Are the money-making ebooks worth buying/reading?
The question often arises as to whether or not all the e-books on moneymaking ideas are worth buying and reading. The most truthful answer to that question is sometimes yes and sometimes no. The secret to finding worthwhile moneymaking e-books is in the subject matter.
Some of these e-books are written to teach you the principles behind Internet marketing. E-books such as Brad Callen’s “Search Engine Optimization Made Easy” is a virtual treasure trove of vital information on how to develop your website for the best possible search engine results to bring potential customers to you.
Another great addition to your library of useful moneymaking e-books is Jill Brennan’s “Kickstart Your Article Writing”. Here you will learn the basics of writing the articles you will use to successfully direct more traffic and potential customers to your site. These informational e-books are usually well worth the price of admission as they deal with the basics of moneymaking businesses whether online, by mail or a local brick and mortar store.
You will often find e-books that offer advice on specific niche topics. They will range in subject matter from making money selling beenie babies to amassing a fortune selling real estate. Often they are informational and even helpful. Provided they are not priced very high, you can probably pick up a few new ideas from them. Remember though that you can probably find most of the information they offer online for free if you spend some time utilizing your search engine.
The moneymaking e-books that you should avoid are the one’s who advertise a “system” by which you can make money hand over fist with hardly any effort. Making money at a business requires work, dedication and time. There really are no shortcuts. Anyone telling you they have made millions of dollars with their “system” is not really going to share that system with you. If they are making millions, then it is through selling you their e-book for an inflated price.
Today web development is no more an issue because of the web hosting sites. You can hire webmasters to make websites for you and to make the complete web design. However, ranking of website top in a search engine is also a major issue which requires application of tools of search engine optimization.
Great Article… eBooks in the main fall into 2 categories..
Those that wish to share their knowledge for money, and those that wish to share their knowledge for fame and kudos.
It is all to easy to produce an eBook these days. It is also too easy to market it as the ‘next’ big way to help you earn the fortune that you so richly deserve.
There are no shortcuts to earning money.. there are no easy ways to riches… It takes hard work, determination, patience and passion to succeed, oh and using all the marketing options that the internet offers, will help….
So yes you are right, eBooks that offer ’systems’ to get rich quick, are not worth buying. The money as you quite rightly say is in the sale of the eBook.
For more great information on eBooks, why not download my free eBook.. The eBook Master-Class.. It is full of great ideas, great information and great tips on everything to do with eBooks.
Best
Mark Shaw
I don’t know that I agree with you on the “system” eBooks. That’s more a matter of nomenclature than anything else. Granted, a lot of eBooks offering systems aren’t really worthwhile, but I don’t think you can easily dismiss an eBook for offering a system.
Almost any type of process can be described as a “system.” They may have broken down the process into easy to follow steps that you can use. It may be a system that works for them and can also work for you.
I don’t think anyone should quickly dismiss an eBook simply because it offers some sort of system. It’s something that needs to be evaluated just like anything else.
I do agree, though, that it is a good idea to steer clear of eBooks, whether offering a “system” or not, that promise an easy way to make money with hardly any effort!
Then again, something can be easy but still take a lot of work, but I think when people read “easy” they have the expectation of no effort, and that confusion is something a lot of eBook marketers take advantage of!
Great post, thank you.