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Many people don’t realize that the Internet can help them to
make a living online it can be made as an automated business
tool which pulls in money day-in-day out.The vast majority
thinks that it costs thousands of dollars but, the reality is
you can make money if you have the right information.

There are affiliate programs that you can signup and start
earning right away. Free For All advertising (known as FFA) are
a boon for starters with little or no money It’s the passion
that determines your success.I will tell you exactly what I did
when I started .I went to click bank.com and signed up with them
to get an affiliate id and I searched in google.com for
affiliate programs to sign up and I found that there were not
less than 1000 companies to signup for free .Once that was done
I had to choose the programs which will pay me the highest
commission and had good sales records. I did signup with three
companies and started advertising them in FFA For the first
three days I didn’t find any sales the fourth day there was a
sale and I got US$35 without investing anything.It took me 8
days to find out all these information You got it In minutesJ

However if you are very serious about your business , I
recommend that you put up a website. There are people out there
to design and program your websites next to nothing.There are
public domains where you can get valuable content which you can
put on your website and optimize your search engine ranking.

If you have your own website(which is not a must for
starters)You can use adsense to earn extra money .If you have a
great idea you can turn that into a hot-selling info product for
profit. The potential of Internet to pull profits is enormous
since it has a global audience. Unfortunately the average person
fails to capitalize on it. One good way to take advantage of
this is to sign up with newsletters which deals with making
money online but that’s a slow process since news letters are
sent once in a week or may be twice .The other way is to buy an
e-book that covers this subject. There are literally 100’s of
e-book written on this subject but a few stand out for
outstanding content. Keep yourself updated on what is going on
in the market place and see your income constantly growing.
So,it all boils down having the right information.

Rich jerk is an excellent e-book which covers all the above
mentioned aspects If you are just starting out in an internet
business I highly recommend that you buy this e-book.Most of my
earnings are the direct results of applying the strategies in
the ebook. You can get it at
http://phoenix81.richjerk.hop.clickbank.net

Are you an author who wants your book to be a success? Have you read books, but still need some handholding on how best to promote your book? Are local seminars on book marketing and promotion just not available to you?

Something wonderful has happened with our flattening world. We can now give and attend seminars over the phone. As a presenter, I send by email ahead of the teleclass the workbooks and how to materials. If you have joined an eNewsletter like Dan Poynter’s “Publishing Poynter’s” or Judy Cullins, “The Book Coach Says…” or John Kremer’s “Book Marketing Tip of the Week, you probably have seen teleclasses offered in them.

Part one of this article is available at www.bookcoaching.com/freearticles/article-182.shtml or article-182@bookcoaching.com.

How Long are the Teleclasses?

Most teleclasses offer you a 55-minute or one hour format. That is a good listening time for most. It allows for 4-5 major points and discussion.

You may join a teleclass that is longer too–maybe 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on the format. Presenting a marathon of questions and answers can take from 1 1/2 to 2 hours with people coming and going as they want. When I offer this kind of teleclass I ask for questions via email before the phone session, and am sure to answer those on the call.

You can also join a group of one-hour teleconferences spread out every two weeks for a total of five or so sessions. These are sometimes called Small Group Coaching such as “The Book Achievers Small Group Coaching” or “The Marketing Achievers Small Group Coaching.” These are even more interactive, and your fellow participants on the line can talk to each other and the presenter. These groups do peer editing by email as well as getting feedback from the coach.

How to Register

Learn how to register when you visit a particular site. They give you step-by-step instructions. Then, you give them ordering information: They offer several ways to prepay for the teleclass such as a credit card or toll-free number. Once you are paid, you are registered and emailed the bridgeline and the handouts or workbooks for the conference call.

The Benefits of Teleclasses Over In Person Seminars

No dress code, travel, traffic, parking problems, computer, time wasted, or large expenses. Many top names charge $2000 for a weekend seminar–one in which you get too much information and little hands one. A teleclass is inexpensive, and is as easy as picking up your phone and talking to a friend! Get expert guidance from professional coaches and other presenters and learn from all on the call if you want to boost your book writing, book publishing or book promotion skills.

