Ebook Project: Submitting the Ebook to Directories

Carolyn, I’m putting together an ebook for a very specific niche, and it will be a great
education for me to watch your progress. I appreciate the fact that you are sharing
this with your readers.
Kay

Hi Caroline, have you checked out this post: http://www.tech90s.net/about37.html ?

Good stuff. I especially like how, isntead of brainlessly utilizing every directory, you focused on priorities to root out those whose requisites just got in your way. It’s too easy to succumb to every demand for an extra link.

Like Kay I am in the final stages of my own ebook and your journey to this point has been really helpful. I appreciate that you have shared all the steps you’ve taken and evaluated each as well. I had not thought about embedding affiliate links and I can see how that works. Great idea.

Caroline,

I think giving away the ebook for free is a great idea; I’m sure it’s going to help alot of newbies out. With mass distribution, all you need to hope for is 2 signups for hosting in the process, and you’ve broken past the $100/day mark, building your readership and reputation in the process to boot :)

Good luck!

@Mikael, thanks for the list, I’ll have a trawl through that a bit later.

@Kang, mmm yeah 2 signups a day would be nice but that would not be sustainable as I don’t think an ebook receives a steady number of downloads. If I continued to release books on a regular basis then over time it may be possible to build to that level.

Actually Caroline, there’s a way to get past the backlink required thing. Just search Google for refferer cloaking and then use php to show the links to the directories to only people (and bots) coming from the directories. This way your normal visitors and search engines never see the link. Still, the directories do recognize that the link exists.

Hehe, yes a bit evil but works perfectly…

OK, Caroline I wrote a review on my Local Business Online Web Site.

And, I submitted the article to BloggingZoom. Wait till you see how much traffic you get from BloggingZoom being involved.

WOW! I just put it on a second ago and someone already clicked on it! Watch out! Ha Ha! Remember me in your will!!!!!

Hi Caroline,

Just wanted to thank you for the FREE ebook! I am going to spend this afternoon reading it.

Congrats, hip hip hooray and more power to you. I’m glad you’re making money and I am still here rooting for you.

@Ruchir, hmm cloaking is not really my thing, bit too underhand for my liking :-) I’m not all that bothered.

@IsMyLocation, thanks for the plugs, much appreciated!

@Ana, you’re welcome :)

Other than submitting to the ebook directories, posting in forums and blogs with a backlink to the download page works wonders as well!

its very good to use e-book it can promote your site very good

also you can visit in 2 seo directory site

http://www.directorymh.com
http://www.bdironline.com

thanks a lot
mike james

Ebooks are great marketing tools aswell as sources of information. You may be able to submit your site to one that I use, Ebook Directory

Ebook Directories are a dime a dozen these days. The problem is that most don’t take submissions anymore. Others don’t have a category for your ebook, and still others are very limited. For instance if you have a paid ebook your options are very limited because now you cannot get yours listed in a free directory and vice versa.

As far as having to provide a backlink to a directory, there are so few quality directories that have static backlinks back to your site, if they ask you to link to them it’s a good idea or your options are very few if any.

That’s why I started my own directory, because I am sick of the options. Free for all who want to list. I do ask for a backlink but my directory will provide a static link to your site so it’s only fair. I link directly to your download page. Unlike many other directories including most listed above that don’t take submissions anymore, we want your listing!

You can find my directory here: