Independence Day Ebook Released

Nate Projects

Jul 01

Yesterday, in honor of Independence Day, I released my first product on Practical Manliness.

Titled Founders Speak, this 101-page document is a compilation of 190 quotes by our founding fathers in topics such as religion, government, slavery, and more.

The History

I originally compiled these quotes for a different project died early.  Keeping it on my computer, I used this document myself over the past year during discussions about the founding fathers.

A couple of days ago, I got the idea of releasing it on Practical Manliness so that other people could have the benefit of these great quotes.

Yesterday morning, I automated the entire buying process and created a “cover” for the electronic document.

I used…

Released!

With everything ready, I published an announcement article and started promoting.

So far, I have promoted Founders Speak using the following methods:

  • Twitter – Mentioned on my Twitter account.
  • Facebook – Mentioned both on my business and personal account.
  • Facebook Ads – Ran a short advertising campaign.
  • Reviews – Sent review copies to a few bloggers.

In the day that has passed since the launch, I have had only one sale – perhaps because the price ($3.99) was too high.

What I Learned

  • Practiced setting up PayPal stores
  • Created my first Aweber delivery system
  • Worked with other bloggers to get the news out