Have you met Problogger? One of the most popular bloggers who blogs about blogging? When I first launched my blog (three years ago this month) I used to read Problogger’s posts religiously, combing them for tips on how to “do it right”. I’d first encountered him – him being the erudite Darren Rowse – when I wrote a story for Good Weekend magazine on people making money from blogs. They were rare at the time. A dozen – at most – in Australia were making a living from it. Now look where things are at.
image via herblog.com
Ironically, last week he interviewed me via a webinar on… how I now make money from my blog. That was roughly the theme, but it touched on what I bring from my experience in traditional media, how I balance my time and how I’d write my next ebook differently.
Here’s the link if you missed it.
While you’re listening you might like to follow my ranting via this great infographic that Michelle over at Jam Jar put together. It’s very clever.
She also jotted down notes from my talk, and I hope she doesn’t mind my running them here:
eBooks:
- Decide on format – there is a different skill set required getting a book ready for ePup/eMobi compared to publishing to PDF. Seek and pay for expertise – it’s worth it in the long run.
- Write in chunk-sized pieces with more graphic/images you would use in a blog post.
- Cut the guff! get to the point quickly.
- Use heading and sub-headings to organise your thoughts.
- Value yourself and your ebook: don’t be greedy when pricing, but don’t undervalue yourself either.
Marketing Tips:
- Read Shayne Tilley’s book on marketing – it’s dense but has all the information you need.
- Make marketing your primary job after release (of your ebook or product)
- Network with other bloggers – offer your book or product for them as ‘give-aways’
- Be generous – it works!
Also, I promised in the webinar to do a post on my tips for publishing ebooks. I’ll do this in the next few days…stay tuned.
You might also like to subscribe here for Darren’s webinars. For more tips from bloggers in Darren’s orbit.
Feel free to give your feedback on any of the points I make…
W00t! Glad you liked my notes: happy to share – I really enjoyed your talk with Darren. His webinar series is shaping up to be pretty interesting.
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June 4th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Thanks Michelle, glad you saw I’d posted it. Loved the way you interpreted it. Very clever. xx
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Really enjoyed listening to your down-to-earth chat with Darren on your blogging / eBook writing experience! As a fellow blogger, I completely relate to the “if my heart’s not in it, the whole world’s heart is not in it” comment. It’s one of the motto’s I stick to with my blog.
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Hi Sarah, thank you so much for sharing so much valuable information in this talk! I broke my morning blogging routine and ended up listening to the whole clip…but it was well worth it. Thanks again, Renee
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Only caught half of this Webinar last week so really appreciate you sharing this with us!
Your ability to “cut through the crap” is what’s made you such an amazing blogger – thank you for your honesty, willingness to share your experiences (good, bad & ugly!) & your generosity of spirit with all that you do!
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Bit of serendipity for me that you posted this today.
Am right in the middle of overhauling my web presence.
Your interview is engaging and informative .. as usual ..
so thanks muchly.
I remember reading an article you wrote about outsourcing some of the basic web stuff.
Was that through Freelancer ?
Cheers !
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June 4th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
I’ve used both freelancer and elancer. Both are great!
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June 5th, 2012 at 12:09 am
Tusen Tack !
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Thanks for sharing this great information, Sarah! x
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Always inspiring Sarah. Love your work xx
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Love, love, love the notes from Jam Jar. That is exactly how my notebook looks like after a Webinar!
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What a great interview. Love your authenticity. Thanks for sharing such great information and your experience on bloggin. x
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Hi Sarah, I read your blog often, even though I may not comment much! This post really hit home for me. Thanks you for sharing your insights (I especially love the info graphic) – it’s great to learn from someone who is established and is willing to share so openly and honestly how they have done things. As someone who is trying to create a presence in the blogosphere, it means a lot. So thank you for the work you do and the advice you give.
Wishing you much success,
Lesh (aka The Mindful Foodie)
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Just spent part of my Friday night listening to your interview! So worth it
. It’s very clear that you come from a place of ‘heart’ Sarah. Thanks for being so generous with your advice and tips – I learned so much from them and made lots of notes! Cheers
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thanks for this fabulous interview and tips sarah. As a blogger and trying to build my presence and name. Your tips are wonderful and hopefully I will be soon there in writing an ebook. x
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Great interview Sarah; this was incredibly insightful to learn more about the art of blogging. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us x
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wonderful tips sarah, have just started out. fingers crossed!!
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excellent idea i am definitely going to start creating some ebooks.
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people don’t discuss these subjects. To the next! All the best!!
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