Here are 9 increasing reasons to throw caution to the wind and write your book now:
1. Increase your skill base. Write a book and develop a mini website to sell it on the Internet. If you optimize your book's website well, people will visit it from all over the world and buy it. You may be thinking, I don't know how to build a website much less optimize it. Take a class; hire a computer savy assistant. If a non techie person like the author of this article did, you can too.
2. Increase your self-esteem by sharing your know-how in your field. People are looking for a friendly expert to show them how to do things faster, easier and with more profit. You know; share all the short cuts & secrets of your business you've learned along the way.
3. Increase your credibility as a service expert. When you write a book, you get instant credibility with your colleagues and customers. They are more willing to work with you and trust you faster with book author as one of your titles. Remember, people tend to buy more and do business with people they trust.
4. Increase your ability to compete. A book sets you apart from the non-author colleagues in your field. Write a book this year and receive a boost of profits from your clients because they trust you more than your non-author competitors.
5. Increase your recognition by becoming a trusted voice in your field. After writing a book, more people will recognize you. Our societies still look up to authors. It gives you a claim to fame. Write a book filled with how-to, tips, illustrations and checklist. Share your customer success stories through case studies to inspire your audience.
6. Increase your customer list. One of your most valuable assets in your service business is your customer list. Your book presells your services to each customer that gets a copy. After enjoying your insightful book filled with helpful tips they are more open to purchasing your services.
7. Increase your list of services. Write a book and then launch your speaking services, counseling or coaching services with it. Also, you can create other information products as a companion of your book. All designed to further educate and help your service business clients.
8. Increase your ability to help more people. After writing your book, you gain the ability to reach around the world. Your book extends the reach of your hands to help others from across town to the other side of the globe. Take advantage of the Internet to promote your book online.
9. Increase your income by selling books at your speeches and especially your website. If marketed well, your book can be the beginning of a whole new income stream. After your book is written it becomes your 24 hour sales person promoting your service business everywhere it goes.
If you don't get started writing your book now, your service business may never receive the increase it deserves. So go ahead; write a book and watch your service business profits explode like a rocket headed to the moon. Here's to seeing your name in print!
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Outline To Write A Book
Staying on top of that emotional roller coaster by managing the support of your well meaning friends can serve you well in many ways you may not have considered.
Whether you are writing a book, training for your first triathlon or launching a new business, there's nothing quite like the feeling of putting that idea out there, into the world.
The good news: your family, friends, neighbors, mailman, hairdresser and kids piano teacher all love you and are genuinely interested in and supportive of your success as an author.
The bad news, they can support you straight into paralysis because they care so much about you and your book that they bring it up at every turn. Two weeks after you tell them about your plans, don't be surprised if someone asks you if the book is out yet.
So, you'll find yourself in a very contradictory situation: surrounded by people who so much want you to succeed---at something most of them don't have the first clue about.
Here are three tips to leverage the well-meaning yet potentially unnerving support of your friends and family to your advantage, and still be on speaking terms with them when it's time to send out invites to your book launch party:
1. Thank them sincerely for their interest and support. Remember, lots of people think it's really cool to know someone who is writing a book. There's a certain mystique by association. They WILL tell everyone they know about you. And you don't know who they know.
2. Tell them you will keep them apprised on your progress---then do it via email and blogs. This helps you prepare for the marketing phase of your publishing journey, teaching you how to talk about your book with confidence.
3. Steer the conversation from "when" topics to "what" topics. Even though you know this intellectually, you can start to feel like a failure emotionally when your progress doesn't meet their expectations. Keep in mind. They likely understand very little of the process you are in the middle of or how long it takes.
"What" questions---questions about your content, give you a great opportunity to practice thinking on your feet which you will need to do for media interviews.
While it's impossible to completely slow down or stop the roller coaster that is your publishing journey, these three tips will make the ride quite a bit more enjoyable.
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