{"id":9746,"date":"2015-07-16T15:15:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T22:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-crowdcontent.com\/?p=9746"},"modified":"2021-04-28T07:45:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:45:02","slug":"finish-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/ebooks\/finish-with-a-bang\/","title":{"rendered":"Finish with a Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Finish with a Bang<\/h2>\n<p>Your conclusion is likely the last section that you write (although you can, of course, write it whenever you want).<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re probably feeling accomplished, excited, and relieved. You\u2019re almost done!<\/p>\n<p><em>But wait. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The conclusion is an essential section of your ebook, and you don\u2019t want to short change it.<\/p>\n<p>Take a deep breath and follow these steps.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Recap<\/h3>\n<p><strong>You should have covered all the ideas in your <a title=\"Outlining\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/plan-edit\/outlining\/\">outline<\/a>, so recap them now.<\/strong> Your readers might not have read your whole ebook, or they might have forgotten some of your points, so remind them here.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Persuade<\/h3>\n<p>Conclusions that simply summarize are boring. While a brief summary is helpful, you have to assume that your readers have read most of your ebook. Now they\u2019re looking for more. <strong>Persuade your readers about the importance of your arguments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Why does it matter that they\u2019ve read your ebook? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The most persuasive arguments aren\u2019t extreme. Your ebook probably isn\u2019t the most life-changing book your readers have ever read, so don\u2019t claim that it is.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Call<\/h3>\n<p>Your persuasive conclusion leads to your call to action. Your readers are done reading, but you don\u2019t want them to go away, so you need to tell them the next step.<\/p>\n<p>Are they supposed to visit your client\u2019s website? Start their own blog? Send you feedback? <strong>State your call to action clearly so that no one can mistake what you want them to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also be sure that you only have one call to action. Multiple calls are overwhelming, so you risk having your readers do nothing. And never ever ever forget to write a call to action. If there\u2019s one thing that your ebook must have, it\u2019s call.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyblogger.com\/call-to-action-mistakes\/\">Copyblogger: 20 Call to Action Mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/handouts\/conclusions\/\">University of North Carolina: Conclusions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finish with a Bang Your conclusion is likely the last section that you write (although you can, of course, write it whenever you want). You\u2019re probably feeling accomplished, excited, and relieved. You\u2019re almost done! But wait. The conclusion is an essential section of your ebook, and you don\u2019t want to short change it. 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