Benefits Of Being A Published Author
First of all, you will gain tremendous amounts of respect by making it as a published author.
Many people have dreamed or thought about writing their own book, but very few are dedicated enough to take that dream and turn it into a reality. As a published author, you will have proven to everybody – but most importantly, proven to yourself – that you have the perseverance to accomplish the goals you set your mind to. |
When becoming a published author, a certain amount of credibility is gained. When writers submit their work to be published, they are submitting their work to be peer-reviewed. The information readers obtain from an author’s work will have been reviewed by various experts in the same field of the topics discussed by the author. Thus, readers will treat the author’s published work as a credible resource, giving it more value than a similar article that was found randomly on the web.
As a published author, you will have established yourself as an expert in the field of work you wrote about. There are many clients who seek published authors to get there expert opinion on various topics in that field, so with credentials as a published author, clients are more likely to seek you out. Best of all, you have the right to charge those clients for your services, so there is that opportunity to earn some extra money in addition to being recognized as an expert.
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a published author are the fans who admire your work. It’s always a great feeling to know that you have impacted a person’s life or changed the way he or she thinks. The feeling of receiving an email from individuals telling you how their work influenced them is an indescribable feeling. Plus, fans help advertise your work through word-of-mouth, and will help attract attention and interest to pieces of your work you may publish in the future.
As you can see, becoming a published is not only extremely advantageous but also offers a very rewarding experience. Instead of keeping your writing to yourself, being able to publish your work for everyone to see and enjoy is such a more satisfying experience. The road to become a published author may be long, and it may be difficult, but the benefits that can be gained at the end absolutely outweigh the struggles.
1. Credibility – By becoming a published author in an area that you are familiar with, you have now positioned yourself as an expert in your field. You’ve taken the time to provide valuable information on a topic that others’ could benefit from so you will be looked at as a resource.
Having credibility means you have gained belief by others in your subject area that can sometimes take years to build.
2. Respect – You are the one who actually DID write a book, instead of the one who said they were going to write a book and never did. You have now identified yourself as a doer instead of being a talker or a dreamer.
A level of respect is gained by doing something that others may have only dreamed of doing. As mentioned earlier in this book, only .01% of those who say they want to write a book, actually do it.
3. Clients - You will attract many more clients than ever before. Being an expert in your field opens up many more possibilities to get your name out there (such as being a guest on radio shows, TV, Webinars and teleseminars).
The quality of clients will be better because you have now positioned yourself as the expert, which also allows you to charge more for your services. Because you have positioned yourself as an expert, your clients will no longer be trying to get you to discount your valuable services.
With a book, your message gets into so many others hands than you could possibly try to talk to one at a time. Potential clients have an opportunity to get to know you, what you are about and whether they want to learn more from you all before they have ever even met you.
4. Raving Fans – There is nothing more satisfying than when you have someone in front of you sharing how your book touched their life, or you receive an email or letter from a raving fan of yours. Your book is going to help someone get to where they always wanted to be and they are going to be grateful to you.
5. Testimonials – Once you receive these stories from people whose life you helped change for the better, now you have testimonials for your website, articles, proposals, bio and for your next book. Anytime a person shares how you have helped them, you can ask them to put it in writing so that you can share their inspiring story with others. It’s a win/win/win for everyone.
As a published author, you will have established yourself as an expert in the field of work you wrote about. There are many clients who seek published authors to get there expert opinion on various topics in that field, so with credentials as a published author, clients are more likely to seek you out. Best of all, you have the right to charge those clients for your services, so there is that opportunity to earn some extra money in addition to being recognized as an expert.
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a published author are the fans who admire your work. It’s always a great feeling to know that you have impacted a person’s life or changed the way he or she thinks. The feeling of receiving an email from individuals telling you how their work influenced them is an indescribable feeling. Plus, fans help advertise your work through word-of-mouth, and will help attract attention and interest to pieces of your work you may publish in the future.
As you can see, becoming a published is not only extremely advantageous but also offers a very rewarding experience. Instead of keeping your writing to yourself, being able to publish your work for everyone to see and enjoy is such a more satisfying experience. The road to become a published author may be long, and it may be difficult, but the benefits that can be gained at the end absolutely outweigh the struggles.
1. Credibility – By becoming a published author in an area that you are familiar with, you have now positioned yourself as an expert in your field. You’ve taken the time to provide valuable information on a topic that others’ could benefit from so you will be looked at as a resource.
Having credibility means you have gained belief by others in your subject area that can sometimes take years to build.
2. Respect – You are the one who actually DID write a book, instead of the one who said they were going to write a book and never did. You have now identified yourself as a doer instead of being a talker or a dreamer.
A level of respect is gained by doing something that others may have only dreamed of doing. As mentioned earlier in this book, only .01% of those who say they want to write a book, actually do it.
3. Clients - You will attract many more clients than ever before. Being an expert in your field opens up many more possibilities to get your name out there (such as being a guest on radio shows, TV, Webinars and teleseminars).
The quality of clients will be better because you have now positioned yourself as the expert, which also allows you to charge more for your services. Because you have positioned yourself as an expert, your clients will no longer be trying to get you to discount your valuable services.
With a book, your message gets into so many others hands than you could possibly try to talk to one at a time. Potential clients have an opportunity to get to know you, what you are about and whether they want to learn more from you all before they have ever even met you.
4. Raving Fans – There is nothing more satisfying than when you have someone in front of you sharing how your book touched their life, or you receive an email or letter from a raving fan of yours. Your book is going to help someone get to where they always wanted to be and they are going to be grateful to you.
5. Testimonials – Once you receive these stories from people whose life you helped change for the better, now you have testimonials for your website, articles, proposals, bio and for your next book. Anytime a person shares how you have helped them, you can ask them to put it in writing so that you can share their inspiring story with others. It’s a win/win/win for everyone.
