Write a Free EBook and Earn an Income Online

Most people have the idea that the only way to make money from writing an eBook is to sell it, that may be the case if you want to make money from the eBook itself, but there are ways to make money from the eBook without charging a penny. In some case giving the eBook away for free can make you more money than you would charging for it.

Promotion

Using the FREE eBook to promote is a great way to attract more customers, and in most cases more customers will lead to more sales, which means more money. The eBook has indirectly brought you in an income.

Now, What sort of promotion can a free eBook bring you?

If you own and write at a blog, you will know how important it is to have as many RSS subscribers as you can, the more subscribers generally mean the more visits to your blog, now how about offering a free eBook to visitor who subscribe?

How about people who run a forum? Try offering a VIP section for members, a one time payment to receive extra features from your forum, that regular members do not get, and as a gift for these members upgrading, give them a free eBook. Not only will this build the relationship between your members, it may also entice members to purchase the VIP status.

Spread the eBook! Spread your Link!

Another way to think about an eBook you have written is a way to spread your websites URL. When you write a free eBook, on every page at the bottom of the page (Footer) insert your website URL as a clickable link, from then its very simple, spread the eBook around the internet, give the eBook to everyone, tell them to give the eBook to everyone they know, and to everyone they know etc etc. Everybody who receives your eBook will have the link to visit, most people will click on it, just out of curiosity, now obviously you want people who are interested in your niche, so join as many forums or communities in you niche and give out your eBook, most people will quite happily take a free eBook, well.. wouldn't you?

But, remember writing a free eBook is not right for every one, in some cases writing a free eBook to give away will not help you at all, me for example, I no longer own any websites, so it is pretty pointless to give my eBooks away for free to promote a website I don't have.