... and anything else they may have in mind.
The ebooklet catalog also allows you to sell your
downloadable booklet any ways you’d like without spending
the time or money setting up the mechanics of it on your own site.
However, you are also free to do that if you’d like. In fact,
you can sell your booklet anyplace else you want for any price you
want. There are no restrictions on you in any way. This is a non-exclusive
arrangement with you. Go wherever your creativity and persistence
takes you.
TipsBooklets.com pays 53% royalties. That translates
into paying you $2.50 royalty for each ebooklet of yours that we
sell. At this time, all ebooklets at www.tipsbooklets.com are sold
for $4.77 USD.
The single download sales from this site
are intended as an incidental revenue source to you rather than
a primary one. I like encouraging people to see the big picture
and providing a path for that to happen.
SELL YOUR BOOKLET
Here’s how easy it is for you to sell your
booklet at www.tipsbooklets.com
First, send me a Word document draft of your booklet
or a PDF file if you already have that to be sure it’s written
in the style required for upload to the site. You can find a sample
of the writing style at http://www.tipsbooklets.com/110_sample.htm
The booklet needs to be 3,000-5,000 words or 16-24
pages. It can be laid out in either columns as if you were reading
it in printed version, or as one list of tips per screen. Either
is fine. To do your content justice, I always advise having a graphic
designer do the layout for you. You will find referrals to graphic
designers at http://www.tipsbooklets.com/vendors.htm
if you do not already work with one. Our designers can accommodate
you regardless of where you are located, worldwide.
The primary reason booklets are rejected
is because the writing style is more narrative than you see on the
samples page.
Once the draft is approved, it’s three quick
and simple steps:
1. Send the booklet as a PDF file attachment to
paulette@tipsbooklets.com
.
2. Submit a 100-word-or-less benefit-laden description
of your booklet for the site. Be sure to include the title and your
name with that description.
3. Make a one-time $97 USD upload payment for each title at http://tipsbooklets.com/new/index.php?p=165&c=32
Your booklet will usually be uploaded within 48
hours of receiving it.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. How much traffic comes to the site and
what is the most successful booklet?
A. Yes, that’s two questions, and they seem
related and are often asked. Because of the primary purpose of the
ebooklet catalog as stated above, these two questions feel irrelevant,
and here’s why. You could make a sale of 50,000 hard copies
from a single download. The same is true of any of the other possibilities
mentioned above. The other side of that is that someone may have
200 downloaded sales in a year and that’s the only sales they
make of their booklets or other services. Hence, the answer is that
the traffic stats and most successful booklet really don’t
matter. It’s impossible to forecast a return on your $97USD
investment when you consider the huge scope of possibilities that
can happen from a single download.
Q. Does my own booklet ever get marketed
as a featured booklet?
A. Yes, there are at least two
ways your own booklet gets featured. When you first come on board,
your booklet becomes a featured ebooklet of the month on the home
page of www.tipsbooklets.com and in the monthly ezine, Booklet Tips
from Paulette. It is very likely your booklet will recycle back
onto those featured on the home page of www.tipsbooklets.com at
least once or twice a year after that. Your title may also show
up in an article I write or a mention I make in a teleclass, interview,
or speaking engagement.
Q. How do I get paid and how often?
A. The preference for payment is
through PayPal.com , and is a requirement for any international
payments. You will be paid on the 15th of the following month for
sales made in the previous month, when there is at least $25 in
royalties to be paid to you for any single ebooklet title. Checks
are sent only as a last resort and only within the United States.
Q. Is there a place to see how many sales
I’ve made?
A. No, there is not.
Q. What claim does Tipsbooklets.com have
to any of those ‘back-end’ sales you mentioned that
could happen?
A. When you find yourself in the
wonderful position of someone wanting to license your booklet or
make some kind of deal with you that is beyond your comfort level,
I am available to help you navigate through such an event on a percentage-of-the-deal
basis. Otherwise, I stake no claim to any of those sales you make.
They are yours, 100%.
Q. What if I revise my booklet content or
title, or want to change the description on the catalog? Is there
a fee to replace the file?
A. Yes, there is a $35 fee for
either of those. To change both at the same time, it’s a total
of $50.
Q. Do you have any kind of contract for
me to sign to have my booklet at your site?
A. There is no contract. The terms
of the arrangement are all right here on the site. Submitting your
ebooklet, description, and payment mean you are agreeing to these
terms. Your ebooklet will remain on this site forever unless you
say otherwise. There is no refund should you decide you want the
file removed.
Q. How do you market the ebooklet catalog?
A. The catalog is marketed as a
part of the entire site and the whole business. Articles are sent
out on an ongoing basis for others to place in their ezines and
blogs. Radio interviews, public speaking, and teleclasses are also
in the marketing mix. The site and I are mentioned in over a dozen
people’s books, which they promote. You’ll find the
site listed high in search engines. The marketing is done in many,
many ways on a daily basis.
Q. Can I market my ebooklet myself?
A. Yes, you can do anything and
everything you like to market your ebooklet. Once the file is uploaded
to tipsbooklets.com you can place the direct link to your booklet
anyplace you want. It can go onto your own site, in the signature
file of your emails, in articles you write and distribute, on discussion
boards and forums, on your blog or anyone else’s blog, and
anyplace you want to include it. There are no limitations whatsoever,
other than doing anything spam-like. You may not do that. Otherwise,
have at it!
Q. Is there any courtesy pricing for having
more than one of my booklets available for sale at your site?
A. Yes, please ask about special
pricing for 5 or more titles that you want to upload at the same
time.
Q. Do you ever make my booklet available
for sale on sites other than www.tipsbooklets.com
A. Yes, there have been times in
the past and are likely to be times in the future when I have tested
out having some ebooklets from my site for sale on other people’s
sites as a joint venture. In those circumstances, you will still
get the same $2.50 royalty per download for sales made on other
people’s sites as your reach is extended to additional audiences.
Q. Do you ever make special offers that
include my booklet?
A. Yes, this does happen periodically. Your booklet may be included with others as a special offer
at a reduced price or even as a free bonus. When that happens, you
will still receive $2.50 royalty for each download of your booklet,
regardless of the time-limited special offer price placed on it.
Q. Will you add new categories for my booklet?
A. Yes, we will consider adding
new categories. Just ask.
Q. Can my booklet be in more than one category?
A. Yes, please indicate which ones
you prefer.
Q. Why haven’t any copies of my booklet
sold?
A. There is no readily-available
answer for that. People visit the site from around the world, with
interests as varied as there are people. There is not a particular
niche that represents the visitors to this site. You can change
the title or the description to see if that makes a difference.
Your booklet will be featured as mentioned in another entry on this
page. Sometimes it does turn out that a booklet just does not sell
after you have done your best and we have done ours.
Here is article I wrote that may bring some useful perspective to your booklet journey.
Passive Is As Passive Does