Resell Rights, The Lowdown

Ebooks and Ebook packages come in different sizes. If you want to buy an Ebook, and the license says that you can’t package and sell the Ebook with any other products, then I wouldn’t buy it.

(Of course, I am talking here as a reseller… If you see an interesting Ebook online and find it interesting, then don’t let me stop you from buying it. You can learn so much by reading and studying alone.)

Authors who don’t want people to package their book with other products, do this because there’s less of a chance that their book will get read.

It’s understandable.

If you download a package of 50 Ebooks, what are the chances that you will read all those books?

When the author says that you can buy and resell his/her book, but can’t sell it below a suggested price then just don’t do it.

It’s bad business if you do it, and lowering the price will not actually help you to sell more copies.

People want “more value”, not “lower price”.

Pack on the benefits and bonuses instead!

But here’s a word of warning…

It’s very enticing for a newbie to hear that they can just take a product and make profits simply by marketing it.

That’s why resell rights products are such hot sellers. They promise big rewards with little effort.

Since so many newbies are jumping online to find easy ways to earn an income, their eyes almost pop out of their sockets when they see a site selling “300 products that you can resell yourself and keep all the profit for only 10 bucks!”.

No doubt, that IS a great bargain.

But a bargain is not going to make you any money.

If you can’t sell one product… how are you going to sell 300 different products?

In my opinion, a majority of products that come with resell rights packages are not worth 1/10th of their suggested retail price they say they’re worth.

Ebook marketers like to tell you that you’re getting “X” amount of dollars in value for their package.

In many cases, that number is usually cranked up to make the product look more valuable.

Keep in mind to do your own research, and this not only to protect yourself, but also to protect all your customers from any possible complaints, or in the worst case, a lawsuit.

Use your own judgment to decide on the value of a product before you invest your hard earned money to obtain the resell rights for a product.

If an Ebook is valued at $34.95 or $97.95, then it would not be bundled with 300 other products and sold for a lousy $14.95.

It doesn’t make any sense.

If the people who sell these products actually believe they are worth the suggested price, they would sell the products individually.

By the way… I never see any of these types of products being sold individually. They are always part of a package or a membership price.

The major reason that people sell their products with master resell rights, is to spread their name so they can make backend profits on it.

A backend profit is a profit that you make after selling to an existing customer.

Example: you buy an Ebook for a low price and then the seller wants to sell you an additional product of more value later.

Front end profit is the profit you make from your first sale to a customer.

In other words… if you make a second sale to the same customer, that’s a backend profit.

That is where the real profit is made. If a person buys from you once, they will buy from you over and over again - at least, as long as you deliver the same quality.

Getting Started

In this part I’ll tell you what you need to set up your online resale business.

What you absolutely must have to run a resale business is a web site and a domain name.

It’s obvious… if you don’t have a web site, how are you going to make your products available for download, or accept credit card payments from your customers?

So, first you should find yourself some space with a web hosting service.

There are many hosting services online, and they all offer different prices, but I personally use Bizland to host all my web sites. For a small monthly fee ($5.95 at the time of writing), you can have a Charter account, with 200 MB of web storage. That’s more than enough to get started.

If you select the Value Option you get a massive 500 MB, plus you also get your own domain name. This can be interesting because then you don’t have to pay for one, and your domain name will automatically be directed to your web host.

You can also use a free web hosting service if you want, but I don’t recommend it. You will not have all the tools and extra services like FTP-access, enough bandwith, CGI-scripts, multiple email addresses, guaranteed uptime and live support, etc. with a free hosting.

You should also stick with a real domain name.

Or how professional will you look to a potential customer when he sees a link like:
“http://www.somefreehost.com/anyname/658654/mybook.htm”

It shouts… “I AM AN AMATEUR!”

These days, domain names have become affordable for everyone, and that’s why you should have one.

You can already get a domain name (just like mine: ebooks- made-easy.com starting from $8.70 at: www.godaddy.com

Here are two other reliable services:

cheap-domainnames.com
www.000domains.com

Go for a “.com” or “.net” domain as these are the ones that
are picked up first via the search engines. Also choose a name that appeals to your business.

A good name could be “resalerightsprofits.com”. -At the moment of writing this name was still available. I may in fact register it for myself.

If you expect to have your website for a while, you can usually save out by registering for multiple years at once.

Next to your web site and domain name you’ll need a payment processor to accept payments online.

Many marketers use Clickbank to handle all their credit card and cheque payments.

