| There are few ways to label yourself an | | | | tremendous focus and the dedication of a |
| expert that are as exceptional as writing | | | | brilliant team of people: ghostwriter, focus |
| your own book. But in today's lightening fast | | | | group participants, professional analysts, |
| world, you don't have to wait for the | | | | structure professionals, proofreaders, |
| laborious process of commercial publishing. | | | | formatters, and more! |
| This article discusses using self publishing | | | | |
| on your way to commercial publishing and how | | | | Now what is most important? Starting to write |
| effective self publishing can be in helping | | | | a book today, because time is of the essence! |
| you get your message out there to immediately | | | | Consider this: in a world of instant |
| improve your business! | | | | gratification, the publishing industry has |
| | | | not yet caught up to our need for speed. |
| In this new age of the Internet, information | | | | Commercial publishers still take 9 to 18 |
| is everywhere and people are hungry to find | | | | months to get a book from manuscript to the |
| it. If they have a question about ANYTHING in | | | | bookstores, which comes after contract |
| life, they are apt to jump online, go to a | | | | negotiations (two to three months) and |
| search engine and trust whatever they find. | | | | finding the right agent and publisher |
| So how do you compete among trillions of | | | | (probably six months to a year). Who has this |
| pages of Internet content? The answer is | | | | kind of patience anymore? |
| simple: you write a book (or hire a | | | | |
| ghostwriter to do it for you!). | | | | This is where self publishing comes in! Mind |
| | | | you, my recommendation is to still go through |
| In doing so, write a book with the intention | | | | the process of creating something truly |
| of publishing it with a commercial publisher. | | | | remarkable, investing your time and your |
| This attitude will elevate your standards and | | | | money to write a book or hire a ghostwriter |
| create a high platform on which to perch. | | | | to write a book worthy of commercial |
| Quality is king. This book will speak for you | | | | publication, but do NOT let the slow speed of |
| forever; it will either speak poorly for you, | | | | commercial publishing deter you from getting |
| or it will dynamically change lives. That | | | | your message out quicker. Self Publish! Hire |
| being said, don't let the traditional | | | | your ghostwriter to write a book and then |
| publishing industry push you around and force | | | | while you are submitting to agents and |
| you to wait. People are relying on your | | | | publishers, self publish it through one of |
| information. If you invest in writing an | | | | the many vanity presses available. |
| exceptional book, you deserve to reap the | | | | |
| rewards more quickly than traditional | | | | In addition to your time, this alternative |
| publishing allows (their process is as long | | | | will require investing a bit of capital, |
| as a year or more to get your book into | | | | probably around $5,000 to $7,500 for 2,000 |
| bookstores), so partner your desire to create | | | | copies of your book, including the price to |
| something outstanding with your ability to | | | | format it, acquire your ISBN number and get |
| self publish and get your book out there into | | | | it listed on Amazon. But realize this: when |
| the hands of the people who need it most! | | | | you write a book and then you self publish, |
| | | | you make so much more of the money. When you |
| In life and in business, there are few things | | | | sell those 2,000 books, your income can be |
| that bring the respect, the admiration, the | | | | anywhere from $15,000 to $40,000, versus a |
| financial reward, and the emotional | | | | much smaller royalty from a traditional |
| gratification that writing a book does. The | | | | publisher. |
| media will refer to you as an expert, your | | | | |
| customers will look at you with newfound | | | | So write a book worthy of commercial |
| respect, and, most importantly, you'll look | | | | publishing, and then self publish to test the |
| at yourself differently, with so much more | | | | content, and build up a stockpile of cash |
| confidence and a crystallized understanding | | | | that you can use to market and publicize the |
| of what you offer your customers! | | | | book when it hits the bookstores. Heck, if |
| | | | you can sell 30,000 units on your own, a |
| Remember when I said the answer was simple? | | | | commercial publisher will pick you up based |
| Well, it was, but implementing it will | | | | on that alone! |
| require a bit more work. You need to take | | | | |
| your expertise and create a unique, even | | | | You must be strategic in this day and age to |
| remarkable delivery system for it. You and/or | | | | survive! Think about what you are doing today |
| your ghostwriter are going to write a book | | | | and what you'll need tomorrow. Today you need |
| but not just any book; it will be YOUR book! | | | | to start writing (or find your ghostwriter), |
| This is an endeavor that should take no less | | | | so you can self publish tomorrow, and |
| than six months to write, writing at least an | | | | commercially publish down the road. Without |
| hour a day, every day. It could possibly take | | | | the writing, there is neither the self |
| as long as a year or more (and that doesn't | | | | publishing opportunity nor the commercial |
| mean three months on and six months off!) to | | | | publishing chance. So start your writing, or |
| write a great book. Writing an exceptional | | | | hire your ghostwriter immediately (check out |
| manuscript worthy of worldwide distribution | | | | my article: 10 Questions You Must Ask Before |
| is a creative process that requires | | | | You Hire a Ghostwriter)! |