How To Write And Promote An EBook The Right Way
A few years ago, I decided to write an ebook. My objective at the time was pretty simple: give away the ebook for free, in order to gain more followers (i.e., email subscribers).
Back then, Twitter was just getting hot, so I decided to make the e-book about how to master Twitter. I came up with a clever title, wrote and formatted the book fairly quickly, and put it on my site.
The results were pretty good. I got a few hundred new email subscribers within a matter of months. It got a lot of retweets, naturally.
But…
The results could’ve been a lot better.
- The book itself probably could’ve been better organized and written
- Iinstead of just giving the book away, I could’ve charged for it. (I even had several people tell me they would have paid for it!)
- Or…I still could’ve given it away, but potentially made money by including sponsored ads or affiliate links within the e-book
Avoiding Rookie Ebook Mistakes
Fortunately, I will not make these rookie ebook mistakes the next time around.
I had the good fortune of meeting mom blogger extraordinaire Angela England a few months ago. Ang was just finishing up her own e-book, appropriately titled 30 Days To Make And Sell A Fabulous Ebook (affiliate link). I was excited when it came out and dutifully bought a copy. (After all, she helps support a family on her blogging efforts!)
This is a wonderful 52-page ebook, chock full of stuff that will make your first (or next) ebook better.
Ang talks from her own experience and explains first of all how to discover what you’re good at and what you’re “known” for. She also talks about:
- Better ways to research topics using Google, Amazon, blogs and other tools
- How to price your e-book
- How to avoid writer’s block
- Multiple ways to monetize e-books (including free e-books!)
But perhaps the coolest feature if you buy the book is that you get free membership in a private forum with access to Angela!That is the first time I saw that tactic used, and I admit it’s pretty clever.
Trust me, Ang is a dynamo who gives excellent, no-nonsense advice when it comes to marketing yourself or your business online. Her ebook is well worth the money, and even better she opens herself up for direct communication in her free ebook forum. Here’s the link once more to buy 30 Days To Make And Sell A Fabulous Ebook.
