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8 Ways a Book Will Help Grow Your Business

You’ve been told a thousand times that you need to write a book for your business. But you are a busy entrepreneur, and you don’t have time. Or perhaps you don’t make time because you don’t see the value in writing a book in the first place. Well, here are eight reasons why you need to write a book for your business.

Number one, a book will help define your brand in your audience’s eyes. If you look at Dean Graziosi before he wrote his book Millionaire Success Habits, very few people had heard of him outside the world of real estate investing. But after he wrote that book, he became a household name.

I highly recommend Dean’s book. Here’s my affiliate link if you would like to purchase your own copy and support Synova Ink in the process. 

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Number two, a book will help you grow your platform. What is a platform anyway, and why do you need one question platform is all the different ways and means that you can get in front of your audience to sell your product. A book will open doors for speaking engagements for interviews for conferences, all sorts of ways to get you in front of your customer if you have a well-written book.

Number three, a book will help you generate leads for your business. While many people don’t have time to buy your course or to take your three-day seminar, they will buy a book, and that will help generate leads for your business in cases where you can’t get right in front of the person and talk to them and sell them your product.

A book will help you connect to influencers. In the case of Dean Graziosi, very few people had heard of him, but after his book became such a phenomenon worldwide, now he’s working with the likes of Tony Robbins. And it all came from him riding that bestselling book.

When you can say you are a published author, it establishes credibility. Every entrepreneur needs to establish credibility in their potential client’s eyes before selling to them. A book will do just that.

A book helps you educate your customers. Instead of sending all of your potential clients to a 3-day seminar to discuss all the features and products you have, why not send a book home with them? A book can teach them all they need to know about you and your business and your products, and they can do it in a better way than you could do yourself.

A book increases your visibility. When you have a big book launch, it generates buzz around you and your product and your company. It also gives you an excuse to go on a round of interviews. This kind of marketing keeps you in the public eye.

A book can help you promote your products and your services. What if you meet a potential client at the airport, but you don’t have time to stand there and give them the hour-long speech about everything your company has to offer. Perhaps you would choose to give them a business card, but how many business cards have you thrown away without even looking at them? Most people won’t throw away a book. They will at least look at it whether they read it from cover to cover or not. They will at least leaf through it and browse through it to see what you have to offer. These examples are just a few of the many reasons why you should write a book for your business. 


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Empowering Aspiring Writer’s Course:

This course will focus on helping aspiring writers develop their craft and show them how to build a business from their writing.

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5 Things Successful Writers Do That You Don’t! (PART 1)

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Could only five minor adjustments make or break your writing career? Synova thinks so. Here are five things you can implement today to help you succeed.

Purpose!

Every successful author has a specific purpose behind their writing business. Ask yourself the following questions before you go any farther. If you cannot answer these simple questions, then you aren’t ready for the Big Time. Sorry, I don’t mean to sound harsh, but you have to be set in your own mind before you can convey anything to the world successfully.

#1. Why Do I Write?

#2. Who Do I Write?

#3. When I’m Gone What Will My Children have to tell about my writing career?

#4. Where Do I want to End Up In 5 Years?

Stop and write down these four questions on a sheet of paper. Don’t merely do this in your head. Writing it down will bury the concepts deeper into your mind. Sit back and really think about each response. Then write it down. Keep a copy nearby your workstation. This will help keep you on track.

I know it can be hard to come up with some truly meaningful answers, so I will answer them to give you an example. I have two sides to my business, so I will provide two responses for each question.

#1. Why do I write?

On the True Crime side – I write about cold cases each week to give a voice to the victims of violence. I could probably make more money if I focused on famous cases like Jon Bennett, but instead, I write about obscure cases that have been forgotten by the traditional media. This is the passion and purpose behind my writing. It is what gets me up at 5 am to study my craft. You must have a clear mission to drive you when the going gets tough.

On The Simply Biz side – I write each week to help other authors. For those of you who follow Synova Ink, you can see that I have built a small empire. I have done it all myself. I haven’t hired anyone to run my website, design my graphics, or publish my Youtube videos. I have spent thousands of hours studying, taking seminars, and working through online courses. I know how frustrating it can be not to be turning a profit on your business. I watched as several authors I know gave up on their dreams, and it broke my heart. I don’t want you to let go of the creative spark within you. This is why I write for authors.

**Don’t think that your fiction book cannot serve a purpose! Life is complicated, and 90% of people are needing and longing for entertainment. Why do you think Hollywood is so successful. People are tired, stressed, and discontent. They are looking for a way to escape the hardships of life. Your fiction book can fill this need.**

#2. Who Do I Write For?

This question focuses on your target audience. You really need to get a laser focus on them. Who are they? What do they want? Where do they hang out?

On the True Crime Side – I have a split target audience on the true-crime side of Synova Ink. First, there are the victim’s families. They have a specific set of needs and desires. Separate from those people are my True Crime Fans. I have even split this segment down even further. My target audience is women 35+, college kids going for a degree in criminal justice or law enforcement, and Law Enforcement personnel. Those are my targets, and I know what to provide for each one separately.

On the Simply Biz side – I have also split this into two target groups. I have aspiring writers who have never published a book and don’t know where to start. Then, I also have seasoned writers. Some are frustrated with their business, and some are merely looking for the next insider tip.

Find your target audience and keep them in mind when you write. It makes things so much easier, and it will require less editing later on down the road.

#3. When I’m Gone What Will My Children have to tell about my writing career?

I want my children to see me pull myself up out of depression, financial scarcity, and insecurity to become a world-famous author and entrepreneur.

I want them to tell my grandkids of all the victims’ family members I have helped and how many cases I helped to solve by generating leads for law enforcement.

What will your grandkids hear about your career?

#4. Where Do I want to End Up In 5 Years?

I want to be a New York Times best selling author, an award-winning author coach, and be titled America’s Greatest Crime Writer. What do you want? Make the goals BIG. Small goals aren’t inspiring, and they won’t push you forward.

This post is part of a blog series designed to help you with the business side of writing. Look for PART 2 next week. Also, keep your eye out for Synova’s new book Titled Ten Things Successful Writers Do That You Don’t…coming soon!


If you enjoy this content don’t forget to sign up for Synova’s Simply Biz Newsletter and get your copy of her Free Guide: Overcoming Writer’s Block.

Join Synova’s Newsletter here


If you’d like even more help with your writing business, Synova has recently launched a course for aspiring writer’s.

Empowering Aspiring Writer’s:

This course will focus on helping aspiring writers develop their craft and show them how to build a business from their writing.

For more information check out Synova’s store page HERE


For more free tips about writing check out Synova’s Simply Biz Facebook Group

JOIN SYNOVA’S SIMPLY BIZ FACEBOOK GROUP HERE


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