I’m not going to explain here how the service works, but you can read all about it in the “Working With Clickbank” Ebook, it is free for download.

You can also use Paypal to accept online payments. Paypal is widely used by millions of users, and makes it easy to send and receive money through your email address.

The next thing you need is an autoresponder.

Every successful online marketer will tell you that a reliable autoresponder service is absolutely necessary so that you can continue to contact people over and over again, and expose
them to your offer/product.

Most people need to see your message at least 7 times before they trust (and order from) you.

In fact, I would rank this higher than getting a web site because you can have people send an email to your autoresponder address and they will be plugged into your opt-in list.

From that list you can just send endorsements for new resale rights products and make sales.

I know many people who make six figures online just from email marketing with autoresponders.

The great thing about having an opt-in list is that you can use your mailing list over and over again.

As your list grows, so will your profits.

With a mailing list you are able to send out multiple mailings to promote affiliate programs, new products, special reports and Ebooks, etc.

And because a mailing list is “ready-to-go” at any time you need it, you can cash in on all the fresh opportunities that come along before the rest of the world gets wind of it…

Here’s the autoresponder service that I use. It allows you to set up multiple accounts, so you can build several lists, without paying for a new account.

Let me give you an example that just happened to me last week. On a Thursday afternoon I got an email from a business friend who had written a new special report that he sold with resell rights included.

The report was about Ebook marketing, and I knew that quite a few people would know about it by Monday.

So, what did I do?

I bought the reprint rights, uploaded the ready-made web page that came with it, setup my ordering link and sent out a simple and short mailing to my list.

The entire process from the time I received the email to the time I sent out my own mailing was less than 30 minutes.

Many subscribers on my list ordered the report from my web site, and I made $280 in just a few hours.

Orders continue to come it at the time I am writing this, because I set up the same email message on my autoresponder system.

Do you see how important having that mailing list is?

You can do the same thing yourself…

Write an eCourse or a special report about the subject of your business and give it away via a pop-up form on your web site.

The key is to provide VALUABLE information (kind of like what you’re receiving in this article).

If you provide your readers with useful content, then you’ll find that many browsers will turn into buyers.

Why? Because they recognize that you know what you’re talking about.

They see that what you are explaining to them really works and is understandable.

Bottom line: When you help others, they help you.

You need to give away something valuable first to capture leads and build your list.

TIP: If you don’t know how to write a high-quality report, I recommend Profit Pulling Reports. It’s a complete report that walks you through EVERY STEP of the process (including how to write that very first sentence).

In the next part I’ll explain what to look out for when you buy an Ebook package so that you don’t loose any money, and why it’s good to sell a high end product.

Getting Free Stuff Online

Ok, if you are like me you have heard so much about de FreeIpods and FreeFlatScreens websites on different forums, blogs, IM’s, etc, you are about to puke. So am I. But yet de draw of gettin’ an Ipod for doin’ basically nothin’ is pretty strong’. I dismissed all de “stories” of people gettin’ deir ipods as de marketin’ machine at work. However, when Kevin Rose published that not only did he receive his, but a few of his friends did as well, I figured I might take a chance and give it a go. Today I received proof that it does indeed work. Yep, I got my iPod.

Whats in it for them?
Step 1. Collect Names.
Step 2. Send those names items worth $200 or more
Step 3. ****
Step 4. Profit

Before I signed up, I wanted to get to de bottom of de ****. I didn’t want any sweaty, filth pushin’ webmonkeys to have all my info, so I did my research. Gratis Internet, de parent company of de FreeIpods, FreeFlatscreens, etc. sites, recently did an interview with Wired Magazine.

In this article Gratis states that dey are actin’ as Head Hunters for companies (more on that later) and are paid between $50-$90 per referral. Although this seems like a lot of money, this is nothin’ compared to what dese companies spend for print advertisin’ which does not guarentee ANY customers. So now we know what ?????? equals. ??????=$50-$90 for Gratis per guranteed customer (referral sites).

