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The How To Guide to Writing & Making Money from eBooks
September 15th, 2011 by the noob
The How To Guide to Writing & Making Money from eBooks

Ever since the decline of legacy media, many entrepreneurs have been attempting to cash in on the success of eBooks. While most people have more success marketing an eBook to generate leads for an email list, or as a free bonus to promote special affiliate offers, there are ways that you can cash in on eBooks themselves. However, not every eBook will sell well in an already over-saturated market. You need to be able to identify a solid and useful topic, write a thorough and valuable eBook, and properly monetize it for maximum sales. Luckily, it’s not as difficult as you might think.

How to Write an eBook
While there are numerous scams out there, promising thousands of dollars when you sign up for a useless service that will “help” you write an eBook (then showing a picture of an actor holding a stack of hundred-dollar bills), there are some people that have honestly had a good return on their eBook. Glen of Viperchill.com wrote an extensive article about his successful eBook, Cloud Living. Ultimately, he ended up making $30,000 from his popular eBook, which taught people how to make a living online.

So, before you start on your eBook, there are a few things that you have to remember in order to be successful:

•Pick a topic that you know well, that people are currently interested in, and that allows you to provide the most value. For example, if you notice that the topic “kids costumes that rock” is trending in Google searches, and you have some experience in sewing, you might write an eBook about how to create your own cheap kids’ Halloween costumes.
•You don’t need to invest in an expensive writing and editing program for your computer. Openoffice.org offers a free word processor that allows you to quickly and easily export any document to a PDF file (the preferred format for eBooks).
•Planning is key. An eBook provides the perfect opportunity for you to practice your prewriting skills. Have a plan for what direction you’re going to take, as well as some notes on the information you would like to include for each section (i.e. create an outline). Otherwise, your eBook could come off as being directionless and vague.
•Don’t worry too much about word count. Information is what’s important. While you might not sell many 1000-word eBooks for $19.99, eBooks aren’t usually meant to be 100,000-word novels. Thoroughly and accurately cover the topic in as many words as it takes, but use lean writing to get your points across quickly.
Choosing an eBook Topic
To find a good topic for your eBook, try using some free web tools that can help you find trending topics, or use common sense to time your eBook’s release with an event that should increase interest.

Google Trends is an excellent tool for finding trending topics. However, you must be careful to choose topics with continuing interest – not ones that will drop in popularity after a couple of days. While “Miss Universe 2011″ is likely going to stop trending soon, a trending search like “earthquake” holds some potential for a profitable eBook.

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Looking at the Search Volume Index for the past several years in the image above, you can see that the term “earthquake” has experienced some notable interest spikes, usually coinciding with a major earthquake. You can expect interest to continue with this term over the long run. You might write an instructional eBook on the term using one of the following titles:

•100 Earthquake Survival Stories
•Earthquakes and Doomsday Predictions: The Historical Link
•The Complete Earthquake Survival Guide
Creating the eBook
Once you have a topic in mind and have performed the prewrite, it’s time to get to work creating the eBook. For the written portion, don’t focus so much on creating a narrative. Instead, focus on providing easy-to-digest and actionable information. eBooks work in the same way as webpage content – white space helps make them much easier to read. Use bulleted lists and headers throughout the content to make it easier to scan. In addition, try presenting information in other ways to help readers get through your work. Charts and graphs are excellent additions to help make information more clear.

For clean and crisp charts and graphs, the program Omni Graph Sketcher is perfect (2-week free trial, $29.99 to purchase) and most eBook creators use it to make their own charts. Although there are some free websites for creating graphs and charts (remarkably, NCES’ Kids’ Zone Creator is probably the best), they lack the customization that programs like Omni Graph Sketcher offer.

Remember that your topic has a lot to do with your writing style. If you’re putting together a study, most readers will expect the information to be scholarly in tone, or written from a position of authority and supported by a large amount of citations. However, an eBook on kids’ Halloween costumes might need to be a little more casual in tone, without many works cited (if any at all).

Finally, no matter what you write, make the investment in a good editor. While your writing might make perfect sense to you, it can be completely lost on the average reader. Spelling and grammatical errors can make it seem like you didn’t put much effort into the eBook, which can cost you future conversions. Hire a good editor early in the writing process, and he or she can help you structure the eBook properly throughout the process. If you have trouble writing the eBook, simply buy a few eBooks yourself to get an idea of what readers expect to see in the content. This can help give you ideas about phrasing and organization as well.

Making Money from eBooks
One of the most important questions you must ask yourself before you begin marketing your finished eBook is whether or not you need an established audience beforehand. It’s almost always better to have a group of Internet readers that already view you as an authority, rather than investing in an eBook that might not return your investment for months. For example, the successful eBook marketer Darren Rowse (Problogger) waited to launch his first eBook until he had been writing for the site for five years. Because he waited so long and acquired a huge audience, he was able to make an estimated $450,000 from a single eBook (priced at about $19.00).

