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An in-depth interview with author and entrepreneur Phil Van Treuren, who shares how he built a six-figure self-publishing business selling stoic philosophy books—without relying on Amazon KDP.  

In this episode of The Entrepreneurial You, Heneka Watkis-Porter sits down with publishing industry veteran Michele DeFilippo, founder of 1106 Design. With over 50 years in the book publishing world, Michele brings a wealth of knowledge on how authors can take control of their publishing journey, avoid scams, and profit from their passion. She breaks down the evolution of self-publishing, revealing how independent authors can compete with traditional publishers—and win—by maintaining ownership, setting industry-standard quality, and being smart about their choices. Whether you're a first-time writer or a seasoned author, Michele's guidance provides a blueprint for building a successful, scam-free publishing experience. The Power of Self-Publishing: Profit, Control & Protection Michele is clear: self-publishing isn't just an alternative—it's a business decision. Authors can maintain creative control, keep more of their earnings, and bring their books to market without signing away their rights. But with this freedom comes responsibility. Michele warns against shady hybrid publishers that charge high production fees and still claim a share of your royalties. Her advice? If you're paying for the work, own the outcome—including your files, your ISBNs, and your book's future. Heneka echoes the importance of being informed, noting how many aspiring authors fall victim to scams due to lack of publishing knowledge. Competing With Traditional Publishing: Yes, You Can Michele debunks the myth that self-published books are inferior. With platforms like Amazon KDP and IngramSpark, and a focus on professional-quality design, editing, and typesetting, indie authors can match—and often exceed—the quality of traditional publishers. The key? Following industry standards and never cutting corners. “Readers don't care how a book is published,” Michele says, “only that it's well done.” She urges authors to purchase their own ISBNs through Bowker, which allows them to retain full control over the book in all its formats—eBook, paperback, or hardback. What You'll Learn in This Episode: • How to avoid scams and bad deals in the publishing industry • Why self-publishing can be more profitable and empowering than traditional routes • How to meet traditional publishing standards on your own • Why owning your ISBNs and production files matters • Smart marketing tactics for positioning your book as a business tool • The truth about bestseller programs—and what really drives book success This episode is a must-listen for any aspiring author ready to publish with confidence, clarity, and control. Tune in, take notes, and share it with someone who dreams of becoming a published writer—without the pitfalls. COMMUNITY CONNECTION: Now it's time for our Community Connection segment! We'd love to hear your thoughts on today's episode or any questions you have for Drewbie or Heneka—email us at heneka@henekawatkisporter.com or WhatsApp us at 876-849-2571. Also, don't forget about the upcoming LeadHerShip Cruise, where leaders like YOU can network and grow aboard Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas! This four-day event combines empowerment with transformative learning against the stunning backdrop of the Bahamas. Contact us at heneka@henekawatkisporter.com or WhatsApp 876-849-2571 for more details! CONTACT Michelle Defilippo: Website: 1106design.com TRENDING NOW: Here's an eye-opening stat: Authors lose over $500 million annually due to predatory publishing scams—and AI-generated books are flooding platforms like Amazon faster than ever before. This makes professional design and marketing more important than ever. If you enjoyed this episode of The Entrepreneurial You, subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, leave a rating, and share it with your friends. Visit henekawatkisporter.com to download a free eBook on how to conduct podcast interviews like a pro! AFFIRM WITH ME: I am an empowered author who makes informed decisions about my book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon KDP just announced a major change to print royalties, and the publishing world is buzzing. In this week's self-publishing news, we cover the updated royalty rates, what it means for paperback authors, and how it may or may not tie into the rise of low-content and AI-generated books. We also look at a major court ruling that could finally open the door for easier mobile eBook sales, plus a new report from the U.S. Copyright Office on artificial intelligence and training data. If you care about book sales, author income, or where publishing is headed next, don't miss this week's Self-Publishing News. Book Award Pro - https://DaleLinks.com/BookAwardPro (affiliate link) Subscribe to The Self-Publishing Hub - https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@DaleLRoberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. Sources: KDP: Print Royalty Rate and Paperback Printing Cost Changes FAQ - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GXFPA52P6ZJD2U3N?ref_=pe_93986420_1235824880 KDP Print Calculator - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200735480?ref_=pe_93986420_1235824880#royalty_calculator The Bottom Line - https://janefriedman.com/the-bottom-line-janes-publishing-industry-newsletter/ US Copyright Office - Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 3 - https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-3-Generative-AI-Training-Report-Pre-Publication-Version.pdf?mc_cid=e9a1b9ab69&mc_eid=433332c881  Major Court Ruling Opens New Path for Mobile eBook Sales - https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/ruling-opens-path-for-mobile-ebook-sales/  Coauthoring Nonfiction: Strategies for Successful Collaboration - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7hV_IsqVQE6Ghv1HNl-Szg#/registration  Outstanding Creator Awards - https://www.outstandingcreator.com/winners--2025-spring-contest.html Wide Publishing for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/WideBook Mastering Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP - https://www.youtube.com/live/_8rNH3SQJK4?si=HP2BB81XZTF9oX24 How to Win Book Awards Without Wasting Money | Outstanding Creator Awards - https://www.youtube.com/live/X-4w4OWnRgE?si=DkqBCns4G2emtoZq 30 Books Giveaway - https://DaleLinks.com/30Books  Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts

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In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of a display advertising, digital product, Amazon KDP, affiliate, and Amazon Associates business created in November 2016 in the home and culinary niches. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $5,574.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://empireflippers.com/listing/84631 to learn more about this business.

¡Regalo GRATIS en nuestra LISTA DE CORREO! ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/suscribirse-lista-de-correo/ Visita nuestra WEB https://www.letraminuscula.com/ SI deseas PUBLICAR escríbenos : contacto@letraminuscula.com Llámanos☎ o escríbenos por WhatsApp:+34640667855 ¡SUSCRÍBETE al canal! CLIC AQUÍ: https://bit.ly/2Wv1fdX RESUMEN: Amazon KDP cambia las regalías de libros en papel del 60 % al 50 % para precios menores a 99,99 USD a partir del 10 de junio de 2025. Este vídeo explica cómo ajustar los precios para no perder ingresos, muestra ejemplos prácticos y detalla beneficios adicionales como la reducción en costos de impresión en color en algunas tiendas. ¡No te lo pierdas si autopublicas en Amazon! ⏲MARCAS DE TIEMPO: ▶️00:13 Cambios importantes en regalías KDP ▶️01:26 Ajustar precios para no perder ingresos ▶️02:38 El cambio solo afecta a precios bajos ▶️04:15 Todos deberán subir precios ▶️05:38 Subida mínima que clientes no notan ▶️06:53 Libros en color serán más baratos ▶️08:11 Regalías se pierden si no subes precios ▶️09:36 Pequeños cambios garantizan regalías ▶️11:14 Reducción en costes de impresión color ▶️12:47 El cambio de regalías afecta a todos ▶️14:12 Cómo ver libros afectados en archivo CSV ▶️15:42 Ejemplo práctico de ajuste de precio ▶️17:19 Cómo calcular el nuevo precio exacto ▶️18:47 Comparación con regalías editoriales ▶️20:31 50% sigue siendo mejor que editorial ▶️21:58 El 60% real es menor por coste impresión ▶️23:23 Recomendación final: ajustar precios ya ▶️24:39 Contacto y despedida del canal

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¡Regalo GRATIS en nuestra LISTA DE CORREO! ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/suscribirse-lista-de-correo/ Visita nuestra WEB https://www.letraminuscula.com/ SI deseas PUBLICAR escríbenos : contacto@letraminuscula.com Llámanos☎ o escríbenos por WhatsApp:+34640667855 ¡SUSCRÍBETE al canal! CLIC AQUÍ: https://bit.ly/2Wv1fdX RESUMEN: ¿Crees que Amazon KDP está acabado? En este vídeo, Roberto Augusto desmonta ese mito y demuestra por qué KDP sigue siendo una excelente oportunidad para escritores. Habla de calidad, herramientas, ventajas del sistema y cómo evitar errores comunes para triunfar en la plataforma de autopublicación más grande del mundo. ⏲MARCAS DE TIEMPO: ▶️00:00 Amazon KDP no está acabado ▶️01:37 Faltan libros de calidad en KDP ▶️02:52 La IA no destruye, mejora KDP ▶️04:08 Ventajas de publicar gratis en KDP ▶️05:22 KDP no exige exclusividad editorial ▶️06:31 Críticas como aprendizaje del autor ▶️07:40 Pagos rápidos y regalías claras ▶️08:49 Enfocarse en un nicho específico ▶️10:03 Mejorar y seguir con Amazon KDP