How Does it Work?
You sign-up on one (or more) of de followin’ websites:

http://www.FreeMiniMacs.com/?r=14098976
This site gives away free Mini Macs. At de time of this writin’ only de 80gb MiniMac was available.

http://www.FreeDesktopPC.com/?r=13082204
This site gives away free flat screen monitors and TVs. At de time of this writin’ de followin’ flat screens were available: Sony 19″ LCD, Samsun’ 15″ SyncMaster 510MP LCD TV, Samsun’ SyncMaster 710N LCD Monitor, Sony 27″ FD Trinitron WEGA TV, or a 24″ Toshiba TV/VCR/DVD combo

http://www.FreeGamin’Systems.com/?r=12660654
This site gives away gamin’ systems. At de time of this writin’ de Slim PS2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, and Nintendo DS were available.

http://www.FreeHandbags.com/?r=13950244
This site gives away high-end handbags. Might be a good surprise for your wife or girlfriend. =) At de time of this writin’ de followin’ bags were available: Prada Mini-Hobo (black, Pink, Powder Blue), Burberry Novacheck Minislin’, Coach Signature Demi Pouch (black, camel, purple), Kate Spade Pia Pochette (Black, Pink, Red)

http://www.mp3players4free.com/default.aspx?r=82419
This site gives out free mp3 players. You can get paypal $275, ipod, rio carbon, iriver, ipod mini.

http://www.dvrs4free.com/default.aspx?r=90581
This site gives away TiVo, Replay TV, and $275 paypal.

http://www.macminis4free.com/default.aspx?r=181183
Anoder mini mac site.

http://www.cameras4free.com/default.aspx?r=90773
This site is givin’ away high end digital cameras. At de de time of writin’ this, you follow cams are available: Canon Powershot S1 IS, Sony DSC-P100, Sony DSC-W1, Canon Powershot A95, $325 paypal.

Ok, so here is de tricky part. Once you sign up with one of dese websites, you have to complete an “offer” from gratis’s advertisers. There are numberous offers, some bein’ better than oders. Now remember de ???? = $50 - $90 equation? In order for you to receive your ipod/Flatscreen/Desktop PC/Handbag you have to refer 5, 8, or 10 of your friends, and dey have to complete one of de offers as well. Then in order for them to receive deirs dey need to refer oders, and so on. So lets just look at why dey are goin’ to send an Ipod to you. (1(you) + 5(your friends)) x $90 = $540 - $250(ipod) = $290 profit for them just for you signin’ up. The advertisers are more than willin’ to pay, and FreeIpods is more than happy to send you your ipod. Works out for everyone.

What is de basic “lin’o”?
“ref”/”referral” = The thin’ required to get your free items. These are your friends.
“green” = Status indicator that means your offer has been completed.
“yellow” = Status indicator that means your offer has yet to be completed or is in de process/pendin’.
“hold” = Means your account has been suspended or stopped. DON’T CHEAT.
“STV” = Means your product has been “Shipped To Vendor” You should recieve it in about 10 days time.

What process should you use to sign up (to ensure that you will get your item)
When signin’ up, it is recommended that you use Internet Explorer (sucks) some people have reported problems usin’ oder browsers (ex. Firefox, opera, etc.) Also make sure you have cookies accepted.

1. Click on one of de links above and enter a VALID US mailin’ address.

2. Complete de marketin’ survey - not your answers do not have any impact on you receivin’ your item. Just say no to them.

3. Once you have signed up, you should receive a verification email. If you did not receive one, go to de “My Account” page and click de link to have them resend it. If you still did not get it check your spam folder.

4. Sign-up with one of deir partners and complete de offer. (see de section which offer should I choose) It can take up to 15 days for your offer to show completed. (A term that we freebie goers use for a “completed offer” is called “credit.”) But usually dey show completed after 24 hours. Be patient. If it doesn’t show up as completed, you can email de site with proof and confirmation for signin’ up and dey will give you credit.

Which offer should I choose?
Just so you know all offers require a credit card, **HOWEVER** not all of them cost anythin’! =) Here is a list of my recommended offers and I have not had any problems whatsover with doin’ dese.

* Video Professor: This requires a credit card and pay only $3 shippin’ for computer tutorial CDs. After you receive de CDs, just call customer support and cancel your membership. Return to sender de CDs and dey will refund you de shippin’ costs.

* Complete Home: Instant verification. Sign up for deir program for $1 two month trial. You get a FREE $20 Lowes Gift Card just for doin’ this offer. Cancel your subscription within de 2 month trial and pay NOTHING and keep de gift card!

* Buyer’s Advantage: Instant verification. Sign up for deir program for $1 two month trial. You get a FREE $20 Circuit City Gift Card just for doin’ this offer. Cancel your subscription within de 2 month trial and pay NOTHING and keep de gift card!

