Plus, after spending time cultivating and learning from your growing audience (no matter the size), you start to understand what people want-and what kinds of topics might work well for an eBook. It’s a natural progression for bloggers in particular, because we’re already used to writing a lot of content. Many bloggers take the next step from writing blog posts to writing their own eBooks. However, all of this is to say… You don’t need a massive audience in order to write an eBook (and successfully sell it).įirst before we dive into this guide, I wanted to answer a few of the most frequently asked eBook-related questions I field from my readers (click to expand each question and see my answers). Several of his eBooks have become #1 bestsellers within their niche categories on Amazon as a result of investing time into perfecting his listings (and writing a genuinely useful book)-two topics we’ll be talking a lot about here in this guide. Here’s a snapshot of one of his first eBooks ranking as the #1 bestseller in the general Men’s Health category-out of all related books on Amazon at the time: One of my blog readers, Raza Imam, has built a $5,000/mo passive side business where he writes eBooks and sells them only on Amazon. If Twitter (or social media in general) isn’t your thing, no worries… He’s sold well over $150,000+ in eBooks almost entirely on Twitter, and is starting to expand into video courses: Take for example the former Amazon AWS developer, Daniel Vassallo, who only recently left his day job to start teaching the many lessons he’s learned as a developer (and now self-taught marketer) throughout his career. Whether you’ve started a blog of your own or not… you can generate a substantial amount of income by selling eBooks on a social media platform where your target audience spends a lot of time. You don’t even need a large audience to start generating a meaningful amount of sales-as long as your eBook truly solves a clear need in a niche with proven demand. Want to know the best part about writing and selling eBooks? Here’s a screenshot of the sales figures since the first version of this eBook came out toward the end of 2016: That’s translated into a total of $9,296 in revenue for my blog business-all from a single asset that I slowly wrote over the course of just a couple weeks on the side of my day job a few years ago. Since writing one of my most popular eBooks to-date, The Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers, I’ve sold more than 1,328 copies to my audience alone. When you use one of my affiliate links, the company compensates me, which helps me run this blog and keep all of my in-depth content free of charge for readers (like you). Know that I only recommend products and services I’ve personally used and stand behind. Disclosure: Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links and at no additional cost to you, I’ll earn a commission.
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