Over the past five years, people attending my teleclasses have come around to loving teleclasses.. With a personable teacher, you feel you are “there.” With a presenter who knows that hearing is important, you can relax and learn–with the back up of follow up email as well as email sent before the program. It’s a good thing, and some times the only way you’ll get to meet top people for your book writing and marketing needs.

Teleclasses are the most cost-effective, quickest, and easiest way to stay on top of your book, business, and marketing skills. They don’t replace one-on-one coaching, but they can shorten your learning curve before you spend money on a coach.

Judy Cullins ©2005 All Rights Reserved.

Judy Cullins, 20-year Book and Internet Marketing Coach works with small business people who want to make a difference in people’s lives, build their credibility and clients, and make a consistent life-long income. Judy is author of 10 eBooks including Write your eBook or Other Short Book Fast, Ten Non-Techie Ways to Market Your Book Online, The Fast and Cheap Way to Explode Your Targeted Web Traffic, and Power Writing for Web Sites That Sell. She offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, “The BookCoach Says…,” “Business Tip of the Month,” blog Q & A at http://www.bookcoaching.com and over 185 free articles.

Email her at Judy@bookcoaching.com
Phone: 619/466-0622 — Orders: 866/200-9743

To achieve great things, you need a team. Building a winning
team requires understanding of these principles. Whatever
your goal or project, you need to add value and invest in
your team so the end product benefits from more ideas,
energy, resources, and perspectives.

1. The Law of Significance

People try to achieve great things by themselves mainly
because of the size of their ego, their level of insecurity,
or simple naiveté and temperament. One is too small a number
to achieve greatness.

2.The Law of the Big Picture

The goal is more important than the role. Members must be
willing to subordinate their roles and personal agendas to
support the team vision. By seeing the big picture,
effectively communicating the vision to the team, providing
the needed resources, and hiring the right players, leaders
can create a more unified team.

3. The Law of the Niche

All players have a place where they add the most value.
Essentially, when the right team member is in the right
place, everyone benefits. To be able to put people in their
proper places and fully utilize their talents and maximize
potential, you need to know your players and the team
situation. Evaluate each person’s skills, discipline,
strengths, emotions, and potential.

4. The Law of Mount Everest

As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.
Focus on the team and the dream should take care of itself.
The type of challenge determines the type of team you
require: A new challenge requires a creative team. An
ever-changing challenge requires a fast, flexible team. An
Everest-sized challenge requires an experienced team. See
who needs direction, support, coaching, or more
responsibility. Add members, change leaders to suit the
challenge of the moment, and remove ineffective members.

5. The Law of the Chain

The strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.
When a weak link remains on the team the stronger members
identify the weak one, end up having to help him, come to
resent him, become less effective, and ultimately question
their leader’s ability.

6. The Law of the Catalyst

Winning teams have players who make things happen. These
are the catalysts, or the get-it-done-and-then-some people
who are naturally intuitive, communicative, passionate,
talented, creative people who take the initiative, are
responsible, generous, and influential.

7. The Law of the Compass

A team that embraces a vision becomes focused, energized,
and confident. It knows where it’s headed and why it’s
going there. A team should examine its Moral, Intuitive,
Historical, Directional, Strategic, and Visionary Compasses.
Does the business practice with integrity? Do members stay?
Does the team make positive use of anything contributed by
previous teams in the organization? Does the strategy serve
the vision? Is there a long-range vision to keep the team
from being frustrated by short-range failures?

8. The Law of The Bad Apple

Rotten attitudes ruin a team. The first place to start is
with your self. Do you think the team wouldn’t be able to
get along without you? Do you secretly believe that recent
team successes are attributable to your personal efforts,
not the work of the whole team? Do you keep score when it
comes to the praise and perks handed out to other team
members? Do you have ahard time admitting you made a
mistake? If you answered yes to any of these questions,
you need to keep your attitude in check.

9. The Law of Countability

Teammates must be able to count on each other when it
counts. Is your integrity unquestionable? Do you perform
your work with excellence? Are you dedicated to the team’s
success? Can people depend on you? Do your actions bring
the team together or rip it apart?

