This is great to hear that you've met with so much success so quickly. It's very encouraging for my wife and I, too, as we prepare to write our first e-book on how to adopt a vegetarian diet. Do you have any suggestions or general advice that you could give, if you don't mind?
ooh, good luck with your book!
from what i've read, the smartest thing to do from a business point of view is to do keyword searches (use
google keywords tool) to see what people are searching for, so you can focus your e-book in on a popular topic. that wouldn't work for me in terms of picking a topic -- if i'm going to commit to sitting still long enough to write a book, i need to be in love with the topic -- but it can be useful in terms of how to couch your message. like, maybe more people search for one angle on your topic vs. another. it can be interesting and helpful just to see what people are searching for.
here are some other things to think about
- what other e-books are available on this topic? what would make yours different / better?
- can you come up with a snappy title? iterate and iterate on this until you come up with something short, descriptive, and at least somewhat sticky
- do you have relationships with other blogs with bigger audiences that cover your topic? start finding them and commenting on them.
- what kind of guest posts can you write for them that will delight their readership so much that they'll want to click through to your book?
- how else can you get the word out?
at this point, it's looking like this process is at least as much about hustle as it is about writing and i'm on the hustle journey, too, so i would appreciate any tips or ideas you pick up along the way! good luck putting it together!
