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I would focus 80% of your time towards the ebook. Your sales page could be optimized a little more (and there are typos). If you pull in more user testimonials

I would focus 80% of your time towards the ebook. Your sales page could be optimized a little more (and there are typos). If you pull in more user testimonials and run some adwords, you could see this come in and be your primary source.

kreci 16y ago
Thanks Steve. I have been thinking about it. But it does not fit my long term business model. I am developer and want to make web and software development my main income source. And as I want to make it passive I am doing it by putting ads on free content or software (to make it long term income).
- DuncanIdaho 16y ago
  Don't limit yourself like that. If you want to be web developer go get a job. If you want to be an entrepreneur then you better go where money is. Besides how do you expect web development to function as passive income source? Offering a service/application may be such an opportunity - but then you're an entrepreneur who uses code to leverage his business. BTW. Your project is mint - love every installment of it!
  - kreci 16y ago
    This ebook has been done "by accident". As a developer I want to make passive income from selling many copies of application or via ads on web pages/in software.
    - jteo 16y ago
      Accidents sometimes result in much profit. Don't limit your horizons.
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    - dpapathanasiou 16y ago
      +1 to DuncanIdaho's comment. If you do go the ebook route (and if you keep blogging at your current pace, you should certainly have enough material), check out fifobooks.com (disclaimer: my startup runs that site).
  - jetsnoc 16y ago
    This comment is entirely out of context. I'm from Idaho as well and I thought I would say hello.
- steveplace 16y ago
  You want to make web and software development? Fine. code up some a/b tests for the page, work on some ppc optimization, look for ways to capture email and advertise on there. It's not sexy. At all. But if it works, then you can focus on stuff you really want to do.
  - kreci 16y ago
    Thanks steve for valuable comments. I am doing it almost all the time. And meantime I am working on projects. Unfortunately I have only 24h per day and I still want to spend some time with my wife and my little kid (1 year old).
vaksel 16y ago
his price is way too low. All the "check out this ebook" sites I've seen, always charge $29 $37 $47. The reason for that is because most of these things get sold through affiliates, and with a high price you can offer someone $20-$30 per sale. So web publishers will promote them more, since with an ebook, they have to sell someone a $37 product to get $30. While with Amazon, they'd need to convince them to buy a $1,000 product to get there.
- dmix 16y ago
  There is plenty of competition from other internet marketing ebook sellers competing on adwords. This drives up the cost per click. Unless you're targeting a few niche keywords then it is almost certain that the price will have to rise for adwords to be profitable (and as Vaksel mentioned to get affiliates). I just checked out the ebook and improving google pagerank is a common topic so there's likely some tough competition in SEM. My votes for a higher price or maybe find other marketing channels so you can keep it at $9.

kreci 16y ago

Thanks Steve. I have been thinking about it. But it does not fit my long term business model. I am developer and want to make web and software development my main income source. And as I want to make it passive I am doing it by putting ads on free content or software (to make it long term income).

DuncanIdaho 16y ago
Don't limit yourself like that. If you want to be web developer go get a job. If you want to be an entrepreneur then you better go where money is. Besides how do you expect web development to function as passive income source? Offering a service/application may be such an opportunity - but then you're an entrepreneur who uses code to leverage his business. BTW. Your project is mint - love every installment of it!
- kreci 16y ago
  This ebook has been done "by accident". As a developer I want to make passive income from selling many copies of application or via ads on web pages/in software.
  - jteo 16y ago
    Accidents sometimes result in much profit. Don't limit your horizons.
    - deleted 16y ago
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  - dpapathanasiou 16y ago
    +1 to DuncanIdaho's comment. If you do go the ebook route (and if you keep blogging at your current pace, you should certainly have enough material), check out fifobooks.com (disclaimer: my startup runs that site).
- jetsnoc 16y ago
  This comment is entirely out of context. I'm from Idaho as well and I thought I would say hello.
steveplace 16y ago
You want to make web and software development? Fine. code up some a/b tests for the page, work on some ppc optimization, look for ways to capture email and advertise on there. It's not sexy. At all. But if it works, then you can focus on stuff you really want to do.
- kreci 16y ago
  Thanks steve for valuable comments. I am doing it almost all the time. And meantime I am working on projects. Unfortunately I have only 24h per day and I still want to spend some time with my wife and my little kid (1 year old).

vaksel 16y ago

his price is way too low. All the "check out this ebook" sites I've seen, always charge $29 $37 $47. The reason for that is because most of these things get sold through affiliates, and with a high price you can offer someone $20-$30 per sale. So web publishers will promote them more, since with an ebook, they have to sell someone a $37 product to get $30. While with Amazon, they'd need to convince them to buy a $1,000 product to get there.

dmix 16y ago
There is plenty of competition from other internet marketing ebook sellers competing on adwords. This drives up the cost per click. Unless you're targeting a few niche keywords then it is almost certain that the price will have to rise for adwords to be profitable (and as Vaksel mentioned to get affiliates). I just checked out the ebook and improving google pagerank is a common topic so there's likely some tough competition in SEM. My votes for a higher price or maybe find other marketing channels so you can keep it at $9.