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Money involved in...

by EricShaun
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...ebooks?

Say I wanted to write and sell a humourous (daft) ebook, would it be a good investment of my time? I consider myself pretty silly and have a funny way of writing things (sig) but I dunno whether to go ahead with it.
#ebook #humour #money
  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    You never know until you try.

    But, first, do you have an audience? Is the book related to your blog? How large of a following do you have on your blog? If 2% of your blog readers buy your book, will it be profitable?
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  • Profile picture of the author EricShaun
    Well my blogs only a week old so I'm still pulling together a userbase at the moment.

    The book wouldn't be based on the site but it would have the same kind of humour. Not planning on doin it yet, maybe a few months down the line.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by EricShaun View Post

      Well my blogs only a week old so I'm still pulling together a userbase at the moment.

      The book wouldn't be based on the site but it would have the same kind of humour. Not planning on doin it yet, maybe a few months down the line.
      Humor is a tough sell since it is so subjective. And, if you see a random humor book, who knows if you're going to like it? You'd have to really hit a home run with the sales letter and hope that you give the right examples as to accurately convey the humor in the book. That's tough. Too often, it may end up like a movie trailer where all the best stuff is in the trailer and the movie itself seems like 2 hours of padding around the awesomeness that was the 30-second trailer.

      While you are writing the book, I would do a blog at the same time that relates to the content of the book. Then, you can build an audience for your book. It becomes an easier sell because people will already know what you're about. And, instead of relying on a sales letter, they can read past blog posts to see if your humor is something that they enjoy.
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      • Profile picture of the author rackverse
        Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

        Humor is a tough sell since it is so subjective. And, if you see a random humor book, who knows if you're going to like it? You'd have to really hit a home run with the sales letter and hope that you give the right examples as to accurately convey the humor in the book. That's tough. Too often, it may end up like a movie trailer where all the best stuff is in the trailer and the movie itself seems like 2 hours of padding around the awesomeness that was the 30-second trailer.

        While you are writing the book, I would do a blog at the same time that relates to the content of the book. Then, you can build an audience for your book. It becomes an easier sell because people will already know what you're about. And, instead of relying on a sales letter, they can read past blog posts to see if your humor is something that they enjoy.
        Dan is right. You need to focus on a topic, not just purely on humor.

        For example if you look at the phenomenon "Stuff White People Like", the humor is there, but the niche is "White People" (okay maybe that's not the total audience, but you get the idea) . I think you should take your twist and apply it to a niche, or even internet marketing in general...then sell it to those people.
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  • Profile picture of the author bobbobson
    The nice thing about digital products of any kind is that once you've written it, the hard work is done - even if you only make one sale, you've made a bit of money. You can leave it up on your site for years if need be and potentially build up a steady income.

    I don't know anything about your niche etc, but my advice would be to do it. Why not?
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  • Profile picture of the author ArticleGrinder
    I think you should go ahead and try. You never know if it might be a jackpot. If people can make lots of money selling a "how to train your pet iguana" ebook, i guess you can sell almost anything.
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    • Profile picture of the author EricShaun
      Thanks for the tips. Keep em coming
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