It's sure hard to get back on track
What the hell? I just looked at the calendar and its been a month since my last newsletter. Sorry guys.
So I have been pretty busy the last 4 week. Wrote 6 books to put up on Amazon for sale. They aren’t giant books but its a start to my new publishing business. Do you realize how easy it is to become an author today?
Simple procedure, they make it easy on you.
You just make a list of the topics you need to cover. See if they are selling on Amazon. (look at how many reviews a book has and multiply by 100- that’s a close idea of how many copies they have sold) 1% leaves a review.
Choose a topic for the book.
Make a list of chapter subheads - you can get these by looking at table of contents on other books in the niche. Look for questions people need answers to succeed. Also go look on teachable or udemy and get ideas from courses that are selling. Think most popular.
Don’t copy anyone completely. Some from here, some from here and mix it up. Make a better book!! People will always buy newer and bigger. Offer something the others are missing. What could you add? To be better than the previous books.
Now you sit down and write those books. I often use google docs and turn on the microphone and just talk. It will write it for you. Get in the flow and talk your answers to questions. Don’t stress you will be editing the book anyway. Just get it out.
Once you have the writing done. Go back over it tomorrow and do a first edit.
Now go to Amazon KDP and download the Kindle creator software. Move your content into it and make it look nice. Add some graphics and good fonts.
If you want the best results, it is worth spending a few bucks on fiverr and getting a pro to design your cover. On Amazon, your cover sells the book first. Before they even read the description or Title.
Take your manuscript and go add your book to KDP. I find it easier to add the physical book first. Title, description, photo of author and your cover image. Use keywords so people can find it.
Once you are done with the physical book, Amazon will let you add the Kindle version and you just upload your Kindle Create manuscript and the same info again.
Now don’t expect miracles, unless you are lucky, you have to promote your book just like a real author. Get links to it, press releases, tell people about it on social media, your website and all your friends and family. You need to get some traction to get sales flowing. And to get Amazon to start telling people about it.
Create a youtube channel and make videos about your book. If your book is great you owe it to people to promote it. Ask influencers to read it and tell people about it. Give away free copies if it would help their audience.
Book giveaways are great. Giveaway copies on Social Media. Make a free version and give that away. Only half a book.
Put a link to your Amazon book anywhere you can. All your social media and websites. Talk about it on forums and groups. You want to get noticed.
Use curiosity to sell your book in the title.
I personally posted about mine on social media and my website plus a youtube video.
It’s been a Free book for the last 5 days on kindle and 35 people have downloaded it. It is a short read series so hopefully some of them buy more chapters.
Like anything new, it is a test to see what happens and how I can improve results.
That’s what I have been doing lately. Plus working on my websites. Now have 4 I am actively working and growing.
I also wrote a 5 blog post series of Internet Marketing Ideas, it is all my notes I have been compiling for the last 11 years or more. I wont have time to get to them all so lets share them with others. Some of the best ideas I have learned. Don’t miss it.
See you in the next newsletter;
Michael