Make Your Book Pass the Test of Significance to Sell Well, P1

Have you started your book yet? No, why not? Perhaps you hesitate for the same reasons many of us hesitate. You wonder, "Will my book sell in a crowded book marketplace?" Good question. Everyone wants to know before they invest time, effort and most of all money. Here are a few tips to help you know if your book will sell well before you even write it. Give your manuscript the test of significance. Write your book to meet two to three areas to achieve significance in the book marketplace. To make sure your book passes the test of significance, does it offer:

1) Specific skills and information.

Thousands of people search for specific information daily. They want simple to read and easy to understand information. Seek to educate your audience; include engagement tools in your book. Help them make more money, cut costs or solve their problems. Examples include: online assessments, how to tips, short reports, resource lists, how-to tutorials, dictionary of terms in your field, etc.

2) Solutions to your audience problems.

Get this right and you could have a best seller. Do you know the solution to a vexing problem? Write the solution in your book. You might be surprised at who's searching online for a little relief.

3) Expert advice to a specific group of people.

Target a group of people within your broad market. For example, the Chicken Soup series for Teen-Agers, Mothers, even Prisoners sold much better that the original more general Chicken Soup for the Soul.

4) Opportunity to learn something new or interesting.

Sprinkle your book with little know interesting facts about your topic. Be careful to avoid information overload with pages of detailed statistics. But if you sprinkle them as morsels throughout your book, you create anticipation that will lead your readers through to the end. People love statistics and bite-sized trivia about just about any topic.

5) An easy to read style to learn about something.

Take a complex subject in your field and make it simple. Most people enjoy an easy reading language. They will not only reward you by reading to the end but your readers will be happy to tell all their friends about your insightful easy to read book.

Are you ready to start writing yet? Now that you know your book is significant, go ahead take the plunge. Don't hesitate any longer. Start today. Your audience is waiting for your unique ideas and viewpoint. Make it different. Make it count. Make it yours.

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