14 Steps To Writing Your eBook
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You can create a short ebook right now. Even if you couldn't learn one more thing you know enough right now to create something useful for a group of at least a thousand people. That's an absurdly low number; it's probably closer to a million. Whether you want to make a product or not, do the following exercise. It's worth it just to realize that you have enough in you right now to write a book or teach a course.
Commit right (write!) now to completing Steps 1 through 14. If you just do those those you will feel your brain becoming a better idea machine.
Step 1: Make a list of all the things you think you could teach a course in. Select the one that is most exciting to you. If you can't think of one then stop being such a dick to yourself.
Step 2: Get specific. What are the important things you could teach about this? List ideas for what you could teach about your "expertise".
Step 3: Define who your target market is. Who could use this information you have? Test them to make sure they are viable.
Step 4: List the benefits they will receive from taking your course or reading your book. Go straight to the primary benefits.
Step 5: Decide the form you want your product to take. The most straightforward is creating a PDF ebook. I like to start with this because I know I will finish it. If later on you feel like expanding your ebook into a video course then you have everything you need to do so.
Step 6: Make a list of potential titles. Your title will become hugely important during sales. Put each idea through this test
• Does it grab peoples' attention?
• What emotional response does it elicit? Will that help it sell?
• Does it point at a solution to a problem?
• Does it make you want to take out your wallet?
Step 7: Who are you? You need to define how you will present the information. Think about how your story intersects the information you are presenting.
What was your quest!? Remember that while you write every sentence should be dripping with your personality (are you soaked in mine yet?) - it's the quickest and most fun way to differentiate yourself from the competition.
Step 8: How do you want to organize your information? Look at popular books you've seen on bestseller lists for ideas on how you could organize your information.
Step 9: Write your table of contents. This is going to be your guide while creating your product. Aim for three to six key points for every section. You got this!
Step 10: Create due dates and a timeline. You need to feel responsible for creating this thing or it won't happen.
Step 11: Stay accountable. My favorite way to stay accountable to my goals so far is an app for the iPhone called "Lift". It lets you check off that you did your goal each day. You can choose to share this or not.
Step 12: Editing. Here are a couple things about editing that you may remember:
• Does it make sense?
• Does it flow?
• Don't over-edit! We need your personality desperately!
• Is it helpful in this form?
Step 13: Formatting. When the whole thing is done then decide on a format for it.
Here are some basics on turning your words into an ebook:
• Put words into Word or something like that
• Change your page size to eight inches wide by six inches high - that's landscaped!
• Keep the font readable
• Make big fat headlines
• Save it as a PDF
• Fin!
Step 14: Launch!! Get your product in front of eyes everywhere!
There we go. 14 steps. If you're just finishing reading this and you haven't written anything down then you probably haven't taken much value from this post. ACTION is the only way to make this shit real to YOU in your life NOW! Go back and make a list for Steps 1 and 2. Even if you have no plan of ever making a product I promise it will be worth it.
Just click > how to write an ebook for your complete reading.
Commit right (write!) now to completing Steps 1 through 14. If you just do those those you will feel your brain becoming a better idea machine.
Step 1: Make a list of all the things you think you could teach a course in. Select the one that is most exciting to you. If you can't think of one then stop being such a dick to yourself.
Step 2: Get specific. What are the important things you could teach about this? List ideas for what you could teach about your "expertise".
Step 3: Define who your target market is. Who could use this information you have? Test them to make sure they are viable.
Step 4: List the benefits they will receive from taking your course or reading your book. Go straight to the primary benefits.
Step 5: Decide the form you want your product to take. The most straightforward is creating a PDF ebook. I like to start with this because I know I will finish it. If later on you feel like expanding your ebook into a video course then you have everything you need to do so.
Step 6: Make a list of potential titles. Your title will become hugely important during sales. Put each idea through this test
• Does it grab peoples' attention?
• What emotional response does it elicit? Will that help it sell?
• Does it point at a solution to a problem?
• Does it make you want to take out your wallet?
Step 7: Who are you? You need to define how you will present the information. Think about how your story intersects the information you are presenting.
What was your quest!? Remember that while you write every sentence should be dripping with your personality (are you soaked in mine yet?) - it's the quickest and most fun way to differentiate yourself from the competition.
Step 8: How do you want to organize your information? Look at popular books you've seen on bestseller lists for ideas on how you could organize your information.
Step 9: Write your table of contents. This is going to be your guide while creating your product. Aim for three to six key points for every section. You got this!
Step 10: Create due dates and a timeline. You need to feel responsible for creating this thing or it won't happen.
Step 11: Stay accountable. My favorite way to stay accountable to my goals so far is an app for the iPhone called "Lift". It lets you check off that you did your goal each day. You can choose to share this or not.
Step 12: Editing. Here are a couple things about editing that you may remember:
• Does it make sense?
• Does it flow?
• Don't over-edit! We need your personality desperately!
• Is it helpful in this form?
Step 13: Formatting. When the whole thing is done then decide on a format for it.
Here are some basics on turning your words into an ebook:
• Put words into Word or something like that
• Change your page size to eight inches wide by six inches high - that's landscaped!
• Keep the font readable
• Make big fat headlines
• Save it as a PDF
• Fin!
Step 14: Launch!! Get your product in front of eyes everywhere!
There we go. 14 steps. If you're just finishing reading this and you haven't written anything down then you probably haven't taken much value from this post. ACTION is the only way to make this shit real to YOU in your life NOW! Go back and make a list for Steps 1 and 2. Even if you have no plan of ever making a product I promise it will be worth it.
Just click > how to write an ebook for your complete reading.