Often a potential client will approach me wanting me to write copy for a relatively low priced ebook. Usually in the $27 – $67 price range.

My first question is always “what’s your backend product?”.

The fact is it’s hard to make a lot of money from a single ebook. Yes, it can be done, but your chances of becoming wealthy from one ebook are slim.

At $27 you’d have to sell 1629 copies to make the U.S. median income of approx $44,000. Figuring an average 2% response rate you’d need 81450 unique visitors to your website. About 225 a day. Again, it can be done. But traffic like that usually takes time and/or money.

A safer bet is to expand your product line and create high ticket information products.