Masterclass GRATIS de Amazon Ads → https://www.letraminuscula.com/masterclass-gratis-amazon-ads-para-escritores/ Visita nuestra web → www.letraminuscula.com ¿Quieres publicar tu libro? Escríbenos a: contacto@letraminuscula.com WhatsApp / Llamadas → +34 640 667 855 Suscríbete al canal → Haz clic aquí ¿Estás pensando en dejar Amazon KDP? Antes de hacerlo, mira este vídeo. Te doy 19 razones por las que seguir en KDP sigue siendo la mejor opción para autores independientes Descubre cómo aprovechar su alcance global, herramientas exclusivas, ingresos por páginas leídas y mucho más. ⏲ ÍNDICE: 00:00 – Intro 00:12 – Presentación 00:32 – ❓ ¿Por qué no deberías abandonar Amazon KDP? 00:38 – KDP sigue siendo la principal plataforma de autopublicación 01:11 – El potencial de ventas internacional 01:48 – Herramientas de promoción exclusivas 02:11 – KDP Select: acceso a lectores frecuentes 02:38 – Posicionamiento SEO dentro de Amazon 03:17 – Sin costes de impresión ni distribución 04:04 – Facilidad para publicar en tapa blanda, ebook y tapa dura 04:29 – Actualizaciones constantes en la plataforma 04:40 – Informes de ventas detallados y en tiempo real 04:53 – Acceso a publicidad con Amazon Ads 05:31 – Apoyo de una comunidad enorme 05:55 – Profesionalización creciente 06:25 – Aumento de los lectores digitales 06:41 – Control total de tus ganancias 06:52 – Posibilidad de hacer cambios instantáneos 07:21 – Diversificación sin abandonar KDP 07:31 – Autoridad y credibilidad 07:35 – Creación de una biblioteca propia 07:47 – Abandonar KDP es perder una oportunidad de crecimiento 07:57 – ✉️ Contacto Síguenos en redes sociales: Facebook → facebook.com/editorialletraminuscula Instagram → instagram.com/edletraminus Twitter (X) → twitter.com/edletraminus LinkedIn → linkedin.com/company/letra-minuscula Pinterest → pinterest.es/editorialletraminuscula ✍️ Grupo de escritores Amazon → facebook.com/letraminuscula ️ Si te ha gustado el vídeo, dale a Me gusta y compártelo en tus redes sociales. Suscríbete al canal y haz clic en la campanita para recibir notificaciones cada vez que publiquemos un nuevo vídeo. ¡Gracias! #AmazonKDP #Autopublicación #EscritoresIndependientes

In this panel discussion, two high-achieving Amazon KDP authors, Sacha Black and J.M. Dalgliesh, reveal the most effective strategies and tactics they've used to maximize profitability in self-publishing. From smart pricing and advertising to leveraging data, this session is packed with actionable advice on how to turn writing books into a profitable, sustainable business. Learn how to make the most of Amazon's tools and build a long-term, profitable publishing strategy that drives consistent income. This session is proudly sponsored by Amazon KDP. This is a post from SelfPubCon (The Self-Publishing Advice Conference), an online author event run free twice yearly in association with the Alliance of Independent Authors. Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center, with a huge archive of nearly 2,000 blog posts and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. And, if you haven't already, we invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally. You can do that at http://allianceindependentauthors.org.

Du möchtest in 2025 gemeinsam mit uns dein KDP Business aufbauen? Dann melde dich bei uns!Hier geht's zu deiner kostenlosen Strategie-Session:https://nomad-publishing.de/termin/In der heutigen Folge des Verlagsniveau Podcasts sprechen Tom und Jonathan über den Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz im Kinderbuchbereich auf Amazon KDP. Sie beleuchten die aktuelle Diskussion rund um KI-generierte Inhalte, zeigen Risiken und Chancen auf und geben klare Empfehlungen zum verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit KI. Ihr Fazit: KI ist ein mächtiges Werkzeug – aber Qualität, Verantwortung und Transparenz sind entscheidend, besonders bei sensiblen Produkten wie Kinderbüchern.Facebook GruppeTritt jetzt unser Facebook Community mit über 5.000Selfpublishern bei und erhalte bereits nach wenigen Minuten Antworten auf alledeine Fragen:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2163341583907774/ Hier geht's zu unserem YouTube Kanal mit mehr als 200kostenlosen Tutorials:https://www.youtube.com/c/nomadpublishing

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¡Regalo GRATIS en nuestra LISTA DE CORREO! ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/suscribirse-lista-de-correo/ Visita nuestra WEB https://www.letraminuscula.com/ SI deseas PUBLICAR escríbenos : contacto@letraminuscula.com Llámanos☎ o escríbenos por WhatsApp:+34640667855 ¡SUSCRÍBETE al canal! CLIC AQUÍ: https://bit.ly/2Wv1fdX En este vídeo se analiza por qué no se venden libros recién subidos a Amazon KDP, como el caso de Carlos. Se destaca la importancia de tener paciencia, crear una comunidad, asegurarse de la calidad del libro y obtener comentarios antes de lanzar campañas de publicidad. También se aconseja aprender a hacer anuncios por cuenta propia, aprovechando recursos gratuitos. ⏲MARCAS DE TIEMPO: ▶️00:13 Impaciencia tras publicar en Amazon ▶️01:38 Publicidad sin comentarios no funciona ▶️03:09 Aprende a hacer campañas tú mismo ▶️04:57 Sin comunidad no hay ventas posibles ▶️06:28 Recomendaciones para empezar bien

Send us a textHey nature lovers – Lauren here, and today's podcast is a little different. I want to take you behind the scenes of one of the most personal, emotional chapters of my creative journey so far.This is the story of how I wrote a book, poured my entire soul into it… and then got rejected. Not by a publisher, but by a platform that's supposed to make self-publishing accessible.This is the story of Wildly Unplug: A Creative Guide to Reconnect with Nature – and what happened when Amazon KDP said no. And the steps you can take to self-publish your own book!If you're writing your own book — or thinking about it — I'd love to hear about it.Tag me. DM me. You've got a cheerleader in me.

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In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon KDP business created in June 2016 in the gaming, hobbies, news & education, and music niches. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $3,718.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://empireflippers.com/listing/81741 to learn more about this business.

Du möchtest in 2025 gemeinsam mit uns dein KDP Business aufbauen? Dann melde dich bei uns!Hier geht's zu deiner kostenlosen Strategie-Session:https://nomad-publishing.de/termin/In der heutigen Folge des Verlagsniveau Podcasts sprechen Tom und Jonathan darüber, wie ihr den Übergang von einem Nebenverdienst mit Amazon KDP zur Vollzeitselbstständigkeit schafft. Sie erklären, welche Einkommensgrenzen sinnvoll sind, welche Risiken und Herausforderungen es gibt und warum finanzielle Rücklagen essenziell sind. Zudem geben sie wertvolle Tipps zur richtigen Planung, Diversifikation eurer Buchprojekte und den besten Strategien für einen sicheren Umstieg in die Selbstständigkeit.Facebook GruppeTritt jetzt unser Facebook Community mit über 5.000Selfpublishern bei und erhalte bereits nach wenigen Minuten Antworten auf alledeine Fragen:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2163341583907774/ Hier geht's zu unserem YouTube Kanal mit mehr als 200kostenlosen Tutorials:https://www.youtube.com/c/nomadpublishing

