How to make money from weight loss ebook?

by @mit
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Hi Guys,

I need serious attention towards my issue. I have an ebook related to weight loss which I want to sell and earn some money. The entire content is original is perfect. I am not able to sell it online as I am not able to generate the free and targeted traffic to my website. Help will be appreciated
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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    There is an abundance of ways. I know Bing traffic has been pretty reasonable for me. And you seem to get a real Bang for your Buck with it.

    You can do a Search here. Just put in "Traffic Sources" and explore
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    You might consider publishing for Kindle. Look at other books that are selling and use the right keywords in your description.
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  • Profile picture of the author john01a
    If you're having problems with getting traffic to your site, maybe you could try Facebook Ads...
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  • Profile picture of the author jcm4010
    Hi there,

    They are few elements to consider to bring traffic into your site and perhaps start making sells:

    1. keyword: make your that you re using relevant keyword related to your product. that keyword must be the words that people are looking for

    2. price. is your price wanted by users.? if not consider changing the price of your your product. Have a look at what your competitors are charging and adjust your price accordingly.

    Hope this helps

    Jean Claude Matomisa
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  • Profile picture of the author EPoltrack77
    There are a number of factors at question here. One being your adcopy. Maybe try giving a part of the ebook away for free leading your prospect into the paid version. Start off with a low price to see if you can get some conversions and you can change the price anytime but even keeping it low will build you a base of buyer leads and these can be very converting with future promotions. Test and play around with things... You can also talk with your prospects and maybe send them surveys to learn more about their wants and needs and who they are then you can cater to them better.
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  • Hmm Maybe you can go for FB ads and Twitter if you want to build traffic for free. However you need to be consistent and creative when promoting your content online. A lot of people would be interested but weight loss is a common topic and you need to think of something different to make a mark and stand out from your competitors.

    Also you can try curating your content so that you can promote in a lot of social bookmarking sites. IFTTT is free and a great tool to use. Regards!
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    I am not able to sell it online as I am not able to generate the free and targeted traffic to my website. Help will be appreciated
    Learn traffic generation.

    For any newbies reading this; traffic is the most important part of IM. If you don't have traffic, you have nothing.

    Before creating products or deciding on niches, learn how to generate traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Originally Posted by @mit View Post

    Hi Guys,

    I need serious attention towards my issue. I have an ebook related to weight loss which I want to sell and earn some money. The entire content is original is perfect. I am not able to sell it online as I am not able to generate the free and targeted traffic to my website. Help will be appreciated
    How good is your ebook?

    Unfortunately this is one of the most saturated niches.

    How much does your ebook sell for?
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    • Profile picture of the author spazz896
      Originally Posted by ChrisBa View Post

      How good is your ebook?

      Unfortunately this is one of the most saturated niches.

      How much does your ebook sell for?

      I didn't see anyone mention the option of clickbank.
      You could try throwing it up clickbank, You'll get little bit free traffic, free links and some affiliates promoting you book. It's a good start, then run FB ads targeting affiliates who like clickbank to promote your book
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  • Profile picture of the author 3wCorner
    Promote it via social media. There are a lot of ways where you can promote it like sharing it to your Twitter, Google+ or Facebook account. You can also create video sin Youtube about weight loss then provide a complete link to you ebook in the description, providing that you have a lot of followers. Or learn how to increase your web traffic using on page and off page seo techniques. Or try using paid advertisements like Facebook Ads, Yahoo Ads, bing Ads and Google ads. Your choice.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaitlam14
    If it your Ebook. You can SEO your website and promote to your friend. If not, I mean if you a affiliate, you still can do as but need some Bonus to attract your customer. Best Wishes !!
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  • Profile picture of the author getbread
    You may not be able to get free target traffic, but their is plenty of paid targeted traffic you can buy for a fitness product.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Originally Posted by @mit View Post

    ...I am not able to generate the free and targeted traffic to my website.
    Then pay for it. What's the price of your ebook? Sign up to Adwords and Bing Ads and start a pay per click marketing campaign. And why did you choose this niche first? It's like selling a "make money online" product. Honestly it sounds like you have no idea what to do, and you have no idea who your competitors are. I would scrap the project and start selling something new like "how to grow red roses in your backyard".
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  • Profile picture of the author Big Al
    When it comes to traffic it's usually... spend money... or hustle.

    You already know how to get traffic because it's the places you already see everyday... FB, Twitter, Instagram (that's a good one for weight loss because it's visual)...Bing... blog posting and guest posting.

    The question is what do you want to do and what are you prepared to do. What marketing are you prepared to do?

    Then I supposed you got JV or if you could find a business partner and do a 2-way split on the money? He (or she) drives the traffic and you do the website, product, fulfilment or so on. Maybe?
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  • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
    Here are a couple more options...

    Like EPoltrack77 said, give away part of the ebook to build your list, then sell the full ebook. Also, once you're building the list, you can then promote Clickbank products and Amazon products to your list. You can also incorporate those into your ebook...

    Or, a completely different alternative...

    You can turn it into a PLR product, i.e., sell private label rights to it. Weight loss PLR is definitely in demand, no matter the niche. And YOU can still use it yourself for lead generation and even selling it, but you cannot sell it as a Kindle in that case.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Sepich
    Spend time where your targeted traffic is. Forums, Groups, Communities etc in that niche.. That is step 1.
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  • Profile picture of the author katrim
    You could build a Facebook Page on your niche and start posting relevant and engaging content. It can be anything from excerpts from your book, to funny pictures, motivational notes.

    You can also create contests on Facebook where people sign up for a chance to win your book (or other prizes), thus building a list of highly targeted people.

    You can then either send promotional offers with your book (chances are some people would still like to buy your kick ass book even if they didn't won it for free) or other relevant offers.
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  • Profile picture of the author azaria2410
    If your book is good you can sell it at amazon.com. In other way you can sell it by yourself on your website.
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