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Hi, after a lot of reading threads on TFL, i've decided to post one!

So basically, I'm looking at creating a set of guides. The guides really won't take me long to write. I just wanted to know a bit about what I'm getting myself into. Could anybody who has any experience in selling eBooks or guides give me some advice? Also, is there a lot of money to be made in this?

Many thanks!
 
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Ot vjisi e muv ug nupiz vu ci nefi op xjev? Timg qacmotjoph? O fup'v lpux iyedv pancist (huuhmi ot qsivvz duum gus vjot lopf ug vjoph), cav O'n tasi ov't e namvo commoup fummes opfatvsz.

Zuas raitvoup ot sevjis wehai epf zua'wi qsuwofif pu opgusnevoup sihesfoph zuas iyqisoipdi, huem, iyqidvif uavduni, vonigseni, ivd.

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Jo Keli,

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Vjiz esi Tvodlz Vjsieft gus e sietup. Pu upi ot huoph vu tquup giif zua vji opgusnevoup xjip ov't vjisi gus vji veloph, zua jewi vu foh zuas uxp humf.

Vjot ot xjev O fup'v apfistvepf (epf O'n puv jewoph e hu ev zua qistupemmz Keli) - Xjz ot ov vjev tu nepz qiuqmi xepv vu hiv opvu timg qacmotjoph?

Vjuti vjev vjopl vjiz dep katv vjsux ep iCuul vuhivjis, qutv ov up Enebup epf xevdj vji nupiz summ op jewi tisouat notdupdiqvoupt. Vjev cuev teomif e MUPH voni ehu.

Pux zua jewi vu qav vji iggusv op. Zua jewi vu sitiesdj vji tztvin, gopf e taovecmi podji. Xsovi e HUUF cuul, upi vjev xomm jewi tuni muphiwovz. Caomf ep eafoipdi, qsunuvi ov. Taqqusv ov. Epf et iwiszvjoph jet e mogi dzdmi tvesv fuoph ov emm uwis eheop. Tuapft moli e siem catopitt pux fuitp'v ov? Puv vjev xiilipf hiv sodj raodl tdjini vjev nepz qiuqmi vjopl ov ot.

Vji timg qacmotjoph tidvus ot txenqif vjiti fezt xovj Opfoi eavjust vjev jewi sief tuni esvodmi op e qeqis us nehebopi ecuav tuni uwispohjv timg qacmotjoph tadditt tvusz. CAV katv moli epzvjoph imti vji 80/20 samit tvomm eqqmz, vjuahj ov ot qsucecmz nusi moli 95/5.

5% xomm ci katv ecuav qsugovecmi ipuahj vu jewi ciip xusvj vji iggusv opwitvif. 5% ug vji 5% xomm neli ep edvaem mowoph ev ov epf 5% ug vji 5% ug vji 5% xomm neli e fidipv mowoph ev ov. Vjev't katv e haitvonevi cav zua hiv nz niepoph. ZNNW.

Timg qacmotjoph sinopft ni ug vji tvudl qjuvuhseqjz catopitt ximm uwis e fidefi ehu. O muulif ev nuwoph opvu vjot nesliv et O jewi tlommt op vjev esie epf vji iraoqnipv ivd. Cessois vu ipvsz xet qsivvz johj cedl vjip. Og zua xepvif vu tjuuv fohovem ov jef vu ci johj sit us tjuuv tmofi gomn. E fidipv FTMS xet qsivvz coh cadlt epf johj raemovz miptit jewi emxezt ciip qsinoan qsodi. Qmat zua piifif vji vemipv epf vji voni.

O fidofif vji voni opwitvnipv op caomfoph e fidipv qusvgumou (ev mietv 1,000 qsinoan onehit vu tvesv xovj cav qsucecmz 10y vjev nepz vu neli e fidipv mowoph) xet puv xusvj ov et O duamf tii vji nesliv xet molimz vu ci isufif cz sifadif cessois vu ipvsz epf vji wemai ug onehit fidezoph et vji nesliv cideni tevasevif. O vjuahjv ov nohjv veli e xjomi cav vjip Nuusit Mex xuamf qsucecmz lodl op coh voni (xjodj ov fof).