Nuestro servicio de maquetación ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/maquetacion-profesional-libros/ RESUMEN: Aprende paso a paso cómo maquetar tu libro para Amazon KDP, tanto en formato impreso como en ebook. Descubre los tamaños recomendados, tipos de letra, márgenes, software útil, y consejos prácticos para obtener una presentación profesional. También conocerás plantillas gratuitas y opciones para contratar servicios de maquetación expertos. ⏲MARCAS DE TIEMPO: ▶️00:00 Cómo elegir el formato del libro ▶️01:38 Tamaños recomendados de impresión ▶️02:48 Tamaño ideal según número de páginas ▶️03:58 Guía de impresión y tipo de papel ▶️05:22 Elementos esenciales de la maqueta ▶️06:38 Programas recomendados para maquetar ▶️07:53 Formatos correctos para ebooks ▶️09:12 Herramientas para crear e-books ▶️10:24 Uso de plantillas prediseñadas de Amazon ▶️11:28 Calculadora de portadas en Amazon ▶️12:34 Kindle Create para dar formato profesional ▶️13:58 Maquetación profesional con Letra Minúscula

#333 Have you ever wanted to write a book but felt stuck on where to start — or unsure if it could even be profitable? In this episode hosted by Kirsten Tyrrel, we're joined by self-publishing expert and Kindlepreneur founder Dave Chesson, who turned his side hustle into a thriving business that out-earned his military salary. Dave shares the insider secrets behind Amazon's algorithm, why most books fail to get discovered, and how you can position your book to actually generate income. Whether you're writing fiction, nonfiction, or a personal memoir, he breaks down the importance of keyword research, crafting compelling titles and covers, and choosing the right marketing strategy based on your goals. You'll also learn how to think like an author-entrepreneur and use your book as a tool to build authority, grow your audience, and open doors to new opportunities. If you've ever dreamed of becoming a bestselling author — or using a book to boost your business — this episode is a must-listen! What we discuss with Dave: + How Dave out-earned his military salary + Why most self-published books fail + The power of Amazon keyword research + Fiction vs. nonfiction book strategies + Using a book to grow your brand + Importance of titles and subtitles + Tips for designing an effective book cover + Where AI fits into the writing process + Amazon KDP formatting and publishing basics + Choosing the right book marketing strategy Thank you, Dave! Check out Kindlepreneur at Kindlepreneur.com. Watch the video podcast of this episode! And follow us on: Instagram Facebook Tik Tok Youtube Twitter To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Want to hear from more incredible entrepreneurs? Check out all of our interviews here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon KDP business created in July 2021 in the occasions & gifts niche. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $4,721.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://empireflippers.com/listing/83987 to learn more about this business.

Hey Rainmakers! It's Chelsey and Stephen, and if you've ever dreamed of writing a children's book, creating a journal, or making money on Amazon without being a professional author or illustrator—this episode is your sign. We just launched our second children's book (woohoo!) and wanted to share exactly how we did it, step by step, using Amazon KDP. This is hands-off income that ANYONE can do—yes, even you! In today's convo, we break down the misconceptions that stop people from ever starting—like thinking you need to be creative, tech-savvy, or have a huge budget. Spoiler: you don't. From coloring books to scissor skill books, journals to productivity planners, we explain how low-content books are the sweet spot for busy moms and creative dreamers alike. We even share how a 12-year-old inspired us at a conference with her DIY coloring book! We walk through how Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) works—basically, Amazon prints and ships your book on demand, so there's no need to buy inventory upfront. Whether you're using Canva, hiring help on Fiverr, or using AI tools like ChatGPT to help write the story, there are endless ways to create beautiful books quickly and easily. We also dive into two types of creators: the passion project folks (we see you legacy-builders!) and the strategic sellers who want to make real income. For those in the second group, Stephen breaks down how to use keywords, categories, and white label content to build a product that people are actually searching for. PLUS—we share the resource we love that teaches this whole process in-depth (linked below!). So if you've ever said, “I want to make a book someday,” let this be your wake-up call. You can do this—and we're cheering you on every step of the way. Links for this episode: https://rainmakerupgrades.com/kdp2 Connect with us: ► Rainmaker Instagram: @therainmakerfamily ► Chelsey Instagram: @chels_diaz ► Stephen Instagram: @steezdiaz ► TikTok: @therainmakerfamily ► Facebook: @diazfamilylegacy ► Website: therainmakerfamily.com   Join Our Next Rainmaker Challenge - How To Make Passive Income From Home: https://therainmakerchallenge.com   Save On Our Favorite Things: https://rainmakerfamily.com/deals   Watch The Million Dollar Mama Case Study: https://www.makeitrainmomma.com/casestudy   Episode Minute by Minute:  0:00 – Intro: You Can Do This (Even If You're Not a Writer) 1:00 – The Power of Legacy Books for Your Family 2:30 – What Are Low-Content Books? (And Why They're Easier Than You Think) 4:50 – Our Wedding Guide Story & White Labeling Explained 6:00 – How Amazon KDP Works (Print on Demand Breakdown) 7:15 – DIY Design Tools (Canva + Fiverr) 9:00 – Using ChatGPT to Write Children's Stories 11:00 – Where to Find Templates and Done-for-You Content 13:00 – Two Types of Creators: Passion vs. Profit 15:00 – Optimizing Titles & Keywords for Sales 17:00 – Why Categories on Amazon Matter 18:00 – Learn From Our Illustrator: Camden's KDP Course 19:25 – Final Encouragement + Where to Start  

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Welcome everyone! Today, I am joined by guest Brian Gotta, a talented author and entrepreneur based in San Diego. Brian has written four youth sports novels and has recently ventured into adult fiction with his touching new book, Him, a story about a dog that will capture the hearts of all dog lovers. In this episode, we'll dive into Brian's journey as an author, the inspiration behind Him, and what it's like to navigate the world of self-publishing and marketing. At the conclusion of the episode, you'll hear an excerpt from Him, following a dog who is determined to reunite with his former owner but is faced with an obstacle they didn't expect.IN THIS EPISODE:(00:00) Teaser and opening(01:50) Brian shares his writing journey and talks about his first book, Congratulations, You're a Millionaire(04:20) How Brian began writing the non-fiction genre and then moved into writing fiction inspired by sports books he read in his youth (06:40) Brian discusses self-publishing and the rebranding opportunities on Amazon(10:31) Brian shares the inspiration behind Him[14:23 Brian reads an excerpt from his newest book, HimKEY TAKEAWAYS:Brian Gotta started his writing career with nonfiction, documenting sales techniques, which led to his first published book, Congratulations, You're a Millionaire. His transition to fiction began with middle-grade sports novels, inspired by his children's interests and the need for updated, modern storytelling.Whether traditionally published or self-published, authors must actively market their books. Brian learned that even with a publisher, the responsibility of promotion largely falls on the author. This realization led him to self-publish his youth sports novels and rebrand and re-release them for new audiences.As a natural entrepreneur, Brian approaches writing as a business, leveraging his sales and marketing background to promote his books. His experience highlights the importance of perseverance in the publishing world, from rebranding older works to embracing new platforms like Amazon KDP.Subscribe to Reenita's Storytelling Den on Substack for free or become a paid subscriber to watch the video version of this episode. You will also be eligible to receive other extras such as exclusive content from podcast guests, short stories, exclusive fiction and more! https://substack.com/@reenitahora Fiction Credits:Written by Brian GottaRead by Brian Gotta GUEST RESOURCES:Brian Gotta - LinkedInBrian Gotta - Facebook BusinessBrian Gotta - XBrian Gotta - InstagramBrian Gotta - WebsiteBrian Gotta Author Page - AmazonCongratulations, You're a Millionaire - BookHim - BookHOST RESOURCESWebsiteLinkedIn Tiktok Instagram Facebook Twitter (X) Substack Threads LinkTree BIO:Brian Gotta is an author and entrepreneur who lives in San Diego, CA. After graduating from Indiana University with a B.A. in English Literature, he began a sales and sales management career, which inspired his first book, Congratulations! You're a Millionaire! Raising his four children and coaching them in sports inspired him to write a book on coaching baseball, Winning Secrets, and four youth sports novels. His recently-published novel, Him, is his first work of adult fiction.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/true-fiction-project/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon KDP business created in September 2021 in the news & education and entertainment niches. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $19,340.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://empireflippers.com/listing/83484 to learn more about this business.

