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August 9, 2022 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Don’t Believe these 4 Common Publishing Myths if You Want to Publish Successfully

4 publishing myths

You are a blogger with an idea for a book. Maybe you even want to blog a book, but you know nothing about the publishing industry or how to become a successful author. So you begin to research online. Maybe you take an online course or read a few books. At that point, you think […]

Filed Under: Landing an Agent or Traditional Publisher, Success Strategies Tagged With: blog a book, blogging, business plan, change agent, creative process, idea, personal growth, planning, platform, purpose

February 2, 2016 by Nina Amir 5 Comments

Three Steps to Writing an Overview for Your Book’s Business Plan

get clear about your book idea before you write

When you begin your blogged book—or any book—an overview of the entire book idea helps you get focus and clarity on the project. When you are clear about your topic, the angle you from which you will approach it, and how you will provide benefits to a particular audience, you can determine if the project […]

Filed Under: How to Begin Blogging a Book Tagged With: author training process, benefits, book proposal, business plan, Overview, pitch, proposal process, summary

August 18, 2015 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

How to Conduct a Market Analysis for a Blog or Book

market analysis for a book

Every time I speak about the need for a business plan for a book or blog—or a blogged book—someone asks me the same question: How do you find the market for your book and analyze it? The short answer is: Google it. But there’s more to it than that. First, understand that you need to […]

Filed Under: Building a Better Blog, How to Begin Blogging a Book, How to Decide if You Should Blog a Book, Markets, The Proposal Tagged With: business plan, ideal reader, market, market analysis, target market

July 21, 2015 by Nina Amir 3 Comments

Successful Books Require Preparation

prepare for success as an author or blogger

If you think you can blog a book or book a blog without preparation, you’re right. If you think you should, you’re wrong. It takes work to craft a book that sells—whether it’s a book you write in blog-post-sized bits or that you create from repurposed posts. I’m not talking about writing either. I’m talking […]

Filed Under: Booking a Blog (Repurposing Content into a Book), How to Begin Blogging a Book Tagged With: business plan, competive analysis, market analysis, marketable book, preparation

July 30, 2013 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

2 Fundamental Steps for Building a Business Around Your Blog

An idea is only as good as the action you take to bring it to fruition.

I won’t tell you that I have it all figured out when it comes to building a business around my blogs. Nor will I claim, like some, to make millions from my blogs or from the products or services I sell related to my blogged books, my other books, or my blog topics—at least not […]

Filed Under: Build a Business Around Your Book, Selling Books and Information Products, What to Do When You Complete Your Blogged Book Tagged With: action steps, business around a blog, business around a book, business plan, ideation

July 9, 2013 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Create a Vision and Action Plan for Your Blog or Blogged Book Business

Do you have a vision or action plan for your blog business?

Building a business around your blog or blogged book equates to becoming an internet marketer. When you hear people talk about “business around a lifestyle,” selling “information products,” “selling while you sleep” or anything like that, they are talking about  the same thing you need to do to make money from your blog or blogged […]

Filed Under: Build a Business Around Your Book, What to Do When You Complete Your Blogged Book Tagged With: action plan, business around your blog, business around your book, business plan, vision

May 17, 2012 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

The Best Business Plan for a Blogged Book (or Any Book)

To conclude this series on building a business around your book, I’d like to write about business plans. Now, I’m not a great one to spout off about business plans, since my business hasn’t had one until recently–and it’s not really quite done yet, if I’m going to be totally honest. (But I’m working on […]

Filed Under: Book Proposal, Build a Business Around Your Book, The Proposal Tagged With: book proposal, book proposal process, business plan, writing a book proposal

February 28, 2012 by Nina Amir 6 Comments

And the Blog Goes On…and On…and On

When I speak about how to blog a book, I always stress the importance of choosing a topic carefully. The audience tends to look at me like I think they are idiots. Of course, they are well aware that if you are going to blog a book–or write a book, for that matter–you must choose […]

Filed Under: Selling Books and Information Products, What to Do When You Complete Your Blogged Book Tagged With: business plan, content plan, follow-up books, long-term plan, spin-offs

February 8, 2011 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

6 Things You Need to Do Before You Blog a Book

Anyone can simply begin blogging. Blogging a book, however, that’s a different story. If you want to blog a book, approach the endeavor like you would any other book project you might undertake. Here’s a list of 6 things you need to do before you start blogging your book. 1. Choose a topic: You can […]

Filed Under: How to Begin Blogging a Book Tagged With: book proposal process, business plan, how to start blogging a book, mind mapping, writing blog posts

March 6, 2010 by ninaamir 2 Comments

How to Begin Blogging Your Book: Start with a Business Plan or Book Proposal (part 5)

Now that you have a pretty good sense about your book’s theme and what you want to write about, we are going to get serious. Really serious. Yesterday was just a taste of what’s to come… As I mentioned, everyone who wants to write a book—blogged or otherwise—needs to go through the proposal process. You […]

Filed Under: How to Begin Blogging a Book Tagged With: book proposal, business plan, market, Promotion, readers, synopsis, table of contents, traditional publishing

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