Stumbled upon an interview with a self-published author over at Maria Palma’s great blog "Online Business Resources" earlier today and thought I would bring it to your attention.

The interview is with Phil Gerbyshak, author of the self-published book "10 Ways To make It Great", an inspirational book on achieving goals. 

Though the interview is short (so far she’s posted Part1), there are some interesting tips you can apply to your own ebook, information publishing or self-publishing business:

1. Phil started with a blog.  Further, he started blogging on a topic with deep personal meaning, about which he was passionate.  After getting a feel for the content and response, he wrote the book
2. His book was based on his personal experience – this makes the book easier to write, more meaningful and in the end, more unique.  Done properly, you can create your own personal system branding your solution as unique in your marketspace
3. Phil chose self-publishing which helped him maintain control over the content, marketing and distribution decisions as he builds his business.  He also has much more flexibility on pricing since he gets to keep a much larger percentage of the profit.
4. His advice for writing is to write and edit later – I take it from his writing that his editing and re-writing during his 18-month exercise significantly delayed his project
5. Finally, by using resources such as InfoMarketer’sZone, you can get the tools, advice and mentoring you need so that your book can be done in weeks rather than 18-months significantly cutting down on your time to market.

Great interview demonstrating a successful case study for self-publishing your own book, I’ll be watching Phil’s progress and await Part 2 of the interview from Maria. 

Jeff