In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon Merch and Amazon KDP business created in July 2018 in the apparel & accessories and books niches. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $7,937.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://empireflippers.com/listing/82544 to learn more about this business.

¡Regalo GRATIS en nuestra LISTA DE CORREO! ➡️https://www.letraminuscula.com/suscribirse-lista-de-correo/ Visita nuestra WEB https://www.letraminuscula.com/ SI deseas PUBLICAR escríbenos : contacto@letraminuscula.com Llámanos☎ o escríbenos por WhatsApp:+34640667855 ¡SUSCRÍBETE al canal! CLIC AQUÍ: https://bit.ly/2Wv1fdX RESUMEN: En este vídeo, Roberto Augusto expone con contundencia por qué la autopublicación supera a la publicación tradicional. A través de su experiencia personal, explica la pérdida de control, transparencia y ganancias al trabajar con editoriales tradicionales. Además, denuncia prácticas fraudulentas de editoriales que se disfrazan de tradicionales para cobrar a los autores. Defensa clara de la libertad del autor y del modelo de Letra Minúscula. ⏲MARCAS DE TIEMPO: ▶️00:13 ¿Autopublicar o editorial tradicional? ▶️01:30 Pierdes el control de tu libro ▶️02:51 Editoriales no informan de ventas ▶️04:06 La falta de transparencia es total ▶️05:18 Editorial ignora tu libro si no vende ▶️06:24 Te pagan poco o en ejemplares ▶️07:34 Publicar tradicional es perder dinero ▶️09:05 Ventajas del control en autopublicar ▶️10:18 Transparencia en Amazon KDP ▶️11:33 Ganas más dinero autopublicando ▶️12:54 Autopublicar es comprar tu libertad ▶️14:18 La coedición es un fraude encubierto ▶️15:37 Letra Minúscula defiende la libertad

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In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon KDP business created in November 2022 in the business, office supply, and retail & wholesale niches. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $2,525.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://empireflippers.com/listing/83091 to learn more about this business.

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Amazon KDP is quietly removing two critical tools for formatting your books. The Association of American Publishers notes a 6.5% increase in book profits in 2024. Bookvault is expanding into Australia and now has print on demand Down Under. And, Apple Books for Authors announced new category rollouts from 2024 for your books. All that and more in the self-publishing news for this week. Book Award Pro - https://DaleLinks.com/BookAwardPro (affiliate link) Subscribe to The Self-Publishing Hub - https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com Subscribe to my email newsletter - https://DaleLinks.com/SignUp  Join Channel Memberships - https://DaleLinks.com/Memberships Join Me on Discord - https://DaleLinks.com/Discord Check out my main YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@DaleLRoberts My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks Wanna tip me? Visit https://dalelroberts.gumroad.com/coffee. Sources: AAP December 2024 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 6.5% Year-To-Date, and Down 4.3% for Month of December - https://publishers.org/news/aap-december-2024-statshot-report-overall-publishing-industry-up-6-5-year-to-date-and-down-4-3-for-month-of-december/ Kindle Comic Creator and Kindle Kids' Book Creator will be unavailable from March 18, 2025 - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/Kindle-Comic-Creator-and-Kindle-Kids-Book-Creator-will-be-unavailable-from-March-18-2025?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum  6 Tips to Engage your Readers with Author Follow - https://www.kdpcommunity.com/s/article/6-Tips-to-Engage-your-Readers-with-Author-Follow?language=en_US&forum=KDP%20Forum Apple Books for Authors - https://authors.apple.com/ Complete BISAC Subject Headings List (2024 Edition) - https://www.bisg.org/complete-bisac-subject-headings-list  Australian Printing is Rolling Out in the Bookvault Portal! - https://bookvault.app/australian-printing-now-live/  ProWritingAid - https://DaleLinks.com/ProWritingAid (affiliate link) Book Bounty - https://DaleLinks.com/BookBounty (affiliate link) Game-Changing Features Coming to Self-Publishing! | Laterpress - https://www.youtube.com/live/aJUTUz7mQ1s?si=H1frWMOLMkj-Untc LIVE: Auditing Your Amazon Ads - https://www.youtube.com/live/gs4gXt849f8?si=jfpwTeMbQusKhE8r Authortunities Hub presents: Writers Block Party – Special Guest: Dale L. Roberts! - https://authortunities-hub.mn.co/ The BookFest Adventure - https://www.thebookfest.com/ Author Nation - https://DaleLinks.com/AuthorNation (affiliate link) AUTHOR INTERVIEW w Special Guest Author DALE L. ROBERTS - https://www.youtube.com/live/HfATv5G3nLI?si=cMfpz5d2ytf-M4sh Review of "Wide Publishing for Authors" by Dale L. Roberts - https://www.outstandingcreator.com/reviews/review-of-wide-publishing-for-authors-by-dale-l-roberts Wide Publishing for Authors - https://DaleLinks.com/WideBook Bestseller Book Launch Plan Book Review | & Wide Publishing For Authors - https://youtu.be/bjrIDiZ5MWU?si=Atw_i19IvCyOToZd Bestseller Book Launch Plan - https://DaleLinks.com/BestsellerBook  Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding! - Dale L. Roberts

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In this episode, Jodi speaks with Ashley Shepherd, an author and book marketing strategist, about the often-overlooked but powerful strategy of leveraging preorders for self-published books. Ashley breaks down the distinction between preorders and presales, the benefits for self-published authors, and her preferred method of hosting preorders on websites to maximize profit and control. The conversation highlights timeline considerations and best practices for business owners writing books.   Time Stamps: 00:00 Ashley: Author, consultant, helps authors market books. 03:53 Self-publishing: Control, profit through preorders, financial relief. 07:48 Host own preorders to enhance profitability, experience. 13:25 Complete illustrations before launching children's book preorder. 16:24 Extend launch period; appreciate pre-order customers. 18:10 Real-time insights aid group process, gather feedback. 22:58 Business insights and motivational affirmations from friends. 24:47 Using algorithms to easily reach audiences online. Keywords: Write Publish Market podcast, business owners, CEOs, authors, book marketing, self publishing, pre orders, pre sales, book launch, developmental editing, preorder period, book launch experience, Amazon KDP, self published authors, traditionally published authors, direct sales, Stripe payment processor, crowdfunding, shipping errors, handwritten cards, private podcast, upsells, down sells, trip wires, SEO, customer data, business model, affirmations, motivation, imposter syndrome, social media Resources Mentioned: Ready Set Write Challenge: www.jodibrandoneditorial.com/readysetwrite Uncloned Marketing by Audrey Richmond A Bunch of Dope Affirmations for My Homies by Alex Nemo Hands About Our Guest: Ashley Shepard is a self-publishing consultant and book marketing strategist based in the metro Atlanta, GA area. As the owner of Shep Publishing House, Ashley helps self-published authors get from the page to the people™with efficient and effective marketing strategies.    Client wins include selling 100 books sold in a week, $10,000 made in presale revenue, speaking gigs secured, book launch parties sold out, and much more. Shep Publishing House focuses on helping authors connect with their audience to publish profitably.   With a background in literacy, teacher coaching, and staff development, Ashley is able to explain complex marketing and publishing ideas in simple terms to help authors and entrepreneurs reach their goals. Unlike most book marketers and publishers, Ashley has the unique quality of being a best selling author herself. This insight helps her to make realistic suggestions and effective options to support client needs.   LINKS: Book Site: www.ProfitableSelfPublishing.com Main Site: Www.ShepPublishingHouse.com Facebook: www.Facebook.com/ShepPublishing Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ShepPublishing YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ShepPublishing Instagram: www.Instagram.com/ShepPublishing LINK TO FULL EPISODE (RAW) TRANSCRIPT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CbBIufwLht6YA16q615jc4jeNFCi4XuhvTHgeXqoIRQ/edit?usp=sharing  

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In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon KDP business created in August 2023 in the news & education niche. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $4,862.00 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://app.empireflippers.com/listing/81791 to learn more about this business.

