Your info is worth money
Everyone has a “how-to” book in them. Your lifetime of experience and acquired skill sets should probably be required reading for the next generation, yes?
That book is easier to write than you think. Once written, you can market your knowledge to people more than willing to pay for it. Social media can be a cost-free delivery system.
Use the profits from the book to pay down bills, shore up your battered 401K, buy a car or just have some fun. Here are 5 Cool Ideas for writing and selling your book.
1. Do it yourself, the publishing industry is broken, anyway.
Self-publishing e-books is an easy, very lucrative way to create passive income. The process can be as simple as writing a 20-page e-book and saving it to a .pdf. Arrange a payment gateway through Google or PayPal and start telling Facebook friends about your creation.
2. You can publish a book, even if you’re not a writer.
Mark Victor Hansen simply collected stories others had written and titled the book series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Another great idea is to create other types of information products, instead of books. Audio programs, for example, are very popular and in some cases, sell better than printed material. And get this–audio programs are even easier to create than books.
3. A writing “system” can help you be published in less than 90 days.
I often write books by accumulating information. My 5 Cool Ideas books have been the result of collecting info, reworking the content and formatting related ideas in groupings of five.
4. Blog your way to authorship.
Web logging on Typepad or WordPress is a an easy way to develop your voice and build a following at the same time. Just post a few paragraphs twice a week and you’ll be amazed at how much content you can originate.
5. Think about what comes next after what comes next.
Celebrate your finished book as a great achievement, but remember that a book is almost always more powerful as a means to an end. Being a published author opens the doors to many opportunities, including speaking gigs, consulting work and media attention. Consider having other products and services to promote when your book is released.
Get good advice on how to write your book . . .
Attend the Write/Sell Your Book seminar and get time-saving tips and valuable marketing idea so you can finally write that book. Register at http://bit.ly/WriteSellYourBookJune9 or visit http://www.michaelangelocaruso.com/events/calendar/ to find a program near you.
Expect to learn a ton about creating, selling and re-purposing information products. You’ll also learn how to:
- Become a published author in less than 90 days
- Use information products to become more employable
- Build a distribution list so you’ll always have customers
- Write an e-book that will make your print book an even bigger success
- Leverage Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to grow your biz
- Self-publish your information products and earn more profit
- Write Web copy that sells
- Repurpose content so you can get paid over and over
- Create multiple information products
- Convert your new found “expert” status into even more opportunities
- Use video to promote your work
Can’t locate a live program? Would you rather order the audio CD/e-book on the subject? Go to http://bit.ly/CreateSellYourInfoProducts
Good luck and keep writing!
Michael Angelo Caruso, Author of the 5 Cool Ideas books and creator of over 75 info products
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