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Written by Jason Pearson

Thursday, 24 April 2008

by JasonPearson

Do you have valuable knowledge to share with others? Writing an ebook is a great way for unknown authors or experts to publish information for others to read. There are several things to know about the writing process and about marketing your ebook that will help you be more successful your first time around.

To enhance the writing process and provide you with unimpeded flow of thought, you need to set yourself up in the right environment. For example, limit checking your email to twice a day. This may be an incredibly difficult adjustment for those of us who spend hours glued to the computer for work trying to stay in touch with everything.

Try to avoid checking email messages more than necessary. Scheduling time every few hours during the day to respond to urgent messages will suffice. Yhis may mean that you do not have your finger on the pulse every second. You will be surprised at how much more productive you are in general.

Just as you schedule time for email, also slate time for writing. Give yourself short or long uninterrupted periods-whatever works best for you. You may find that you become more and more efficient as the ebook progresses and will therefore write more text each time you sit down.

Before you get too far into it, test out your material on the public. By using podcasts you can share a snippet of your work as a mini-audiobook. You can also invite feedback from subscribers and get an idea of what people respond to the best. You can rename your ebook every time you podcast another part to see which title gets the most hits also.

Once you have written a substantial part of your ebook, you can begin to think more seriously about how it will be marketed. Start a blog and post comments on other blogs to build a reputation on the internet as an expert in your field. For some, this may mean just developing a network of people who like and respect you. They are the first ones who may buy your ebook.

Throughout this process keep track of how long it takes you to achieve each step. This will help you plan release dates. It will also tell you how much better you got at writing in the meantime. Knowing how quickly you work allows you to budget your time in the future more accurately.

Another important tip is to measure how quickly you produce your content. If you know that it takes you a week to finish a short chapter and you have 12 chapters left to write, you can figure out roughly when your ebook will be ready for editing. This will also allow you to appropriately plan your marketing strategy so it is released at the right time. If you keep a written log of all this information, you will have a general outline for any other ebooks you write next.

About the Author:

Jason Pearson is an online marketing expert who wants to share his secrets with the world. To find out more...

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