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Writing Your Book

Name: Writing Your Book
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Learn how to make a fortune from writing your book and selling it online,even if you don't have a huge online following.

Created byJohnathan Leow

Last updated 1/2015

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What you'll learn

Make a living from your teaching by writing books
Learn to sell the books you've written,even if you have no marketing experience!
Supercharge your chances of getting hired by your dream company, simply because you wrote a book
Learn how you can command higher consulting fees from your clients, simply because you wrote a book
Learn a fast technique to get your book written

Course content

12 sections • 79 lectures • 4h 59m total length

How Writing a Book Landed Me A Speaking Gig At A Prestigious Conference9:56
Establishing Your Expertise2:55
Who Doesn't Want A Nice Side Income Stream?7:20
An Often Overlooked Benefit: It Makes You a Better Person!5:23
Section 1 Summary3:00
Section 1 Checklist1:00

3 Key Marketing Tools You'll Need for Building Your List3:01
Setup Your Blog9:58
Why You Must Have A Landing Page5:25
The Money's In Your Mailing List6:00
Get Out There and Market!3:58
Target Reader Exercise7:10
Write Down 10 Names5:02
Identify and list 10 specific names who would benefit from your book, map their interests and sites they visit, and use personalized outreach to grow your email list.
Post EPIC Articles in Online Communities5:47
Learn to leverage epic blog posts to market your e-book by promoting them in online communities, especially LinkedIn groups, and becoming a top contributor to attract readers and subscribers.
Submit Landing Page to Free Link Sites5:15
Piggyback on Other People's Mailing Lists6:37
Guest Blog12:00
Promote On Social Media8:09
Promote your landing pitch on social media by shortening it for Twitter. Reach audiences via Twitter searches, hashtags, and Facebook groups to gain email subscribers.
Don't Forget to Get Referrals from Your Existing Subscribers! (BONUS)0:51
Section 4 Notes7:00
Section 4 Checklist1:00

Why I've Waited Until Now To Talk About Writing8:33
Why You Wrote the Book2:01
Why the Reader Should Read Your Book1:17
How to Write A Compelling Hook5:32
Craft a compelling hook that grips readers from the opening paragraph by weaving who, what, when, where, and why into engaging storytelling.
Brain Dump Exercise1:30
Create a brain dump by writing all ideas for your book topic on paper in a quiet space, including research notes and ideas from competitors, while silencing your inner critic.
Organising Ideas Into Chapter Outlines3:37
This Template Will Help You Write Much Faster0:08
Finding Content 'Meat' for Your Chapters1:41
Identify chapter content by anticipating reader questions, addressing objections, and presenting counter arguments; include research references and personal experiences, then use analogies to illuminate your outline.
Writing The First Draft0:45
Writing The Second Draft1:05
Put on your editor's hat and craft the second draft by focusing on flow and the overall reading experience, extracting content and trimming 2,000–5,000 words of ideas or irrelevant information.
Breaking Out of Writer's Block7:01
Productivity Hack #1 to Write Faster2:26
Stand while writing to boost your productivity and write faster, using a simple setup like a bookshelf to elevate your laptop and increase your word count.
Productivity Hack #2 to Write Faster2:39
Identify your most productive time of day, adapt your environment, and apply the 80/20 rule to focus on the tasks that most boost your ebook's income.
Section 5 Notes3:00
Section 5 Checklist1:00

The Biggest Pricing Mistake Most Authors Make2:23
Uncover the biggest pricing mistake authors make: pricing books too low, and learn to price for a living while still selling well.
What To Charge4:30
4 Simple Ways to Increase Value6:53
Increase your book's value by elevating perceived value with expert interviews, packaging, and testimonials that build social proof, while using video lessons and templates to justify price.
Section 8 Notes3:00
Section 8 Checklist1:00

Choose Your Distribution Platform9:36
Setup Your Sales Page6:54
if you would like to code your sales page yourself using Bootstrap 3, follow William Ghelfi's fantastic and easy to follow tutorial here:

https://realpython.com/blog/python/an-effective-sales-page-with-bootstrap-3/

He also has made the codes available for you for free.
How to Make a "Splash" on Launch Day9:22
Keep Your Email List Engaged6:48
Keep your email list engaged by maintaining a regular cadence and teasing draft content, outline, and previews via an automated email campaign toward your book launch.
Section 9 Notes2:00
Section 9 Checklist1:00

Requirements

A laptop, PC or tablet
Good working headphones and audio
An open mind and diligence to complete the course

Description

Can you imagine what life will be like after you've written your first ebook?

Writing my first ebook opened doors beyond anything I could imagine.

In just the span of two months:

-I’ve made almost $2000
-got invited to speak at a prestigious conference (UPDATE:and one more to come in Jan 2015)
-and received 5 job offers.

All these from my first and very own self-published ebook on crowdfunding, The Crowdfunded Kit.

If there's one thing I could reassure you, it is that I started out as a complete unknown - no email list, no reputation, no connections. But yet, I still managed to experience some success.

There are many others like me who have achieved way more, simply writing on topics so small and targeted that no book publishers would consider them.

So, I know that this ebook writing thing really works.

With a great topic and the right marketing tactics you can make a living from teaching as well. And you can start- just like me- without an audience.

Nothing is kept secret - I reveal all I know ... and as I continue learning how to write and market my books better, those techniques that are successful are added to the course - at no extra cost to you! This is a course that will continue to grow and grow.

As well as the Udemy 30 day guarantee, you have my personal promise that you will be delighted by what you'll learn in the next 4 hours ... and you'll be kicking yourself if you already had a book idea but are missing out on fabulous potential opportunities to earn a nice side income.

So if you want someone who’s been there, done that to walk you through self-publishing your own ebook for profit, you need to get this course now ... right this minute.

Every minute you delay is actually COSTING you money.

Enroll by clicking the "take this course" button, top right, now.

Who this course is for:

This course is for you if you work a full-time job, but want to learn to make side income from self-publishing your own book
This course is also for you if you want to make a FULL-TIME living from self-publishing your own book
This course does NOT focus on hardcover print publishing, or getting royalties from publishing companies

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Course content

Why Write A Book?6 lectures • 30min

Breaking Three Common Myths6 lectures • 17min

Deciding What To Write7 lectures • 37min

Before You Write the First Word, Build Your Email List!15 lectures • 1hr 27min

Deep Dive into Writing!15 lectures • 42min

Choosing Your Book Title5 lectures • 18min

Cover Design & Formatting5 lectures • 24min

Pricing & Packaging5 lectures • 18min

Prepping for The Launch6 lectures • 36min

The Launch5 lectures • 20min

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