Choosing Your E-book Topic

Choosing Your E-book Topic

Believe it or not, this is one of the harder steps of e-book creation for some people. They just can’t seem to pick a topic. They have the ability to write, and they know it. They have looked into how to publish and where to publish, they know what to charge and how to handle marketing, but they just can’t get started.
This is sometimes because they toss around several different e-book topics in their mind, and can never seem to settle on one. They obsess that they will choose the wrong idea, and end up investing what turns out to be a lot of wasted time. So instead of getting their first e-book under their belt, they end up investing all their time and energy upon procrastinating.

7 Ways to Brainstorm Ideas for Your Next eBook

Have you ever heard a successful author discuss his or her idea generation techniques? If so, you probably remember at least one talking about keeping a digital voice recorder, or pad and pen, readily available 24/7. This means that whenever and wherever inspiration strikes, a great idea is not forgotten.

Maybe your problem is not forgetting ideas for topics to write about.

Perhaps you just can’t seem to grease your mental gears and come up with an idea for your next e-book. The good news is, there are plenty of proven ways to give your brain a kick-start so you come up with a killer topic for an informative, engaging and financially successful e-book. Here are a few ways you can come up with a great e-book idea every time.

Do People Still Buy eBooks?

There are millions of e-books for sale online. There are also digital courses and physical products for sale. The information found in e-books is usually available for free on the Net, if someone wants to spend the time looking for, locating and verifying it. Even so, some bloggers, information marketers and online biz owners have made quite a good living selling the electronic version of the traditional, physical book. You probably know this, and are considering writing an e-book yourself.

The problem is, you don’t know if e-books sell anymore. Has their heyday come and gone, or are e-books still a viable online income source? As an online marketer, you will most likely be creating an e-book that passes along information and knowledge that you have obtained. Even though these books are generally short in length, between 5,000 and 20,000 words, you’re going to have to devote some time and energy to the effort, and you don’t want that work wasted.

eBooks vs. Courses: Which is Right for Your Business?

E-books are a simple way for a blogger or some other type of online business owner to begin making money online. If you have a lot of knowledge on a particular subject, you can write a simple e-book that can really help people in your niche or market in a few days or weeks. Some very successful e-books were written in an afternoon, in just a few short hours.

If you are a blogger, you already have lots of information contained in your blog posts. This means you have no problem coming up with ideas (and material) for an e-book. However, if you are teaching an involved process, perhaps a course would be a better way to go. Customers can access your course digitally, or you can have it recorded on DVDs and shipped to a physical address.

How Long Should a Paid eBook Be?

Bloggers and other online marketers have to have something to sell. Building relationships and solving problems is great, and you should definitely be doing both of those things. However, you eventually want to monetize all of your hard work. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

As a matter of fact, research shows that the people who come to your website and value the knowledge that you have are more than happy to purchase information from you. They are at your website or blog because they identify with you. You have made a connection. These people value your opinion, so offering them some type of product that could both help them, and pad your pocketbook, is the next logical step in building your business if you haven’t done so already.

How to Find Time in Your Schedule to Write an eBook

The busiest person in the world can write an e-book. Writing one simply means using some proven tips that work for even the busiest people where writing an e-book is involved. Here are a few ways to put off making excuses, find free time in your schedule that you didn’t think you have, and get that e-book written.

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