Why do you guys hate eBooks?
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Why not 78 or 80?
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There are awesome ebooks, but too many morons to sift through.
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There are awesome ebooks, but too many morons to sift through.
To all the guys posted so far. I'm in the midst of creating my own eBook on something other than making money online. I's a popular niche with many eBooks out their already. But you guys have given me the idea to not just create and eBook but to make it an audio product as well. Do you guys know of any narrators or where to find a narrator?
My decision to make my own e-product is because im already an affiliate for ebooks and audios and would rather take a slice of the pie for myself if possible.
My decision to make my own e-product is because im already an affiliate for ebooks and audios and would rather take a slice of the pie for myself if possible.
I have an aversion to pay for information that I know I can get for free. That being said, I don't like free e-books either. It might have something to do with their length, or their typical PDF format.
That's why most intelligent people don't buy them. There is mistrust in buying any digital product. Most guys use ebooks to support their marketing efforts.
I've thought about it myself, but DP is the hot-spot for that sort of thing, and cringe at the thought of all the BS involved in making a few bucks that way. They all line up like greedy fuckers begging for free samples.
Then after they get it, say it's rehashed crap, just like most other ebooks, and proceed to recommend the damned thing. I don't know what the fuck's going on in the ebook distribution world, but it's hilarious to read the entrepreneurial threads, such as the one's I linked to above.
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A big part of my job is marketing information...
I write copy for a lot of publishers. There's a fine line between good info and your typical Clickbank make moniez stuff.
A lot of my clients sell things like SEO software, financial newsletters, martial arts training, golf... There's a lot of niches out there that are profitable.
I think the animosity towards info products in this forum in general is the IM scene.
I'm in full agreement that there's a lot of junk out there, and coming to forum like this and selling an ebook on how to make moniez with CPA offers is just dumb.
I have no qualms about marketing good info. There's not a lot of good info in the IM scene.
I wanted to mention one other thing...
I buy the shit out of info products, not necessarily ebooks.
I have about every respectable copywriting/marketing book out there. If it wasn't for things I've learned from guys like Gary Halbert, John Carlton, Dan Kennedy... I wouldn't know how to make a living the way I do.
And if I wanted to get into day trading or real estate, yeah, I'd do some research on Google. But chances are I'd want to learn from someone who knows what they're doing, and I'd pay good money for it.
It makes sense to pay people who are good at what you want to learn to learn from the best.
And that's true for a lot of things.
Golfers will pay big money to shave a stroke or two off of their game.
Guys will pay big money for information that may increase their chances of getting laid by 10%.
Investors pay tons of money to listen to whatever investment guru they listen to has to say about the market.
And if the information is actually good, it's win/win.
The golfers get better. The investors make more money. The guys learn how to pick up a chick without coming off like a total loser.
And the publishers make money selling a product with massive profit margins.
When done right, I think information is a good business.
When done wrong, you have the BST at DP. Or the majority of WSO's on Warrior.
I also think "e-book" is a dirty word, no matter what the niche. An "e-book" is something you buy on Amazon for $5.
Positioning products as a "course" or a "guide" or something other than "e-book" does a lot for perceived value.
But yeah. A lot of guys, especially in this forum where CPA is the name of the game have a negative view on it because the only info-products they've been exposed to are the shitty IM products preying on newbies.
If that was my only exposure to info-products I'd hate them too. But, if you dig a little deeper and research some real markets, it's lucrative.
-Scott
I write copy for a lot of publishers. There's a fine line between good info and your typical Clickbank make moniez stuff.
A lot of my clients sell things like SEO software, financial newsletters, martial arts training, golf... There's a lot of niches out there that are profitable.
I think the animosity towards info products in this forum in general is the IM scene.
I'm in full agreement that there's a lot of junk out there, and coming to forum like this and selling an ebook on how to make moniez with CPA offers is just dumb.
I have no qualms about marketing good info. There's not a lot of good info in the IM scene.
I wanted to mention one other thing...
I buy the shit out of info products, not necessarily ebooks.
I have about every respectable copywriting/marketing book out there. If it wasn't for things I've learned from guys like Gary Halbert, John Carlton, Dan Kennedy... I wouldn't know how to make a living the way I do.
And if I wanted to get into day trading or real estate, yeah, I'd do some research on Google. But chances are I'd want to learn from someone who knows what they're doing, and I'd pay good money for it.
It makes sense to pay people who are good at what you want to learn to learn from the best.
And that's true for a lot of things.
Golfers will pay big money to shave a stroke or two off of their game.
Guys will pay big money for information that may increase their chances of getting laid by 10%.
Investors pay tons of money to listen to whatever investment guru they listen to has to say about the market.
And if the information is actually good, it's win/win.
The golfers get better. The investors make more money. The guys learn how to pick up a chick without coming off like a total loser.
And the publishers make money selling a product with massive profit margins.
When done right, I think information is a good business.
When done wrong, you have the BST at DP. Or the majority of WSO's on Warrior.
I also think "e-book" is a dirty word, no matter what the niche. An "e-book" is something you buy on Amazon for $5.
Positioning products as a "course" or a "guide" or something other than "e-book" does a lot for perceived value.
But yeah. A lot of guys, especially in this forum where CPA is the name of the game have a negative view on it because the only info-products they've been exposed to are the shitty IM products preying on newbies.
If that was my only exposure to info-products I'd hate them too. But, if you dig a little deeper and research some real markets, it's lucrative.
-Scott
it's quite simple really - it's because 99% of the time this old saying holds true:
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
When I see an eBook for sale which claims results like "$1000 a day" I always ask myself why the fuck the creator is trying to sell the eBook for a couple of bucks?
And mostly they're full of outdated methods which could be found for free.
And mostly they're full of outdated methods which could be found for free.
That holds true when teaching is not a competitive environment.
When teachers have to compete for students, those who can teach "how to do" have an enormous advantage.
I'm not saying this isn't true a lot of the time. But think about this scenario...
I start a pest control business. Within 2 years I've expanded to 9 locations, I'm banking $5 Million a year and I've got my business automated to the point where I only work a few hours a week, employees handle everything else.
I'm content with the biz. I have no plans of expanding further than I already have.
I create a course on how I did it. My marketing strategies, how I generated leads, how I handle my employees, how I scale and automate.
I package it up, make sure it's done well and sell it for around $1,000 a pop.
It's win/win/win. I created a successful business. I'm teaching others to do it as long as they aren't competing in my territory. I'm selling 3 units of this thing a day at a 95% profit....
And Joe Blow who's been running a pest control business for 10 years, putting in 80 hour weeks and pulling in $40k a year learns how to transform his business from a wage slave job into a nearly automatic source of massive income.
He drops the $1k. And if he follows the advice he creates a new life for himself and his family.
Everyone wins.
That's based on a real story/product.
Now, when you've got the "Make $400 A Day On Twitter - $7!!!!" type of products, that's what gives the whole industry a black eye.
I guess my point is that there is actually good stuff out there, created by people who know what they're talking about, that actually helps the people who buy the info.
-Scott