20 Ways to Increase Web Traffic and with eBooks


Here's a fast, easy list for you. Use it as checklist tosee what you need to do to increase traffic. Or use it as areview list if you have already been working on improvingyour website traffic. It will help you find ways that youmight have known or forgotten.

1. People love to receive free or win free stuff, whetherthey really need it or want it. A free eBook is perfect tosatisfy those needs over the Internet. They will visit yourwebsite to get the free valuable information.

2. Give away the full version of your eBook in exchange fortestimonials. You can use these customer statements toimprove your ads' effectiveness.

3. When you create an eBook, you change your image to"Expert." This will gain people's trust and they will buyyour main product or service quicker.

4. Publish your website in eBook format. Put the eBook on adisk or CD-ROM then include it with your direct mailpackages. This can increase the number of people that buyyour product or service.

5. Offer your eBook as a free bonus for buying one of yourmain products or services. People will buy the product orservice more often when you offer a free bonus.

6. Allow people to download your free eBook, if they givethe e-mail addresses of 3 to 5 friends or associates thatwould be interested in your eBook. This will quickly buildyour e-mail list.

7. Create a directory of websites in eBook form. Listpeoples websites in the directory that will agree toadvertise the eBook on their website or e-zine (electronicnewsletter). This will give them an incentive to give awayor advertise your eBook.

8. Allow other people to give away your free eBook. Thiswill increase the number of people that will see your ad inthe eBook. You could also include a mini catalog of all yourproduct or services that you offer in the eBook.

9. Gain new leads by having people sign up and give youtheir contact information before they can download youreBook. This is a very effective way to conduct marketresearch.

10. Make money selling advertising space in your eBook. Youcould charge for full-page color ads, classified ads orbanners ads. You could also trade advertising space in youreBook for other forms of advertising.

11. Give away the eBook as a gift to your current customersas a way of letting them know you appreciate their business.Place an ad in the eBook for a new back end product you areoffering

12. Get free advertising by submitting your eBook to freebieand freeware/shareware websites. This will increase thenumber of people that will download your eBook and see yourad.

13. Make money by selling the reprint rights to those thatwould like to sell the eBook. You could also make even moremoney by selling the master rights. This would allow otherpeople to sell the reprint rights.

14. Hold a contest on your website so people can win youreBook. You will get free advertising by submitting yourcontest ad to free contest or sweepstakes directories. Justmake sure you publicize the winner's information -- theylove the acknowledgment.

15. You will gain valuable referrals from people tellingothers about your eBook. Word of mouth advertising can bevery effective.

16. Make money cross promoting your eBook with otherpeople's products or services. This technique doubles yourmarketing effort without spending more time and money onyour part.

17. Increase your e-zine subscribers by giving away youreBook to people that subscribe to your e-zine. This willgive people an incentive to subscribe. Allow your e-zinesubscribers to also give it away to multiply yoursubscribers.

18. Give away the eBook to people that join your affiliateprogram. This will increase the number of people thatsubscribe. You could also create an eBook for them to usethat will help them promote your product or service.

19. Give away the eBook in exchange for people leaving theircontact information. This will help you follow-up with theprospects that buy your main product or service.

20. Offer a free eBook that contains a couple of samplechapters. If they like it, give them the option of ordering the full version. It would work just like a software demo or shareware.

You will want to print this list and keep it in your website improvement file if you aren't quite ready. Or add it toyour planning list.


More Resources

Unable to open RSS Feed $XMLfilename with error HTTP ERROR: 404, exiting

More E-Books Information:

Related Articles

Stop Trying To Sell Your eBooks
Throughout the Internet there are many people who have written ebooks, are writing ebooks or have produced other information products such as reports. No doubt, each writer wants to sell them.
Should You Write A Book?
Why would you want to take on such a task?A book can be an incredible tool for educating your potential customers. Giving them valuable information can help you to build your own credibility, and put you at the top of their mind as an expert who is willing and able to help.
The Problem With E-Books
One of the most popular online ventures is selling e-books. People are hungry for information; that's why they're on the Web in the first place.
Ebooks Are The BEST Form Of Advertising!
Ebooks are part of the new frontier of cyberspace. They are an entirely new medium for sharing marketing information, ideas, techniques, and expert knowledge.
Make Your Own E-book!
If you have a newsletter or knowledge you wish to share withothers, you might think about making your own ebook.First of all, for those who might not know, an ebook iselectronic publication that people can download as one file andlater read, just like a book on their own computer.
Invasion of the Amazons
The last few months have witnessed a bloodbath in tech stocks coupled with a frantic re-definition of the web and of every player in it (as far as content is concerned).This effort is three pronged:Some companies are gambling on content distribution and the possession of the attendant digital infrastructure.
Your First Step To A Digital Publishing Empire
There is only one way to climb a mountain - step by step.Now think of writing your ebook in the same light.
20 Ways To Profit With Free eBooks
My habit of collecting every free eBook I could lay my hands proved very profitableto me while building my business.Here are 20 ways that you can use free eBooks to boost your profits.
The Advantages Of Being An e-Book Writer Or Publisher
All well known experts have agreed that informational products especially eBooks are without any doubt the number one home based business opportunity. They are much easier to create than one may think.
Book Publishing for Entrepreneurs
There was a time when it was relatively easy to get a book published. You took a great idea to an agent, the agent sold the idea to a publisher, and soon you could call yourself an author.
Make Profits from FREE e-Books
E-books are one of the most beneficial and easiest ways to make mone on line - if you sell them. But how can you make profits from free e-books? This closely-guarded secret of the self-styled guru's has recently become easily achievable by just about anyone with something to say, and certainly by everyone who already has a e-book or other information product to sell.
10 Secrets to Write Your eBook Like a Winner!
You already have what it takes to write your first e-book. And like other winners you can create or increase your passive income stream each month.
Surefire Way To Find Hot Selling eBook Topics
To become an entrepreneur, you need product ideas.Even more important,YOU NEED PRODUCT IDEAS THAT SELL.
Just One Quick Question
Ever notice the number of times a client or prospect says some variation of 'I just have one more question,' or 'Just a quick question?' The answers to those questions are the grist of a tips booklet. You may be asked the same or similar questions repeatedly.
Choose the Right Format for Your Ebooks
Choosing the right file format for your ebook is an essential step on the road to electronic self-publishing. This article looks at the factors affecting your choice and offers tips to help you make the most of your ebook, whatever format you choose.
7 Secrets to Explode your eBook Sales! Part 4
Secret #4: Creating passionate articles will explodeyour eBook sales!Copyright 2004 Bluedolphin Crow - All Rights Reserved.Aho,All the experts finally agreed on something.
10 Excuses for NOT Authoring an eBook!
Most people at one time or another have said to themselves, "Someday I'd like to write a book." or "I only wish that someone would write a book about ______.
How to Protect Your Ebooks and Software from Being Stolen!
There are many systems that can lock your software or document, allowing you to control access to that file. But the problem arises with assuming that this will stop all theft.
3 Powerful Types of eBooks That You Can Sell Online
A big part of knowing how to write and sell ebooks is understanding exactly what will turn a prospect into a hungry buyer.As you may have already discovered in my "UltimateInformation Entrepreneur's Success Package", earningmonths and years of leveraged income from a few weekswriting has virtually NOTHING to do with your writingability, but EVERYTHING to do with understanding how toidentify and satisfy a raging hunger within markets.
How One eBook Author Writes eBooks
How does this eBook writing process actually work for an individual? It is truly a unique experience for all of us. I will share with you some personal thoughts about my process.