Books – How to Expand your Blog #2

Darren the idea of adding a book to a blog is excellent and it’s also a soft way to make money from a blog.

I started reading/learning blogging tips/ideas on https://problogger.com for like 4 months before I started my http://www.nomoref.com/blogging so my main target is to turn every content/post on Nomoref into a book in the nearest future.

I write with the thought of turning the content into a book. It’s a strategy I apply, I know where my blog is going and where it started from.

Thanks for the short presentation.

I am working on a book right now, and I am also starting a new site (I’ve been on wordpress for free). When I started writing the Elevator pitch (Thanks, Darren for the idea!) for my new site, it totally turned into a book idea, and I am already thinking of how the blog and book will complement each other. Dreams are nice :)
But I was thinking more of an ebook because I am very intimidated by the thought of trying to get published. Thanks for another timely and great post!

It will definitely be something to keep in the back of my mind, but maybe not for now, for either of my blogs. I agree with Casey in the question of how big a blog would need to be. I’d like to know that too!

I have been published before, several years ago, with a book that really doesn’t hit the audience of my blog. Life took a twist with me, so that topic doesn’t work anymore. But I know how the game works, so it would be nice to do that someday.

Interesting idea, but I think there are a few snags.

Blogging is prett different from formal writing, most bloggers’ styles are to relaxed for formal printing.

Also, is material you use on your blog transferable to your book? Let’s be honest many blogs are not something a publisher would be interested in.

Casey (North and Clark) also raises a good point in readership levels. If people are reading what you are putting out for free, are who is going to pay to read it?

Not trying to be a wet blanket, just being real about the challanges most of us are facing.

So over videos.

Why was my comment deleted?.

I noticed My Comment was awaiting moderation for hours, and later deleted. Its not a sperm comment.

It is discouraging anyway.

You would need to have a pretty popular blog to be able to publish a hard cover book. It would be good to get to that stage one day.

Reading your blog while drinking a cup of coffee in the morning, thanks for sharing

I’m announcing my 2nd book project tomorrow actually. Will be about Aus Blogging too. I am very excited :)

If you have a successful blog – writing atleast an ebook should be natural next step

I would like to flip your “how to” and see what your thoughts are on expanding your blog when you have already written a book. I work with many clients every day that want to expand their blog and many have already written books themselves. Now they want to engage in social media and blogging as a way to better connect with their readers/followers. How would you suggest transitioning a traditional readership audience into an online one?

This is really an amazing idea to adding a book on your blog.Then interesting thing is that a book can get you a bulk of readers from everywhere the book goes.Very nice post,thanks for sharing.

Interesting. I’ve heard publishers are now shying away from any blog content for books. It’s great way to take your readership to the next level though if you can make it happen.

I think it is an interesting idea and I like the fact you are thinking dimensional about blogging and how to build on it and I can see how it would work for some people I think my only concern would be don’t you have to invest a lot of money in producing a book, and I always think about the author of Harry Potter and how it took her 9 publishers before she found someone that took her seriously whereas I think it is easier to write a blog and gain loyal readership. It is a nice idea that could be another revenue stream and make money for someone to get into but I think you need to research it and from the advice you have given there is definitely something that people can take from it.

If not for the Fun and Ideas I gain through visiting your blog, it could be my last visit here.

I have an idea of a good post that I would like you “Darren” to write about: The title is “How To Protect Your Valuable Readers By Spell Checking Their Comments Instead Of Humiliating Them”

e.g.
I write this in Problogger – (Why was my comment deleted?.I noticed My Comment was awaiting moderation for hours, and later deleted. Its not a sperm comment.It is discouraging anyway)

And Darren replied with this – (Dayo – your comment was just in moderation… not spam… or….uhmmmm….. sperm… :-) )

He is a Genius, he could atleast correct the word “sperm” cause he knew I was disappointed when I was writing the comment and was not even checking.

Thank you Darren for sharing.

I heard from anyone that our blog is like a book to be written. So our capacity are in fact the capacity of the book.

I too aswell dream of autograph a concrete book too. And it will be my ambition in 5 years time.

Wow, hope we could come up with that kind of book too, who knows right? maybe someday.. soon. Nice challenge there Darren.

Adding book to blog can help for increasing blog traffic. For increase blog traffic we should add so many resource on our blog, this also help us for getting returning visitor.

I never thought about writing a book based upon my blog’s content.

If anything, this idea helps to focus my posts so that writing a book would some day be feasible.

Thanks for Sharin’ Darren.

Geez I love these videos, Darren! When I’ve read myself to a standstill and my brain is about to explode, your ace content slides down like two-fruits in jelly. With a much higher value add, of course. Many thanks. P. :)

Thanks
highly illustrative, i never thought about it

Hi, Darren

Good Post and sharing. Recently i added a free ebook in my blog. I never thought can adding a book to a blog.

Anyway thanks for the tip.

Martin L.

Great advice. For those that intend to write a book from the beginning, it’s easier to blog your way to writing a book. I just finished writing my book and it consumed me. Believe me, the next one will come from consistent blogging.

This is really an effective method. I also maintaining my own blog and I love reading your post. I’ve learned so much.