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Whats Missing in your Nearly Finished Book?
Bookcoaching clients come to me at different stages of writing their books. The ones who start from ground zero with a coach and learn what goes into each chapter to make it more readable and sell better. The ones who have been writing a long time, a year or so even. They often leave the project because they ran out of gas--got stuck what to do next. They may think they can manifest their book dream now and make millions. You want to build your reputation. You want to use your book to brand your business and attract new clients. If your book is almost ready and you think it's ready for a publisher or self-publishing, think again! You may just need a line editor who can certainly use "grammar check" and put those commas where they belong. But, if you need to know if your book will sell well, you need to get feedback on a few parts of your book so far. A sample chapter, a table of contents, these are just the beginning of what you need to hit the top selling book charts. If you contact a professional bookcoach or consultant, she will notice if you answered your audience's major questions that led them to buy your book.. Ask yourself, "does my book benefit my audience in each chapter so they will finish it, finish the book and recommend it to others?" Check List to Help you Know What's Missing in your Book ___Sizzling title because this is the #1 way to sell books ___Professional front cover because this #2 way to sell books ___My preferred audience who need and want this book ___Five-Ten benefits that will answer my audience's question, "Why should I buy your book?" ___The 30-60 Second Tell and Sell ___Branded chapter titles and beginnings that help sell ___Table of Contents that motivate the reader to read ___Your back cover Five Essentials that sell book ___Front matter that fits your book's style ___Back matter that includes a sales page and more ___What cover person is best for your book? ___What Print on Demand printing company is best for you? ___Where to find your targeted market so your book will sell well ___How to reach your targeted market the best way for you. ___Your Book Marketing plan before you leap ___Your best promotion, publicity and other techniques to sell books This checklist can give you a real picture of how finished your book is. You can either choose to put a little more effort and money into it to get accepted by your audience or you can quit and chalk it up as another life experience. Judy Cullins �2005 All Rights Reserved. Judy Cullins, 20-year Book and Internet Marketing Coach works with small business people who want to make a difference in people's lives, build their credibility and clients, and make a consistent life-long income. Judy is author of 10 eBooks including Write your eBook or Other Short Book Fast, Ten Non-Techie Ways to Market Your Book Online, The Fast and Cheap Way to Explode Your Targeted Web Traffic, and Power Writing for Web Sites That Sell. She offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, "The BookCoach Says...," "Business Tip of the Month," blog Q & A at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 170 free articles. ===============
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