Are you struggling in your self-publishing business? The first thing I want to tell you is that you’re not alone. I’ve worked with dozens of indie authors since 2016, and ALL of them were struggling in multiple ways. Those struggles are usually the result of making one or more of the following self publishing mistakes. …
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Last week, we covered keywords, now it’s time to tackle Amazon KDP categories. Amazon uses BISAC categories like every other publishing platform, bookstore, library, etc. out there. BISAC stands for Book Industry Standards and Communications. It is the internationally accepted system for categorizing books. The problem new self-publishers often run into is that these categories …
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Here it is…this is the detailed process I use to determine my Amazon KDP keywords. If you’ve ever wondered exactly what steps to take to get keywords that will help your book get discovered on Amazon, I’m going to show you. I’m going to show you both the long manual way, and I’ll also show …
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I’ve had this package of free childrens book templates available for a while now on Gumroad, but because of multiple requests, I’m making them available to everyone completely free. I’ve created a boatload of content about children’s books. They can be extremely profitable, not to mention fun to write and publish. When you publish a …
Book Reviews – My, they are illusive, aren’t they? I can’t think of anything more important to an author or the most difficult to acquire than reviews, unless it might be sales. But how are you going to get sales without reviews? Not going to happen unless you get a lot of personal recommendations, an …
I recently sat down with Virginia Milner, the head of Kindle Vella and Principal Project Manager of Kindle Direct Publishing. This interview was timely because so many of us have questions about publishing on Kindle Vella as authors and self-publishers. It was a privilege to get some of those questions answered from the source. I really …
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Since starting my online business in 2016, I’ve run the gamut of email marketing software for free and paid options as well. In the last 5 to 6 years, I’ve had FOUR different email marketing platforms, so let’s tear into this MailerLite review! Once you build a significant email list, email marketing platforms get expensive …
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Grammarly and ProWritingAid are two of the most popular spelling and grammar checking apps out there. So, which one is better? At first glance, they can seem very similar; however, their small differences can make a large impact depending on each user’s needs. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty and dissect the details of each app …
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A lot of people are still unaware that to access Kindle services, you don’t need a Kindle device, or for that matter even an e-reader. You can simply use the Kindle app on iPhone, Android, or most other devices. The Kindle app is more agnostic than that. It operates on Mac and Windows PC’s, as …
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Kindle Vella is living proof the streaming wars aren’t the only battles online. While video entertainment takes up Wall Street’s attention, episodic fiction got a boost with Amazon’s new venture. Kindle Vella lets writers post stories in installments. As such, it’s a pretty direct answer to the Canadian-based site Wattpad. It’s not surprising the world’s largest retailer …