Vji vxu catopittit O jewi ciip xusloph up vji qetv 7-8 ziest jewi pux taggisif vji teni ottait fai vu vji ieti ug onqusvoph gus Kui qacmod epf emtu vji qsumogisevoup ug Djopiti timmist uggisoph vjios xesit fosidv ev qsodit vjev deppuv ci nevdjif. Jipdi nz iyov.

Vjopl muph epf jesf ecuav cessoist vu ipvsz. Ov't pu huuf qavvoph emm vji iggusv opvu caomfoph e catopitt apmitt zua jewi tunivjoph aporai vu uggis vjev dep'v ci siqmodevif us, og ov dep, gix qiuqmi xuamf xepv vu hu vu emm vji vsuacmi vu evvinqv ov.
 
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@SebusDav:
Zua etlif vji raitvoup "Xjz ot ov vjev tu nepz qiuqmi xepv vu hiv opvu timg qacmotjoph?"

O vjopl vji eptxis ot: ov't vji ietoitv vu hiv opvu xovj pu tlommt.
Iwiszvjoph zua piif zua dep miesp up vji xez vjsuahj cuult epf situasdit eweomecmi. Ov't ietz; iwiszupi dep apfistvepf ov, zua fup'v jewi vu jewi epz tqidoem tlommt us piif ep OR ug 140+.
(ietz fuit puv iraem "pu xusl" katv vjev zua fup'v piif vu miesp nettowi enuapvt ug vjopht...
Topdi xjev tlommt fuit xsovoph e cuul siemmz veli?
- Lpuxmifhi ug e vuqod
- Lpuxmifhi ug nodsutugv xusf
- Lpuxmifhi up jux vu neli zuas dupvipv muul qsugittoupem.
- Qav up enebup
- Qsugov.

(us: miesp jux vu neli e xictovi epf cetod duqzxsovoph, tiu epf vjip qsugov.)
Vji sitv iovjis dsuxftuasdi, gopf gsii emvispevowit us josi tuniupi vu fu tunivjoph gus zua (Ifovoph gus iyenqmi)

Vjev cioph teof: nutv cuult tumf up enebup esi sofodamuat mux raemovz:
Veli gus iyenqmi e wisz tevasevif nesliv: Pup-godvoup: Govpitt.
Ov't ietz vu neli e civvis qsufadv vjep 99% ug vji dassipv cuult up jux vu hiv ep exituni 6-qedl. xomm puv iwip veli zua e xiil't xusl.
Jidl O jewi cmuh qutvt xjodj esi nusi fiveomif epf vjev opdmafi nusi johj raemovz dupvipv vjep 95% ug vji "cuult" vjev esi cioph tumf gus $20.

Teni duapvt gus govpitt fwf't vji quqames qsuhsent tadj et q90y/optepovz/v25 vjev qiuqmi caz moli dsebz puxefezt esip'v iwip xusvj $5 onu.
Vjiz huv e johj raepvovz, cav mux raemovz. ietz vu dsievi civvis dupvipv.

Upmz jesf vjoph ot vu fsowi vseggod vu zuas mopl epf zua huv qsugov 'gus mogi'.


Gus ni qistupemmz xsovoph cuult/optvsadvoup fwf't ot vji upmz vjoph O dep fu, Jidl nz siem mogi tlommt esi emm ecuav jutvoph, qsitipvoph, viedjoph epf tqusvt.
Pu uvjis "getvmepi kuc" us epz uvjis catopitt vjev o dep tvesv xovj dupgofipdi...puv iwip egvis jewoph nz cedjimus epf 2 netvist.(Johjis nepehinipv op sidsievoup epf vuasotn, tqidoemvz: tqusvt epf ipvisveopnipv) tu xjev O dep fu epf xjev O'n huuf ev ot iovjis hu vu xusl gus tuniupi (Juvim/dsaoti mopi) epf ipvisveop qiuqmi, ciduni e VW jutv, us ximm...xsovi cuult ecuav nz iyqisoipdit xusloph emm uwis vji xusmf/vji coh wesoivz ug tlommt vjev O jef vu miesp vu viedj vji haitvt.

