How to Write and Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit: Your Guide to Writing and Publishing Books, E-Books, Articles, Special Reports, Audio Programs, DVDs, and Other How-To Content

In How to Write and Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit, you’ll discover how to: Find your writing niche or specialty Come up with ideas for saleable how-to books, articles, reports, and seminars Research and write effective, practical how-to instructional materials Build your reputation and establish a loyal following in your chosen field E

For the above categories, list as many items under each category as you possibly can on index cards, one per card. Once you have completed your lists, look them over, and set aside the cards for any items that look like possible niches.

You don’t have to be a great scientist to write a great science book for the general public. But you do to need to organize your content in a sensible, logical, easy-to-follow presentation. And when you write or speak about it, your prose must be clear, engaging, and even entertaining.

in a world dominated by Google’s ocean of data, the wisdom, knowledge, and guidance people are seeking is in short supply. As librarian Richard Yates once observed, “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.”

Having a “fan base”—a group of people who follow you and faithfully buy everything you write—is an important part of your success strategy as a how-to writer. And your fan base does not have to be huge for you to earn a handsome living from your how-to writing: If you have 10,000 online subscribers who spend on average just $100 buying your books a

At the next level of content, above information, is knowledge. Knowledge is a deeper understanding of the facts.

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