Writing the next great ebook is a dream for most online publishers.
What stops most writers from creating the next must-read online tome is time and fear of failure. With the right how-to steps and critical information, a disciplined writer can craft an ebook in 7 days.
From identifying your target audience to creating an irresistible sales letter, you can write an ebook fast and turn your publishing dream into a tangible reality.
In this post, you’ll learn about:
Survey your target market’s pain and problem.
Day one requires a thorough analysis of 5 serious problems that your audience wants to answer quickly. Pose 5-10 questions that your audience wants to solve.
Create a memorable title that includes the solution to the audience’s pain. After identifying their problems and pains, create the chapter outline and table of contents for the e-book.
Decide the book’s length.
The table of contents created in Step 1 will help you determine the length of the book. Most first time authors write lengthy ebooks that often do not sell. Unless your solution to the problem requires a lengthy explanation, keep your ebook length between 10-25 pages.
Create an online marketing plan for day two.
Survey your ebook competitors. Compare their sales pages, pricing model, and marketing strategy with your revenue-generating strategy.
Write your sales page. Craft detailed marketing copy to fight any objections to your ebook purchase. Use article marketing, blogging, and social media to promote your ebook.
Write the introduction.
The beginning of the ebook is the most important page. Next to creating a memorable title, the opening paragraph is key to the reader feeling confident about your writing abilities.
Spend all of day 3 thinking about the opening statements found on page one of your book.
Begin writing the ebook.
Day 4 and 5 are spent in complete writing mode. Using your introductory paragraph and table of contents as an outline, begin writing your ebook.
Do not edit your pages during this step. Break up your writing in 90-minute blocks of time. Have a word count deadline for each day.
Edit the ebook.
Set aside an entire day to finalize your ebook. If possible, hire an independent editor to review your book to catch mistakes, find grammatical errors, and to polish your prose.
Send to a panel of experts to review. Select two or three people in your target market to read the ebook.
Ask colleagues and book lovers to read the book and provide comments. You can use the comments of this panel of readers to create testimonials for your sales page.
- Include in your sales page the following components: your unique approach to solving your audience’s problem or problems, a sense of urgency, your personal story with this problem, and your table of contents.
- Hire an ebook designer on day two, if you are advertising the book on your website or blog.
- Don’t forget to factor in affiliates sales into your marketing strategy.
- To write an ebook in 7 days requires a thorough knowledge of the subject matter. Do not attempt to write a book that demands hours upon hours of research to complete.
- Purchase a separate domain name with keywords that correspond with your book’s theme. If your ebook is entitled, “Home Remedies to Remove Stretch Marks that Really Work”, your website URL might be: www.removestretchmarks.com