10. The Law of the Price Tag

The team fails to reach its potential when it fails to pay
the price. Sacrifice, time commitment, personal development,
and unselfishness are part of the price we pay for team
success.

11. The Law of the Scoreboard

The team can make adjustments when it knows where it stands.
The scoreboard is essential to evaluating performance at
any given time, and is vital to decision-making.

12. The Law of the Bench

Great teams have great depth. Any team that wants to excel
must have good substitutes as well as starters. The key to
making the most of the law of the bench is to continually
mprove the team.

13. The Law of Identity

Shared values define the team. The type of values you choose
for the team will attract the type of members you need.
Values give the team a unique identity to its members,
potential recruits, clients, and the public. Values must be
constantly stated and restated, practiced, and
institutionalized.

14. The Law of Communication

Interaction fuels action. Effective teams have teammates
who are constantly talking, and listening to each other.
From leader to teammates, teammates to leader, and among
teammates, there should be consistency, clarity and courtesy.
People should be able to disagree openly but with respect.
Between the team and the public, responsiveness and openness
is key.

15. The Law of the Edge

The difference between two equally talented teams is
leadership. A good leader can bring a team to success,
provided values, work ethic and vision are in place. The
Myth of the Head Table is the belief that on a team, one
person is always in charge in every situation. Understand
that in particular situations, maybe another person would be
best suited for leading the team. The Myth of the Round Table
is the belief that everyone is equal, which is not true. The
person with greater skill, experience, and productivity in a
given area is more important to the team in that area.
Compensate where it is due.

16. The Law of High Morale

When you’re winning, nothing hurts. When a team has high
morale, it can deal with whatever circumstances are throw
at it.

17. The Law of Dividends

Investing in the team compounds over time. Make the decision
to build a team, and decide who among the team are worth
developing. Gather the best team possible, pay the price to
develop the team, do things together, delegate responsibility
and authority, and give credit for success.

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To really maximise your eBay ebook sales you need to be promoting your eBay store. eBay stores get less exposure than normal eBay listings and therefore will not yield great sales for you unless you promote them. There are many ways both on and off eBay that you can promote your eBay store. This article outlines some of them:

1) Ebay Auction Listings:- eBay Auction and Buy It Now listings get the main exposure on eBay. When someone does an eBay search for an item all the eBay Auction and Buy It Now listings are displayed first. Then after these the eBay Store listings are displayed. Since these Auction and Buy It Now listings are getting the most exposure it makes sense to run a few of these and insert a link to your eBay store inside the actual description. This works especially well with Auction listings as people often click the link so they can buy the item instantly from your eBay store rather than wait for the auction to end.

2) Ebay About Me Page:- The eBay About Me page is one of the best free opportunity’s eBay provides to promote yourself. Every time someone on eBay sees your eBay ID (whether you bid on something, leave feedback, or buy an item) there will be an About Me logo next to it and some people will click this logo. Despite this, it really is one of the most under utilised tools on eBay. If you do not yet have an eBay About Me page yet then get one NOW. Use it to write about your eBay store and tell people why they should buy from you.

3) Ebay Reviews and Guides:- These are a relatively new addition to eBay but they are still a great way to promote your eBay store for free. The reviews section allows you to write product reviews such as CDs and DVDs. The guides section is more relevant to eBay sellers as it allows you to write guides on just about anything. There has got to be some topic that you can write a guide on so get righting now. When people read your guide they are presented with a link to your eBay store which is again more free exposure.

4) Ebay Seller Cross Promotion:- I outlined in the last article that with an eBay store you can cross-promote your items. Recently eBay has also added the ability to cross-promote with other sellers. This is very easy to set up and eBay manages the whole process for you. All you have to do is go to the “Cross-Promotion Connections” area of My eBay and then use the request cross-promotions link in order to set them up. If the other seller agrees then a box promoting their products will appear on your listings and vice versa. This is a valuable way to increase your eBay sales and also generate more traffic to your eBay store.

