How to Grow Ebook Sales

So you've finished your ebook and have it up for sale, congratulations. Your next step, of course, is marketing. "How do I bring in more ebook sales," you ask. The process isn't as complicated as you may think. Time consuming? Yes, but not complicated. Read on to learn how to grow ebook sales.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Begin by setting up an affiliate program. An affiliate program is where you pay others a certain percentage of your sales to link to your ebook's landing page. The most popular company to setup an affilate program with is Clickbank.

2. Participate in discussions on message boards and forums that relate to your ebook.

3. Create a blog related to your ebook and offer additional advice as well as excerpts from your ebook.

4. Run a contest every once in a while. By giving away a few copies of your ebook, you could grow your ebook sales through word-of-mouth promotion.

5. Sell excerpts from your ebook as reprints to publications. In your bio, mention that the article is an except from "Title of Your ebook," and provide a link to your ebook's landing page.

6. Offer discounts from time-to-time and promote the discount through social networking as well as a press release.

7. Write articles related to the content in your ebook and submit them to free article directories. Remember to include a link to your ebook in the bio.

8. Place a few free chapters on your ebook's landing page for potential customers to read. Make sure you include the best chapters so they'll want to buy a copy to learn more. See there, I told you it wasn't too complicated. Just follow the above steps and you should be on your way to growing your ebook sales. Good luck and happy marketing.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't spam the message boards and forums. Use them to network by giving advice and answering questions. Place a link to your ebook in your signature.

Resources

• Clickbank