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I am writing my own product too and is harder than some people may claim although it does sometimes depond on the subject and whether you used PLR.

Personally I would say that writing it all yourself means that it can be something which you can be much more proud of when you do finish it - if it is worth doing, it is worth doing it right.

Hey Graham, I ran a fairly inflammatory post on this same subject today , take a look would you, i value your opinion on the subject...Another newbie tried to sell me an "Article Marketing Course"

Good luck!

K

You must be a perfectionist with your content ... which is good. Every freaking "make money with Google", "millions in a day", seems to be rehashed crap that the "guru's" pas back and forth to their lists and newbies. I but some just to see if there is something new, and 99% of the time I am glad it is a tax deduction.

Regardless of how long it takes, make it unique, make it real, be specific on details. This will help short term, and really help long term.

Or you can take dbbrock1's advice and sell a ton of crap with a great sales page. Seems to work :-)

Outline it.

Expand on the outline.

Then write everything you can think about on the first sub point. Then go to the next sub point and do the same.

Without an outline of main points and sub-points, it can be a lot harder than it has to be.

These guys have helped me out a lot (I'm not an affiliate) - Product Creation Eclass -

I was reading a thread in the copywriting forum the other day where a fellow was saying that he could write his own copy but didn't have the time and wanted to get a sales page written quickly for a reasonable (cheap) price.

The responses all seeded to concur that he could get cheap and quick, or good and slow, but not good and quick. Time is money, and your eBook is the same I would say. You could slap it out and get it on the market, and your sales will probably reflect that, or you can spend the time on t and get it the way you want it and your sales (profits) will reflect that.

My thought would be to spend the time on it. If it is worth doing, then it is worth doing well. Don't waste your time, and your customers time by producing junk. Your refunds will reflect the time you spend on it, in an inverse way.

I am not an expert by any means, just my opinion. Take it for what it is worth.

Graham,

Push through it Quality always wins out...

If you got the power to say, I wrote this, you will feel more proud and when people hear of your e-book, they can say, I got it especially from Graham.

Graham, I started my Nuts n Bolts back in December and have condensed it down to about 16 pages so far. I looked at using a little PLR in the book but found it to be too
distracting trying to reword things.

No one can follow your brain flow better than you can. Just trust what you say, reread and rework where necessary, then before you publish, have a couple Warriors proof it and maybe give some testimonial or added insight.

I still have a 4 page brochure I published in the mail order market 30 years ago and I get a big smile ( or, laugh )every time I read it.

Patience. Finish the book yourself. It's good to have something done all by yourself. Maybe in your next ebook project you can outsource some works.

For the benefit of your sales, please introduce something new! It will pay off in the long run as your customer will know if you're pulling their chain by rehearsing old content, or if you really put your all into the eBook.

Thank you all for your feedback, it is very much appreciated and has re-motivated me to continue with my present format.

As far as outsourcing anything is concerned, 1. I can't afford to and 2. I prefer to do it myself if I can.


I guess the world will have to wait a little longer

Thank you all again.

Graham

I know more people are going to video guides rather than making an eBook. I don't know if this is something that you could create, but it would cut the time in half and its fun!!

Suggestion: I will be in the process of making an video/ebook soon. I will have a text guide to go along with the videos. I think the internet it turning more to videos than text, but the original ebook will always be around. Take your time, and finish it. It will be worth it in the end.

Good Luck!!

Hi Graham,
If your ebook provides exact ideas and shows the way to follow them, then I think you should stick to it. Outlining is really helpful, at least for these types of lengthy process. Go on, you will surely get benefited.

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Quality is Job 1 should not just be a slogan, it should be reflected in your work. As for PLR, I have to agree that it is much more difficult to get quality information and I would never consider using it as a resource. It would be too difficult to fact check any of the information and sometimes, what sounds good does not work and what sounds absolutely preposterous will be quite effective.

As a prime example, a number of European Universities are complaining about the proliferation of misinformation on wikipedia and how it is actually adversely impacting median grades due to the increased popularity of it as a resource. Given the source of much of the PLR material, I would have to say original content is the only way to go. As to your opinions on outsourcing, I have to agree ... sadly on both counts LOL

Give your customers something of reputable quality that works and I bet they come back around next time you put something out ... even if they do have to wait a bit longer for it.

Just my two cents