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by Gwen Tanner

Before you put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and get started with ebook writing, there are a few things you should do. Of course most gurus will tell you to research your niche to find the most profitable one, write your product quickly and get it up for sale. But I’m going to give you some slightly different advice. This advice is for those who really want to create a quality product on a subject they are very passionate about.

The first thing you must do is understand who you are and who your audience is. You really want to understand who you are teaching, and who you are sharing your knowledge with. Let’s say you are an expert seamstress and you have decided you want to write an ebook with a number of tutorials and pictures about perfecting difficult stitches. While you may have a grasp on the terminology, tools and techniques, a beginning seamstress might not understand these things. On the other hand a more advanced seamstress will enjoy your new point of view on how to sew the difficult stitches. So you really want to focus on who you want to teach and target your information towards them.

The second thing you want to do is determine the goal of your ebook. Many people who come online to sell ebooks have a goal to make a lot of money – they want to make a decent or even luxurious living online. Others simply want to make a few extra dollars to supplement their income, or just enjoy some extra cash from a hobby. There are others who do it just because they love it (good examples are all the free WordPress plugins, templates, open source software, photos and free information in general) and if money happens to come in, that’s fine too. So really take time to think about your purpose and goal for your writing an ebook. If your goal is to make a living online, then focus on building extreme value, giving people what they want so that you can charge more for your ebook. If it’s a hobby then focus on your passion and your perspective and build that into your ebook.

Finally give yourself a decent time frame to complete your book. Mark in your calendar the month or season you want your ebook 100% complete and ready for sale. Think about how long it will take you to gather your thoughts and write an ebook you can be proud of! But also keep in mind this is a project that needs to get done and put up for sale and stick to that timeline.

Any product you create should be of the highest quality. Visit my blog for a number of product creation resources and tips to help you get started creating high quality and interesting products. http://www.gwentanner.com