4 Ways to Make More Money From Your Ebooks

So you’ve written an ebook. Now what? Ebook writing, like book writing, can be a lucrative way to sell your products and services, as well as vary the offerings on your website. The advantage of selling ebooks is that you can automate the process from start to finish. Once you’ve written your ebook, all you have to do is create a sales page, set up your payment processing, and you’re in business. You probably know already that you should write a press release, as well as articles,... Read more »

How To Be Smarter

The term half-wit may actually be more true than we realize. And it also may be more common than we care to admit. There isn’t really a term for thinking with all of your brain, so we’ll call it whole brain thinking. Whole brain thinking is not only top to bottom thinking but also left to right thinking. Evolution has created three brains, and they built themselves one on top of the other. The first brain is the Reptilian Brain. It emerges directly from the spinal column. It controls... Read more »

How Should You Prepare To Write?

Words destined to be well-remembered are not poured out. They are the products of thought, effort, and planning. You can be sure of one thing. Without some preliminary thinking on paper, you will rarely produce the best composition you are capable of writing. You can be sure of another thing, too. A brief and simple outline will not be a waste of time; on the contrary, it will help you do the writing job right: 1. It provides the paragraphs for the body. It might be said that a composition should... Read more »

Freelance Writers: Don’t Waste Your Time with Query Letters

Virtually everything ever written about freelance writing and getting published says that you need to write query letters. Yet in the Internet Age, the truth of the matter is that query letters are almost always a huge waste of time. Certainly some people do get work by writing query letters. But the query process soon turns into a numbers game, almost like a direct mail campaign. You have to send out so many queries to get meaningful responses that you won’t have much time left to do any actual... Read more »

A 3-Step Process Ensures Success In Creating An Information Product

Creating a successful information product is not just a matter of having the skills to put it together. It’s a matter of planning and focus. By following a 3-step process, you will create great, high-quality information products that sell well on the Internet. = Success As An Infopreneur Takes Planning = The power to succeed as an infopreneur is in your hands. You just need to take the first step towards success. You need to make a plan. You need to state what you are going to do - what you... Read more »

The End Of The World As We Know It

Sorry to start a blog with such a gloomy headline but it’s true, every day is the end of the world as we know it. There is no past, there is no future, only the present, the here and now and that now is constantly changing, always has, always will do. So, the end of the world as we know it? Yes, it will be never be the same again, but that one potentially scary statement creates a massive opportunity for everyone of us. We’re lucky enough to spend a few mortal years on this very mortal... Read more »

Major Mistakes Beginning Nonfiction Authors Make and How to Avoid Them

It’s never been easier to write a book than it is today. With the advent of print-on-demand and self-publishing, almost anyone can throw a book together - a real bound book, with pages and everything - for a few hundred bucks. This news should be encouraging, because there’s no reason you shouldn’t author the book you’ve always dreamed of writing. The question, though, is whether it will be a book anyone other than your mother wants to read. Beginning nonfiction authors frequently... Read more »

Overcoming the Planning Hurdles When Writing Your First Nonfiction Book

Once you’ve covered the basics of determining who your specific audience is, understanding exactly what they want to read, and knowing what other similar books already exist, it’s time to begin strategizing the business angles of your book. Beginning nonfiction authors frequently err in judgment when it comes to the practical, business, and fiscal components of creating your book. FAILING TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING AND SELF-PUBLISHING In traditional publishing,... Read more »

Want People to Read Your Work? Hire a Professional Editor!

Visit any networking luncheon or after-hours mixer anywhere in the country, and chances are, if you asked, “Has anyone here ever thought about writing a book?” more than half the hands in the room would go up. Many people - coaches, speakers, and entrepreneurs in particular - have thought about writing books. And the truth is that a lot of them should. Coaches, speakers, and entrepreneurs have one thing in common. They’re all experts in at least one subject matter area. If they... Read more »

Self-Publishing Book Production & Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Once your book is written and you’ve determined that you will be self-publishing, there are a few serious errors you are going to want to steer clear of. THINKING YOU DON’T NEED AN EDITOR Even the best writer needs a second pair of impartial, well-trained eyes to look over their work before sending it out into the wide, wide world. The reason being that as the author, we are too close to our work to see it objectively. Are there any holes in your points or arguments? Are the introduction... Read more »