You heard it right. As of today, digital items (downloadable goods such as ebooks, etc.) can no longer be listed in eBay auctions. They can only be sold through eBay classifieds.

It’s definitely a wake up call for those who use digital products as list builders. It does have an upside, though; it should all but eliminate the “One Centers” that throw any and all ebooks / software up for a penny.

Let’s make another positive out of this.

Digital products can easily be put on physical media and fulfilled through the mail. This adds perceived value to any digital product.

If you’re going to take action and start sending out CD or DVD products, you owe it to yourself to learn how to do it RIGHT though – a regular CDRW in a white paper sleeve with magic marker writing just isn’t going to cut it – you need to make it look good. 

You can use http://www.Lulu.com to make the product and sleeve all jazzy.

If you don’t want to be the creator and fulfillment house, there are companies who can handle the mailing for you. http://www.SwiftCD.com is one of them.

If you are looking for a great head start on putting your digital product into the physical world (Including how to make cool CD/DVD menus, how to integrate email list forms, how to make the project look the best it can look), you owe it to yourself to check out Digital Media Solution. You’ll get some great videos, templates, and more to get a jump on your competition.

Take this as a positive thing and take action now!

I hate typing up promotional emails. It is a necessary evil of the business though, so I trudge through it.

Fortunately, I just found some help – a set of Clickbank Email Sets from Greg Lloyd. I say “Sets” because it is 180 messages – 3 messages each promoting 60 of the hottest Clickbank products.

The salespage describes the emails best…

First, each Subject Line has been crafted carefully to create curiosity and high open rates… then we get into the body of the messages…

1) …The first Message in each set puts readers into an attentive state by building rapport, drawing them into the copy, introducing the product and communicating the BIG benefit of the product, suspending their skepticism long enough, to make them immensely curious so they click-through to the site to learn more …

But as we all know… sending a single message gets some sales, but over 60% of the real profits come from the ‘follow-ups’. So I created 2 additional messages for each product being promoted, using a specific and proven successful method, that helps close even more sales for you automatically.

2) …The second Message puts them into an attentive state by using Q&A’s about the product and answers any objections they may have so that they are pre-disposed to order the product now that their questions are answered…

3) …The third Message puts them into a attentive state by using bullet points to drive home important benefits so they click-through to order immediately…

The copy in each message series is CAREFULLY CRAFTED for MAXIMUM DESIRED RESPONSE and ENGAGING! Your subscribers will love them and ACT ON them.

…and these can be used as blog posts, postcard mailers, whatever. Just plug in your ClickBank ID and you’re ready to go!

Cost? 7 measly bucks. And you get a ready-to-go redirect file (HTML and PHP) and PLR!

Check out the Clickbank Email Sets now!

A new product is posted in the VIP downloads area.

60 Free Camtasia Tutorials!

With the free promotional release of Camtasia 3.0 in December 2007, many people grabbed their copy, and either haven’t used it at all or do not know how to use it to its full potential. Here is a collection of 60 free tutorials and resources for you to get the most out of Camtasia!

You’ll need to sign up as a VIP (totally free) to get the goods…Once you do you’ll get the password to the free VIP downloads section. Then go get it!

The very popular eBay affiliate program is breaking free of Commission Junction as of April 1, 2008.

Here’s the email I received about it:

We are excited to announce eBay’s new global affiliate platform: the eBay Partner Network.

The new platform will go live on April 1st, 2008 PST, at which point eBay will no longer be running its affiliate program through Commission Junction. Beginning April 1st, affiliates should register with eBay Partner Network and migrate their links from CJ to the new platform.

While CJ and ValueClick have been valuable partners to eBay throughout the years, we’ve decided to give our affiliate community a customized experience for eBay affiliates.

All the great tools and benefits of working with the eBay program will remain the same – access to the Editor Kit and affiliate API, the flexible destination tool, the great payout structure. In addition, the eBay partner network will provide several new features:
• Easy global registration to multiple countries simultaneously
• New, targeted banners and rich media creatives
• New landing page optimization and geo-targeting capabilities
• More detailed reporting capabilities for eBay’s programs

The eBay Partner Network and Commission Junction will run in parallel for one month through this process, so please plan to complete your migration by May 1st, 2008.

You can receive an additional 5% bonus for all traffic tracked through eBay Partner Network in April 2008 (bonus applicable to traffic sent to Half.com and US, UK, Australia, Canada, Italy, India and Spain eBay sites). The sooner you migrate, the more you’ll earn! Just:
• Register with eBay Partner Network on April 1, 2008
• Confirm your registration, and obtain your new identifiers
• Update your links with your new identifiers.
• Reminder: Please plan to complete migration by May 1, 2008.

You will receive more information and step by step directions for the transition on April 1st. A special help desk to answer your questions about migration will also be available starting April 1st. You can find more details, including a list of programs that will be affected, at http://affiliates.ebay.com.

My feelings? While I really like Commission Junction, I’m excited to see that eBay is taking an initiative to manage their own affiliate program, especially as they expand the eBay brand across more and more niches. I can only hope that their reporting tools are on par with CJ’s.

Here’s the link: sign up on April 1! – http://affiliates.ebay.com

A horrific thing has happened to Camtasia videos across the web!They’ve been invaded by chipmunks! Seriously, there is a bug that involves Adobe Flash Player 9 and any video screencast created with Camtasia Studio prior to version 5.0.2. This is an issue with the Flash player, not Camtasia.Techsmith has a fix, and you can find the download link to the fixes on their support page – just click here!For someone who uses Camtasia a lot, this was welcome news for me!