5) Search Engines:- As I mentioned in my last article you get an actual URL with your eBay store. This URL gets listed in the eBay stores directory and search engines which means extra traffic for your eBay store. What’s more eBay allows you to pick your search engine keywords so you can be listed under the categories that you feel are most appropriate to your eBay store. Getting listed in the search engines is a great way to bring in customers from outside of eBay and maximise your sales potential.

6) Store RSS Feed:- When you access the home page of an eBay store you may notice a small RSS box in the bottom left corner. If you click on this RSS box then you will be shown your store’s RSS feed. Now I myself am not an expert in RSS but I do know that it is another way to promote your eBay store easily and effectively from outside of eBay. You can get some free software that submits your RSS feeds to the main RSS directories by doing a search on Google.

7) Blogging:- For those who don’t know a blog is a weblog. It’s basically like an online journal where you post your thoughts, comments, or whatever else you want. Blogging is an excellent way to get traffic to your eBay store. Quite a few websites offer free blogs which you can sign up for and then link back to your eBay store. Post in it regularly to gain exposure and your blog should soon become a great source of traffic.

Article Submission:- There are 100s of article directories out there that will you can submit your articles to, and if accepted you are allowed to have a live link back to your website or eBay store in the author resource box. This is a great way to generate traffic to your website in the long-term as not only do the search engines index your article, but people also reprint these articles on their websites complete with your author resource box (and live link back to your eBay store). The longer your article is online the more it will be reprinted and so the more traffic it will generate.

Hopefully this article has opened your eyes to some of the free and effective promotion methods for your eBay store. At first the fact that eBay Stores do not get as much exposure seems like a major problem but by putting a little effort into promoting it yourself, it can be much more successful than any eBay Auction listing. Till next time good luck with your ebook sales and take care!!!

Tom Parker sells ebooks with resell rights on eBay at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/theebookcavern. He also runs http://www.theebookcavern.co.uk/ where he intends to sell his own ebook “How to set up a Successful, Automated Ebook Business on eBay” and a free newsletter which you can join by sending an email to: newsletter@theebookcavern.co.uk.

Just how do we make the “e” in e-books stand for “easier”? Well,
how about this? Let’s scrap the existing digital rights
management. Instead everybody in charge of administering DRM
would be re-trained overnight as digital priests. They would
certify “trustworthiness” to those seeking to download e-books.

Before downloads, customers would be visited by digital priests
of their respective religious persuasions. With great pomp and
circumstance, they would “pledge” not to forward their books to
everybody in the world without compensating the authors and
publishers. Break the pledge, and you’d find yourself in
purgatory, hand-copying old encyclopedias.

Or maybe a totalitarian law would work instead. First-offenders
guilty of unlawful content reproduction would have to wear a
scratchy wool eye patch for one year. For a second crime, the
patch would be now a mask. We could set up toll-free hot-lines
and reward people for spying on their neighbors.

The Real Point

See my real point here? No easy way exists to loosen the DRM
grip–this complicated issue can’t be addressed with good
old-fashioned guilt and fear. But e-book standards for DRM and
formats would help. I am counting on the laws of capitalism,
which always prevail. A demand will eventually be met with
supply, and I’m hoping that the right set of standard will break
from the pack and simplify the digital content landscape. That
will be a blessed day. Microsoft, Adobe and Palm and the others
now have their own special technology fee tacked on to the price
of e-books. And that complicates merchandising. We e-book
merchants would rather not have multiple cost structures for the
same e-book.

Nor do we like consumers to be limited to books published in
their chosen format or suffer multiple technologies just to enjoy
a story. Nothing is more frustrating than having three different
libraries on your handheld and forgetting where your recent
fiction resides. I don’t just hear customers complaints–I myself
own a handheld.

Villains not

Who’s to blame? I’m thinking nobody. Many authors and publishers
break out in a cold sweat at just the mention of the word
“Napster” and can you blame them? Their livelihood is at stake.
They should, however, strive to better satisfy consumers desire
for more content in digital form.

If a publisher has faith in their work, it’s now accepted that
expanding to e-book will deliver extra profit and drive hardback
sales. Not all understand this. I still hear some authors express
misguided fear that e-books will cannibalize their hardback
sales. Publishing is not a zero-sum game, however–and that
actually can be good. E-books add incremental value to the
equation. Granted, companies tasked with encrypting content for
them are an easy target, for they create the hoops through which
we must jump. But the DRM heavyweights like Microsoft, Adobe and
eReader are simply business people satisfying a need with
existing technology.

