If you have spent any amount of time researching opportunities to make money on the internet, you will have noticed a number of recurring themes. One such theme is the need to write your own ebook. The theory is that if all you ever do is sell other peoples books, then all your marketing efforts are helping to make other people more wealthy, rather than yourself. If you are the author then you will benefit from other people marketing your work. In simple terms, there is more money to be made by writing and selling your own book, rather than just re-selling another persons’ work. I suppose it is obvious really. However, there is an obvious problem here. It is all very well advocating that you write your own book, but the average person in the street is not capable of writing a book. Or are they?

If you are reading this article, then a number of assumptions can be made. You are equipped with a computer, a link to the internet, and basic I.T. skills. You are also, at least, curious about the possibility of making money on line. If you agree with these assumptions, then I am certain that there is an ebook within you, waiting to be unleashed on the world.

One simple method for creating a book would be for you to set your self a target. For example, the target may be to make $1000 in one month by clearing your house of unwanted clutter, and selling it on. Another target could be to set up a fully functioning web site for less than $25. Make sure your target is realistic, achievable and time constrained, and make sure you are able to quantify what success will look like.

The next step is to keep a diary of your efforts to achieve your target. You could write down on paper, details of the actions you have taken that day. Try to write a paragraph a day. The target of a paragraph a day will also help focus you on actually “doing something” each day, towards achieving your goal.