You’re at a party. Someone asks you what you do. You say, “I sell ebooks online.”

Silence. Blank stares. Maybe a few follow-up questions from brave people. But even if you explain what you do, they probably won’t even remember you the next day.

The next time you have to engage in small talk with people you don’t know, try this: Tell them you’re an author.

“Wow,” they’ll say, “Did you write anything I’d know about?” And they’ll be dually impressed. They might even tell their friends they met an author at a party.

That’s because people have a tendency to automatically respect authors. When you say you’re an author, you get instant credibility and are pegged as an expert. People assume you’re smart and an authority on the subject. Your prospects are no different, which is why you should get a book into print if you want to establish yourself as an expert in your niche.

There are two ways to get your book into print:

1. Self publish your book. The most common way to do this is to use a print-on-demand publisher who’s set up to print one book and ship it to your buyer (or print a hundred copies if you want to sell them locally).

2. Get published. There are plenty of publishing houses to choose from, although some of them are barely a step above vanity publishers. If you want to get pegged with the expert label, then you’ll need to get published with a well-known publisher.

Fortunately, it’s a little easier to get a nonfiction book published (as opposed to trying to be the next J.K. Rowling or Steven King). But this doesn’t mean it’s a walk in the park. You’ll need to:

* Research publishers to put together a list of those who are good fits for your subject.

* Create a query (proposal) that lets publishers know why your book will sell, and why you’re the best one to write it. In some cases, your preferred publisher may only accept submissions from agents, in which case you’ll need to get an agent first.

TIP: In some cases, self-publishing a book shows publishers that your book is popular, which can help you land a publishing contract.

Naturally, this is just one way to establish yourself as an expert in your niche. There are plenty of other tactics you can use – some of which will give you expert level status almost instantly! [[Click here]] to get your hands on the complete strategy…