No glass chin

Let there be no mistake, the future is bright for e-books–sales
are on a steady rise. The industry took a couple of jabs during
the Internet correction, but you’ll find no glass chin here. More
students are beginning to see e-books as an alternative for those
pricey hardback textbooks. The computer savvy are learning the
ease in pasting code directly from their favorite Java e-book
manual, and there’s even speculation that men are reading more
romance as they no longer fear being seen with a floral book
cover. Moreover, the Tablet PC is maturing, and the publishers
are slowly but surely putting even more content in digital form.
It takes courage, but we’re getting there. Though it is a word
often used in excuses, “patience” is needed by digital
downloaders, me included.

Article by L. Scott Redford - scott@diesel-ebooks.com
Scott is the President of Diesel eBooks with over 35,000 popular
and professional eBooks organized by 50 categories.
Visit the free download section at http://www.diesel-ebooks.com

What’s the secret to writing ebooks? Is there a secret? Yes, there is. I’ve written dozens of ebooks, and print books that were published by major publishers like Prentice Hall as well, so I’m considered prolific.

Want to write an ebook? You can. Start with an idea, build on it, and before you know it, you’ve got a book. (I’ll be using ‘book’ and ‘ebook’ interchangeably in this article, because any idea you find for an electronic book will certainly work as a print book as well.)

Here are some ways to get ideas for books only YOU could write. Work through the following exercises.

Work through them quickly. Don’t allow yourself to bog down. Do them as quickly as you can, and then go and do something else for a few hours, to let the ideas gestate and bubble in your subconscious mind.

When you come back, read through the ideas you generated, and add to them as you read through your lists. PLEASE DON’T DISCARD ANY IDEAS AT THIS STAGE. This is because the way to a brilliant, fantastic NEW idea is by twisting an idea slightly, reversing it, or by combining several ideas into a new one. Don’t discard!

=> Ideas from: What you’re good at

Make a list of 20 things you’re good at. Don’t think too hard about this. Maybe you’re good at buying presents for people—you’ve got a knack for choosing just the right gift. Maybe you’re a good cook, or a good parent, or a good swimmer or a good tennis player. Or maybe you used to be good at one or more of these things.

=> Ideas from: Your past experiences

Experiences sell. If you’ve been abducted by little green men from Mars, it’s a book. If you’re a bigamist, it’s a book. People have written books about their illnesses (see Challenges below), their addictions, and their pets. Browse through the bestseller lists to see what personal experiences people are writing about.

Here’s where you walk down memory lane. If you’re in your twenties, it’ll be a short stroll. If you’re in your forties or older, it will be a hike. Don’t get bogged down with this, list 20 experiences you’ve had that spring to mind.

The easiest way to come up with experiences is work backwards through the stages of your life, or through decades. Again, don’t take a long time over this. Set yourself a time limit — ten minutes is enough.

=> Ideas from: Your knowledge

What do you know? Start by making a list of all the subjects you were good at in school. Then list all the jobs you’ve had – yes, part-time work counts.

Also list:

• Your hobbies. Are you a keen Chihuahua breeder? Do you quilt? Take photographs?

• Your current job. What are you learning in your job that other people would pay to learn?

• The places you’ve lived. Your hometown may be boring to you, but guide books sell well.

• Your family tree. What special knowledge do your nearest and dearest have that you could write about?

Spend around ten minutes writing down as many subjects as you have knowledge about.

=> Ideas from: What you enjoy most

Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson freely admits that she cooks because she loves to eat. Nigella has turned her love of food into a career. She regularly produces bestselling books. (Her chocolate recipes are brilliant.) What do you love? People have written about garage sales, cosmetics, cars, vacations. If you love something, chances are that thousands or maybe millions of others will love it too.

Watch the newspapers and take note of current trends. Or better yet, listen to what your children are talking about, or asking you to buy for them. Children tend to be well up on what’s happening.

