An Interview With eBay Seller John Thornhill (planetsms)

John Thornhill, perhaps more commonly referred to as eBay seller 'planetsms', kindly agreed to answer a few questions for me to share with my members. We discussed the viral nature of eBay and used John's book "The 90 Day Powerseller Challenge" as a case study.

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Let's begin...

What do you think are the main reasons as for why the 90 Day Power Seller Challenge went so viral?

I think the main reason was the title. The title of your eBook is crucial and I feel ‘The 90 Day PowerSeller Challenge’ is something you want to check out. And as it’s all about selling eBooks on eBay any eBook seller would want to read it. And as you know eBay has 1000s of eBook sellers.
Also, another reason was the fact I proved my methods and you could check out my eBay account to see me using the methods I described in the eBook. This is very powerful indeed.

Then there is the fact you can earn an affiliate income by distributing the eBook. All links inside the eBook point to my membership package and these links can be branded and earn you 51% commission per sale. So the more you distribute the eBook the more you can earn. Multiply this by 100s of sellers and you can see how it went so viral.

What did you do in the initial stages to distribute your product using eBay?

I actually just sold the eBook on eBay myself and added the eBook to my websites. Then it just seemed to go viral all on its own.

Is there anything you would have done differently if you had the chance again?

Yes, the 1st version of the eBook could not be branded. It was about a year old before I made it brandable. Although it done very well anyway I know if I had made it brandable from the start it would have been even more of a success.

How can you motivate your buyers to distribute the eBook for you?

The fact anyone can brand the eBook and earn an affiliate income gives them an incentive to distribute it as much as possible. I also include all the tools needed including a sales page and eBook covers. It is very important if you want an eBook to go viral that you include everything needed to sell your eBook.

Download a brandable version of The 90 Day Powerseller Challenge V2 by clicking here.

How else, other than eBay, did you distribute the 90 Day Power Seller Challenge?

I have not done a lot myself actually; the eBook just seems to have gone viral all on its own. One thing I did do that was very powerful was include the eBook as a ‘bonus item’ with other eBooks and eBook packages that I sell. This helps with distribution.

I also have the eBook in my member’s area. As you know James we all work together and help each other by distributing each other’s eBooks. We are a very powerful alliance when it comes to eBook distribution.

If I could give one piece of simple advice here it would be to make some links in your eBook brandable. Give others an incentive to distribute your eBook. If they can earn money after the initial sale believe me they will put more effort into distribution. And if the links that can be branded link to your own products you are onto a guaranteed winner.

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I'd like to thank John for agreeing to answer those questions for me. Now, if you'd like to check out more of John's work, then here are some links:

Auction Profit Streams - This eBook was written by John a few months ago. It outlines a simple system to make a growing income using eBay. It focuses on one major idea - that many streams make a river. Click here for access.

Your Very Own eBook Website - This is John's members package. You get a full functional eBook website pre loaded with best selling eBooks that you sell for 100% of the profits. This isn't all though. You receive access to the members only forum, members eBooks, new eBooks monthly, listing templates, eBay articles and much more. I'm a member, so stop by and see me in the forum! Click here for access.

The 90 Day Powerseller Challenge Version 2 - This is an update of John's best selling eBook, a great read. Click here for access.

Secrets of the $10,000 Auction - John made $10,000 from ONE eBay eBook auction. Found out how he did it! Click here for access.

Auction Traffic Explosion - This eBook outlines how you can transfer your eBay traffic to profitable website traffic. Click here for access.

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