At the start of the year I outsourced the creation of a new eBook about using the public domain to create information products, I had received lots of emails from buyers of my eBook Prints Make Profits about the use of public domain material and I felt that there was a good synergy between the two.

Whilst waiting for the eBook to be written I bought a domain name, set up hosting and began writing some sales copy.

I received the completed eBook a couple of weeks ago and was delighted to pay the writers fee as it appeared to be a very professional piece of work.

I decided to make the eBook available to you for free prior to placing it on the ClickBank marketplace so I uploaded the PDF to my web space and sent a broadcast email.

I was very pleased with the response, lots of you took the time to pass on your thanks and feedback by email.

I was horrified, however, when I received an email yesterday pointing out that my ‘new’ eBook was identical (right down to the images used) to Tony Laidig’s eBook ‘The public Domain advantage’.

You can imagine how I felt; I was mortified to think that I had broken the law by distributing copyright protected material. I felt embarrassed that I had misled you, and I was angry that I had been duped into paying hundreds of dollars for ‘exclusive rights to a unique eBook’ that didn’t exist.

I immediately disabled the link to the PDF, I have sent a message explaining the situation to Tony Laidig and I have expressed my feelings to the person who sold the ebook to me.

I decided to write this post because I value honesty above all else and I felt that I would be doing you a disservice if I was not completely open and honest with you.

I have learned an important and expensive lesson;

It is an unfortunate fact of life that not everybody we choose to do business with is as honest and trustworthy as ourselves. This fact is true in the offline world and it is even more pertinent in the online world where the lack of face to face contact does give the unscrupulous operator a distinct advantage.

Remember the old adage – BUYER BEWARE……it is up to us to satisfy ourselves that our seller is genuine and the various pieces of information provided are true and accurate BEFORE we enter into any transaction.

I sincerely hope that we can all benefit from my experience by being that little bit more cautious and wary in our business dealings and if that is the case then I will have received full value for my money after all.

I would appreciate your comments and thoughts.

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I’m keen to combine video and written information as I feel that this will enhance the value of the product and make it much easier to follow.

The finished product will be sold on eBay and through ClickBank.

I will post regular progress updates.

I welcome any questions or comments from any readers who may be interested in setting up their own online income streams.

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I can’t quite believe that a few short months ago I was a complete beginner in the world of internet marketing, yes, I had built up a successful, part-time, eBay enterprise but I was keen to develop this further and build new income streams.

My skills were very limited; I knew nothing about domain names, website hosting, FTP programmes, autoresponders etc. and I have always struggled with the ‘techy’ side of things.

Now I have my own eBook selling through ClickBank, my subscriber list is starting to grow and I can’t wait to get started on my next information product!

Now that I have the skills in place I figure that if I can churn out 3 or 4 new information products a year I will achieve my goal of becoming financially independent within the next 2 years.

If you are interested in using eBay and the internet to make or supplement your living then subscribe to my blog and learn from my experiences and mistakes. I plan to use this site as a resource area where I will explain the various techniques and tools I have used to build additional income streams.

Remember: many small streams make a river. 

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It is now time to promote my eBook and the key here is to drive as much targeted traffic as possible to my sales page at www.printsmakeprofits.com.

I plan to use 3 techniques to achieve this and will explain the first one today (look out for future posts to my blog for further promotion tips)

Writing and submitting articles

Writing articles about your niche (in my case eBay) and submitting these to the various article directories for publication is an excellent way of driving targeted, free traffic to your website.

This simple technique merely requires you to write 400 to 600 words of informative content about your niche with a link to your sales page at the end.

It is vital to submit new articles on a regular basis so you enjoy a gradual snowball of traffic.

The ’10 ways method’ is a useful way of getting those ideas flowing:

10 ways to improve your eBay business

10 ways to get fitter

10 ways to lose weight

etc

The key is to entertain and inform your reader but to leave them wanting more which they find by visiting your website.

At the end of your article you should provide a’resource’ box which is where you sell yourself as an expert in your chosen field.

You must submit your article to as many article directories as possible;

Article Directories.

http://www.articlecreative.com http://www.submityournewarticle.com http://www.articlejoe.com/ http://www.stickyarticle.com http://www.articlealley.com http://www.content-edge.com http://www.hotlib.com http://www.articlecrazy.com http://www.ebyro.com/ http://www.articletime.com http://freezinesite.com http://www.articlecity.com http://niche-article-directory.com http://www.isnare.com http://www.writingcareer.com http://www.articletogo.com http://postarticles.com http://articles411.com http://www.article-warehouse.com http://www.bizsitebiz.com http://www.articlestreet.com http://www.articlewiz.com http://www.thearticlezone.com http://www.a1articles.com http://www.informationsarchiv.net http://newarticlesonline.com http://www.rapidarticle.com http://jepinfo.com http://www.articlesphere.com http://newfreearticles.com http://articleintelligence.co.uk http://www.itdepth.com http://www.article-hangout.com http://www.articledashboard.com http://www.articlemailbox.com/ http://www.contentdesk.com http://www.articleworld.org/ http://www.articleworld.net http://www.internethomebusinessarticles.com

This is just a small selection of the many hundreds of article directories out there.

As I am sure you can imagine it would be very time consuming to submit your articles to each directory manually, thankfully submityourarticle.com provide an automated service for a monthly fee.

Keep checking my blog for further promotion techniques and regular progress reports.

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The book details my eBay money making strategy in a simple step by step way that anybody can follow, and when I say anybody, I mean anybody.

My methods require no start up capital, no special equipment, no skills other than those my book teaches. In fact, you can be up and running earning real profits on eBay within days. All this is possible from your favourite armchair spending an hour a day!

Click on the link above or under ‘My Products’ to read the full sales letter with testimonials.

I am offering FREE email support to fast mover buyers and a 56 day 100% money back guarantee to all.

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My next task is to produce a page of affiliate resources to help and encourage affiliates to sell my eBook in exchange for a commission on each sale. Take a look at ClickBank for more info re. affiliate sales.

When this task is completed I will begin promoting my eBook so watch this space for hints and tips on promoting your own information product.

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The next step is to create the ‘Thank you’ page which is the page the buyer sees after making their purchase. This page contains a link to download the product and more importantly an opt in box to my customer list which will build over time into an invaluable resource.

As ever I will keep you up to date with my progress.

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It is now time to start the next stage which is promoting it for sale.

I have invested in a professional graphics package from Planet Divinity. This provides ebook covers and sales letter templates and it is absolutely crucial to the success of my ebook that these ‘look the part’. You can have the best content in the world but no one will buy if the packaging isn’t right. I must take this opportunity to pay tribute to Steve at Planet Divinity for his patience and expertise, he has produced an excellent package to my exact specifications at an unbelievable price, very well done Steve.

The next step is to write my sales letter, and again it is vital that this is put together professionally. For expert guidance I have turned to Randy Smith. Randy has over 20 years experience in ‘direct to customer’ sales and marketing and has written a step by step guide to writing your own sales letter–Sales Letter: ABC.

I will keep you posted as my sales letter progresses and we move on to promoting my ebook.

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