Before you begin marketing your eBook, however, it’s important to make sure it’s protected from duplication. All Media Copy offers a helpful guide on adding password protection to your eBooks, in addition to adding a copyright.

There are a few ways to market your eBook (none of which include just popping it up on Amazon.com and hoping for the best):

•Start an affiliate program: You can contact other bloggers in your niche and ask if they would be willing to promote your eBook in exchange for a percentage of each sale (51%, for example). Most bloggers are constantly looking for ways to monetize their sites, and it doesn’t cost you anything to duplicate your eBook. You might want to use a service like Clickbank to keep things safe and organized.
•Build an interested audience on your blog/site: This really is the best method to selling an eBook. If you really can’t find an audience, you might try something similar to affiliate marketing by contacting a prominent blog owner and setting up a deal where they sell your eBook and offer you a percentage (provided they are willing to put their name on your product). Keep in mind that people who make significant money from selling an eBook get around 75% of their sales from their original audience/email list.
•Organic Search Traffic: You can always use targeted organic search traffic to sell your eBook as well, whether it’s through your existing website or a new one you put up just to sell the eBook. The search marketing doesn’t have to be for the eBook’s exact title. Using our earthquake example, you can set up a website with the domain name earthquakesurvival.com (if that search phrase is searched often) and create a simple sales page designed to sell your eBook.
Creating an eBook is a great deal like creating a long article, but must be very well written and laid out to convince people (who are accustomed to getting valuable content for free) to buy it. Generate a good topic and invest some time and money into the eBook and you should have a quality product. When marketing the eBook, focus on long term conversions for a low rate, rather than pricing your eBook high in the hopes of making some quick conversions for a few hundred dollars.

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10 Types of Blog Readers
July 24th, 2011 by the noob
10 Types Of Blog Readers

As you write your blog, do you ponder on who’ll be reading it? Most bloggers write posts based on readership rates, responses and perceived audience needs. However, do you know the types of people that read blogs? There are about 10 types of people that read blogs. If you want your blog to succeed, it’s a good idea to know these types and engineer your blog to suit their tastes.

1. The Absorber
The absorber absorbs every little word of your blog post, just like a sponge absorbs water. These readers pay you the biggest compliment; they really try to understand your point of view and your thought process. Absorbers tend to be detail-oriented and a tad nitpicky. They will leave comments about spelling mistakes, missed punctuations and similar tiny details to help you write better posts.
Writing posts for the absorber:
These people like to read quality content. Make sure your article is spell-checked, read it twice to ensure each sentence is structured properly and don’t forget to fine-tune your grammar and punctuation.

2. The Casual Reader
This kind of reader just skims the content of your post, without paying particular note to details. They’re good at summations and can get the gist by just skimming through. This kind also leaves comments frequently. Most blog readers fall into this category.
Writing posts for the casual reader:
Break your text into paragraphs and provide articulate headings so that people can grasp the gist just by reading the headers. Ensure that your content can be scanned quickly.

3. The First And Last Sentence Reader
This reader type reads only the first and last sentences of your post. If your article doesn’t grab their interest, or if you don’t have images in it, this type will just move on. If your blog lacks images, you’ll probably lose the first and last sentence readers among your audience.
Writing posts for the first and last sentence reader:
Plug in some eye-catching graphics and size them appropriately. Keep your paragraphs separate, with interesting first sentences. Format your content and make it presentable.

4. The Curious Reader
Some people read personal blogs only because they’re curious about you. These readers may not be interested in the content, but rather in what you say. Their main interest is in knowing more about you. You’ll find comments from these curious types about your success and how you do things.
Writing posts for the curious reader:
These people love to be entertained with personal remarks, or any secrets that you can reveal about yourself, about your affiliations, celebrities and so on.

5. The Supportive Reader
The supportive reader offers encouragement, promote your blog and your products and post encouraging comments. They readily offer backlinks and will talk about your blog on other blogs. If this kind of reader believes in your product, your opinions, or your cause, you’ve garnered an ally.
Writing posts for the supportive reader:
Take careful note of the comments your supportive readers leave and write posts to gain their full support.

6. The Silent Reader
Then there’s the silent reader who certainly visits your blogs, reads them but never leaves a comment. They will not bother to comment even if you email them specifically for feedback. It’s not clear what these readers want. They may also be shy people who like to be entertained but don’t want to get involved.
Writing posts for the silent reader:
If you find that many of your blog’s readers fall into this category, write posts that entice them to comment. Ask readers to comment on issues, offer their opinions and even participate in a poll.

7. The Negative Reader
This type of reader is quick to judge and point out mistakes, in a not very constructive manner. They can frame you using copyright infringement allegations, or leave comments saying your blog is not very original and so on. The best way to handle them is to correct mistakes, post apologies and be careful in the future.
Writing posts for the negative reader:
Always ensure your content is 100% original. It’s well worth it to invest in Copyscape or a similar tool to do this. Make sure your article is well written, articulate, grammatically correct and to the point.

