I've recently seen a number of people suggest that giving away free reports is no longer worth the time and effort.
I have to disagree!
There are many ways that you can benefit from the publishing and distribution of free reports:
- Building your brand
- Establishing your credibility as an expert
- Building your lists
- Traffic from links within the report
- Income from embedded affiliate links
- Increase in link popularity
- Potential boost in your page rank
Creatingt a free report doesn't have to be either time consuming or expensive. Although the better the quality of your report, the more likely that it will be downloaded.
One of the most effective methods of creating a free report is to base it upon material with private label rights. Simply edit the source document, add your name and, if possible, improve the presentation of the report with a professional looking template.
It's also worth noting that once a book has been created and distributed, your work is done. It's a 'set it and forget it' type of operation. Your free reports will be out there, providing backlinks and generating traffic.
Here's a list of 24 sites where you can submit your free reports:
- http://www.ebooksubmit.com
- http://ebooks.searchking.com/
- http://marketing-resources.com
- http://www.download.com
- http://www.ebookdirectory.com
- http://www.ebookgiveaways.com
- http://www.ebookpalace.com
- http://www.ebooksearchengine.com
- http://www.ebooksnbytes.com
- http://www.ebooktoday.com
- http://www.emarketingparadigm.com
- http://www.free-ebooks.com
- http://www.free-ebooks.net
- http://www.freehound.com
- http://www.infochoiceuk.com
- http://www.jogena.com
- http://www.kdhbooks.com
- http://www.marketing-resources.com
- http://www.mindlikewater.com
- http://www.stealthpromotions.com
- http://www.thefreesite.com
- http://www.virtual-ebooks.com
- http://www.web-source.net
- http://www.wisdomebooks.com
One place that deserves special mention is:
Scribd.com which is becoming increasingly popular and has proven to be a great source of targeted traffic.
Of course there are ways of boosting the exposure of your free reports.....{+}
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I love this post, this is so true and I am glad to see someone else doing it. Thank you for the new resources and confirmation.
You can add http://www.zbooc.com to this list, great for free guides, non fiction ebooks, tutorials etc.
Thank you for sharing good links. Good Job.