7 Steps to Developing Your Own Publishing Empire!
It’s easier than ever the make yourself a mini-empire with writing and publishing!
1. Write a book. This is the ole granddaddy of the publishing world. Become a published author or self-publish your own book. It’s easier than ever these days so if you have a solid concept and can commit to do the work (it takes lots of work for either venue), you can become a published author before the year ends!
2. Start a blog. This is a well-known idea, but to use it best, you must 1.) post often, 2.) have a theme. Like writing a book, you should have a central concept, but with a blog you can be more creative and even more conversational.
Publish it on a regular basis to get consistent readers. If you have good content and update it often, you can get a lot of good exposure with it.
3. Website. It used to be websites were just tools to promote your platform or sell a product. But well-designed and useful websites are updated often and have content that is as useful as a blog. Keep your site fresh and interesting and it will be a useful item to help your business grow.
4. Write and sell ebooks. This is a popular marketing tool and successfully used by many marketers. They really do work. If you have a unique skillset or topic, you can transfer this info into an ebook easily. Write and “publish” your ebooks in .pdf format and people can download it from your site. Promote your ebooks in your blog.
5. Send out an ezine. An ezine is an electronic newsletter that is emailed out to people. You can write and send an ezine quickly using one of the great program out there now (do a search to find one that suits you). Ezines should have a bit of a personal touch but be focused around your cental idea or platform. For instance, if you write an ezine about real estate, you can includes tidbits about you travelling or visiting unique properties around the world.
6. Booklets. These are little mini books that contain up to about 30 pages of content. They are not as expansive as books or even ebooks, but they are cheaper, too and easier to produce. You can develop an ebooklet quickly and post it for sale on your website. Also, market it in your blog and ezine. Booklets can be introductions to your books and ebooks to give readers sampling of what you offer.
7. Buzz with social networking. Put a page on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter. Pick just a few (or one or two) and use them often. Don’t feel you must be on so many that it takes more time to update than to actually get your work done! Choose a couple and post on each. Market everything (website, books, ebooks, booklets, blogs, ezines, etc.) in the social networking sites you’ve chosen.
Do all of these and you’re now a mini-publishing mogul with an empire of your own! Growing a business doesn’t have to be confusing or time-consuming if you know what to do and how to do it! Get your business profitable faster. Success in 30 days!