* Great Fun: Instant verification. Sign up for deir program for $1 two month trial. You get a FREE Walkie Talkie just for doin’ this offer. Cancel your subscription within de 2 month trial and pay NOTHING and keep de gift card!

* Traveler’s Advantage: Instant verification. Sign up for deir program for $1 two month trial. You get a FREE Thin Digital Camera just for doin’ this offer. Cancel your subscription within de 2 month trial and pay NOTHING and keep de gift card!

* eFax Plus: Sign up for deir fax service. You get a 30 day free trial. Upon receivin’ credit for doin’ de offer, simply cancel de service within de free trial and pay nothin’! It usually take 1-3 days to receive credit for this offer.

* Blockbuster Online: Try a two week trial of Blockbuster’s Netflix-like service. Cancel online within trial time and pay nothin’.

*Zooba: If you are a book fan, sign up for this offer. You get a book for $10 with free shippin’. Instant verification.

*Various Credit Card offers: Apply for a credit card and get approved. When it arrives, cut it up and toss it out. Nothin’ to cancel, nothin’ to pay, and free stuff to gain!

Many of dese offers are big companies, so you do not have to question de legitimacy for signin’ up under them. In oder words, you will be safe because you are givin’ your credit card information to aol, blockbuster, and general motors, and i highly doubt that dey will sell this info.

These are free, as lon’ as you cancel within de trial period. Some offer online cancellations while oders require callin’ deir support number. Just tell them that you dont find yourself usin’ deir services enough so you want to cancel and dey’ll cancel your membership without any problems.

Cheatin’
Many of dese free sites take cheatin’ very seriously. If you want your free gift and not have you account suspended, simply DON’T CHEAT! Don’t refer yourself and do all de offers yourself. If you think you can cheat de system because you are a 1337 h4×0r and you can use proxies and IP spoofs to refer yourself, DON’T DO IT. When you are in de approval stage, dey will intensely throughly examine your account and make sure that all your referrels are legit and unique. Trust me, I know many people who have gotten suspended for attemptin’ to cheat.

Multiple Accounts
This goes under cheatin’. It is wise not to create multiple accounts under de same site because it is against de free site’s TOS. They suspend you no matter what your reason is, even if it was an accident. This also includes referrin’ family members. You can only create one account under one household, under one IP address per site. So you cannot refer moder, sister, or broder to do it unless dey live in anoder household.

So you’ve ran out of offers to do. What do I do?
Ok, if you are a freebie freak, you will probably eventually run out of offers to do because of de fact that you signed up for so many free sites did all de easy free offers. What shoud you do? Remember that free sites give you credit for a unique signup for de offers. So if you signed up for blockbuster online offer at freeflatscreens, you cannot do it again for anoder free site such as freedesktoppc. But dere is a trick to this. A unique signup = a unique credit card that you used to sign up. So if you have a anoder credit card, you can sign up for de offer again. Anoder method is to purchase a visa gift card from your mall, or go to www.webcertificate.com and purchase a virtual debit/credit card and do de offers with those.

If you followed all dese steps correctly, your free gift will be delivered to your doorstep in no time.

Here are de steps:
1. Gettin’ friends to sign up under you
2. Approval Stage: They will analyze your account for fraud. Takes 1 week.
3. Pendin’ Stage: Your account have been approved. You are now processin’. This will take 1-2 weeks.
4. STV: Sent to Vendor. Your product will arrive in 10 days.
5. Shipped: Con’rats!

Most of dese freebie sites are for U.S residents only.

Google Hacks With Shopping Carts

This query searches for open root directories of servers runnin’ online shoppin’ carts. This shoppin’ cart has an online store ‘manager’; in /online-store/StoreManager where you can edit everythin’ from product lists, databases, taxes and passwords.

To see results; just write in de (www.google.com/) search en’ine de code:

intitle:Index.Of /” stats merchant online-store cgi-local etc | cgi-bin

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Download Music And Video With Windows Media Player

Heres a simple trick i discovered while usin’ media player

Find a site that lets you play music or videos usin’ media player e.g. rin’tones/mp3 and so on.

When media player loads and is playin’ your music/video click File den Save Media As..

Select a place to save to and rename file if you wish but dont change File Type

Leave it as Internet Cache den click save.

Your music/video will den download quicker than normal download speed and you will den have your file in de location you set.

BUT this won’t work with every site so dont panic just try anoder

It has worked for me on several sites that allow you to listen to music or watch videos online