Thinking about writing and selling an ebook? Don't make this critical mistake

In a post over at Poewar, John Hewitt (the insightful webmaster), has an interesting discussion about content vs. commerce. I usually don’t post on Fridays, but because of the article marketing contest I roped myself into, I will be for the next 4 weeks, at least. So, here goes.

The following comment from John’s article got me to thinking, “Bloggers like to feel as if they are part of a community. A heavy sales pitch can take you right out of that community."

Why Building a Community is Important to Writing and Selling Ebooks

What this made me think about was community. If you’ll read the comment section of the aforementioned article, you’ll see that John and I see selling on your blog/website a bit differently. BUT, what we both agree on is that you must build an audience first before you start.

Besides Google ads, which I don’t think I added for months after I started my blog, I had no other advertising there other than my ebooks. But, remember, I’ve had a website since 1999, so had a built-in audience who followed me over to my blog.

So, if you’re thinking about writing and selling an ebook, while you’re getting the writing done, spend a few months building a community. Then, you’ll have an audience who are already pre-sold on your product, which makes the sale that much easier.

Article Marketing Contest Update: I posted this article to ArticleDashboard.com today. They usually approve them within 24 hours.

Proof that Article Marketing Works! The article I posted there just two days ago on the 14th has already been downloaded 16 times (Freelance Writers: How to Earn 6 Figures by Keeping a To Do List). Imagine having 20, 30, 50 or 100 articles working for you in various article marketing directories. Post every day, and you will!

Go get that search engine juice! To which article directory have you posted today?

Want to learn more about article marketing? Get the ebook, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Article Marketing: Results of a 30-day article marketing experiment, here.

Sincerely,
Yuwanda Black, Publisher
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