| Why are you writing you book? Do your core | | | | not mind paying for knowledge, more so if they |
| values match these: | | | | percieve you to be an expert in your field. It |
| Explaining how you function to your specific target | | | | would however not be a great idea to publish |
| audience | | | | such a book using a traditional approach and sell |
| Most companies make the mistake of thinking | | | | your book in bookstores since your target |
| that their customers either know how their | | | | audience is too selective. Imagine running an |
| business works, or that the process is too | | | | advertisment in a paper and offering a free book |
| complex for them to understand. In both cases, | | | | on the procedure. A lot of people might call for it, |
| the stronger the reason to explain to your | | | | and would also create a higher closing ratio. |
| audience how your business runs and why you | | | | Making more profits on book sales, but you have |
| are different. It would be pleasing to hear that | | | | your audience to sell to |
| clients are interested in knowing and if explained | | | | This is a good idea for motivational speakers or |
| well, it could quickly become your USP as many | | | | people who generally address an audience and |
| competitors don't do this. Be the first. A book is | | | | quite often a book makes a great product to sell. |
| an excellent way of sharing information. | | | | But it is only for those who know how to sell it. |
| Example: If you are a dental cosmetic surgeon | | | | The advantage over traditional publishing is that |
| who is looking at increasing sales of a particular | | | | here you have all the profit, only incurring a |
| procedure, and there is cut-throat competition, it | | | | nominal printing and logistics fee. |
| might even be a good idea to write a small 75- | | | | In a nutshell, I would recommend self-publishing |
| page book and self publish it for free distribution | | | | only if you have a very specific audience to |
| among potential prospects. | | | | target and you are sure you know how to do it. |
| People like to have precise information, and will | | | | |