Affiliate Marketing Tip - Write A Free Ebook
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.