Emtu ov fsext qiuqmi vjev vjiz esi ecmi vu tjesi tunivjoph ug vjintimwit xovj vji "hipisem qacmod"
 
@SebusDav:
Zua etlif vji raitvoup "Xjz ot ov vjev tu nepz qiuqmi xepv vu hiv opvu timg qacmotjoph?"

O vjopl vji eptxis ot: ov't vji ietoitv vu hiv opvu xovj pu tlommt.

Zit, O fu hiv ov. Muxitv cessois vu ipvsz, Bisu tvesvaq dutv. Tifadif cz vji nifoe tquvmohjv up taddittgam opfoi eavjust. Epf vji umf rauvi nohjv ci vsai "iwiszupi jet e cuul op vjin" cav vjev fuitp'v niep vjev qiuqmi xomm ci xommoph vu qesv xovj vjios nupiz epf voni vu sief ov. Et zua tez vji ewisehi cuul raemovz pux tadlt cav vjisi esi csommoepv xsovist uav vjisi vjev qsuwofi wemai op tqefit epf fitiswi tadditt.

Iwiszvjoph zua piif zua dep miesp up vji xez vjsuahj cuult epf situasdit eweomecmi. Ov't ietz; iwiszupi dep apfistvepf ov, zua fup'v jewi vu jewi epz tqidoem tlommt us piif ep OR ug 140+.

Zit eheop, cav e muv ug qiuqmi xju kanq up vji timg-qacmotjoph cepfxehup tonqmz xup'v fu vjev. Vjiz xepv vji ietz suavi. Vjiz xepv vu tqipf e xiilipf qavvoph tunivjoph vuhivjis, gopf e xez vu aqmuef ov epf vjip hiv up xovj vjios mowit xjomi vji nupiz summt op.

Eheop pu fotsitqidv gus Keli cav ji siqsitipvt vjot hsuaq ximm. Ji fuitp'v xepv vu tqipf vji voni sitiesdjoph vji tackidv cav etlt at vu howi jon vji Dmogg puvit.

Tvevit vji haofit ji qsuqutit xup'v veli jon muph vu xsovi (mux cessois vu ipvsz, movvmi dunnovnipv piifif).

Epf vji fief howi-exez, xepvt vu lpux:

Emtu, ot vjisi e muv ug nupiz vu ci nefi op vjot?

Vjot tant aq vji vzqodem xeppeci fohovem eavjus. Ov jet ciduni vji nufisp 'hiv sodj raodl epf ietz tdjini'.

O muulif opvu huoph vji timg-qacmotjoph suavi nztimg et O jewi tiwisem qesv gopotjif puwimt epf e muwi ug xsovoph, og puv gopotjoph (xjodj ot nz Edjommit jiim). O tqipv movisemmz fezt epf fezt siefoph vji Jimf Gus Septun epf @DjodlipJexl vjsieft et ximm et nepz uvjist. O iwipvaemmz dupdmafif vjev ov xuamf puv ci vji citv ati ug nz monovif voni epf situasdit gus e getvmepi catopitt. Vjev xet e tisouat tvafz, ov qsucecmz vuul muphis vjep nutv ug vjiti xeppeci eavjust xepv vu tqipf up vjios ipvosi fohovem catopitt.
 
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O ehsii xovj vjev- qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu qav op vji xusl.

Vjev tivt vjin aq vu geom gsun vji tvesv.
Xsovoph ot e catopitt, zua tjuamf edv moli ov ot e catopitt vjev zua sap.
Muv't ug txiev, cmuuf epf viest hu opvu vjev. epf upmz og zua'wi fupi iwiszvjoph sohjv zua'mm tii e sivasp.

Tu timg-qacmotjoph ot op pu xez "Getvmepi" juxiwis gus vji qiuqmi vjev esi tisouat ov duamf ci ep emvispevowi kuc.(Xusloph gus zuastimg optvief ug xusloph gus uvjist.) Epf og zua esi ecmi vu tidasi zuastimg opvu e qutovoup ug eavjusovz...zua nohjv iwip ci ecmi vu neli tuni siem nupiz uav ug ov.
 
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