Low-content books are one of the most versatile marketing tools you might not be using yet. Whether it's a branded daily planner, a guided journal, or a workbook based on your expertise, these interactive books create meaningful connections with your audience while reinforcing the unique value of your brand.The beauty of low-content books lies in their simplicity. You don't need to write a novel or manage inventory. Print-on-demand platforms like Amazon KDP make publishing these books seamless, freeing you from the headaches of traditional publishing. You can design something practical and engaging, tailored to your audience's needs, and start selling or gifting it in no time.Entrepreneurs are using low-content books in creative ways. They hand them out at events, sell them to email lists, or use them as client gifts. These books become more than a product—they're a memorable way to stay top-of-mind with your audience.If you've ever dreamed of publishing something uniquely yours, this episode with Rachel Harrison-Sund will walk you through how to turn your ideas into valuable marketing tools that work as hard as you do.0:01:10 - How Rachel helps people monetize their expertise through low-content books.0:03:45 - Transitioning from fiction publishing to low-content books as a side hustle.0:06:10 - Benefits of print-on-demand platforms like Amazon KDP, Lulu, and Blurb.0:08:25 - Use cases for branded planners, journals, and other low-content books.0:10:40 - Simplifying the process for entrepreneurs with existing intellectual property.0:13:00 - Low-content books as high-value marketing gifts for networking events.0:15:45 - Market demand and repeat sales potential for consumable books.0:17:30 - Improved quality options in print-on-demand services for professional branding.0:20:15 - Simplifying email funnels with shorter, more focused messages.0:24:00 - Importance of making every sentence in marketing emails count.➡️ Grab all the links and resources mentioned in this episode on the blog here!https://www.megankachigan.com/low-content-books-smart-marketing-tools-rachel-harrison-sundFREE RESOURCE:Is your copy not converting? Increase your conversion rate in 30-mins or less with my free DIY Copy and Messaging Audit.CONNECT WITH MEGAN:Join My Inbox Community → www.megankachigan.com/emailWebsite → www.megankachigan.comFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/megan.kachiganLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-kachigan-loehr-9957684b/Threads → https://www.threads.net/@megankachiganAsk a question for the podcast → https://forms.gle/9rPT7dtAKQCErzUg6WORK WITH ME: Download the Services GuideBook a Power Hour (and get my Starter Gdoc too!)Join Copy Critique ClubIf you are enjoying these episodes, please rate and review so that I can continue to provide you top-quality frJoin Copy Critique Club to get more clients from your copy by clicking here!

In this episode, Jodi chats with self-publishing expert Monique Mensah about how business owners writing books and other self-publishing authors can achieve traditional publishing quality. They discuss essential steps like hiring genre-specific professional cover designers, understanding the various editing types available in the marketplace, and leveraging platforms beyond Amazon to maximize control and profit. Monique also shares practical tips on building an author's brand, maintaining design consistency, and the significance of owning your ISBN for true publishing independence.   Time Stamps: 00:00 Self-publishing doesn't mean doing everything yourself. 05:39 ISBN gives authors publishing rights and control. 08:41 Professional editing is essential for quality books. 10:03 Professional editor essential for high-quality manuscript. 15:10 Lack of developmental editing undermines memoir structure. 17:40 Subscribe to Coffee and Commas newsletter. 20:25 Use published books as benchmark for quality. 24:01 Book cover duplicated; not a custom design. 25:58 Interior design requires expertise and understanding. 30:16 Sell books via platform with profit-sharing costs. 35:32 Drive traffic to your site, not Amazon. 37:41 Define goals for writing or marketing books. 39:36 Sign up for Monique's list for insights. 42:38 Connect via my website for self-publishing insights. Keywords: self-publishing, traditional publishing, book quality, book benchmarks, genre alignment, DIY design platforms, professional cover designers, template covers, unique book design, professional typesetting, book interiors, developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, proofreading, editing misconceptions, book cover design, professional editing, Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, ISBN ownership, print-on-demand distribution, direct book sales, strategic marketing, building author brand, self-publishing pitfalls, customer data control, professional publishing assistance, high-quality self-publishing, authorpreneurs, Monique Mensah Resources Mentioned: Ready Set Write Challenge: www.jodibrandoneditorial.com/readysetwrite Mastery of Self by Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. The Last Party by A.R. Torre About Our Guest: Monique Mensah is a Personal Self-Publishing Assistant, who helps authors in all genres--fiction to nonfiction--take their books from Manuscript to Masterpiece. Through her signature done-for-you self-publishing service, Monique guides independent authors in producing professional, premium-quality books that don't look self-published and can stand out in a crowded market. Known for her straightforward, no-nonsense approach and deep understanding of the publishing process, Monique ensures authors maintain full ownership and control of their work so they can transform into Savvy Saelf-Publishers. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, and now living in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, she brings passion and strategic insight to every project, making self-publishing both achievable and rewarding for authors who are serious about success. Website: www.moniquemensah.com Free Self-Publishing Guide: www.moniquemensah.com/free-guide Book a Free Strategy Call: www.moniquemensah.com/book-a-call Instagram: instagram.com/theminiquemensah TikTok: tiktok.com/themoniquemensah LINK TO FULL EPISODE (RAW) TRANSCRIPT: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qG4utCiUNSY98O12Pc051ZeSKhBS8Ja_2DcHWSy-4cQ/edit?usp=sharing  

