One of the best ways to gain leads, status, trust and credibility from your customers is to write your own ebook. Now, I'm sure there are many out there that are thinking..."yeah, sounds easy but what do I know and what would I write it on?"
Well, in this article I'll go into some of the ways you can remove that road block from your thinking.
Many people are intimidated by the thought of creating their own ebooks but the truth is, the process is very straight-forward and it can be enormously profitable.
If you are already involved in activities such as blogging, article marketing and creating relationships vi newsletters, an ebook is just one step beyond in the whole process but can really give your credibility rating an extra boost.
Don't make this into a jumbo-sized product. Pick something relatively narrow sub-topic within a major topic. So, for example, if the main topic is "internet marketing", choose something that fits within that category like "article marketing", or you could go even further and narrow it down to "keyword research for article marketing".
Keep in mind that for an ebook to work, it must truly address the problems, concerns, or desires of your target market. The content must be of good quality and provide value to the reader.
Write down every idea you have (even if it seems silly at first), walk away and come back and write more. Put down anything and everything for now. Sometimes even the most ridiculous and far-fetched ideas can spark another idea later down the track you can use.
Divide your ideas into headers, sub-headers, chapters and write descriptions of each point you include. Make sure to keep track of your references and write those down too. Having an outline will help you fill the content easier.
Hopefully you've picked a topic that you are familiar with already, but whether you have or haven't you'll need to do research to make your content as valuable as possible. Take notes, mark references and use quotes as you write your own ebook.
If you're building content, there's a high chance you'll spend quite a bit of time on this venture. Make sure that you step back every once in a while to give yourself a break. When you're near the end, ask someone else to read it for a more objective opinion. Whether it's your friend, spouse or a fellow marketer, make sure you get a good, honest critique and, if possible, edit of your work. Don't let your ego get in the way of it either. The person you've entrusted to critique your work is there to help!
Once you're finished, you can either sell your ebook from your blog or website or you can offer it free of charge for people who sign up - the goal of this is to build your list of email subscribers (I will cover this in another article)
If you decide on the first option, you’ll have to set up a shopping cart system. You don’t have to charge a lot for your ebook to make money and because it doesn't cost you anything to create the book (if you don't count the time you spend on it) so anything you sell will be a profit.
So now are you ready to write your own ebook? If you liked this article, feel free to follow along on my journey.
Check out my @DTube channel here where I aim to go from $0-$100 per day using DTube!
