First off, you will definitely attract people from within the Internet marketing circles and forums.  These people are constantly bouncing around different niche markets and need ebook writers that can keep up with them.  Secondly, bloggers are always in need of opt in reports – so offering a report writing service can be very profitable for you.

If you are interested in making money online by writing ebooks, here are a few tips to help you write faster and better:

1. Combine and re-write related PLR content – This is one of the most common ways to create multiple fresh, unique products without doing any research.  Private label rights products can be either ebooks, articles or bundles.  Find a handful of niche related PLR content, combine the best parts of each, then re-write the content to create one final ebook package.  Combining PLR products usually works best for this method.
2. Don’t accept projects that are out of your league – Let’s face it, if you writing an ebook on PHP hacks and programming tricks, yet you don’t know what a hyperlink is, how great is that ebook going to be?  Sure, you can definitely tackle niches that you aren’t an expert in, but try to set a standard of set of niches that you will not touch.  This will avoid long and painful projects.  Remember:  if you love something, you can write about it much faster.
3. Set a defined structure before you start – Conduct your research, make your notes and structure the ebook before you even begin typing.  This will enable you to write much faster and maintain a level of focus without getting sidetracked every 7 minutes to double-check something.  Also, try not to edit during your first draft.  Type away and save the formatting and editing for the second time around – this will definitely speed up the creation process.

Regardless of when the ideas pop into your head – like in the shower or driving to work – you need to harness these opportunities and maximize the creative energy in a constructive manner.  Many writers carry around a voice recorder or punch notes into their iPhone or Blackberry.  What matters is when you’re struggling to come up with creative platforms on demand, be sure that you are prepared to document those sporadic bouts of literary genius!

Here are a couple of tips to keep the creative juices flowing and find inspiration from nothing:

Think of a Scenario or Social Backdrop

This is one of the oldest methods in the how-to books of writing – and it is still as effective today!  To start, take a look around you and observe the people, what they are doing, how they look and what their expressions are.  For example, begin with the attractive but stern women who just stepped off the escalator;

Her hair is wet from the rain, yet she appears to be at peace with the world and her current state of being.  She walks through the lobby with the confidence and determination of a spartan general.

This is your opening scene.  Now ask yourself questions like where is she going?  Is she married?  Does she have kids?  Expand on your initial observation and before you know it you will be pages into a very compelling story.

Combine Potential Stories Together

This has to be one of my favorite methods for generating fantasy/fairy tale/science fiction based story lines.  Take the last really great movie you watched and throw it in the blender with the latest headline on the Sunday newspaper.  For example, the last great movie you watched was Angels and Demons, while the Sunday newspaper headline reads: Boy rescued from well after being stranded for 72 hours.

The story starts with this boy, who is known by secret scientifically driven organization to be the last living blood line of Jesus Christ.  His parents were murdered and he has been captured by this cult for the purposes of collecting a ransom and destroying the reputation of the world’s most powerful organized religion.

As you can see – there were a million possible directions I could have went with those two methods given.  These exercises will also improve your ability to “freestyle” topics, characters and ideas on the spot, strictly based on existing stories and your direct surroundings.

Start With a Strong Lead

Most readers will make up their mind within the first 10 seconds of skimming through a story in the paper.  Creating an attention-grabbing lead will engage the reader and spark their interest – resulting in them reading the article in its entirety.  A great lead will usually contain a question or scenario.  This is a good place to start.

Take Them to Their Destination

Once you have their attention – it is time for you to get directly to the point.  The last thing you want to be doing is beating around the bush.  They are reading your story because the headline/lead intrigued them and now they want to get to the meat and potatoes.  If you fail to get to the point right away, you will most likely lose their interest.  Keep your sentences short, hard-hitting and sweet.

With Words, Less is Better

Your story will need to have a minimum word count, but you want to accomplish this in the most efficient way possible.  Long, drawn-out sentences will get you nowhere.  For example, “The girl was taken down the street to St. Joseph’s Hospital” could be shortened to “The girl was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital” getting rid of the unnecessary “down the street” portion.

End on a High Note

Remember that hard-hitting lead you started with?  Well now it’s time to bring everything back around and give them everything you’ve got.  Ending with the answer to your initial lead question is the most common technique.  How about giving the answer followed by another question?  This will keep them satisfied as well as have them pondering on what was just read for the next 5 minutes.  Leaving the reader thing about what they read is always a good thing!