Should you create (and sell) information products?

Creating information products such as ebooks, tapes, and courses is a great way to earn money as a writer. All you have to do is take an inventory of subjects/topics that you know about (or are interested in) and enjoy. For example, do you have a hobby? Are you interested in some aspect of health or yoga or online gambling? Do you have expertise as a result of formal training and related work experience? Could some of this be used to help inform, entertain, or solve problems for others?

At the same time, keep your audience in mind and become familiar with their questions and problems. What ebook, for example, have you produced that can help them address those issues? Does your information product answer their questions, expand their knowledge, entertain them, for example?