Stelios Eleftheriou Blog

eBay has done it again… they are now banning ebooks and all kinds of digitally delivered products, like videos, audios, websites, domains and anything else that is delivered electronically. You can read their announcement here.

This is a huge change that is affecting a lot of people… and forums are already buzzing about this - mostly with people complaining about the change.

You can do 2 things:

1. Join the people who complain on forums and then give up on eBay

2. Adapt to the new situation and profit wildly

Every change is hiding golden opportunities for those who are looking…

First, what can we learn from this?

If you’ve been hit hard - meaning, if all your income was coming from ebay, then be thankful that this has happened now, rather than later.

Now is a good time to start building that list so you can OWN your business and not be vulnerable to changes that other businesses like eBay decide to make.

If you were just using eBay mainly for generating leads then you can now explore the eBay classifieds’ section. I became a powerseller selling 99 cent ebooks, purely for lead generation in various niches.

Now that this is gone, it’s a good time to test the eBay classifieds’ section which is ideal for generating leads and it’s only $9.95 per month. It’s an inexpensive way to set up lead generation tests with upsells.

I will test this and get back to you.

Also, the change means there’s no competition now. The field has been levelled.

What you can do is burn your ebooks and software on CD and continue selling the physical version. The physical version commands a higher price.

Plus you also can include upsells while sending your CDs. Just include a printed offer along with the CD, making your customer a special offer, as a “thank you” for being a customer, for a product related to what they bought.

To differentiate from other sellers you can offer instant digital delivery as well, while your customers are waiting for their CD - with a software such as MyDD.

The main things I’d like to highlight:

1. If you have been selling low cost ebooks without building a list in the process… this change could be the best thing that ever happened to you! Start building a list so you can OWN your business and be immune to changes such as this one.

2. Don’t complain about things you can’t change. Instead keep looking for the opportunities. While most of your competitors are bitching, you can be cleaning house by acting quick and adapting to the changes.

3. Take action now by testing eBay classifieds and/or selling your ebooks on CD.

Feel free to post your comments below…

Hey guys… it’s good to be back to USA.

After a very long (24 hours in flights and
airport time) trip I arrived yesterday.

My friend Socrates Socratous (who is
a great marketer as most of you know)
picked me up from the airport and I’m
staying at his house until the seminar day.

I was exchausted and fell asleep at 9 pm
last night so I didn’t shut off the 48 hour
deal until this morning at 8 am when I woke up.

I have answered all support questions and I’ll be
getting to the rest of the emails later on.

Thanks all for being patient!

I’ll try to post some pictures soon.

Take care,

Stelios

Stelios here, and I’m very excited to share
with you that I’m coming to USA tonight.

I don’t talk about myself very often so you
might not know that although I have studied
in California, I live permanently in my
home country Cyprus, Europe.

It’s been 3 years since I left USA and I have
missed it so much…

I’m coming to the Mass Control seminar which
is taking place in San Diego, CA on April 19-20.

(If you are there too make sure you come and
say hi to me!)

I’ve been wanting to come back for holidays ever
since I left. I figured since the seminar is taking
place in California it’s a great opportunity to
come and visit my old friends… as well as
hit my beloved Las Vegas

I can’t wait to come back.

I think when I arrive at Vegas I’m gonna kneel
and kiss the ground like the pope does wherever
he visits.

Anyway, the reason for the blog post is three-fold:

1. To tell you how excited I am to come back to
USA after 3 years - and that you should be grateful
to be living in such a cool country.

(I know I’m grateful to it for everything I
learned there while I was studying there)

2. To tell you that if you are emailing me for
a product purchase support questions or anything else … it might take
1-2 days to get back to you while I’m travelling,
until I get an internet connection.

3. I will try to post pictures on my blog
http://www.steliosblog.com so make sure to check
it out and post your comments.

Take care and talk to you later.

Regards,

Stelios

By now you must have heard about eBay’s new policy to restrict digital
downloads from their auctions.

Yeah, I thought so, but many of us online Marketers found out about
this when eBay first mentioned it around a week ago and since then we
have all been trying to come up with ideas to help our subscribers.
 
I personally know that Dave Nicholson spent the last few days(and nights!)
compiling a package of high quality videos that shows exactly how to
transfer your digital downloads to digital disc and make it look professional.
 
==> http://www.imsuccessguide.com/dvdcdautomator-wp
 
Not just any old way, he shows you how to do this using the simplest
yet most professional methods and all with totally free resources.
 
Take a look at just some of the things that you will receive:
 
# You will be shown how to place all of your contents onto CD/DVD.
 
# You will be shown how to structure your CD/DVD to optimize the
simplicity and quality of your product.
 
# You will be shown how to make a simple menu system that will link
to your CD/DVD products.
 
# You will be provided with 5 CD/DVD menu templates for your auto-run
disc navigation, complete with PSD source file so you can edit if you
require and a ready to go HTML menu system.
 
# You will be provided with 5 DVD/CD box templates for your DVD/CD
boxes, complete with PSD source file so you can edit if you require,
a ready to go default image and a blank image.

==> http://www.imsuccessguide.com/dvdcdautomator-wp
 
# You will be provided with 5 CD case templates for your CD cases,
complete with PSD source file so you can edit if you require, a ready
to go default image and a blank image.
 
# You will be provided with 5 CD/DVD label templates for your actual
discs, complete with PSD source file so you can edit if you require,
a ready to go default image and a blank image.
 
# You will be shown how to integrate an auto-responder newsletter
subscription form.
 
# You will be shown how to make your CD/DVD automatically run once
inserted, giving it that high quality professional look.
 
# You will be shown how to earn even more by adding an upsell to
your product.
 
So if you would like to be shown exactly what you need to do in order
to stay ahead of the competition and turn your digital downloads into
high quality professional digital discs then go here:
 
==> http://www.imsuccessguide.com/dvdcdautomator-wp
 
Regards,
 
Stelios