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In this episode, we'll discuss helpful Amazon advertising strategies, Amazon Marketing Cloud, Search Query Performance, and even some suggestions for the best Ethiopian restaurants. ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft ► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos Join us as we welcome back George Meressa of ClearAds Agency, to the Serious Sellers Podcast, where we talk about Amazon advertising and e-commerce strategies. We discuss how tightened margins and increased competition from Chinese products are impacting sellers. The conversation covers the role of AI in leveling the playing field for non-native English speakers and the significance of external traffic sources like TikTok and Google Ads. We also examine the rising influence of larger brands on Amazon and the higher entry barriers that are discouraging new sellers. Our transition to using Pacvue for Amazon advertising and the emphasis on improving listings to enhance conversion rates are also key highlights. In our discussion on Amazon PPC campaign optimization, we focus on strategically reducing wasted ad spend and reallocating resources for better performance. George and Bradley share insights on identifying inefficient ad campaigns and leveraging tools like the Hemingway app and Pacvue to simplify language and automate bid adjustments. We explore the importance of enhancing listings through effective keyword use and optimizing Q&A and reviews, which are crucial for ranking. This conversation emphasizes how strategic budgeting and allocation can uncover easy wins and growth opportunities for Amazon sellers. Listen in as we explore modern advertising strategies and data utilization on Amazon. George discusses optimizing sales through effective keyword analysis and the benefits of using Amazon Marketing Cloud for insights into new-to-brand sales. We also touch on the value of Amazon's B2B reporting and the challenges of sponsored TV ads for ROI-focused clients. The conversation highlights the enduring effectiveness of sponsored product ads and the importance of maintaining advertising spend on high-ranking keywords. Finally, we share a lighter moment, connecting over a shared appreciation for unique ethnic cuisines, with a particular focus on Ethiopian food.   In episode 622 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and George discuss: 00:00 - Amazon Advertising and E-Commerce Strategies 04:42 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns 09:48 - Automated Bid Adjustment Strategies for Success 14:41 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Data Utilization 15:09 - Understanding Amazon Search Query Performance Keywords 19:03 - Advertising Strategies and Best Practices 21:26 - Benefits of the Amazon Bestseller Badge 26:17 - Shifting Focus to Organic Sales 29:55 - Discussing International Cuisine Preferences 30:29 - Exploring Unique Ethiopian Cuisines Transcript: Bradley Sutton: Today we've got George back on the show for the first time in a couple years and we're going to talk about a wide variety of subjects, including general Amazon advertising strategy, AMC, Search Query Performance and even some suggestions for the best Ethiopian restaurants. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for Serious Sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we're here in Milan, Italy, at our Avask and Helium 10 workshop, and just fresh off the stage is George. Now I'm going to be asking him a little bit about what he talked about, because I was in here recording another podcast so I didn't get to hear him. But, George, it's been a little bit since you've been on the podcast. Welcome back.   George Meressa: Thank you so much for having me. It has been a while yeah.   Bradley Sutton: Yes, yeah. So now you flew in here, you're still based in London.   George Meressa: I am, yeah, I'm in London.   Bradley Sutton: Excellent, excellent. So I'm going to need some restaurant advice. I'll be going there two times in the next couple of weeks, so you'll have to give me some great local eats.   George Meressa: Absolutely, I'll give you my advice. I've been told I have horrible advice, but there's one or two winners, so then I'll get you with them.   Bradley Sutton: Excellent, excellent. Now we're not just here to talk about culinary things, were here to talk about you know what, what your specialty is, which is, you know, Amazon advertising, just Amazon in general. And so I remember the last time you were on the show. You know you talk a lot about DSP. Dsp obviously has come a long ways, but just in general, what are the biggest things that have changed in the last couple of years that advertisers are dealing with now? Or you know some new feature that they have access to? That wasn't around the last time you were on the show.   George Meressa: Yeah, it's a good question. So I think the biggest thing we've seen is just how margins are being tightened for sellers. So there's been costs that have increased in so many different areas, like warehouse costs. The cost per click just has increased in general, and not only that, but we've also seen a whole range of competition come within Amazon, so a lot of cheaper products coming directly from China and I think AI has had a massive impact on that where now Chinese sellers are able to have content that matches up with those who speak the native languages, like English in the US and other marketplaces and Temu has been one as well. It's just been a competition where you can find products at such a lower rate.   So there have been a few big components. Outside traffic as well has played a big part too. So getting viral stuff coming through TikTok, people really homing in on Google Ads they've had an impact and also the bigger brand as well. I think a lot more bigger brands are putting their products on Amazon and because they have the awareness, the conversion rates are just naturally better and they're coming in and just sweeping in and taking a considerable amount of market share. So there's a whole sea of things happening. I think one of the biggest things we've noticed, though, is there's less newer sellers, because just the barrier of entry is a little bit higher than it was when we first uh, when we last had the conversation. Bradley Sutton: Now you guys, uh, I know, um, in the last couple years you know, switched over to Pacvue, uh, for software, another one of our companies. So you know Pacvue is not just Amazon, you know, it's a really a lot of multi-channel. So are you guys leveraging advertising now on other platforms at all? Are you strictly still pretty much Amazon advertising?   George Meressa: So we're mainly Amazon advertising now. I think the biggest change that's happened since we last spoke is, uh, we're now working within the listings too, so leveraging some of the skill set we brought in from outside um, those who've run amazon brands and done really well and they've been able to help us to grow the conversion rate, because ultimately it comes down to the conversion rate and the sales. So and sometimes it's quite straightforward fixes it could be standing out with images, it could be keywords in the back end that most people forget to put in descriptions, titles, and just really working with that, and other times just that product is kind of hitting the end of its life cycle and that's   one thing we've noticed is the life cycle of products are kind of diminishing more and more since last being here.   Bradley Sutton: Yeah, I imagine that's kind of a benefit for you guys, because if you're only an advertising agency, you know you can only control the advertising. But if they've got a crap listing or they don't even have the right keywords, it's a little bit hard to change things. But if you're able to go in there and help people from a to z, then it just makes the advertising, I imagine, much more effective too.   George Meressa: Exactly that. So it's a kind of massive flywheel effect. When you get the listings right and you have a kind of superior product or product that stands out, it just makes everything else flow better. So you could, you know, um? On extreme examples, we've seen exceptional products of high barrier or high barrier to entry products, where they have very basic PPC campaigns, but they just rank, they just do well, and on the opposite side you have other products that are similar to what's out there and it's very difficult to get that edge. I think when I first started doing Amazon pay-per-click, you know you had the auto campaigns. Manual campaigns were just introduced. There wasn't much data. I mean there wasn't much competition, so it was easy to run it. But now I mean the data that we have access to with Amazon is unbelievable. It's unbelievable what information you can get right now and I think that is still probably the biggest edge a lot of people can have against their competitors is actually taking advantage of the data and knowing what to do with it.   Bradley Sutton: Now what is one of the most common I don't know if I can say mistakes or things that you're changing like now you take on a new client and now you do have the ability to go in and modify some things, both on the advertising side of what they were doing, but both on also on the listing, you know, side or keyword side. What are some things that are like oh my goodness, like we've had so many customers who have done this wrong and this is like the first thing that we check for to change. Does anything stick out in your mind?   George Meressa: Yeah, it's very simple. So we look at what can we bring down, what can we bring out? I mean, what can we bring down? What can we bring up? They're the two simplest ways of putting it. So what can we bring down? Where in the campaigns that we're looking at is there wasted budget? Where that, where the resources haven't been allocated well right? So this could be campaigns that are getting a very high amount of clicks but not any sales. So that's a. That's just a more straightforward basic um, um kind of uh example. But on the other hand, you can also have keywords that have a decent a cost, a horrible conversion rate, and that's where most of the budget's been distributed. So the more budget and ad spend a company has when they come to us, the stronger the chances that we will find something to improve. So that's the first thing we do is okay, what can we cut back? If someone's got, you know, you know, 10 000 a month ad spend or 100 hundred thousand a month, and we can reduce it by 10%, 15%. Then we got opportunity with that additional budget to put it in places where it is working, or untapped opportunities. That is going to be an easy win. So where is the easy wins, is the quickest thing, and reducing that spend and cutting the cost is the first place we go. So that's the first thing. And then the second thing is what can we bring up? Where is there potential for growth? And this is where we kind of dig into Search Query Information. Where are certain listings organically positioned well or getting a good proportion of sales that you're just not pushing through PPC right? And when we got that information, we can then create campaigns to then test okay, what would happen if we put some campaigns behind this? Would their positions improve? And most of the time the conversion rates are strong, as strong as they and they are shown on Search Query Data. Then they move and it works well. So, from a PPC side of things, that's where we see the quick wins. Um, on a listing side of things, it's very basic things that get missing. I mean the amount of companies we look at where they just haven't got back-end keywords and they don't have, uh, their descriptions fleshed out and their, their, um, their bullet points haven't been reviewed since they first launched the products because they've got so many products. Amazon is looking at the listings to look at what is this product relevant to what is. What