Initial Email Exchange Between Pat Flynn, of SmartPassiveIncome, and I

While documenting my progress towards applying the steps/articles of Pat Flynn's free eBook development guide, on his SmartPassiveIncome.com blog website, I thought it would be beneficial to include my initial email correspondence with him via the Facebook Platform. His well-written guide will be essentially the framework by which I structure all my thoughts and notes into an organized manner.

Based on this exchange, it is clear that this could be a great project that has the potential to elicit many positive things. While there are some intrinsic motivations involved, as with anyone who is developing a product with intent to sell, whether it be an eBook or a Jar of Play-do, this documented process could really serve to be beneficial to Pat's readers. Not only will I go through each and every step of the eBook guide process he has created, in my development of an eBook, but this documentation will also provide expanded details, thoughts, and structure to others who are contemplating pursuing a similar venture.

My Initial Facebook Email to Pat:

Title: Can We Make a Deal(?)

"Hey Pat,

On top of a few other projects I have going on, I have also been writing an eBook. Your series of posts have been my inspiration (in fact...so much so....that on my Yellow scrap piece of Notebook paper, under my very first note I wrote: "Consult SmartPassiveIncome.com throughout process"....

I'm quite a few pages into it....tailoring it towards my success with another writing platform, similar to what WriterGig did with her eBook directed towards the eHow platform....I saw her eBook as a "Resource" under your website....

Anyway.....I thought this process could be VERY blog worthy, and shed your writing eBook series in a very good light....

Once I complete it, and publish it, I'll provide you with a Screenshot of my Yellow Notebook Paper......

Would you then consider blogging about it, but, of course, even though I know you're very humble.....it would be cool to see how the success was directly attributable to the series you wrote....

(Of course, all of this is pending whether or not you actually like the book, and would recommend it to your readers...)

One of the reasons I purchased all the books at Barnes and Noble, that one day with my fiance, was in order to ensure my projects, and now this eBook, were done as accurately as possible, based on real experiences from experts who lived it...

Let me know if you'd be interested in this....

Take care,
Howie

Pat's Response:

"Hey Howie. I think this would be helpful for my audience. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who want to do the same type of thing, but don't for whatever reason. I'll tell you what - when you finish, I'll have a look at it, and then we could possibly do a podcast interview. I think it would be a good success story, even before you know exactly how well it will do. We could talk about the process and how you overcame different hurdles, and it would actually be useful instead of sounding like it's just trying to promote your book (which would be how I would want it anyways).