Experiment #1 Updates – 11/6/07

November 7th, 2007

It’s now been about two weeks since I have submitted my ebook to around 20 directories. As I mentioned earlier, the ebook is about 5 pages long and I created a one-page site that offers information about the ebook and a link to download it, as some directories host the ebook on their own servers and some link to your site. Here are my results as of now:

• No affiliate sales
• No sizable amount of traffic
• No progress!

This leads me to the conclusion that if you want to promote and distribute an ebook you have to do more than submit it to a couple dozen directories – it will get you some traffic but nothing sizable. With this part of the experiment done I plan to take it to another level and see what kind of results I can get by trying these new techniques, which are as follows:

• Update my ebook website to be more than just a download link. Put up excerpts from the book, statistics, etc.. Use the website to establish credibility and draw in some search traffic.
• Update the ebook – use techniques for copywriting typically found in blogs (like killer headlines) to make my ebook more attractive.
• Start posting on a handful of forums/blogs that concern my subject (including a signature link of course).
• Guest write for a couple of sites concerning my subject.

As always, i’ll keep you updated!

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