| Here's are 15 simple steps to make a success of | | | | says on the tin, so to speak, you won't be inundated |
| your eBay Ebook Business. | | | | with refund requests. |
| Step 1: Choose your niche or market. | | | | Step 9. Read the Ebook, Use the Software. |
| Too many ebay ebook sellers list any ebook they | | | | If you are selling an ebook, always read it first. This |
| can get their hands on, but there is nothing to say | | | | will tell you if the ebook has good content and may |
| you have to copy them. | | | | also give you help composing your ebook description. |
| Remember quality is much better than quantity. | | | | If you are selling software make sure you use it! |
| Choose your Niche i.e. Babies, Dieting, Fitness and | | | | There is nothing worse than a buyer emailing you and |
| build up your ebook stock on one particular subject. | | | | asking question about the software and you can't |
| Remember, when an ebayer buys an ebook from | | | | answer it. It will make you look unprofessional and |
| you, it's more than likely that they are interested in | | | | the buyer will probably never buy from you again. |
| that particular subject and will therefore become a | | | | It's also a good idea to check any links in an ebook, |
| repeat customer. | | | | never sell an ebook that contains outdated links or |
| Step 2: Watch your competition but don't copy them. | | | | links that go to "page cannot be displayed" again |
| It's always a good idea to find out who your | | | | buyers will not be happy with their purchase. |
| competition is on eBay. I'm not telling you to copy | | | | Step 10. Give it time. |
| everything they do, but at least KNOW what they | | | | You are not going to start selling 100 ebooks per day |
| are doing. | | | | immediately, it takes time. So have patience. |
| Sign up for their mailing list, learn how they are | | | | Give ebayers and the Search Engines time to find |
| getting customers to their ebay store or items. | | | | your items for sale. Slow and steady is always a |
| Watch how they promote the items they are selling. | | | | good rule, many ebook sellers will tell you that selling |
| Use their experience to improve your own items and | | | | ebooks is simple, and it is ONCE IT IS SET UP. |
| sales. | | | | Step 11. W.I.I.F.M |
| Look for any flaws they have in their auctions, | | | | When you sell an ebook, or any item on eBay, |
| perhaps they don't link to their other items, maybe | | | | ebayers will always ask themselves the same |
| they don't have an about me page, this is where you | | | | question, "What's In It For Me?". You need to list the |
| can move in and STEAL their customers. | | | | benefits of buying the ebook, convince the potential |
| Step 3: Imagine the next sale. | | | | buyer that they simply cannot do without this ebook. |
| Try to imagine the next sale, if someone buys an | | | | There is not point simply rambling on about all the |
| ebook about keeping fit, what other ebooks would | | | | great things your ebook or software can do, |
| they be interested in? Perhaps healthy recipes or low | | | | describe exactly how the ebook will affect the buyer |
| fat recipes. | | | | personally. |
| There are thousands of resell rights ebooks on the | | | | If it's a dieting ebook, tell people how great they will |
| internet today, choose a subject you are interested | | | | feel when they lose weight, how happy they will be |
| in, then make it your mission to sell every ebook | | | | when their clothes fit better, how their self esteem |
| related to that subject. | | | | will be boosted with lots of comments on their |
| Do this and watch your repeat customers increase | | | | appearance from friends and family. |
| daily. | | | | Step 12. Start a mailing list or newsletter. |
| Step 4: Start small and grow your ebook business. | | | | If you have an eBay shop, you can start your own |
| There is no point listing thousands of ebooks | | | | newsletter, you can use this newsletter to send out |
| immediately. | | | | emails advising ebayers of new ebook items you |
| Start off small and gradually grow your ebay | | | | have listed. |
| business. | | | | If you don't have an eBay shop you can still set up a |
| List a few ebooks and see what works. Remember, | | | | mailing list, I personally use Aweber but there are |
| it does not cost a high amount of money to list an | | | | many auto responder mailing lists available on the |
| ebook but listing thousands of ebooks on ebay will | | | | Internet just perform a search on Google. Some are |
| soon see your fees eating up all of your sales profits. | | | | free but will include advertising or limit you to only 10 |
| Step 5: Try, Try and Try again. | | | | messages. |
| Keep testing your ebook auctions to see what | | | | Step 13: Automate as much as you can. |
| works. | | | | As you eBay eBook Business grows you will begin to |
| Keep trying different titles and different item | | | | sell lots of ebooks. You will need to devise a system |
| descriptions, if your ebook is not selling it's probably | | | | for ensuring buyers receive their downloads. There |
| due to a bad description or title. Keep working on | | | | are many good instant digital delivery systems you |
| your auctions until you have a system that works | | | | can use. I recommend MYDD, you can fully automate |
| then apply it to all your auctions. | | | | all your ebook deliveries. |
| Step 6: Use a Standard Template for all your ebay | | | | Step 14. Back End Sales. |
| ebook auctions. | | | | When you make an ebook sale on ebay always |
| Using a standard template on your ebay auctions | | | | follow it up with a polite email to ask if the buyer |
| listings will give you a professional appearance. | | | | received their download. |
| If you can't design your own template, search on the | | | | Remember you don't have to simply give a buyer a |
| internet for free ebay templates that you can use. | | | | direct download link, send them to a download page. |
| Make sure your template for ebay auctions always | | | | On this download page you can have a sign form to |
| contain links to your about me page, your feedback, | | | | your Autoresponder, you could have a link to your |
| your ebay shop and a link to add you as a favourite | | | | website or you could have a link for an affiliate |
| seller. | | | | product that will earn you a commission. |
| Step 7: Buy new ebooks and stay up to date. | | | | Step 15: Don't Give Up! |
| If you have targeted a certain niche or subject, and | | | | No matter how low your sales are, no matter how |
| you are getting repeat customers, they will | | | | bad things look, don't give up. |
| eventually have purchased every ebook you have. | | | | It may even look like everything is going wrong! But |
| So you have to buy new ebooks and expand your | | | | stick with it! |
| ebook business. If you don't, you will lose the regular | | | | Just keep trying and testing. It takes time to build up |
| ebay customers you worked so hard to find. | | | | an ebay ebook business but if you keep working |
| Search on ebay and on the internet for new titles | | | | hard you will finally make a breakthrough. |
| related to your subject and make sure you are selling | | | | If your ebooks are not selling change the title or the |
| the most up to date ebooks. | | | | description. |
| Step 8: Always offer a 100% refund. | | | | Each time you sell an ebook, improve the listing, don't |
| Make sure any ebook you list on ebay is of the | | | | simply click to relist, that's plain lazy! Try and improve |
| highest quality, then you can offer a 100% refund if | | | | your item listing every single time. |
| a buyer is not happy. | | | | Apply these simple 15 steps and you will make your |
| Do not be scared to offer refunds, if the ebook you | | | | eBay Ebook Business a success. |
| are selling contains good information and does what is | | | | |