=> Ideas from: Challenges

You face challenges every day. Most are minor, some are major challenges. If you’ve ever faced a large challenge, or if you’re facing one right now, then consider that the things you learn could help other people. Whatever your challenge is, whether it’s moving house or confronting a life-threatening illness, other people face the same challenges, and in those challenges lie the seeds of books.

Make a list of 20 challenges you’ve faced in your life. Anything catastrophic qualifies: losing your job, facing bankruptcy, the betrayal of a spouse. If you’ve had a quiet life, then make a list of challenges that the people you know have faced.

See? Within an hour or so, you’ve got more ideas for books than you’ll be able to write in a dozen lifetimes. And these will all be books that only you could write, because they’re based on your knowledge and experiences.

Wouldn’t you like to clone yourself as a writer, or have someone do your writing tasks for you? Contact Angela Booth at http://www.angelabooth.com now because Angela expertly ghost-writes articles, proposals, marketing communications, Web copy, and books. Yes, you’re the author of the words Angela writes for you. Angela is fast, reliable and professional, and works with individuals and small businesses as well as large companies.

Many of the Internets biggest ebook sellers are making this
simple mistake, and it’s almost certainly costing them a ton of
money in lost back end sales. You must not make the same mistake!

I was having a bit of a tidy up on my PC the other day. It
really is amazing how many files you accumulate, even in a short
space of time.

Anyway, to cut a long story short I was particularly interested
in getting all my ebooks in some sort of organized filing
system. I wanted to put them into files relating to particular
categories. Then, when I wanted to go over a certain topic
again, I would easily be able to find an ebook that covered the
subject I was looking for.

Then I ran into a problem. The thing is, when I looked at this
folder full of ebooks, at first glance, I didn’t have a clue
what a load of them were about. I mean, I had read every single
one of these ebooks, but from just looking at the file names, I
didn’t have a clue what they were, or who wrote them!

The reason was; the ebook publishers had deliberately chosen not
to give their ebooks a descriptive filename. Instead of using
the actual title of the ebook as the file name, the author used
some kind of shortened abbreviation.

Ebook authors must spend ages dreaming up a great name for their
ebook that will reflect the topic of their publication. Then
they go and ruin all that hard work; by giving the ebook file a
3 letter abbreviated name that doesn’t tell anyone what’s inside.

Why do ebook publishers do this?

There have been a lot of people giving out advice on Internet
security over the last few years. One bit of advice that has
been going round, is that you should always give your ebooks a
weird, un-guessable file name so that Internet thieves, can’t
find them on your website. I don’t want to go into exactly how
these Internet thieves work because that is not what this
article is all about.

Even if you don’t have a website, you may still get influenced
by this advice, which is why I want to enlighten you.

Here’s an example of what I mean. Lets say an author has written
an ebook called ‘Gold Swing Secrets’. Instead of giving the
ebook a descriptive file name like ‘golf_swing_secrets.pdf’,
they may name it something like gss-01.pdf or glfsgss.pdf.

Now, the author of the ebook had spent however long writing and
compiling his ebook. The file name to him is instantly familiar;
after all, he was the one that named the damn thing.

However, little old me ‘the customer’, who may be very keen to
read his ebook again, didn’t have a clue what the ebook was
about, without opening it to find out. Now you might think
that’s ok. I mean, how long does it take to open an ebook to see
what it is. My point is, most people’s eyes will be drawn to the
ebooks with a descriptive file name that tells the reader
instantly what the ebook is about.

What’s the big deal?

I found a number of ebooks on my PC that I had forgotten I had
even bought. Some of them I had quickly speed read, with the
full intention on reading them properly when I had time. 6
months, a year went by and I kept overlooking them. I just
forgot what they were, and just assumed they were some free
ebook or something.

The end result being:

* I never read these ebooks a 2nd time.

* I never signed up to any of the newsletters that were being
promoted by the ebook authors. * I never bought any of the
products being recommended inside the ebooks.

* None of these ebook authors made a single back end sale from
me.

