pleasant few days

28 Jan 2008

Posted in Work | 2 Comments

It’s been a nice few days for me online.

Firstly, i sold auctioncrap.com for $30 – my first website sold since i started this blog. Although i was disappointed not to get a little more, it has given me the confidence to keep setting up sites and trying to make something of them.

I then set about creating a mamoth ebook on how to make money online. Now if you’re like me, you’ll have seen (and bought) some ebooks which promise to deliver x amount for the low price of $7 or something.

In fairness to some of these writers, i have seen one or two genuinely decent ebooks and how-to guides. Ebooks just have a bad name and it’sin ord unfortunate there’s no sort of standards or quality guidelines to adere to in order to seperate the ‘hit and run’ type ebook writer from the genuine ebook writer. Difference between the two is that one writes an ebook for cash and doesn’t give a hoot about reputation or feedback or helping people, and the other is the complete opposite.

I’ve had some positive comments which is always nice plus people offering to help out. I’ll definitely let some of you guys tear this ebook to shreds (verbally) when i get it all done and dusted.

As things stand, here’s where i’m at;

13 pages of pure text, containing almost 6,500 words. And that’s me trying to narrow it down. I simply cannot stop writing on certain topics and end up cutting loads of bits out, trying to re-word two or three lines in to one. But that’s a good thing.

By the time i’m finished, this ebook will be around 10,000 words and probably 40+ pages. If it starts off well and gets positive reviews early on, i may go all-in and assault msn, yahoo and google ads, seeing if i can boost sales.

For that reason, i’ll probably give the ebook it’s own site.

Anyway, i also have to thank LordBloggit who casually contacted me by email saying he’d a spare rapidshare account and he wanted me to have it 500mb’s downloaded so far and i’m only just getting started, so cheers LordBloggit

Declan Snow den

Personally, I’m more of the school of thought that information of this type should be free. Understandably you’ve spent a lot of time on it but considering you yourself have probably learnt from free sources, don’t you think a better method of compensation would be to place your own (or your sponsors’) ads within the book and then provide the book for free? Considering the level of revenue you’ve generated yourself from online sources, wouldn’t you consider yourself a beginner as well and not an expert who’s time on the subject is chargeable? That’s just my thoughts on the subject, but then I’ve always been very much an “information should be free” kinda guy.
http://www.smemon.com smemon87

indeed, valid argument. i could counter argue that why give this away for free when i’ve gone to the trouble of researching topics and getting useful links.. doing all the hard work for people and dumbing things down for them.

that is indeed how the internet works – that’s why we love it. that’s how i learned. but i’ve paid for a few ebooks, and none of them will compare to this information wise.

i know i can profit from this, so my greedy side is kicking in – that coupled with the fact i actually need the cash. but i’m determined to create an ebook that i can sell, yet one which won’t damage or hurt my reputation or relationships in any way by those who buy and read it.