Finding a topic for your ebook
May 3rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
One of the main questions I’m asked about writing and selling ebooks is “What do I write about?”
The short answer is, write about what you’re passionate about that others want to read. It can be anything - but you should avoid fiction, because it doesn’t sell well online.
Here are some other methods you can use to find topics for ebooks.
* Check out your local bookshop’s magazine stand - if there are magazines covering an area, then people are paying to read about a topic;
* Check out the bestseller lists on Amazon;
* (This is a sneaky one) Check the out-sourcing sites to see what topics others are asking writers to cover for them.
Just choose a topic, and write
Don’t spend too much time choosing. Just pick something and write the ebook. You’ll find that you’ll always get more ideas when you’re writing.
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Marketing your way to ebook success
January 16th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Writing your ebook is only part of the story.
You know that ebooks are highly popular online, and your audience consists of millions of people, BUT… you need to present your ebook to those people who want it.
This means that you need to market your ebook, and that marketing starts before your ebook is complete.
Get the news out about your ebook as you write it
When I wrote my Blogging for Dollars ebook, I developed the ebook’s blog as I was writing it. This meant that my audience was ready when the ebook was ready - blogging is an ideal way to get the news out about your ebook.
I started the ebook’s blog some three months before the ebook was ready, but If I’d had it to do over again, I would have started the blog a year before the ebook. Marketing takes time.
Blogging is hands down the easiest way ever to market your ebook, and you need to start the blog early, as I’ve suggested.
Here’s another hot tip: stick to your focus on on the blog - don’t waffle about other topics, or about your family.
I’ve watched the horror as writers unknowingly destroyed their blog’s audience, because they started blogging about material not related to their blog’s main focus.
It’s all too easy to do this; I’ve done it too.
How will you market your ebook? Create a marketing plan
Marketing is a lot of fun, however you need to be consistent with your marketing. Everything needs a marketing plan, especially your ebook, so create your marketing plan as you write your ebook, realizing that you will need to continue your marketing as long as you sell your ebook.
Several writers have turned ebooks into million-dollar businesses, and you can too - just remember your marketing. 
Resources
* “Write and Sell an eBook: Every Writer’s Quick-Action Guide To Writing Ebooks”
* “You CAN Sell Your Writing Now: Marketing Skills For Writers”
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