If you have never written an e-book before, you may be nervous about the process. A typical blog post is 300 – 400 characters about one page in length. On the other hand, an e-book can have 50 pages or more. Yes, when looked at from that point, writing an e-book seems like an overwhelming task. Instead, break it down and look at it as writing a series of articles. These articles will later be arranged in order and compiled into one e-book.
Here are some simple steps to start the process.
1 – Choose a Category
If you are a business coach, you specialize in providing helpful and informative advice on succeeding in business. This is your expertise, so you should stick with it. This will make writing an e-book easier.
As for the category, choose a topic that is interesting to you, such as writing your business plan, effective sales techniques, or organizational planning. Or, choose an issue that is important to Americans, such as how to succeed in business, how to make money six figures, and so forth.
2 – Create a Title for Your E-Book
If writing a how-to book, this will be very easy. What does your e-book show readers how to do? If it is make six figures, a good title would be “How to Achieve the Six Figure Dream.”
3 – Write Your Introduction
An introduction for an e-book is just like an article introduction. The only difference is the length. Summarize the purpose of your e-book, as well as your reasons for writing it. Instead of squeezing your introduction into one paragraph, use the entire page.
4 – Write Your E-Book
This will be the hard part for most. As previously stated, think of it as a collection of articles. Create an outline first. If you want to show people how to succeed as an entrepreneur, start by outlining the ways one can be a success. There is writing a business plan, creating your dream team, effective marketing, budgeting, systems integration and so forth. Each of these can be a section or chapter.
Inside each chapter, break down into articles. For example, creating a business plan can have one article that highlights why you should, how it can increase your bottom line, how you can use it to secure financing, tips for writing it, and tips to use it for future growth. Within minutes, you may have a collection of articles that can be transformed into a 10 page section or chapter.
5 – Write Your Conclusion
Your conclusion should summarize your e-Book and what readers just learned. Restate some of your most helpful tips.
6 – Edit Your e-Book
If you use Microsoft Word, the program will help you capture many grammar and spelling errors. It, however, isn’t 100% full proof. So, proofread and edit your book. I highly recommend having someone else proofread your book as well. If you are on a budget, this could me a friend but the services of a professional editor are well worth the money spent.
Now that you know how to compose an e-book, you may wonder how to make money from it. The good news is that you have many options. You can offer it on your website, use a third party marketplace, like CreateSpace.com, or convert your e-book to digital text and sell it as an Amazon Kindle book. To increase your earnings, do all three.
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