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Date: August 20, 2009
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Changes for Us Mean Better Service For You!

Big changes are taking place at The eBook Coach. We’re moving from 1 Shopping Cart to Infusionsoft and I’ve hired a business manager, Sarah, who’s now in charge of the “business side” of my business!

We’ve also brought on Eydie who will be managing social media and more! This allows me to focus more on bringing you great programs and content, write more ebooks, and do all the things that I do best to serve you!

We’re also really stepping it up and getting into video more and creating more options for people who don’t want to be on the Internet a lot.

And we’re getting ready for the final ebook-writing workshop of the year; I promise you this is going to be the best one EVER!

On a more personal note, Christen is still struggling with his diabetes and we’re looking for a good nutritionist.  And I’ve gotten on a chiropractic program-I don’t want to be one of those old ladies who are all bent over from being on the computer all the time!

Finally, we’ll be taking off around Labor Day hanging out at the beach and my goal is to stay off the computer for at least one whole week, if not two! We’ll see how well I do!

I hope you find time to relax before summer is over, too! And have a Happy and Safe Labor Day!

Ellen Violette
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Feature Article

8 Ways To Generate Traffic Quickly 
For Your eBooks, Information Products, 
Services, & Workshops

You can have the greatest ebooks and products, services and/or workshops, but if you don’t get traffic, you won’t have any potential buyers and you won’t make any money!

Here are 8 of the best and fastest ways to generate traffic.  I picked these because they are low or no cost and the only thing you might need is an opt-in page set up. Plus, you can get started FAST with each.

So let’s go through them and explore each one.

1.      Free ebooks are a great way to generate traffic. When you write an ebook and give it away for free, it encourages people to share it with their friends. This phenomenon is known as viral marketing. With viral marketing, you can reach many more people with each ebook than if you sold them.  So write an ebook and give it away to generate traffic virally! (And by the way, you can make money with free ebooks by including affiliate links to other relevant products and services inside your ebook!)

2.      Teleseminars are another great way to generate traffic. Even if you have ZERO people on your list, you can do a teleseminar and start building one right away by doing free Q and A calls in your niche! (Be sure to have an opt-in page so you capture their emails.) You aren’t going to get tons of people on the calls at first most likely, but keep doing it and create compelling teleseminar titles and you’ll do well over time. 

3.      Offer to give a bonus to someone in your niche or a related niche who is launching an ebook or product. The way this works is that the product/ebook owner offers a series of bonuses with their product and buyers can pick and choose which ones they want.  When they pick yours, you want them to opt in to get it. That way you get their name and email and build your list. (I jump started my business with free ebooks, teleseminars, and a bonus offer so I KNOW these tactics work!)

4.       Blog about your ebook. When you blog you can mention where people can get your ebook (or put it in your resource box). Those people who are interested in it will click on the link and either opt in for your excerpt, ecourse, free report or whatever else you might be offering for free to get them to opt in to see your sales page. They may also purchase your ebook right away. Either way, it’s getting free traffic to your ebook and building your list! 

5.      Twitter is a great way to promote your ebook or product because you can generate 2,000 followers very quickly. Once you get to 2,000 it’s a little bit trickier, but I started making really good money in my business with just 1600 people, so this is a great tactic to use to jumpstart traffic.

6.      Facebook can be used several ways to create traffic to your ebook or product. If you’re doing a teleseminar you can create an event and promote it on Facebook. You can also use it to announce free reports, teleseminars, contests, and other giveaways which are a great free way to get traffic to your site by posting about it in “What’s on your mind?” and you can comment on other people's posts.  This tactic gets your name out there and if it’s relevant, you can mention your site or your free “ethical bribes” to get people back to your site.

7.      Joint ventures are one of the best and fastest ways to grow your list. The key is to figure out what your joint-venture partner wants or needs and how you can provide it for them in exchange for them giving you access to their list. Don’t try to get to the "big guys” in your niche if you’re just starting out. Go for lists of 1,000 up to 5,000 and you’ll get way more people saying “Yes!” than if you try to go for big experts right off the bat.

8.      Free videos are a great way to let people know about your ebooks, products, services and/or workshops, and the good news is they don’t have to be high quality to get great results. You can get a great flip or Cannon SD1200 and you’re on your way. You just push the button and start talking! You can upload them to YouTube or have someone do it for you and get a lot of exposure. You can also go to www.instanttrafficstream.com and get great SEO in as little as 15 minutes! Video is inexpensive, and powerful, so be sure to add this to your traffic-generating arsenal at some point soon!

If you aren’t generating traffic on a regular basis, you aren’t going to have a sustainable business. Traffic is the lifeblood of succeeding online, so it is critical that you start implementing at least one of these tactics immediately. I actually use all of these tactics in my business, but I started with a free ebook and teleseminar bonus offer.  Start with whatever is easiest for you, but start now!  It’s never too early or too late to generate traffic to your site! 

Reader's Q&A

Q.If you have been successful with blogging, is it ok to charge for your first ebook?

A. You can, but you can grow your list a lot faster by giving it away, which will ultimately make you a lot more money. However, it's totally up to you.

Q. What is your process for writing an ebook? Walk us through it, please.

A. My process for writing an ebook is figuring out what you are passionate about and what skills you have, and then figuring out what people will pay for that you can deliver based on your passion and skill set (by doing the research including keyword research).

Try to come up with a killer title or at least a working one. Create an outline so you know the scope and ideas you want to talk about in your ebook and in what order. And then write it. When you are done, come back and do additional research if needed. Have some people read it. Polish it. Write a table-of-contents page and about-the-author page. Get a cover, have it formatted and pdf it.

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About The
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