I wonder how many ebook buyers have done the same as me? My very
conservative guess is that at least 50% of people overlook the
ebooks on their PC with filenames they don’t recognize. If I am
right, you could be losing half your back end sales, if you
choose not to give your ebook a descriptive filename.

If you have a website and you’re worried about Internet thieves,
store your ebooks in a separate folder and give THAT a weird
abbreviated name that no one would guess, not your ebooks!

If you have worked hard to write an ebook, do yourself a favor
and finish the job off with a nice descriptive filename. Trust
me, your readers, AND your bottom line will really appreciate it.

© Copyright Jason Lewis

We all know someone who’s idea of a good time is hanging off cliffs. If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas for a rock climbing enthusiast, here’s some unique rock climbing gift ideas.

Rock Climbing Gift Ideas

You can always tell a rock climber by their appearance. White chalk fingers, bleeding knuckles, bent fingers and…a grin a mile wide. Whether they are climbing in indoor climbing gyms or hanging off Half Dome in Yosemite, rock climbers are very receptive to rock climbing gifts. Here are a few gift ideas that will make you a favorite with them.

1. Rock Climbing Gym – Most metropolitan areas now have rock climbing gyms. These gyms are typically indoor areas where rock climbers can work on their techniques. Walls come in a variety of terrains and with differing holds. Membership costs range all over the place, but climbers will love the gift. This is a particular good rock climbing gift idea for people living in big cities and who can’t head off for an afternoon of knuckle crunching.

2. Climb International DVD – The Climb International DVD is a highly recommended financial planning tool for rock climbers. Why? Well, the DVD contains climbs from exotic locations such as Thailand and China. After watching the DVD, the average rock climber will suddenly start saving every penny from their paycheck, rolling nickels and generally being as cheap as possible. The goal? To save enough money to travel to these locations for a personal rock climbing adventure. The DVD can be a bit hard to find. Search for it by name on any search engine and you should be able to find it. Expect to pay roughly $20 for this mouth watering movie.

3. Build Your Own Indoor Climbing Wall – You have to be very careful when giving this gift. This book gives step by step instructions on how to build an indoor climbing wall. This, of course, requires one to have a space in which to build said climbing wall. Basements and garages are typical locations, much to the chagrin of spouses. Personally, I wouldn’t put my name on the “from” section of the gift card. You can expect to pay $10 or so for this evil little book.

4. Climbing Holds – Climbing holds are plaster molds that are put on a climbing wall. They come in all kinds of vicious shapes, which are perfect for bending fingers in truly unnatural positions. If you know someone who has built a climbing wall in their garage or house, this is a perfect gift. Since each climbing hold is more or less unique, just pick the ones that grab your fancy. They come in a wide range of prices, so it is often best to shop by what you can afford. Helpful Tip: Look closely at the holds. If you can’t imagine how a hand would possible hold onto a particular hold, that is the one to buy!

5. Nomad Rock Climbing Journals - A little self-promotion. Nomad Rock Climbing Journals are great gifts for rock climbers. These writing journals allow climbers to keep track of their climbs, impressions, people the climbed with, routes and any additional information they feel necessary. Over time, the climbing journals become a history of climbs and a great keepsake. A great Christmas gift, you can see the rock climbing journals by clicking the link in the byline of this article and expect to pay $25 for the journal with case.

As you know, there is simply no way to keep a climber from climbing. You might as well give in and give them a Christmas climbing gift.

Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com/climbing.cfm - makers of rock climbing journals which make great rock climbing gifts for him or her.

If you’re an entrepreneur looking for a product to sell, I bet
you’ve considered buying an E-Book with reproduction rights, or
maybe even a set of E-Books with reproduction rights. For those
of you not familiar with what an E-Book is, an E-Book is simply
an electronic book (E-Book) that is transferred to you within an
electronic file and you read it directly from your computer. The
concept is great, and there are many great E-Books out there,
however there are also many useless E-Books out there as well.

If you were to look at 10 advertisements offering E-Books with
reproduction rights, it is very likely that most (probably 8 or
more) of these offers have products that are either:

1. Severely out-of-date. In this popular scenario, the
vendor will typically sell you an informational product that has
been floating around the Internet for far too long. As a result,
the information is typically out-of-date and worthless. Another
common practice is to attach a new enticing title to old content
and try to sell it as new material.

