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Why Every Infopreneur Should Sell Ebooks on Ebay

Ebay, the online auction site, is the world's biggest marketplace. The site is among the top 5 in terms of web traffic, and the nicest part of it is that visitors come there to buy and sell stuff. That's why every infopreneur should sell ebooks on eBay.

You could sell ebooks on Ebay as a standalone product, or packaged with other items on auctions. You could sell ebooks on ebay with a unique or different slant, by approaching sellers who are listing related products, and giving them your ebooks to include in their auctions or give their buyers as a bonus!

No matter how you go about it and sell ebooks on eBay, there are some very good reasons for you to do it.

#1 - Sell Ebooks on Ebay for Money

List your ebooks on an auction. Place a 'Buy It Now' price on it for instant sales. If you like, sell multiple copies as a package, or throw in other bonuses like resale rights. It's a quick cash injection for your infopreneur business.

#2 - Sell Ebooks on Ebay for List Building

Many smart infopreneurs are using eBay to build prospect and customer lists by offering targeted ebooks for a throwaway price on eBay.

For instance, if you have an expensive course on Forex trading or public speaking or guitar playing, you could create a short primer ebook and sell it on Ebay for $1 or $5. Your aim is not to make money from it, but to attract people interested in the topic to your list.

Once they get on your list, you promote the higher priced course to them, making you a big profit without wasting too much time and money on marketing.

#3 - Sell Ebooks on Ebay for Branding

By being listed on the world's biggest online marketplace, you are getting wider name recognition as the author of an ebook. That's another reason to sell ebooks on Ebay - it helps in branding yourself as an expert.

#4 - Sell Ebooks on Ebay for Research

The hardest part about starting a new project is finding out if there is a market for it. Earlier, you had to take a chance with creating something and throwing it out to see if it sticks, or else waste valuable time and resources conducting market surveys - which could still be wrong!

Not any more. Write a short snappy ebook on the topic. List it on eBay. See how it sells. If it is hot, and there's a lot of demand, you know with some certainty that the product idea is viable. So you can sell ebooks on eBay as a research process!

#5 - Sell Ebooks on Ebay for Finding Affiliates

While not the best place to look for affiliates that perform well, you still may be surprised by results if you get a few Power Sellers on eBay to endorse and promote your ebook.

You can either list your ebook on eBay and wait to be noticed. Or you can be more proactive and approach sellers in your niche about helping promote your ebook to their customer base. You can do this by making them an irresistible offer, giving away the lion's share of frontend profits so you can get access to qualified buyers, and then sell them more products and services at a profit.

I hope this short article has given you some ideas. As an infopreneur, if you are not already selling ebooks on eBay, get started right away. And remember to keep learning more about smart infopreneuring to get incremental gains from all your marketing efforts, on eBay and off.