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By Eric Hanson

Most times when people sit down to write their ebook, or any other written material, they may run into writers block and are often stumped on what to write about. Other times someone’s mental editorial process takes over and critiques what’s been written getting in the way of a writing flow. While it’s fun and exciting producing your own ebook it can also be frustrating, tedious and even challenging at times. Here’s 3 easy ways to create an ebook even if you hate writing.

1. Incorporate public domain content

The public domain contains content, which is not under copyright any longer. Many works in the public domain are old works from the early 20th century but this does not mean they don’t contain valuable information or are irrelevant to modern times. A wealth of information on a surprising variety of topics can be found in the public domain at various websites. This is one of the great secrets of some established ebook authors.

2. Interview an Expert.

Everyone is an expert on some topic. Including a transcript of an interview in an ebook or part of the dialogue gives your creation a unique edge over other content in your niche because interviews are often useful for readers and provide a unique break from the rest of the content. To provide more value for readers you can even record the interview, burn it to a disc and give away or sell it along with your ebook. An expert may be easier to find than you think, it may even be someone in your own family.

3. Get other people to help

Four little words make all the difference when you want get something done, ‘can you help please?’ Friends and family are naturally inquisitive about your online projects and sometimes even want to get involved. You can get a group of like-minded friends or family members together who have the same interests as you and each person can write a chapter of the ebook. The book will not only have an interesting tones and points of views for the readers, but also your group will have fun writing together.

Ebook creation can be a daunting task for one writer by himself or herself and the writing process can be frustrating sometimes. Instead of forcing yourself to bang out an ebook include public domain content, interview an expert, collaborate with friends and family or do all three. Creating an ebook shouldn’t take months and be a task for the writer, it should be fun and naturally easy. By following these three simple steps you’ll make sure it will be.

Eric Hanson is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur. You can find him blogging about how to make money online at his blog Net Worth

By Scott Lindsay

With any computer connected to the Internet there is always the threat of a virus attack. Most new computers come with a trial edition of an anti-virus program. Sadly, many business individuals insist on gambling with their computers by leaving them vulnerable to attack when anti-virus software is allowed to expire.

In many cases the business will also fail to install Firewall protection and they may not even be aware of the dangers of Spyware.

Not every site you visit will be a safe place. Not every email you receive will contain safe information. Many viruses enter a website when users visit certain websites (predominately pornographic sites). These viruses can also come from certain emails.

I once had a computer that somehow disengaged the anti-virus software due to a virus attack. In a few short weeks the virus devoured over 20,000 files on my computer. This was a hard lesson, especially since I had a fully paid version of anti-virus software on my computer at the time.

I was told that this was a very rare case, but was also advised to ensure that I checked regularly for updates and scanned my computer for viruses everyday, which is something that you can tell your anti-virus software to do automatically.

The use of a spyware extractor like Ad-Aware can help alleviate chances of browser hijacking and to remove all data-mining files from your hard drive. Many sites will add these features to your computer when you visit their website, they gather data on your personal site visitation and apparent preferences.

Not only can this be personally intrusive but it can also slow your computer down and may result in a significant amount of unwanted emails.

If you use your computer as part of your business you need to come to terms with the importance of that box of silicon and microchip processors known as a hard drive. Can you afford to have your computer offline while you deal with the devastating affects of a computer virus, hacking or deleted files?

If you are an Internet visitor only visit sites that are trusted, this is where search engines can be really useful. You should be able to trust the findings of a trusted search engine when you are looking for a legitimate website.

This should also encourage you to improve your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies. By becoming a trusted site with search engines, you are likely to become trustworthier to online customers.

Protect your computer and give customers solid reason to trust your site through maximized SEO techniques.

Scott Lindsay is a web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder of HighPowerSites and many other web projects. Get your own website online in just 5 minutes with HighPowerSites.com at: http://www.highpowersites.com

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