E-book Copywriting & Proof-reading Tips
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I have been working on a few projects since the start of the year and writing my own E-book is one that I am trying out. One of the e-book that I am writing about is Multilingual Parenting. It is a topic that I am deeply interested in as I aim to groom my kids into multilinguists.
I mentioned about my idea for this book during the Mother’s Day interview I had a few months ago.
There has been two questions which I have been searching around for answers. I was fortunate to have the assistance of Denise Willms on queries I had about writing the E-book . This is the reply I received from her from the e-mail I sent.
This is the question I posed to her
“I want to know how to get people to proof read it (without stealing the content) and how to market it .”
This is what she replied:
Finding a Good Proofreader
No matter how good a writer you are, it’s always wise to have someone else proofread your work. We often miss mistakes we make in our own writing, but they leap out at a fresh pair of eyes!
If you need a good proofreader, I would suggest looking for a Virtual Assistant who provides a proofreading service. Ask your networking groups if they can recommend anyone. Before you hire someone, though, you should ask for samples of their work and find out what other projects they have worked on. This will help you find out how much experience they have. If your own skills in English are a bit rusty, you can ask a friend to review the samples too.
Content Stealers
People stealing your content is a valid concern. It seems to be happening more and more, so it’s good that you’re aware of the danger.
All your original work is protected by copyright law, and you can learn more about that here: www.copyright.gov
The good news is, if you do your homework and research your proofreader before you hire them, you probably don’t need to worry about your proofreader stealing it. Someone who is serious about their business will probably not be willing to ruin their reputation by stealing your work.
You can also help protect yourself and your content by adding a copyright notice to each page of your ebook and/or your website. Your work is copyright protected without this notice, but a notice like this reminds people that it belongs to you.
If you continue to write for the web, someone will eventually try to steal your content. So, it’s important to know what your rights are, and what steps you should take when this does happen.
You can find a lot of information about protecting your online content at www.copyscape.com/plagiarism.php
How to Market Your E-book
One of the easiest ways I’ve found to market an e-book is article marketing. In fact, e-books are a perfect fit for article marketing.
You can take a chapter from your book (or a portion of your book) and turn it into a reprint article. You might want to rewrite it a little, but I’ve known many authors to just take a chapter from their book and give it away as a reprint article. In your resource box, direct them to your e- book for more information.
Do you have any research on your topic that didn’t make it into the e-book? Maybe use that as a basis for an article, or turn it into a free report. Then invite your readers to purchase your e-book if they want to know more.
Denise Willms is owner of WAHM Articles, http://www.WAHM-Articles.com, a directory of free reprint articles for moms. She also ghostwrites articles for people who sell products and services to moms.