is the search terms that are most likely to entice a sale. So we go a little bit further as well and kind of work on um Q and A as well. How can we maximize the, the amount of questions that are answered around the products and making sure that the type of answer that's given is what amazon's looking for. So, especially with Rufus so there's a science paper that uh was recently published where amazon actually say they, they give more um, they put more weight in terms of ranking to the questions and answers and the reviews as opposed to the product description. So really making sure that all of the content it works well. I think one of the things I've just shared downstairs as well is um using simple language, right. So a lot of people things I've just shared downstairs as well is using simple language, right. So a lot of people forget that, just using the US as an example, the average reading age is of a seventh grader, right? So if the average reading age is of a seventh grader, why not use this much more simple language within your listings to really convey the message? Because then, ultimately, you're reaching 100% of your audience as opposed to reaching, you know, 40 or 30%. That in itself could have just tremendous impact and it has, we've seen in our clients in terms of the conversion rates. So I just spoke downstairs a really cool app to use is Hemingway, the Hemingway app. So with that app, you can just put your listing title in there and it will teach you to just use more simple language. Right, there's no, there's no, there's never any issue in doing that, and actually you could reach a much, much larger audience, especially if you're selling a complex product. That is the art. If you sell a complicated product to complicated ingredients, you know, really conveying the um, the benefits. And just moving back to what you mentioned, Pacvue that's been a game changer. One of the big things that it's allowed us to do is allowed us to put in rules so that we can automatically make bid adjustments that humans just can't do as well, right? So just to give you a few examples, we can put in rules which say, okay, if, uh, the position in organically is X, make X change within the bids, right. So if this and if the conversion rate threshold is above this, increase the bids, right. Doing this is just one layer, right, and that's helped a considerable amount in terms of ensuring that it's done in real time. That's the first one. The second thing is doing um, increasing bids, budgets during certain times of the day and week, right. So we found out, all of the tools we've used, patfuse being the most superior in terms of getting that right and homing in. You know, you can ask someone, a VA, you can ask a special, a specialist account manager who's been doing it for donkey's years, to manually sit there and do that, but it's not going to meet the human, it's not going to meet, uh, the tool's ability to do it at such a rapid rate. There's so many things that we do within those tools now where we're now focusing more on a strategy and we're allowing the tool to do the mundane clicking and ensuring that the campaigns are given the best possible, uh, chance of succeeding. So, um, that's kind of how we use the tool and I think, is getting to a place now. If you're not using these tools, you're going to fall behind, like you cannot. It's not like those old days where you could just click and make the budget adjustment. Amazon is checking all of the position and ranking every time a search is made for your products, right? So you want to take advantage of that, especially if you're doing good volumes. You're getting good traffic, getting good impressions. You really want to be on top of it.   Bradley Sutton: Want to keep up to date with trending topics in the e-commerce world, make sure to subscribe to our blog. We regularly release articles that talk about things such as shipping and logistics, e-commerce in other countries, the latest changes to Amazon Seller Central countries, the latest changes to Amazon Seller Central, how to get set up on new platforms like Newegg, how to write and publish a book on Amazon KDP and much, much more. Check these articles out at h10.me forward slash blog. Now, one thing you mentioned a couple minutes ago was about the Q&A. So let's say, you know, just organically, nobody has left that many questions and so obviously that means there's not that many answers to. So does this mean that you're just getting like some Amazon customers to write some questions so that the seller or the account manager can answer them, or how do you get the right questions and answers on there?   George Meressa: Very good question. So I'm going to step a bit back, Bradley. So you can use a tool like AHREF, right, and you can ask a question about a product, right, and it will give you the most asked questions on Google, right. So that's where you can do the research and be more data focused. So I'll give you an example there was some sort of nail varnish that one of our clients sold. When we put that product into AHREF how to remove the nail varnish it was the biggest question I was asked. It was getting like 20,000 to 30,000 searches a month.   So, firstly, it's about finding the right questions. Where is the itch right? What are people asking? Right? And then, when you find a few of these questions, then we encourage friends and family and there are some other ways you can do it. I just would need to speak to a team about how to do it, but in the day-to-day of the business. But what we find is, when you do that and then you answer the question as well, there's Amazon Comprehend. So Amazon Comprehend is a tool that allows you to ensure you answer the question in the right way.   So you're not neutral. So either positive or negative, and it's about being as black and white as possible, and we've noticed that Rufus picks up on this as well. So, um, you want to make sure that you're answering those questions. Um, well too. So, um, don't be vague. Um, try and be yes or no. Um, does it answer the question is this a product that removes? Uh, you know how does this product remove nail varnish easily? Yes, it does it. Does it X, does it X, Y and Z? And actually what we did is, when we actually did the research on some of these tools like AHRef, SEMrush, we found that when you go to the listing, you can actually put some visual aids of showing step-by-step how easy it is to remove it. So there's a whole range of ways you can find it but this has been really, really useful for it.   Bradley Sutton: Um, you, you also mentioned, you know, Search Query Performance and I think that's just a great data point, that that Amazon. I think none of us really ever could have predicted that Amazon would, would, would give. Um, I think you touched on it. But, like, my main thing is, I'm looking at keywords where I've got a better conversion rate for purchases, that, then the overall and then yeah, you know, checking. Maybe I'm not advertising for it or maybe I'm not ranking high. I need to double down and then maybe the ones I'm not converting as well, maybe I even dial back on the spend because I know, you know, it might not help me much with my organic ranking. Uh, because I'm converting poorly for it. What other uses other than just those, those two that are using the search performance data for?   George Meressa: That's a good question. So, as well as looking at conversion rates, looking at what is the potential on that keyword, if you're getting three sales a week from that keyword and there's 25 sales, is it gonna be better use of your time to go for another keyword that you may be getting free sales, but there's 400 sales a week, right, so it gives you the potential that keyword has for you to grow in it and make more sales. So that's the first thing. Another thing as well is Amazon doesn't make this clear, but there's two types of keywords that you have within search query, so you have more discovery keywords and you also have more kind of intent based keywords. Right, and you can figure out where these keywords lie by just looking at their kind of um, the click percentage share, and you can also look at it from the add to cart share as well.   So there's going to be certain keywords where people just are more likely to buy quicker, and so they're the keywords really good to really understand as well, because effectively, this is going to be better use of your money. So if you can find those keywords where the conversion rate is higher, then you're likely to kind of do more with that. So there's some of the ways we use search query and I know they've gone a step further with my team as well where you can actually reverse, engineer and figure out, ok, depending on how many sales there are for a certain keyword and how much competition there is. There are for a certain keyword and how much competition there is, if you get X amount of sales for that keyword per day, this is how much it's likely to cost you per click on average to see what it would look like to move you up organically. So that's what search queries can do if it's in the right hands.   Bradley Sutton: What other new Amazon data points you know, like brand metrics or things like that, are you guys leveraging to help you make decisions?   George Meressa: Good question. So I think one of the I was just speaking to Ben just last week and I think one of the big things we noticed recently is just the B2B reporting through the child ace and so you can see now how many sales you'll get in from B2B customers. So I think that's been interesting. So I think anyone who uh is sales on amazon and they should just apply to and have b2b pricing. So if people wanted to buy uh larger units we're still quite early on into this, but we started to see certain trends of search terms where it's more targeted towards b2b customers and really taking advantage of those search terms as well and probably spending a bit we spend a bit more on them. So uh tape, some sort of tape for plumbers we kind of saw that. Yoga supplies we saw that. So there's gonna be a lot more we can do with it, but that's kind of one of the latest things that we've seen that we've taken advantage of.   Bradley Sutton: Are you guys leveraging AMC? I mean, AMC has been around for a while, but now it's kind of more getting a little democratized. It's not just for people with DSP. Have you been leveraging that at all for your clients?   George Meressa: Yeah, we've been using AMC for some time now with DSP clients, so there's a whole, there's a bunch of really cool things that AMC gives you in terms of data. So the first and most obvious way is you can now start to see how many new to brand sales you get through sponsored product ads. Uh, within the interface, you can only really see that for responsive brand. So it really, especially if you have, um a consumable product, you're able to see, okay, um, which, which keywords are responsible for bringing in new purchases where, um, they've never they've never seen your product I haven't bought within a certain time period. So that's been really useful.   Um, and leveraging that information, um, there's been. How else have we used it? Uh, we created custom audiences as well. So, um, you could exclude. So, within dsp, you can exclude those who may have seen your product 15 times, because they're less likely to buy after 15 times across the whole account as opposed to uh, as opposed to one um. So there's yeah, there's been a few ways, and I think this is going to be really good for uh, e-commerce brands now, the fact that we have it at our disposal within seller central, because before it was, you know, you had to go for an agency.   Bradley Sutton: So have you guys dabbled at all with any of your clients with a sponsored tv?   