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 If you have written
an eBook, you should really have your own web site to promote it.
Yes, I know you can
probably link to it at your publisher's bookstore, but with the
low cost web hosting available today you really have no
excuse not to give your ebook its own web site.
Here are some
steps to follow when writing an eBook:
1. Setting Up A Web Site
Is it difficult to set up a web site?
No way! It is quite easy and here's all you need to do:
Step 1: Choose a Domain Name
Is your book all about Antiques from China? You may want to use the domain name
www.chinaantiques.com. You can check the availability of domain names
at:
Step 2: Choose a Hosting Service
Your web site pages need to be accessible 24 hours a day on a secure
computer connected to the Internet. That's why you need a "web host".
Tip: You can now get one affordable web hosting
package that allows you to host unlimited domains and web sites. Check out:
Step 3: Write Your Web Pages
Web pages are written in HTML. If you're crazy you might like
to write these in raw HTML code. It makes much more sense to write your
pages using
Microsoft
Frontpage or
Dreamweaver
or even Microsoft Word. Simply write the pages, format them the way you want
them to look, then save them as HTML format.
Step 4: Upload Your Pages to Your Web Hosting Service
You can either do this using Microsoft Frontage or similar, or use an FTP
program like FileZilla. Your hosting
service will give you detailed instructions on how to do this.
Congratulations! You now have a web site.
2. Selling From Your Web Site
Tip#1 Set up a dedicated page for your
eBook. It's even better if you decide to have a dedicated web site for your
ebook. On the web page, use a medium sized graphic of the cover, include a
book description, possibly your table
of contents, some positive references and reviews, and a
Buy Now link or
button.
Tip#2 Include a small graphic on every
page of your web site, linked to your eBook's page.
Tip#3 Use your web site to get visitors
to subscribe to a newsletter. See more in our
newsletter
section.
Tip#4 Consider offering a time-limited discount, e.g. 'Save $4.00
if you purchase before Friday 25th April'.
More...
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If you want to make your own
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recommendation. We use it ourselves.
Ebook Graphics and Images
Using images within your ebooks will give them
a more professional look. The best way is to use Royalty Free images.
That doesn't mean free, by the way, it means "free of royalties". You still
pay for a license to use the photos in your ebook, sometimes for less than
$1 each!
Get your royalty free images from:
iStockPhoto -
Shutterstock -
Fotolia
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