Hi there.

Ebay made an important announcement this week that affects anyone selling downloadable products via Ebay auctions.

Here's an email I received from Garrie Wilson (as a subscriber) that offers some advice on how to deal with this development…

This past week, eBay has made two announcements.

The first was to announce that their affiliate program would no longer be run with CJ.com.

This news alone made my blood boil because I have thousands of links out there and they can't all be changed. Not to mention the time it will take me to change the ones that I can.

And when the new program launches, I will only have 30 days to make changes.*ROAR*

The intelligent thing for eBay to do would be to slash their commissions at CJ, not accept new people to that program, and increase the commissions with the new program so people at CJ will have an incentive to make the move when they have time.

Then, as I'm sure you have heard already, eBay announced that as of March 31, digital items must be listed using the Classified Ads format.

You can read the official announcement at:
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200803241300132.html

The first thing you should take away from this is…

…Your business should *never* rely on one method of income, lead generation, traffic or anything else.

You should always have mutliple streams so if/when one dries up, it doesn't hurt nearly as bad.

Now that the damage is done, we have two options:

1. We can kick and scream that it's not fair and take our toys home.

OR

2. We can adapt AND turn it into bigger sales.

Option 1 is straightforward, so I'm not going to comment on it.

However, option 2 can lead to more profits buy using a few different strategies and that's what I want to cover.

Strategy 1: Use the Classified Ads

Just list your items as a classified ad. They only cost $9.99 for 30 days. You may need to work on your copywriting skills but that's something you should be doing anyway. Maybe this will be the incentive you need to start.

Strategy 2: Burn the Digital Items to CD

A soon as you put them onto a CD, you just made them a tangible product and are within the eBay guidelines.

[SIDENOTE: Nowadays it's VERY easy to create and deliver professional CDs and DVDs -- with NO inventory and NO start-up costs! Find out how, here:
http://www.ebooktimes.com/CDs_DVDs ]

Strategy 3: Create Themed CDs

If you have 20 products that deal with the same topic, put them on a CD and give the CD a cool name.

This is actually great because you just created a new product that is YOURS!

Just be sure and double check all the licenses for the poducts.

Strategy 4: License Commercial CDs/DVDs

You can get master duplication rights to CDs and DVDs. I actually sell some right now and plan to be creating more in the very near future.

The ones I have available now are:

1) Beginners Guide To List Building

2) PLR Rights Domination

Strategy 5: Offer a Downsell to a Digital Version

Now, I don't know how eBay will re-act to this BUT you could always offer to refund the S/H fee if they would rather opt for a digital only version.

Personally, I wouldn't, but you could…

The Extra Opportunities…

This decision has also created some *extra* ways for you to increase your profits and here are just a few…

1. You could even start creating CDs/DVs and sell licenses to them.

2. Include demo software that if people buy it, you will earn a commission.

3. Include inserts to advertise other products and services. If you sell enough volume, you could even sell inserts to other people.

That's three extra ways to increase your profits but there are others. Just use your imagination.

Now, if you don't want to burn, print and ship the poducts yourself, you can use services like Kunaki.com, lulu.com or a different one. Just search Google and find one that will suit your needs and price.

Before I go, I want to mention that there will be less competition because people are lazy and many of them, will take their toys home.

To YOUR Success,

Garrie Wilson

This article was a bit of an eye-opener for me because it made me realize that I can add, say, an extra $20 to the price of a product that's delivered on CD/DVD while adding a fraction of that in actual costs!

I needed to find out more — and I did. 

It turns out you can automate the entire process — with NO inventory, NO packaging to deal with, NO shipping to deal with, NO start-up costs and NO minimum amounts you need to sell.

In short, ANYONE can start doing this today. Right now!

And here's how you get started…

Download Garrie's PDF Guide plus Video Tutorials Package that explains EVERYTHING.

It's exciting stuff!

You can actually be selling and delivering your OWN professional-quality CDs and DVDs in no time — even if you haven't a CLUE what kind of products you could sell!

The package normally costs $47, but I've managed to get a nice big discount for you. It's only valid for 5 days, so grab it now while the going's good!

