Total Newbie.... Need advice for setting up my Ebook...

get NVU (do a google search) - its a simple website designer - you type and design it the way you want and taaa daaaa! All you have to do is save it and upload it.

oh - and its free.

As far as your sales page, if you have ZERO experience, you should probably hop over to the copywriting forum and just hire someone to do it for you.

Good luck on your first venture!

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here is Johns thread for his theme here on the forum: http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...-ver-also.html

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Mark,

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that you are motivated by "how can I make money" more than "how can I deliver value?"

The reason I bring this is up is because so many people online catch a case of Makemoneyonlinitis virus (aka Passiveincomitis) and so their focus begins to revolve around a perceived need to create 1-2 page sales letter websites.

That strategy worked reasonably well 5-10 years ago. Nowadays it doesn't work very well at all.

I'd suggest you focus on creating not a 1-2 page salesletter site, but (with time) a 300-page blog full of content that's rich in keywords relevant to your e-book content.

There are plenty of free blogging platforms out there, together with free pre-designed themes and plugins which add to functionality.

AO

Slow down Mark,

I am no expert, but I think you are getting ahead of yourself. I have made the same mistake that you are making. Now it is taking me twice as long to correct the problem.

Before simply throwing an ebook out there for the world to grab, you need to be perceived as an expert. More and more people are checking up on authors before they part with their hard earned cash.

Remember you are in the process of starting a business. An internet business is no different from a real world business. You need to have a business plan as well as a plan of action. You need to have a budget within which to operate.

Dreamweaver is very nice, but I don't really think it was the best tool to spend your money on at this early stage. In that respect, there are plenty of free tools that are available. You need to create a solid foundation for your business and the only way to do that is to research, research and research some more.

If you really have done all the research that it is possible to do then...
create a wordpress or blogger blog. Make sure you use a longtail keyword related to the product you are busy writing as your blog url. Add 30 posts at the rate of 2 a day (15 days) then drip-feed another 30 posts at a rate of one a day. After that you can slow the numbers down as long as you remember to ping various pages daily.

Set up your sales page (after day 15)

Prepare 15 autoresponder posts related to the subject. Do not go the hard sell route - most people don't like it.

Write a report related to your book - provide the "why" information but not the "how" information - offer the report as a free giveaway from your blog in return for their email addresses. The report in addition to pre-selling your book should also give a link to the sales page.

Getting those email addresses is the most important thing because later you can offer those same people related products.

Now they start getting your auto-responder mails which also help to pre-sell your book and provide a link to the sales page. Just make sure that there is some good solid information in your auto-responder mails.

Go back to your blog posts and on some of them, add a link to your sales page.

Write a bunch of articles (and spin them) then submit them to various article sites.

Now head for the various web 2 and bookmarking sites. One at a time, learn how to use them and provide relevant information, some can link to your sales page but most should link to your blog.

I think that will do for a start

I use openoffice for ebook creation and coffeecup for making websites , I think SandyDuPlessis is right you need to set up a blog to pre sell your book , and a heap of articles for backlinks to your salespages.
Good luck in your venture

I use Microsoft Frontpage ,Its very easy to use.

It sounds like you're starting the right way. Why? Because you mention reading, but it's also clear that you are going to take action!

Here's my response to that (and others that have commented): Make your mistakes now. Get them out of the way. Fail forward. Etc.

This is relatively easy - even for me. And I am VERY "non-techy", seriously. You may want to get NVU or Kompozer and take some time to learn how to set up a basic site. Yes, you can outsource it, but as your business grows there WILL be times when you need to make changes NOW, and can't wait to hire someone to do it for you.

Again, I think you're off to a good start. You are asking here. The Warriors For Hire or WSO sections should help. Be sure to read any comments left by other buyers.

1. Get NVU or Kompozer and take a few days to learn it.

2. Get OpenOffice and learn that. OpenOffice makes converting documents to PDF VERY easy.

3. Research the market to make sure people are buying, as opposed to just looking.

4. Start writing.

5. Get a hosting account, FTP client, and domain name.

6. Search Google and/or the Warrior Forum if you get stuck - asking for additional help if needed.

I'm looking forward to that day, too. Don't worry, it's much closer than you may think.

All the best,
Michael