Category Archives: Self Publishing

The 80/20 Principle and What You Need to Be Successful with Kindle

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or a writer by practice, you’re always looking for ways to grow your brand, impact and help your audience, and make more money. It’s important to you that your audience views you as an expert they can turn to time and time again. Whether you’re new to the business of writing and you’re looking for a great way to break into your niche, or you’re interested in expanding your presence, Kindle publishing is an extremely smart way to do it.

When you publish books for Kindle, you get access to Amazon’s customers, the power behind their ebook recommendation engine, the esteem that comes from being a published author, and more. Amazon has an extremely popular ebook service that stands far above the rest and it’s just smart business to take advantage of it. Every day, there are people looking for and buying books related to your topic on Kindle – it might as well be your book they’re buying.

I imagine there are two different kinds of people reading this right now. The first type sees Kindle publishing as just another leg to their business. They want more visibility and to catch more customers or clients with a wider net. The other type of person reading this right now is a writer– and plans to create an entire income stream by publishing their words to Kindle.

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Get to Know Your Reader Through Research

As an author, it’s extremely important that you truly know your reader. You should know their likes, dislikes, and what really makes them tick. If you know your reader, then you’ll be able to write books they love.

Don’t be the author who just writes whatever they want to write without giving a thought to the reader at the other end of things. You might think you know what they want, but it never hurts to do at least the bare minimum of research. In most cases, it makes a huge difference.

The only time where you wouldn’t have to gather much insight into your audience is if you’re already part of your audience and you interact with other members of that audience on a daily basis. For example, I don’t have to spend the time actively researching the at-home entrepreneur niche because that’s how I spend my day, in and out. I manage two extremely active communities in this niche and so I guess you could say I gathered my data over time.

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27 Low Content Books That Rake in Royalties on Amazon

Low content books are one of the easiest ways to start earning royalties on Amazon. You don’t need to be a writer, artist, or designer. You don’t need to buy inventory or deal with shipping.

And you don’t need to spend hundreds of hours building a brand from scratch. What you do need is a smart idea and the willingness to hit publish. That’s where these 27 book types come in.

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Write & Publish a Kindle Short Story Series

Being able to make money from your story ideas is something that can be very fulfilling for many men and women. You no longer have to have a traditional publisher. You can take advantage of platforms like Amazon and self publish on Kindle.

But for some people, when they begin the undertaking of an entire novel, it becomes intimidating and overwhelming. Imposter syndrome sets in and you begin second guessing yourself.

Instead of setting your sights on a large project, such as a full length novel, you may want to try your hand at a series of short stories. Short stories have the ability to earn you just as much as a full length novel, especially when eager readers consume the entire series or purchase collections with more than one story in them at a time.

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Self-Doubt No Longer Has a Place in Fiction

There is one online business branch brimming with profit potential but too few people pursuing it. It’s not because it’s overly complex or too crowded. It’s because the men and women turning their backs on it lack the confidence to do it.

Self-publishing in the fiction world is something most people feel they’re not quite cut out for. They’re used to the traditional publishing route and worry that unless an agent and publisher hand-select them, their work isn’t worthy of being available for readers.

Would you like to gain that confidence? Read more inside.

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