Hi Tamara,
I thought you might be interested in a company called Give to Get Marketing http://www.givetogetmarketing.com. They explain that you can (and should) give in order to get the results you want. But instead of giving the whole book away and hope that people will pay (which can definately work) you can also try other things such as newsletters and so on. I'm not associated with them, I just like their message.

Good luck.

Sharon

> Hi everyone

> Tell me if you think I've lost the
> plot......

> As of today, my income generating eBook
> package 'How do I get started with my
> marketing?' is available for automatic
> download from my website, with absolutely no
> guarantee of payment for me other than an
> appeal to basic human decency that people
> will pay for it if they genuinely like it.

> To date, the package has been available with
> an obligation free five day review anyway -
> so this approach is really not all that
> different I guess - except that it doesn't
> give me the opportunity to collect all those
> precious email addresses from when people
> ordered it for the free review. So far, the
> five day review approach has worked well
> (surprisingly, the dishonest ones are
> relatively few), but now I really want to
> take it to the next level.

> I've done all this because after reading the
> likes of Think and Grow Rich, The Science of
> Getting Rich and the Rich Dad Poor Dad
> books, it has really hit home to me about
> the importance of giving before getting. But
> am I doing it in the right way?

> My question I suppose is this - will people
> respond honestly? I.e. if they like and
> indeed use the package, are they like to
> give voluntary payment - or will I just be
> taken advantage of??

> I really would appreciate your thoughts on
> this. Take a nosey at the site if you like
> to fully understand what I'm rambling on
> about. (www.tamaralyster.com)

> Cheers,
> Tamara