Do you know about a subject with such clarity of thought and knowledge that you have often thought of writing a book about it?

Well why don’t you?

Write an ebook about a topic that you know a lot about and sell it online for a great example of how to make money online legally.

What can I write about?

You can write an ebook on any topic in the world that you know about. If you want to write one that sells copies you need to make sure you write about something that you really know about and that you are able to provide insight on this topic.

Once someone reads your ebook they need to feel like they have obtained some information that they have not seen elsewhere, or that they could not have obtained elsewhere with the ease with which they bought your ebook. So do not write vaguely about your topic hoping that no one will notice that you took most of your information from another website. You really have to have genuine knowledge or your ebook will garner poor reviews and will not sell.

Maybe you have a lot of recipes that were left to you by your grandmother. You may as well put them to good use and see if they can earn you some money. Or perhaps you know a lot about DIY? Maybe you could use that knowledge and write it down and help a lot of people.

How can I make my ebook sell?

There are no hard and fast rules on this but here are some tips.

A good cover is all-important. If necessary, invest a little money in hiring a professional to help you with this. The cover should instantly convey what you ebook will be about and should show your name and the title of the ebook clearly. It should be in grayscale to be compatible with the ebook readers on the market and you should make sure that the cover can be read as a thumbnail.

Remember, if you were browsing in a bookshop would your attention be attracted to a book with a dull cover or one that was, well, attractive?

Write a really good description. The description of your ebook is one of the most important factors in selling your ebook. Take your time over this and really pay attention to the way you are writing your description and make it so they would feel like fools if they didn’t buy your ebook!

Use social media to get the word out about your ebook. Do not be afraid to use your contacts across all your social media. Shout about your ebook and make a noise and get people talking about it. That is what social media is for – to get connected, and now that we are all connected let’s use these connections.

Where can I sell them?

Get your ebook on platforms such as Amazon and Kobo. They are the ones to beat at the moment in terms of the service they provide to writers looking to publish their ebooks and they will help you to turn this into another example of how to make money online legally.