Parrot Secrets – Ebook Success Story

Some numbers, controversy, and success from Parrot Secrets

From time to time, one runs across an interesting story about Internet Marketing (of which EBook publishing is a subset of) that actually provides some background and understanding to an EBook success story. Parrot Secrets- a website run supposedly by an Indian who has answers for pesky Parrot issues – was one such success story that showed up on the web a few months ago. It took me a while to actually post about it, however I do think it should be brought up here in this forum as an example of one type of success.

Additionally, you should look at the variety of commentary responses to this story. Many people were simply outraged that this product had done so well under what they believe are false statements of attribution. These, of course, are questions to answer on your own between you, your ethics committee, and possibly your shrink.  But this article does bring out quite a few viewpoints on the validity of the success of this product that I believe should be part of the E-Book discussion realm.

First, take a look at the main Parrot Secrets site to see what it’s all about and how it’s put together as a product/service.

Parrot Secrets Website

Next, read Mr. Cringely’s initial review from March 2009 on Parrot Secret’s Success

Parrot Secrets Review

Finally, read Mr. Cringely’s follow-up article based on the ire it drew from countless readers of his blog.

Bowling for Dollars – Parrot Secrets

Regardless of your opinion on Parrot Secret’s success, it does show a few things that we all need to keep in mind as we slave over our books.

  • Potential
  • Focus
  • Specialization
  • Monetizing the depth within your Niche

I hope this quick post gave you a few ideas and thoughts about the potential to expand your market and/or delve deeper into other revenue generating options in your current offerings.

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1 Comments

  1. Frank, November 27, 2009:

    My son got very interested in your description of Parrotsecrets. Then I find that there are many internet pages complaining about Parrotsecrets being a scam. Do you research your topics at all?

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