You can design professional ebook covers.

Let me let you in on  a secret.

You can design professional ebook covers using only basic graphics editing software such as Paint.net and Adobe Photoshop.

No, I am not making it up. You can actually create your own ebook covers instead of spending plenty of your hard earned cash on ebook cover software. In fact, you can do more than just create covers; you can create professional covers.

With your own graphics software you can:

• Design you own templates which you can then use as a basis for your designs.
• Customize your cover to suit your target audience.
• Compile a stunning 3D finish with drop shadows.

I greatly encourage people who set out to design their own covers for their ebooks or other digital products. I am one such person. I find that making my own designs is thrilling, exciting and fulfilling. Furthermore, it affords me the latitude and flexibility that no ebook software can.

Therefore, to all self-designers, way to go!

For those who are just starting out, it can be quite a challenge – almost like learning a new language, especially when you are not artistic by nature.

But if you are a newbie in this business, worry no more. You have got nothing to fear (except fear because that is the only thing that will stop you). I am going to learn you all I know. In no time, you will be happily designing your own covers.

So, here is what I am going to do:

1. I’ll give you great tips on how to design professional covers.
2. I’ll teach you a few tricks to help you use your graphics software to the full.
3. I’ll answer your questions on ebook covers and graphics software.
4. I’ll show you how to make your covers so stunning that people will fail to resist to make the click.

Now, why is it important to create professional covers for your e-goods? Well, do you now what a bad cover does?

We people almost always judge a book by its cover. If a cover looks disinteresting and dull, we tend to think the book is just as well. But if the cover is stunning, we will conclude that its contents are stunning as well. In fact, the rule “Never judge a book by its cover” is a rule people never obey!
So, no matter how awesome your content is, as long as the cover is dull and disinteresting, your visitors will not buy it. To make matters even worse, they will not even notice it!

Don’t start panicking yet. You can create that stunning cover and boost your sells. You won’t even need to spend money!

Seriously, you can do it. Take a look at the cover I designed below. I used only Adobe Photoshop, my keyboard and my mouse.

But doesn’t it take too long a time to do that?

I can’t cheat you. At first, it can take an hour or two. With an ebook cover creator, you can do it in a few minutes.

But you see, I am really in for the fun of it. It is amazing what you can do with just a graphics editor.

All I really want is to prove a point: you don’t really need expensive ebook cover software to create professional covers ( and some of it will really cost you a couple of your precious dollars).

And in the long run, the person who learns to use  his graphics editor well has nothing to loose and everything to gain. 

So let’s save a few bucks, turn savvy, and have tones of fun!