How To Write and Publish Ebooks
The #1 place people go searching for information is on the Internet! Ebooks are an essential part of the marketing process when it comes to generating leads and making money online. Ebooks also help establish the author as an "expert" and gives them instant credibility. It may sound harsh, but when it comes to running an online business, it's either "Publish or Perish." So, let's publish...
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Writing Your Ebook:The first question to ask yourself (and be honest here) is: Am I a skilled and talented writer? Can I write my own ebook? If your answer is "Yes" and you have that gift of writing, then it's simply a matter of sitting down and putting the words onto paper for your ebook. (You should have at least 6-12 chapters for your ebook and it should be between 30-80 pages). Now, if you are not a talented writer, it doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't have an ebook, it simply means you are going to need to hire a ghostwriter who has the "writing skills and talent" that you lack to create your ebook for you. The best place to connect with talented ghostwriters is at a website called Elance. The great thing about Elance is you often find writers who specialize in your "topic" and for a fee, they will write an ebook on your behalf and turn over the copyright to you. Do not try to write the ebook yourself if you don't have the skill, talent or inclination to do so as it will show in your ebook and people will perceive you as an amateur.
Selling Your Ebook: To sell or not to sell? That is the question. Many online businesses use an ebook as a lead generation tool. There is a "give" and "take" that occurs on the internet. The owner of the website gives a free gift (an ebook of great value) to the visitor on their website who signs up to receive email messages from them; this is called an "opt-in". Many times the website owners give away the ebook and then they have other products or services that the ebook naturally leads them to. For example, on my website I have a free ebook called "The Lazy Woman's Guide to a 6-Figure Income" and when the visitor signs up for that, then they are added to my list. That free ebook, promotes my online courses like "How to Make Your First $1000 Online". So you will need to decide whether your want to give away your ebook or sell it. The perceived value of an ebook is about $10-47 dollars so you should take that into consideration. Of course, you can have one ebook on your website to give away, and then others that you sell. I encourage my clients to turn their ebooks into ecourses which they can sell for a lot more.
Publishing Your Ebook: The best way to "publish" your eBook is to sell it from your own website. Now, if you don't have a website just yet, then you can work on getting your first website up and running in less than 30 days. A one stop shop for website design is your best bet as there are many components to having a successful website. It's not just about putting up a "pretty" website, it's about putting up a website that creates an income stream for you and builds a list to sell to. I also suggest having your ebook published on Amazon's Kindle. There are a few tricks of the trade to getting your ebook published on Amazon and you can have an experienced publisher do that for you as well.
People are looking for information to help make their lives easier, less stressful, more joyful and more prosperous. If you are an expert with information that can help others, then you can follow these 3 steps:
Write your ebook (or have it ghostwritten);
Publish your ebook on your own website and on Amazon's Kindle; and
Sell (or give away) your ebook to others who need the information you have
It is a win/win for the purchaser of the ebook and for you! As Zig Ziglar once said, "You can have everything in life that you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
How To Write and Publish Ebooks
write ebooks
Writing Your Ebook:The first question to ask yourself (and be honest here) is: Am I a skilled and talented writer? Can I write my own ebook? If your answer is "Yes" and you have that gift of writing, then it's simply a matter of sitting down and putting the words onto paper for your ebook. (You should have at least 6-12 chapters for your ebook and it should be between 30-80 pages). Now, if you are not a talented writer, it doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't have an ebook, it simply means you are going to need to hire a ghostwriter who has the "writing skills and talent" that you lack to create your ebook for you. The best place to connect with talented ghostwriters is at a website called Elance. The great thing about Elance is you often find writers who specialize in your "topic" and for a fee, they will write an ebook on your behalf and turn over the copyright to you. Do not try to write the ebook yourself if you don't have the skill, talent or inclination to do so as it will show in your ebook and people will perceive you as an amateur.
Selling Your Ebook: To sell or not to sell? That is the question. Many online businesses use an ebook as a lead generation tool. There is a "give" and "take" that occurs on the internet. The owner of the website gives a free gift (an ebook of great value) to the visitor on their website who signs up to receive email messages from them; this is called an "opt-in". Many times the website owners give away the ebook and then they have other products or services that the ebook naturally leads them to. For example, on my website I have a free ebook called "The Lazy Woman's Guide to a 6-Figure Income" and when the visitor signs up for that, then they are added to my list. That free ebook, promotes my online courses like "How to Make Your First $1000 Online". So you will need to decide whether your want to give away your ebook or sell it. The perceived value of an ebook is about $10-47 dollars so you should take that into consideration. Of course, you can have one ebook on your website to give away, and then others that you sell. I encourage my clients to turn their ebooks into ecourses which they can sell for a lot more.
Publishing Your Ebook: The best way to "publish" your eBook is to sell it from your own website. Now, if you don't have a website just yet, then you can work on getting your first website up and running in less than 30 days. A one stop shop for website design is your best bet as there are many components to having a successful website. It's not just about putting up a "pretty" website, it's about putting up a website that creates an income stream for you and builds a list to sell to. I also suggest having your ebook published on Amazon's Kindle. There are a few tricks of the trade to getting your ebook published on Amazon and you can have an experienced publisher do that for you as well.
People are looking for information to help make their lives easier, less stressful, more joyful and more prosperous. If you are an expert with information that can help others, then you can follow these 3 steps:
Write your ebook (or have it ghostwritten);
Publish your ebook on your own website and on Amazon's Kindle; and
Sell (or give away) your ebook to others who need the information you have
It is a win/win for the purchaser of the ebook and for you! As Zig Ziglar once said, "You can have everything in life that you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
How To Write and Publish Ebooks