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How to promote an eBook

Let’s say that you would like to create an eBook and sell it. One way: You can write the book and post it to the Kindle store on Amazon. One problem with this technique is that, unless people find your book, you will get zero sales. There are a million examples of Kindle books that go nowhere. So what is a better way???

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Case Study: HQ Trivia app

HQ – The Live Trivia Game is game app that has only been around for a few months (started in August 2017) and is exploding in popularity. It is not uncommon to get into a game and there’s a million people hooked in. Which really is amazing. Let’s go a little deeper…

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Testing for resonance using Reddit

Here’s a great example of a person finding resonance for a product on Reddit: The Observable Universe. His idea: A poster that details the known universe in a cool way. He posted it on Reddit and, as you can see in the post, he received a very positive response. It is easy to imagine him printing this poster with a good bit of confidence and then being successful selling it.

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How to Start a Drop Shipping Business

One of the easier types of business a person can start is a drop shipping business. The term “drop shipping” usually means that you: Take an order from a customer (typically on a web site) Then send the customer’s order and shipping information to a manufacturer Then the manufacturer handles the shipping and the customer receives the product. The big advantage is that you never have to hold the merchandise in inventory, saving you a ton of startup capital and inventory risk. If you can create an attractive and easy-to-use site in a niche that resonates, it can work out well. Here are several articles that can help you understand the lay of the land:

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