Practical Tips To Repurpose Content

You may have been running a website or a blog for so long that you might actually not be aware of how much content you have managed to put up. You have just been pleased that your website or blog has had a steady stream of visitors for quite some time now and many of your articles and blog posts have been received with great enthusiasm. In fact, you even believe that if you could ever sit down to write an e-book that too would be equally well received. But you keep asking yourself, where is the time to write an entire ebook? Well, by repurposing your articles into an ebook, you can very effectively leverage your existing content and in fact, even manage to generate some additional income from it. Here are some easy and practical tips that will help you repurpose your articles into ebooks.

1.    Carefully go through all the articles that you have posted online. Identify common themes and group the articles under various themes. If you have many articles on one single topic, you have some ready content for an ebook. Of course, you will need to rewrite parts of it but the majority of your content is ready to be repurposed.
2.    You should now organize your articles in a logical sequence. It is a good idea to write a brief introduction explaining what the motivation behind the ebook is and where the content originally came from. You may also want to add a brief summary at the end of the ebook.
3.    A table of contents is always a good idea for the ebook since there will be a few who would want to read only specific sections in your ebook. A table of contents will also help you organize your writing.
4.    Most online writers prefer to use Word to format their articles and ebook. Once the ebook is ready, one can use many free programs that are readily available on the Internet to convert it into a PDF format, making it easier to download and read.
5.    Though you may have a majority of your content ready, make it appear fresh by doing some more research, adding more material and providing links to relevant websites. In fact, you may even want to provide links to some of your affiliates.
6.    While a cover for an ebook is not a necessity, it will lend a nice professional touch to your ebook. If you cannot handle the graphics yourself, hire a graphic designer to design a professional looking cover for your ebook
7.    Last, but not the least, once your ebook is ready, you may want to send it out for some quick feedback before making it available online. Ask a few of your website visitors or customers to take a look at the draft of your ebook and make suggestions. Incorporate those that you think improve the quality of the book.
8.    Once your ebook is ready, make it available for download from your website, for a nominal charge. Display the information about your ebook prominently on your website. Any good feedback that you receive about the book can be displayed alongside the information about the ebook.