8. The Loyal Reader
Needless to say, the reader who is a potential customer is the one that you want to attract the most. These readers stay loyal to you and become your customers in the future. If you start other blogs or other ventures, these readers will follow you there as well.
Writing posts for the loyal reader and potential customer:
Be ethical and scrupulously honest in all your business dealings via your blog. Post information that’s clear, easy to read and can be validated by anyone. Cite your sources and references wherever possible, and provide actual facts.

9. The Opportunistic Reader
Some readers come to your blog with a hidden agenda. However, when you are a success in this business, someone or the other will want to try and borrow your strategy. Since you won’t be giving it away, they’ll try to spy, copy content, talk to your readers to learn how you do things.
Writing posts for the opportunistic reader:
Don’t reveal too much in your posts. Offer your best strategies via guidebooks at a price point.

10. The Popular Post Reader
This type of reader reads only those posts that are already popular. That way, they feel their time is well invested. These readers will scan all the comments first, and read the article only if several people have appreciated it. They won’t bother reading a new post until it’s been whetted.
Writing posts for the popular post reader:
If a post of yours becomes popular, watch what people say and try to post more articles in a similar vein.
Question For You
Now that you know there are so many different types of blog readers, you need to ask yourself this. What kind of blog reader are you?

David Smith works for conversion rate optimization Company where he helps business in improving the overall performance of their online marketing campaigns.

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Making Money via Social Networks
June 1st, 2011 by the noob
Making Money via Social Networks

Now that you’ve entered the world of online marketing, you’re probably looking for ways to increase your productivity – ways to make money without doing a ton of work. Building websites, blogs, and products can be very profitable but only if you know how to find a targeted audience. That’s where social networking comes into play.

Exploring Social Networks

You have two choices when it comes to social networking. You can create your own network and monetize it by charging a membership fee or, like most others, simply charging for advertising and application use. It’s not as simple as it sounds, and can cost millions to develop a worthwhile site. Besides, how can you compete with Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and today’s hot related sites?

If you’re an average marketer, like myself, you’ll look for ways to make money through the use of the social networking sites that already exist. You’ll need to start by building a strong following of friends – people who are interested in your niche and who trust what you have to say. While building a strong list of followers is something we’re better off leaving for an entirely different article, it is important to recognize that there are dozens of things you can do to monetize your social networking experiences.

The obvious path would be to share links to your own websites and products. This may work, but only if you don’t inundate your readers with sales pitches all the time. You need to focus more on creating high-quality content they can benefit from regardless of whether or not they’ve made a purchase. This doesn’t mean simply asking your friends to read your works, either. You shouldn’t be afraid to write a post on Facebook asking your 100,000 friends to DIGG your latest blog post. How else do you think social media sites gain traffic?

That said, there are other monetization methods you should keep in mind as well. There are dozens of incredible referral programs and revenue sharing sites that will gladly give you a few pennies here and there if you send traffic their way. ApSense and Yuwie are just a couple to consider – offering referral incentives if you get your friends to sign up for their sites. This is great if you have a strong following of people who are willing to go where you go because you say so. Cha-ching!

Rounding Out Your Marketing Plan

Social networking is, of course, an integral part of any marketing or SEO campaign. Gone are the days where you can throw up a website and – bam! – have an online presence. If your idea of making money online simply involves the promotion of your website, here are a few simpler things to keep in mind.

Make sure you spend time networking with others – not necessarily prospecting. Networking opens the doors of opportunity as you meet people who may introduce you to others interested in what you have to offer. Use social networking sites to promote your brand and allow others to get to know you. Prospecting can always come later on – on your main site.

Build a Business Fan Page on Facebook. Use it to update your followers about the things going on within your business. You can also use Facebook to create local advertisements, if applicable.

Create a Twitter account and link it to an advanced networking tool like HootSuite or TweetDeck. These tools will give you a bit of flexibility and will hep you to find trending topics so that you can constantly relate to your followers and their needs.

Create a LinkedIn account, network with others in your field, and create a feed so that the professionals you are networking with can access your blog posts and Facebook updates with ease. Make sure those who have used your services are writing recommendations for you as well.

Focus on what you can give your followers – not what you want to get from them. The more you give, the more authoritative you become. As your fans begin to trust you, they’ll begin to remember your name – and will think of you when it is time to make a real purchase.

The way you ultimately use social networking sites will differ depending on the type of product or business you run. At the end of the day, though, you’ll find social networking to be a critical part of your marketing campaign. Add it to your marketing plan and spend a bit of time networking every day. You’ll begin to see a difference in no time.

About Author

Dona Collins is a blogger, financial writer for CreditLoan.com and a part time infographic artist. You can find more of her work at CreditLoan Blog.