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Looking for a new way to attract and engage prospective customers? Today’s audiences bypass much of the hype of traditional advertising. Instead, they want relevant and useful content that they can act on right away. Are you offering them that?
Earn their business and loyalty by offering them a content-rich “free-mium”: an ebook (or two). You can use ebooks to showcase your expertise while building your brand’s credibility and market reach. An ebook is an excellent way to deliver content directly to your target audience. Not only will you build visibility, but you will also carve out a niche as an ‘author’-ity in your field.
A vital component of your overall marketing stategy, ebook marketing is about creating content that knows no bounds and can be recycled across all of your communication channels (online and offline).
Key takeaways:
-Top 3 myths about today’s book and ebook publishing
-Advice on how to write your ebook for the most impact
-Introduction to independent publishing (what to expect and how to get started
-Recommended resources and free checklists for taking the next
About the presenter:
Dalya Massachi is the award-winning author of the 2011 independently published book, “Writing to Make a Difference: 25 Powerful Techniques to Boost Your Community Impact.” This rich resource gives change agents the license to engage their readers with authority, clarity, and values. Dalya now serves as the project manager and editor for several other independently published books and ebooks. Check out her free newsletter and conference call series at: WritingToMakeADifference.com.
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10. Dalya F. Massachi
• Award-winning author:
Writing to Make a Difference:
25 Powerful Techniques to Boost
Your Community Impact
• Now serves as the project manager and editor
for several other independently published
books by nonfiction authors
www.WritingToMakeADifference.com
11. Publishing Ebooks for Greater
Business Impact
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What an e/book can do for your business
Top 4 myths about today s e/books
Advice on WRITING your book
Intro to indie PUBLISHING
Complimentary downloads
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27. Connect Person-to-Person
Think and write in terms of you
(the reader)
Briefly communicate shared values,
needs, interests
Use their language
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32. “The beautiful part of writing is that you don't
have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a
brain surgeon." — Robert Cormier
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34. Why Hire an Editor?
Need an outside perspective
Need a reader s advocate:
author-reader bridge
Get prof l polish to make work publishable
Need support in finishing your book
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35. Author/Editor Relationship
Good rapport and a
strong working
relationship are
critical
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36. Graphic Designer
[other essential team member]
Exterior and interior of the book
Look should conform to your vision
Makes book look polished, organized,
accessible
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38. Interview!
Specialty: subject matter/audiences
Experience with your type of book and
with your phase
Get references: interpersonal style?
professionalism?
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39. Complimentary Downloads
1. The right team for the process
2. Editorial association member directories
3. Webinar slides: Thinking About Hiring an
Independent Editor? Start Here!
4. Websites of interest to the indie writer/publisher
Details: WritingToMakeADifference.com/
indie
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