It is said that inside every person there is a book waiting to be written. I remember years ago sitting in front of a blank sheet of paper and a typewriter (yes, that long ago!), waiting for inspiration to strike. The epic, blockbuster novel never materialized and the typewriter was put away in its case. My problem was I didn’t know what to write about. Nowadays, researching content for your eBook has become so much easier with today’s technology. Writing an eBook can be done in 2 days but researching your content requires longer - 3 days. However, if you are looking to write a sequel to “War and Peace” the process may take longer!
You should start your first day with two blank pieces of paper. But don’t worry; this is part of your research. You’re not writing your eBook yet. Everybody, every day has numerous ideas on whatever they may find interesting. On one sheet of paper make a note of all those ideas you carry around in your head. They don’t necessarily have to be anything to do with writing your book yet but clear your brain by putting these thoughts on paper.
When you have completed this exercise move on to the next sheet of paper. For half an hour, without thinking, analyzing or blocking your thoughts, allow the words whether it is one, a sentence or a paragraph to flow from your head to the paper.
If you now compare the two lists you should find at least one subject where the words or phrases are common to both. Go online and research the particular niche that covers this subject. What you are looking to find are 5 - 10 search terms that people use when searching online.
Day two is where you spend time checking whether there is a market for your idea. Again go online and find out what types of things people are buying that is related to your idea. There are a number of sources for this type of information. Forums relevant to your idea are a great place to start. Just Google “your subject + forums” and you will find plenty to keep you going.
In day two you found what people are buying. Day three is when you will finalize researching content for your eBook. Come up with five phrases or keywords related to the previous day’s findings. Then, using these keywords and phrases, research everything you can on your subject.
Use the forums again and find what is being talked about. Find out what articles have been written in article directories. Look at ClickBank.com to see what products are popular and what the competition is doing. Keep a note of all the information you gather. Review and study it because you will need it when you start to write your eBook.
So, there you have it. You started the process by taking your own ideas and initial thoughts and putting these on to paper. You then looked at ways to work in niches that connect to your own ideas. You have checked out whether your ideas are profitable and at the end of the three days of researching content for your eBook you have a stack of information. Don’t be put off in doing the hard graft during these three days, as researching is often the most demanding part of the whole process. This is where you can have fun and be creative as you are now ready to start writing your eBook.
This is a brief introduction to researching content for your eBook. You can get a complete eBook Business System that provides a more detailed in depth study on researching, writing and publishing your eBook.
John Coates is the owner of a number of websites offering resources for the Internet marketer.
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