| p>The key to making big profits in publishing is to | | | | 3. Knowledge. No, I do not necessarily mean |
| become a publisher. Really. The writer is very | | | | knowledge to write a book. I am assuming you |
| rarely make enough money to make writing a full | | | | are writing about something that you are either |
| time job. However, if you publish your own book | | | | already knowledgeable in or are able to research. |
| then you, as a writer and author, stand to make | | | | The kind of knowledge I am talking about is |
| great profits. Here are the keys to making it big | | | | knowledge about publishing and book marketing. |
| in self publishing. | | | | Now this is not something most people have so |
| | | | you are going to have to go out and get it. If you |
| 1. Research your book topic's supply and demand | | | | are reading this, then you are already on the right |
| before you put words on paper. In order to make | | | | path. |
| money in any market you need two things. You | | | | 4. Pride. The best way to sell your book, and to |
| need people to need your product and you need | | | | make sure it is a good product, is to have pride in |
| there to be relatively little competition. Some | | | | your work. Pride will create an exceptional product |
| competition is good because if no one else is | | | | and pride will sell it. You are going to be so proud |
| doing it, there is usually a reason why. But, you | | | | of your book you would not be able to keep your |
| might be saying, what about the idea that is so | | | | mouth shut about it and you should not! Word of |
| unique that no one knows they need it yet? If | | | | mouth marketing and networking are two skills |
| you have that kind of revolutionary idea, I still say | | | | that sell books, use them. Let your pride work for |
| 'test it' make sure you are going to get enough | | | | you. Please know that I am not talking about |
| interested parties before you commit the time | | | | being so terribly proud that you are never truly |
| and attention it takes to create a book. | | | | satisfied with your book and you do not finish it |
| 2. Commitment. Not only do you need enough | | | | or you let the writing process take far longer |
| commitment to write your book you need | | | | than it should. Nothing is 100% perfect - nothing. |
| commitment to publish it and then market it | | | | Do not be so proud that you do not allow your |
| effectively. If at any point in this process you | | | | best to be enough. |
| drop the ball so to speak, you will not make big | | | | 5. Creativity. Creativity is involved for certain in |
| profits. How do you maintain your commitment to | | | | writing your book but I am referring to the kind |
| your book project? Well the first step, doing a | | | | of creativity you will need to market your book |
| little research might make it easy to get excited. | | | | and to gain publicity. There will be an abundance of |
| There is nothing better than knowing you are | | | | opportunities to market your book but you may |
| absolutely going to make tons of money to keep | | | | not see them unless you are open minded and |
| you motivated. Some other things that motivate | | | | approach book marketing as a creative |
| people to see things through are deadlines, | | | | endeavour. Yes, you will draft press releases, |
| financial commitments, and even bragging that | | | | write articles, create a website, and contact book |
| you are writing and publishing a book. Once you | | | | sellers about selling your book but how will you |
| tell all your friends and family what you are doing | | | | make these marketing tools stand out? How will |
| you kind of want to follow through, right? | | | | you differentiate yourself from other authors? |