2. Hidden advertisements with very little actual content.
This scenario is also very popular and is beginning to appear
much more often. Here the vendor sells a new (or what looks to
be new) informational product. There is usually a flashy title
that seems like it would have a high degree of marketability.
However, once you read through the content, you notice that the
information is simply an advertisement directing you to other
money making offers.

The typical marketing ploy that you will find associated with
E-Books promises to sell you a collection of the hottest-selling
E-Books with full reproduction rights that allow you to
reproduce (copy) and resell the product. The term “reproduction
rights” sounds very valuable to a beginning entrepreneur. The
mere thought of having a ready-made product which you do not
have to continuously purchase is very enticing. However, in many
situations, this is just a ploy to get you to purchase the
product. Why would you want reproduction and resale rights to
out-dated material, or a big book of advertisements?

The real goal in Internet marketing is to make your customers
happy. Why? First, it’s the ethical thing to do, and second,
because happy customers are repeat customers. To be successful
in Internet marketing, you really need to have repeat customers
that value your service and trust the quality of the products
you offer. So don’t promote anything that you don’t have
confidence in - make your customers happy and they will continue
to buy from you, which will make you happy!

How Can You Find the Good E-Books?

Study the market and product carefully when buying E-Books (or
any info course) for informational or resale purposes. If you’re
thinking about buying a particular E-Book, try going to Google
and typing in the name of the E-Book, along with the author name
and the word “forum”. Then run your search.

Here’s an example of what you could type into Google for your
search:

“John’s Excellent Car Tips” “John Smith” forum

You can also try these additional search strings:

“ever tried” or “ever used” or “anyone tried” or “anyone used”

Google will then return listings that match the above criteria.
Many of these listings will be forums (one of your search
words). These forums typically contain real users (not
advertisers) discussing the product. This is great way to get
unbiased feedback of a particular product. If the product is
offering resell rights, you’ll typically find the users
discussing that as well. You can also use one of the additional
search strings (like “ever tried”) listed above. This will
increase your chances of finding a forum question that is asking
if anyone “ever tried” the product.

Keep in mind, there are some awesome E-Book publishers out
there. In fact, I buy E-Books on all sorts of marketing topics
on a weekly basis - and I have been doing so for years. If I
don’t know the author, I will use the same technique described
above to research the author/product. However, you can run into
someone that doesn’t have much exposure but still has a great
product, so you may not find out much about them in your
research. But it is still very valuable to know that there isn’t
any negative information about them floating around the net.

Remember, E-Books can be some of the best learning tools if the
information is up-to-date, accurate and useful. And there are
many of these types of E-Books out there; you just need to do a
little research to find them. Once you find an E-Book that has
proved to be useful to you, inquire with the other on an
arrangement to allow you to sell the E-Book to others. The
author may very well have an affiliate program where you can
advertise their E-Book and make a percentage of the profit on
each sale.

Sincerely,

Michael Ellis

When starting out, you generally have three options.

First, you could hire a writer to put together an original ebook
for you to resell. A well-researched ebook will cost upwards of
$600. If you want to have your name appear as the author of the
ebook, you’ll have to pay an additional fee for a “ghost writer.”

Second, you could search the Internet for ebooks that are
already available for resale–also known as “resale rights.”
Prices vary depending on the ebook quality, length, and
exclusivity. Most ebooks available for resale are available for
anyone to purchase, which means you could face stiff competition
selling the same product many other people are. Even with resale
rights, most ebooks retain the name of the original author and
even their website address–not yours.

The best option for someone starting out selling niche products
is a niche product program, like EasyNicheProduct.com. Top
programs only allow a limited number of members, so competition
is low. They offer members a selection of niche products to
resell, all of which are original to the program–you won’t find
the same product on hundreds of other resale sites. By using an
established niche product site, you also benefit from
automatically “themed” ebooks that relate to one another,
practically guaranteeing future sales from current customers.
Best of all, top niche product programs allow you to list
yourself as author of the ebook, so you don’t end up promoting
someone else at your expense.