Make Money Online Writing eBooks

There are many ways to make money online. But one of the best, long term, ways is by writing eBooks. If you enjoy writing and you are good at it, then why not consider writing an eBook? Not sure what you’d write on? Well the topics are endless. Write on a subject that you have expertise in, something you enjoy, or a passion and start selling.

The traditional method of writing a book is writing it, finding a publisher and sell it, the whole process can take a long time for your book to reach your target audience. An eBook offers far more flexibility. Since an eBook is a digital book you can easily publish yourself, advertise it yourself and sell online yourself, or sell it through sites like Amazon.

The internet offers you a global market, which means you have a market that is far reaching and readily available. Let’s look at how you can make money by writing an electronic book or eBook.

1. To write your eBook you need to think about what you are going to write on. If you need ideas start researching topics online, in magazines, reviewing current affairs, etc. For obvious reasons it needs to be a subject that you have adequate knowledge on. The topic you are going to write on should also be popular, in demand, and interesting. Before you start writing make sure you have adequate information to complete an eBook, if not keep researching.

2. When you are sure you have all the information you’ll need, it’s time to start to write your first draft. You’ll want to proofread your draft or you can hire a professional proofreader to do it for you. Then you can decide if you want to add more content or if what you have is adequate. When you are happy your draft is the best it can be you are ready to move on to the final version.

3. For your eBook to be available for sale on the internet you will need to upload it using one of the self publishing websites such as Lulu or Amazon. You will not need to pay money to publish your eBook on these sites, which is a real bonus. You see you don’t have to have money to make money. Just a great idea and time. Oh yes, and let’s not forget about the writing skills.

4. Next it’s time to publicize the eBook you wrote. Marketing through social networking has a lot to offer, as does publicizing through blogs, forums, etc. The goal is to have your eBook reach the widest possible audience online.

5. You might also consider using affiliates to sell your eBook. There are a number of excellent affiliate marketing programs such as ClickBank that will promote your book on your behalf. When your book sells they keep a percentage of each of the sales.

Writing an eBook is a great way to make money and to generate revenue over the long term. Once demand is established and your markets are in place your eBook can continue selling for a very long time especially if the subject remains popular. The more eBooks you publish the more credible you will become as a writer and the easier it will be for you to sell your eBooks. So what are you waiting for?

Let me know what you think, do you agree or disagree? What would you like to learn about to make an online income, please comment below I am interested in what your views are.