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How To Research Content For Your Ebook … 10 Organizing Ideas

Researching Content For Your Ebook? Decide Your Ebook’s Scope, Check Competitive Information, Create A Mindmap, Update Gaps, Re-sequence For Ebook Flow

I remember reading once that the best way to collect and organize all the information you want to put into your ebook was to make several sticky notes on each point, clear the floor, sit in the middle and stick the notes all around you – and then try to group the notes into an order that “pleases the eye”.

Wow! If someone can do that, I’ll pay them 10 times over on the book price, just for the labor they put into it all.

Fortunately it’s all much simpler than that, thanks to one free tool and some planning. I don’t mean planning the contents of the ebook. Before that, you have to plan what you need to research and how much you need to research for the contents of the book.

On this post, we, at Solohacks Academy, have given you ten organizing ideas to get started with ebook content research. We have a simple method we follow, that works every time. You’d be surprised how well your ebook will flow with content value, if you just follow this process.

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How To Choose Ebook Titles For Your Niche … 10 Cracking Ideas

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Choosing A Great Title For Your Ebook? Quiz Audiences, Spy On Competitors, Share Your Own Life, Coin Your Own Words, Incite Curiosity, Outrage, Or Want

Choosing the absolutely perfect title for your ebook is a second step in the process. Writing a lot of potential raw titles is the first step. From quantity comes quality. So don’t sweat the rigor. You don’t get two chances to make a first impression. After you’ve shortlisted the raw title to use, then polish it for style and vocabulary.

There are many ways to get ideas for ebook titles – but, ultimately, there is a balance between promising what the reader wants and the fine art of playing with words. Neither can your ebook title be all blah, and nor can it be all bluster and bumpf.

One more important thing to remember: a great title for an ebook is not good enough if it cannot translate into sales and downloads. So wait to see the cash register ringing before you pat yourself on the back for finding the perfect ebook title.

On this post, we, at Solohacks Academy, have given you ten cracking ideas to get started with ebook titles. We’re happy to be sharing our secrets with you. None of these methods are as complicated as naming a baby.

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How To Choose Ebook Topics For Your Niche … 10 Smashing Ideas

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Choosing Ebook Topics To Write About? Find Ideas In Blog Posts You’ve Already Written, Competitors’ Ebooks, And What Audiences Want To Have Solved

Do you know your unique expertise niche thoroughly? Do you know your target audiences well?

If you’ve done your homework, you should be sure you know your audiences’ pain-points, problems, or areas of perplexity or doubt. The first tenet in ebook planning is to take care and choose a topic that aligns with your target audience’s needs or pain-points.

Next, look at what you’ve already written – maybe blog posts, emails, comments on others’ blog posts, or even notes to yourself. There could be a spark somewhere in all that you’ve previously written, which can ignite your new ebook topic.

Further, if you spend a day searching Amazon for various books on a chosen topic, you will see the rich diversity of angles taken by different authors, all tackling the same subject. Use that as your inspiration to come up with a topic angle that you feel will resonate with audiences because they haven’t quite seen things that way before.

On this post, we, at Solohacks Academy, have given you ten smashing ideas to get started with ebook topics. Starting on that ebook you’ve always wanted to write could be the beginning of a journey you’ll learn and earn hugely from.

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How To Sell Consulting Services Online Via Knowledge Commerce

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Sell Your Consulting Services Online By Mastering Six Aspects: What It Takes, Your Credentials, Your Role, Consulting Processes, Types Of Consulting And Pricing

Consultancy services are the easiest to start … but it takes a lot to satisfy a customer.

According to the Harvard Business Review: “Each year management consultants receive more than $2 billion for their services. Much of this money pays for impractical data and poorly implemented recommendations. Clients need to ask more from such advisers, who in turn must learn to satisfy expanded expectations.” This is a client’s point of view.

Another description I’ve read is this one: “If you’re not part of the solution there’s good money to be made in prolonging the problem”. This could be a mischievous consultant’s point of view. This second explanation sums up to me why people get suspicious before hiring a consultant. It’s tough to quantify what attitude you’ll get for what you pay.

At Solohacks Academy, we believe consulting, mentoring or coaching can be a brilliant revenue earner – provided you have what it takes. That includes being a patient teacher with the right ethics and professionalism. It also includes having a grip on your area of expertise and client psychology.

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How To Sell A Membership Program Online Via Knowledge Commerce

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Create And Sell Your Own Membership Program Online By Mastering Six Aspects: Value-Creation, Strategy, Business Model, Technology, Member Experience & Marketing

The idea behind membership sites as a Knowledge Commerce product is this. You may have built up a good library of content. Maybe you have a good number of ebooks, short courses, templates, and worksheets.

Or if you don’t yet have all these, maybe you’re confident of fast creation.

Your customers may want all this in pick-and-choose doses. They may like to pay for access to your library through monthly subscriptions. You can set pricing plans at different levels. You can thus allow graded access to your library of knowledge products.

At Solohacks Academy, we think having lots of members paying you a small fee every month could make your income more reliable. But one thing is important to remember: this is by no means a “passive income” idea … in fact, membership sites need your constant marshalling. If you’re ready for that, you’ll enjoy earning regularly and well, creating your community, and being the active thought-leader.

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How To Create Courses That Sell Online Via Knowledge Commerce

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Create And Sell Your Own Courses Online By Mastering Six Aspects: Topic Selection, Tools, Production, Value Addition, Pricing And Promotion

According to GM Insights, the e-learning market size was at around $190 billion in 2018. It’s expected to grow at a CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 7% from 2019 to 2025. Every serious Knowledge Commerce provider needs to get into this space.

The reasons for the anticipated rise in e-learning are many. Technology-enabled teaching is increasing in sophistication. It is helping people upskill in areas of profession, lifestyle interests, or just hobbies.

Most people today love being on a constant learning curve, enjoying keeping pace with ideas of the future. They yearn to broaden their horizons and learn new things. Online learning makes it all possible, through any device they prefer.

By creating and selling courses, in your niche, you can empower, entertain, and engage your audiences – and become an authority brand at speed. At Solohacks Academy, we urge you to get your share of the golden opportunities in online course marketing. The demand for interesting and innovative courses is only climbing.

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