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People want information, they want it quick, frequently in shortform, and straight to the point. Its no wonder that they gostraight for a computer connected to the internet to findanything from how to grow tomatoes to choosing a web host.As a home business owner, this "information revolution" as I liketo call it, is only to your benefit. After all, you are in thebusiness of trying to give people what they want time and again.So, give them the information they crave.Now, e-books are a wonderful way to , but in the spirit of theInfopreneur, short high content reports which I like to callinfo-reports are perhaps even better. If formulated carefully,they can even be put to use to literally explode the size of anopt-in list of subscribers. To proceed you simply develop severalhigh content short reports, targeted at a specific market whichyou would like to add to your subscriber base, and give it awayfree just for subscribing to your newsletter. With content, andthe word "free", many people will flock to subscribe. Best of allthis is a win-win situation: You pick up valuable subscribers tointeract with on a weekly basis, and your subscribers receivevaluable information from you.So, how is it done you ask?Report IdeasAlmost any idea you have can be made into a short report.However, not every idea is in demand.Try this out.Sit down with pen and paper in a quite location. Yes, you readcorrectly. I said pen and paper. It is easier from a workperspective to sit in front of your monitor, but past experiencehas taught me that the creative side of my brain works betterwith pen and paper. Of course it is up to what ever works foryou.Now, write down a short list of topics that you are semi-familiarwith. I say "semi" because you can always perform a bit ofresearch to learn more. These topics can be on anything:gardening, cooking, computer programming, specific hobbies,construction, research, medicine, etc.After you have made your list, weed out the topics that are notassociated with your business. For instance, if your business iscomputer programming, you probably don't want to focus oncreating a short report on gardening. The reasoning here is totarget your market. Gardening info is not targeted to thecomputer programming market.Now pick one or two topics, open a word processor, or even yournotebook, and start writing every little bit of information youknow on the subject.Putting It TogetherI recommend structuring your report similar to a book report.Remember writing those in school? Why a book report? The focushere is short and informative. This isn't creative writing. Youdon't want to go off on some tangent about literary prose. Short,concise, and highly informative information to guide others iswhat works here.Format And PackagingFormat is somewhat of a personal preference. But, keep computingplatform in mind. There are numerous e-book compilers, many free,that can be used to create a small exe file of your report. Theadvantage here is that it can be created in web page format andthen compiled with links that when clicked will actually open inthe e-book window. One downside however is that as far as I havebeen able to tell they only compile in PC format. So, anyone witha Mac will not be able to view the file.I have used Easy e-Book Creator for several short reports. It issimple and easy to use. I create the pages in HTML format usingMicrosoft Frontpage and then compile. If you want the fullversion without the Easy e-Book Creator logo and with addedsecurity features, you can purchase a license for about $20. Theresulting e-book is in exe format. e-Book Compiler also has afree trial version. I however was not as happy with it.PDF is essentially universal. Just about anyone these days canopen a pdf. The problem is that pdf file creators are ratherpricey. An alternative is the Microsoft Reader plug-in for Word.Microsoft is attempting to compete with Adobe in creating a newstandard. The software is free to download from Microsoft athttp://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/rmr.asp .DistributionAfter all else is done, its time to get your report to market.Now, there is not a single definitive way to do this. I use e-zine advertising, classified ads, pay-per-click, and trafficexchanges to advertise short reports in the hopes of pullinginterested readers to sign up for the e-Kinetic E-Zine. What isgreat about this method is that it truly is win-win. I gain newsubscribers who I get to share interact with through the e-zine,and subscribers receive valuable information at zero cost. Article Tags: Short Reports