Feb 06 2009
Boost Your Profits as a Writer by Writing an eBook
I’ve written a ton of ebooks for my clients but none for myself. I KNOW I’m missing out on a very good profit generator. So my goal for the new year is to write a few eBooks and promote them on my blogs and websites. I’ll also start an affiliate program for each.
Do you want to do the same? A good place to start is to make a list of the things you know something about. Think about your hobbies, interests, etc. You can also include things on the list that you’d like to learn more about.
Once you do that, you can research the market and get a feel for whether or not it looks like the idea will sell. This can be a simple or complex process. In general you’ll want to start by researching keywords and also seeing if there are already products in the niche. If there are, what can you do better?
After you decide if the idea is worthy, just get started. An eBook is a shorter version of a nonfiction book. But because it’s for the internet audience, the writing should be different - shorter sentences and paragraphs, lots of lists, diagrams, and white space. It should be packed with content but the ideas should be expressed concisely.
I have a series on how to write an ebook . Check back often for more posts. Like I said, I have a ton of experience - it’s just that all of the eBooks I’ve written were for ghost writing.


Isn’t that a pain? I can write for others - but I don’t feel like I can take the hours I spend on an ebook without the sure return on the money - not when I need the up-front cash coming in. Tell you what - I challenge you - we’ll BOTH write an ebook before the end of the month? Want to race?
What about adding links to an e-book?