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All the best,

Michael

Hi. As you might have heard by now, Ebay has 'outlawed' the selling of downloadable infoproducts via it's auction sites. While this is bad news for those of you relying on Ebay as your only place to sell your products, it doesn't have to spell disaster.

In the next day or two I'll be adding a new post to the Ebook Times blog to discuss this — and look at what you can do about it. I'll let you know as soon as that happens…

In the meantime, I've got a nice download for you. It's an ebook called "The Ultimate Guide to Writing Your Own Ebook" and it comes with complete unrestricted Private Label Rights!

There's nothing to sign up for, you'll find a direct download link here:
http://www.ebooktimes.com/Ultimate_Guide_PLR
(You'll find some other nice stuff there too!)

All the best,

Michael

Hi. I've just got my hands on a collection of 4 brand new products with Private Label Rights and/or Master Resale Rights.

There's a sales page for each product as well as a sales page for the package as a whole. You'll find all the details here: http://www.ebooktimes.com/new_plr_pack

On a separate note…

If you celebrate Easter in your part of the world, have a wonderful one! And, if you don't celebrate Easter, have a wonderful weekend anyway

All the best,

Michael

Hi. Just a quick note to let you know that I've got a new ebook (with resale/giveaway rights) that you can download here: http://www.ebooktimes.com/30_days_product

The ebook is called "30 Days to Create a Product" and it's an interview with Jeff Dedrick where he outlines his step-by-step action plan for developing new products.

If you need a simple, straightforward procedure you can copy to create your own products, then this might be just what you need.

By the way, you can also get a free copy of this ebook (and many others) branded with YOUR affiliate links — so you can earn commissions simply by giving them away! You can get started (for free) here: http://www.ebooktimes.com/viral_ebooks

One other thing…

There are some great ebook marketing resources in the free members area, so even if you're just interested in promoting your OWN ebooks, it's worth joining just for that.

All the best,

Michael

Hi. There's a brand new service just launched that gives you access to an ever-growing collection of high-quality ebooks (with resale or giveaway rights) that you can brand with YOUR affiliate links.

You can access this service for free here:
http://www.ebooktimes.com/ViralEbooks

The ebooks that are currently available cover many areas of internet marketing — as well as some niche themes. And more ebooks are being added all the time.

Once you've branded an ebook (which is done 'on the fly' and takes just seconds) you can…

- Earn commissions as soon as anyone clicks/orders through your affiliate links inside the ebook.

- Give it away for free to your visitors/subscribers.

- Use it as a bonus offer to get people to join your newsletter or autoresponder sequence.

- Resell it from your website and keep the proceeds from each sale.

- Offer it in the many giveaway events that run all year long so that you can grow your subscriber list.

Regardless of how you decide to distribute your brandable ebooks, as soon as you start getting them out there, you can start earning back-end commissions — with no further effort on your part.

And remember, those people that download them from you have the right to pass them on to others also. That means that ebooks containing YOUR affiliate links have the potential to spread far and wide.

For the moment, this service is still completely free here:
http://www.ebooktimes.com/ViralEbooks

All the best,

Michael

Hi. If you're finding it hard to keep on top of all the different aspects of running your online business (OR if you're looking for a terrific new resale product), then this is for you.

I've just secured Master Resale Rights to new software that will help you run everything — more efficiently and more easily.

You'll find the details here:
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Imagine how much more quickly you could grow your business if you didn't waste countless hours on half-completed projects that never produce results.

With so much distraction online, it's easy to find yourself working on something new every other day — and never completing any of it.

  – You try out the latest traffic technique — but you never get past the first step.

  – You start a new ebook — but never get past chapter two.

  – You start working on JVs but never get past sending the third email…

This happens to (almost) all of us.

With this new software, however, you can consign this type of random behavior to the past.

It's called "Tiger Project Manager" and it enables you to keep track of your progress on all your online projects… all from one user-friendly interface.

You can view your project timelines, track your project tasks, print off progress charts — and more.

Check out the videos on this page to see for yourself just how useful this software can be:
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And don't forget, it comes complete with Master Resale Rights, so you get a hot new product you can add to your website too!

Here's the URL again:
http://www.ebooktimes.com/TPM

All the best,

Michael