6 Easy Steps to Writing A Profitable eBook In 30 Days or Less

6 Easy Steps to Writing A Profitable eBook In 30 Days or Less

By Ellen Violette

To write a profitable ebook in 30 days you have to plan to write an ebook in 30 days.  And the way you do that is to create a plan of what you would have to complete each day and then pencil in your plan working backward from day 30 to day 1.

Creating a plan can be broken down into the following 6 steps:

Step 1. Doing the research

Before you can write a profitable ebook, you MUST do the research first. This will tell you what your market wants to buy as well as what keywords and phrases will get them to take action.  It’s then your job to figure out what you can offer and deliver it in the way that will excite them and get them to purchase from you.

Step 2. Organizing your ebook

Consider the organization of your ebook before you write. Do you need sections and chapters or just chapters? If you need sections, will they be chronological? Or by subject? Or organized in some other way?

Step 3. Creating your call to action

Figuring out what your call-to-action can often influence the direction your ebook will take, so you always want to figure out what it is BEFORE you write your ebook. The call to action is what you want readers to do after they finish reading the book, such as purchase another book or a program or service. Keep the offer you make in your ebook for your next product—the actual call to action—at $97 or less, unless you send people to a teleseminar, webinar, or video presentation first.

Step 4. Writing time

If you create 6 chapters, you have 8 points in each chapter and you write two pages per point, each chapter would be 16 pages.  This would give you an ebook of 96 pages.  Since you need time to complete the other pieces for your ebook, you need to write your ebook in about a 2-week period which would mean you’d have to write 6 pages a day during that time. If you want a larger ebook, you’ll have to write more; for a smaller ebook, you’ll write less.

Step 5. Finishing time

Authors often forget that there is more to writing an ebook or book than the actual chapters. You’ll need to add additional pages, such as the table of contents, about the author page, limit of liability, etc., to complete your project.

Step 6. Title and chapter heading writing

Titles and chapter headings need to catch the reader’s attention, and that can take time. If you’re going to write them yourself, you’ll need to leave enough time to get them right. Otherwise consider outsourcing them.  That’s what I did when I wrote Sell More eBooks, Low & No-Cost Tactics to EXPLODE Your eBook Sales and Downloads (www.sellmoreebooks.com) with Jim Edwards on a 30-days schedule.

If you’re on a budget, you might want to look into using vendors on Fiverr at: www.fiverr.com.  It’s a  a very inexpensive way to get the help you need creating title and chapter headings.  Be sure to find vendors who are at least Level 1 vendors.  Level 2 and Top Sellers are even better.

With the right planning, anyone can write a profitable ebook (or book) in 30 days or less.  Follow these 6 steps, and in just 30 days or less you, too, can be ready to publish your ebook or book!

About the Author

Ellen Violette, a leading eBook/Digital Publishing/Online Business Coach teaches people how to create a unique message and an irresistible brand using 72-hour ebooks and low-tech easy-to-implement system, tools, and strategies for high-income potential!

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