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How An Online Writer Can Easily Self-publish Their Way To A
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Author: Christopher Kyalo
Topic: Writing
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Online writing is really self-publishing made easier and
potentially much more lucrative with much less cost and
investment to be made. But what is self-publishing and what does
it have to do with online writing? Self-publishing is older than
America and through the centuries great fortunes have been made
by folks who opted to privately produce and market their own
writing. Yet all the amazing stories of great success in the
past pale when compared to what has happened online already and
what is to happen in the days, months and years to come. The
World Wide Web was really made for self-publishing in more ways
than one. For example, in the offline days a self-publisher
would have to raise hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars
to produce their book or special report for sale. Then they
would need to look for more money to advertise and market their
information aggressively in newspapers and opportunity
magazines. Finally they would have to ship their information
out, usually using the postal service (snail mail). If Joe Karbo
(the greatest self-publisher of all time) were alive today, he
would quickly become a billionaire many times over by going
online. Today the self-publisher uses blogs to avail their
information at a cost of virtually zero. Then there are numerous
effective advertising and marketing tools online, including the
very blog itself that can be used to market the self-published
information. Self-published special reports can be instantly
emailed to clients. Not to mention the fact that the
self-publishers market is now enormous covering virtually every
corner of the globe. Who Was This Self-publisher Joe Karbo? Joe
Karbo was on the brink of personal bankruptcy when he
self-published his classic, Lazy Man?s Way to Riches in 1973.
Using his amazing knowledge of human behavior, he created tiny
ads to advertise his self-published book available via mail
order. His ads remained the same for years and later he
graduated to bigger ads in newspapers and magazines from coast
to coast. By the time Karbo died at the age of 55, he was a
millionaire many times over and his place in the self-publishing
hall of fame was guaranteed. His techniques are still used by
mail order self-publishers the world over, many of whom have
successfully moved their operations online. The arrival of the
World Wide Web has not changed human nature and this is the
reason why Karbo?s techniques and way of thinking have
transferred so well to the Internet. The Huge Advantages Of
Online Self-publishing While it is true that the rules of the
game are a little different for the online self-publisher, the
truth is that things have never been better. In the old days,
the offline publisher had only one source of revenue that came
from selling copies of his self-published information. The
online self-publisher can still charge for copies of his special
report, newsletter or ebook but he or she now has other amazing
sources of revenue. They can post ads like Google Adsense ads,
not to mention the dizzying choices of high earning affiliate
programs he can sign-up for. What all this means is that an
online writer who understands that they are self-publishers
capable of making serious money from the information they
provide in their blog, email newsletter or special report, will
have a distinct advantage. To take advantage of an opportunity,
you need to ?see? it first. Let us take a closer look at the
various self-publishing opportunities available online for
writers. Blog Power Works Wonders For The Self-publisher Blogs
or web logs as they were originally called is a self-publishers
dream come true. The most profitable way to use a blog is to use
it to promote a website or product available online.
About the author:
Christopher Kyalo makes a living writing online. Read the second
part of this article at his blog
http://100grandonlinewriters.blogspot.com. Send for his free
email course on making money from online writing at
writertips@freeautobot.com. He can be reached at
strongwallafrica at yahoo.com
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