Promote Your New Ebook

It doesn't matter if your ebook is free or not, the first thing you need to be doing is submit it to ebook directories. The main reason is you will have the advantage of visitors from these sites. And it's not just any random visitors. These sites send you visitors that are actually interested in what you've written.

Another reason is that these sites give you quality back links that get the attention of search engines like Google and Yahoo. That is of course if you link back to the directories from your page. It's amazing how simple back links can inprove your ranking and better rankings mean higher placement in those search engines.

Blogs are a wonderful tool for promotion too. Make sure it is directly linked to your ebook page. From here you can post tid bits about your ebook that the search engines will pick up on. A question and answer script on your site would be even better as you can answer various questions concerning your ebook which the search engines will also scarf up. All those who visit your website are looking for important and useful information. Make sure to place relevant content that is rich with keywords on your webpage and blog.

One really effective method of promoting your ebook is to join message boards that are similar in topic to your book. Some will even allow you to place a link to your page in your signature. Be careful with this as you don't want them to think you are there to spam them. That would be a bad thing. Post on the board and participate in the conversations. Be an active part of their community. Don't just be there to plug your ebook...

The author is the webmaster of the Received Text Ebook Directory which would be a great place to start promoting your ebook. The URL is http://receivedtext.org.

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Steps to Publishing Your Ebook in a No Nonsense Way

This article wasn't written to tell you how to write or compile your ebook. Shoot, there are more ebook cover & compiler programs out there than you can shake a stick at on the net. What I'm hoping to do here is get you on the right road to letting folks know you have an ebook.

Here's the deal. There are some of the so called guru's out there telling you that you really must start with a publisher. Well, I don't disagree except that reviews take a long time to complete and you probably aren’t getting any younger. You're most likely wanting to get your information out there and start earning a dollar or two in the process.

So here's what I suggest:

Get yourself some web space. If you haven't got two pennies to rub together, start with a free web hosting service like Freeservers.com or Freewebs.com. If banner advertising bugs you and you have a couple of bucks to pay every month, they'll remove the banners so you don't have to look at them.

Most all of these types of services have a member control panel that you can edit your site with if you haven't a clue how to do it yourself. Build a one page website. If you don't know how to build one yourself, there are plenty of hosting companies that offer a website builder with their package. Also, if you have a program like Microsoft FrontPage or know how to use a word processor, you're a step ahead.

Make sure you have a gif or jpg book cover on the page. It'll give the potential customer a feeling of substance. Get one of those ebook cover makers I mentioned earlier and build one. Or if you are good using a paint program, go for it. This is important.

Along with the image, place your ebook title right next to the book image. Make the title at least double the size or make it bolder than the rest of the text on the page. Then a brief description of your ebook. Maybe even a sample chapter to give them an idea of what they're getting with the entire ebook.

If it's a free ebook, emphasis should be placed on the word Free. Just don't make it too bold. If the book has a price, place it plainly on the page along with a method of payment like a PayPal button. PayPal and services like them are as handy as a hay rake in a freshly cut field. They offer an instant payment option that makes life simple.

On your page, make sure there is an email link so folks can ask questions. Not doing this makes customers uneasy. Would you want to buy something from someone who didn't want you to even know how to email them? No, you want your customers to trust you and see you're willing to communicate with them. I often times even put a postal address on the page along with a phone number.

Meta Tags are another important feature of your page. Do a search for META TAG builders on your friendly neighborhood search engine. Along with tools to build these very important tags, you'll probably find helpful hints on how to add them to the code of your page. Just to be sure, look up a free website optimizer on the web to see if they have any suggestions that would improve your pages appeal to the search engines and directories.

So once your site is up, you'll want to start advertising. First place to go is to the free search engine submission sites like submitexpress.com or freewebsubmission.com. Also manually submit your site to ebook directories like OnlineEbookDirectory.com or ReceivedText.org who will link directly to your ebooks website.

Once this is done, then you can start the task of submitting your ebook to all the other ebook sites. Try submitting your ebook to software sites if your book is an executable file. Make sure you also get a Google Blog and post some short articles pertaining to your ebook. That'll really get you some exposure.

Tim Davis is a trained architectural designer and web builder/programmer who has been building Architectural and Christian websites since 1995. He also has several ebooks published, including architectural drafting courses called "House Plan Drafting 101, Learning to Draw House Plans in a No Nonsense Way" that you can find at http://homedesign.8m.com/101ebook/

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