get the most from this classic work.
26. The Science of Getting Rich - Wallace D Wattles
Rhonda Byrne, producer of "The Secret" movie, acquired a copy of this work in 2004. This new thought work from 1910 opened here eyes to a new way of living and propelled her on her mission to bring the principles of the Universe to the masses - by creating the film THE SECRET!
27. The Science of Being Great - Wallace D Wattles
28. The Science of Being Well - Wallace D Wattles
AND OVER 100 MORE!!!!
Here is a quick recap on what you will receive:
"The Laws of Success" by Napoleon Hill-ebook version
PLUS, a HUGE collection of other ebooks
A total of 140 ebooks in this collection
PLUS - 5 complete MP3 Audio books
All ebooks supplied as PDF files
All audio books supplied as MP3 files
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Monday, January 21, 2008
$1,000 For Unpublished Work
Program Name: The William Van Wert Memorial Fiction Award
Amount: $1,000 and publication in the Hidden River Awards Anthology
Application Fee: $15
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: unpublished excerpt of 25 pages maximum, novel synopsis
Contact: Hidden River Awards, P.O. 421, Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004, http://www.hiddenriverarts.org/articles/article.php?4, info@hiddenriverarts.org
Application Online: http://www.hiddenriverarts.org/articles/article.php?4
$2,500 For Writers
Program Name: Puffin Foundation Awards
Amount: $1,000 to $2,500
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: send SASE to contact info for application packet, U.S. citizens
Contact: Puffin Foundation Ltd., 20 East Oakdene Ave., Teaneck, NJ 07666, http://www.puffinfoundation.org/grants/prospectiveapplicant.html, puffingrant@mindspring.com
Application Online: none
$1,500 For First Novel
Program Name: Paul Zindel First Novel Prize
Amount: $1,500 and publication at Hyperion Books for Children with royalties (advance of $7,500)
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: over 18 yrs. old, never published a novel, contemporary fiction set in United States for ages 8 to 12, 100-240 pages
Contact: Paul Zindel First Novel Award, Hyperion Books for Children, P.O. Box 6000, Manhasset, NY 11030, http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/contests.asp#zindel
Application Online: none
$1,000 for Writers of Color
Program Name: McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist of Color Career Development Grant
Amount: up to $1,000
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: resident of Aitken, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis County for at least 6 months
Other Requirements: at least 18 yrs. old, not a full-time student, maximum 15 pages of work sample, culturally diverse person
Contact: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811,
1-800-569-8134
, http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/ArtistofColorguidelinesFY06-07.pdf, ARACouncil@aol.comApplication Online: http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndividualArtistofColorCareerDevApplicationFormFY06-07.pdf
$1,000 for New Work
Program Name: McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Career Development Grant
Amount: up to $1,000
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: resident of Aitken, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis County for at least 6 months
Other Requirements: at least 18 yrs. old, not a full-time student, maximum 15 pages of work sample
Contact: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811,
1-800-569-8134, http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndiviualArtistFellowshipGuidelinesFY2006-07.pdf, ARACouncil@aol.comApplication Online: http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndividualArtistCareerDevelopmentApplicationFormFY2006-07.pdf
$4,000 for 15 Pages
Program Name: McKnight/ARAC Individual Artist Fellowship Program
Amount: $4,000 (5 grants), $2,000 (2 grants)
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: resident of Aitken, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake or St. Louis County for at least 6 months
Other Requirements: at least 18 yrs. old, not a full-time student, maximum 15 pages of work sample
Contact: Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Marshall School Annex Building, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55811,
1-800-569-8134, http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/CareerDevelopmentGuidelines2005-07.pdfApplication Online: http://www.aracouncil.org/guidelines/IndividualArtistFellowshipApplicationFormFY2006-07.pdf
Generous Residency and Teaching Opportunity While Completing First Book
Program Name: Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships
Amount: $25,000 stipend and academic year in residence at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing in Madison, health benefits
Application Fee: $20
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: must be working on first book of fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry, maximum 30 page excerpt, completed MFA or PhD in Creative Writing
Contact: University of Wisconsin, Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships, Department of English, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706, creativewriting.wisc.edu, jlerche@wisc.edu
Application Online: none
$1,000 and Participation in First Novelist Forum
Program Name: Virginia Commonwealth University First Novelist Award
Amount: $1,000 and all-expenses-paid trip to Richmond with his or her editor, agent, or publicist to participate in the Virginia Commonwealth University First Novelist Forum.
Application Fee: $0
Income Requirements: none
Geographic Requirements: none
Other Requirements: first novel published in last year
Contact: Virginia Commonwealth University, First Novelist Award, Department of English, P.O. Box 842005, Richmond, VA 23284-2005,
804-827-8239, www.firstnovelist.vcu.edu, firstnovel@vcu.eduApplication Online: none
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