Before you start to write an ebook, you should take time to research ebook topics to find the one that will be most profitable for YOU. That means finding something that people want that you are passionate about and capable of delivering.

This is an important step in any ebook-writing endeavor! (Unless you know what’s already out there, you’re not going to know how much competition you’ll have, whether what you want to write about has already been done or not, (and therefore whether it is worth doing at all)  and what topics are HOT that you could really sink your teeth into!)

There are four main reasons why people don’t research ebook topics.

1. They don’t know how to do it.
2. Fear of the unknown or having to do something new, sometimes stops people from moving forward.
3. They are lazy and don’t want to do it.
4. They get excited about an idea and it “feels” right, so they go ahead and publish an ebook, assuming that if they are excited others will be too and so it will automatically be profitable..

A lot of people don’t know how to do the research so they just don’t do it.  Instead of taking the time to find a coach, a mentor, or a homestudy program or ebook, they just forge ahead. It’s like taking a road trip without a map1 This is a huge mistake. 

The time and energy it takes to get the right information to learn to do the research will save you a huge amount of time and probably some heartbreak too! If you don’t , it’s really easy to get discouraged thinking you can’t make money with ebooks and giving up entirely when your project doesn’t pan out the way you’d hoped! So learn how to do the research THEN write your ebook!

Another common problem is fear of the unknown. Authors don’t know what doing the research entails, it scares them. And  again, they don’t seek the information they need to demystify the process and move forward so they stay stuck.

Then there are those who are simply lazy and don’t want to put in the time to do the research, not realizing that it would have been a lot easier to simply get it done then to avoid doing it!

And finally there are those who get so excited about their idea that they are sure the world is just waiting breathlessly for their ebook and it will be a number-one best-seller! Then they are devasted when it doesn’t happen.

 It’s okay to trust your gut initially, but then you need to back it up with solid research so you KNOW you are writing a profitable ebook before you write the first word! Why guess when you can know for sure? It just doesn’t make any sense!

So the bottom line is that if you don’t do the research you could very easily miss the boat on what your readers are looking for. And without this knowledge, you are doomed to fail. If you want to be successful in your ebook writing, you MUST dig deep and  find out EXACTLY what your readers want and how you can give it to them. That is the key to your success!

Ellen Violette, aka The eBook Coach, is the creator of The Quick-Start 3-Day eBook Authoring Workshop and eBook Profit Marketing Secrets and has taught people around the globe to write profitable ebooks and create a 6-figure income online.

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