George Meressa: uh well, we haven't seen it work. We have, um, it just seems to waste a lot of money, um. So most of the clients that we deal with they're kind of more ROI focused. They want to grow. We haven't really had anyone yet with us. I know Matt has his previous agency that want brand exposure and are prepared to spend 20, $30,000 a month on that. So we haven't. We haven't. We've tested, we've not seen the results. So we haven't, we haven't, we've tested, we've not seen the results. So we've kind of moved away from it.   Bradley Sutton: Um, what's maybe the best kind? You know, obviously there's a million kinds of ads now before, back in the day, say, there's auto campaigns, or there's broad campaigns, and then there's ASIN targeting and then now all of a sudden there's, you know, sponsored brand headline ads and video ads and throughout different times, you know different ones have been the most profitable or drive best ROI. It's a general thing to ask, but anything like any type of ad you see nowadays in 2024, 2025, going into 2025, that are just working better than others, that you're like, hey, everybody needs to be making sure they've got a good strategy with this type of campaign.   George Meressa: I think it's been sponsored product ads from the get go and I think they're still kind of the number one.   If you can get your ads to appear, your products to appear at the top of the search results for the right keywords, that is always going to outperform anything else.   So that's the first place is to kind of find those keywords that you're likely to convert better with, or you have been converting better with, and pushing them top of page placements through sponsored products. We tend to find that 70 of our budget goes to sponsored product ads and then if we start to see, okay, there's common themes across certain keywords where we do convert well through sponsored product ads, then we would take those keywords and put them into sponsored brand ads on exact match to really push them that way. So they tend to and have done so for a while perform the best. Every now and again you get ace in target campaign and category targeting. That works really well, especially if a particular product is superior across the category. So if you have that kind of product where your average rate and count is a lot higher, then that's another option as well to kind of really push and with those kinds of terms, if someone has searched for your competitor and they end up buying your product, then Amazon's gonna favor that a great deal more too.   Bradley Sutton: So the question I have is kind of like, I'm not sure if there's one right answer, but everybody has differing opinions, so I just want to get yours is a common one that people have is like hey, I'm on a key keyword that's relevant to my niche, but now I'm already ranking high organically. You know, like, like, should I pull back on my, my spend? You know, like, maybe before I was always going for top of search for, for sponsored ads. But you know, like, my philosophy in the past has been I want as much real estate as possible. You know, I want to go ahead and have that sponsored brand headline ad. I want it to be the one of the first sponsored ads. I want the organic rank. You know, maybe I'll have a video on the page just because now it's pushing competitors. But you know, is it, is it possible that I'm maybe cannibalizing some organic sales because they clicked on the sponsored ad when they probably would have bought my product anyways? Where do you sit on this, on this kind of debate, I guess?   George Meressa: Good question. So, um, if you have the bestseller badge, you want to do everything within your power to keep that velocity of sales up. You want to make sure that you have more sales within that category than anyone else, because when you get that badge, amazon also already knows that you are the best in that category with what you sell. So there's going to be places that Amazon will show your products that you just would not have access to otherwise. So there's a whole range of benefits that you see would not have access to otherwise, right, so there's a whole range of benefits that you see. Not only that, but when you're positioned and you have the best seller badge, you actually have a much higher advantage compared to your competitors in terms of the price you pay per click. So we tend to also find that the cost per click is lower.   So when one of our clients actually cuts back or when they lose that bestseller badge, it's so hard to get it back. It's really, really difficult. Effectively, what you've done is you've created a moat. So if you've got those number of sales in, you're making a profit. You do really want to work hard to keep that momentum of sales. If it's working to cut back, it could be dangerous.   I would probably consider encouraging people to look outside of Amazon. If it's working to cut back, it could be dangerous. I would probably consider encouraging people to look outside of Amazon to kind of compliment what they have. But I mean, there's been just too many horror stories I've heard and seen where people have, like, positioned really well, doing great sales, and then a few people with VC-backed money come in, really push PPC, run their campaigns that are lost for a while, and then, um, they take the best seller badge and they just can't get it back. They don't have the resources like some of the other companies do. So if you're in that fortunate position, you should be doing everything you can, and I think one of the key metrics you should be looking at is how many units of sales are you pushing compared to some of your main competitors? Um, just to make sure that? uh, yeah,   Bradley Sutton: Somebody's just getting started and they want to start budgeting. Uh, you know, maybe it's tacos or maybe it's like, hey, how much should I put aside? You know, like because the worst thing they can do is just budget for the product, for shipping and getting started, and they have no budget for PPC. But nowadays I think the amount of advertising we kind of have to do is more than ever. But you know you can't do it to the point where you lose money. Is there a number where you're like, hey, you should budget this percent of, like, your initial order or this amount of money weekly or something for somebody so they can really make sure that they've got enough budget where they don't run out and then now they can't run advertising.   George Meressa: So somebody, so they can really make sure that they've got enough budget where they don't run out and then now they can't run advertising. So what we look at, especially when someone's launching a product, is okay, what terms are you going to want to go for to begin with and work backwards in that way? So if you have a product, strongly encourage you. Well, try and get brand registry from the very, very beginning so you have access to brand analytics. Get the products in. You're doing a variation; it's going to be easier to get this information. But what we tend to do is look backwards and go okay, what are the keywords that we're going to target and what impressions and clicks and conversions do they get a week? What do we need to achieve to begin with? And then how much do we need on average, working on some scenarios, to have more of an educated guess, and we work backwards in that sense.   And then we have phases as. So we might have four or five phases. So at the lower end of the phases, we've got those search volume keywords. I'll get in maybe 5,000 searches a month and we start there and then we kind of go right. Here's five keywords in phase four and what we're going to do with these keywords is start off with that and we're going to have X amount of budget. So we do have a tool in-house where we kind of figure out what we, what we need to spend and then we kind of move up the phases. The moment we start to see movement in organic positioning, um, but at the beginning is going to be, you know, I mean you obviously should probably going to sign up for vine and get those reviews coming in it's going to all factor in at the beginning. If you're getting really good reviews, you're getting really good conversion rate, then then you're going to have to have some budget, additional budget, to just help you with that momentum   Bradley Sutton: Another question I had was I think in the old days you know, I don't know, maybe six years ago or so a lot of, if not the majority of sellers, when they're trying to optimize their advertising, is like strictly ACoS, like hey, I have a cost goals at the campaign level, at the keyword level, whatever. Nowadays that that's not enough. You've got to be looking at ROAS and different things like that. What is your suggestions out there as far as managing your advertising in a more holistic way, instead of just strictly looking at that one ACoS metric that we did for so many years?   George Meressa: ACoS is certainly an important metric to look at, but that shouldn't be your key KPI. I think the conversion rate should be ultimately right at the top and TACoS then comes in later, should be prioritized more than ACoS, because there may be some sacrifices you have to make with ACoS for the benefit of organically getting ranked better and start to get more sales. I think the biggest shift that we're seeing is more sales across every. Well, most accounts we're looking at is coming from paid ads compared to organic ads from the past. So trying to reverse engineer that where you're having more coming from organic, is going to be key because that's going to give you a stronger moat compared to your competitors, if you can master that. So and there's been some extreme examples where we've had one or two clients where they have a higher price point when it comes to their product, but the conversion rate has been um, not as good, right. So PPC they have additional margins compared to their competitors where they can rank higher than them, I mean where they can position behind them on paid ad, but organically they're not running the moment. Moment their ads stop running, their listings go down, right. There's no history there organically. So it's heavily reliant on PPC. So, and that's why ACoS can be a dangerous game, if you're constantly measuring ACoS and you're going with the terms with the lowest ACoS and you're pushing them, every ACoS is just going to continue to climb and climb, and climb and climb. And for someone who's a little bit more strategic, um, and using data to their advantage and they're focusing more on the keywords where the conversion rates are higher and they're positioning better, they're going to come in and they're going to take those positions off you. They're the ones that are going to come and start to slowly win.   There's one example of one client where we didn't want the main competitors to even know that we were competing for those terms. So we went for those slightly obscure keywords that get maybe a number like 20 sales a week, 30 sales a week, and we pushed those keywords to get the velocity and we started ranking and we started to understand what kind of keywords relevant to us and then we went for those core keywords that everyone else goes for, right, and then that way we were able to then easily kind of come in and take organic position and rank, and that's how you should be thinking now. So a few years ago ACOS was our main KPI. Now it's just something we look at and it's really difficult actually to share with people. That way of thinking now is such it's so short term it's not going to allow them to kind of really see this for a year good points.   Bradley Sutton: Now before we get into our last questions. If people want to reach out to you to get more, information on what you do and how you can help them out. How can they find you on the interwebs?   George Meressa: So clearadsagencycom is the URL. Just search George Meressa on LinkedIn. I've got an obscure last name M-E-R-E-S-S-A. I think there's no one else with that. I'll just say George Meressa, so you'll find me. Connect with me there. But yeah, that's probably the best place.   Bradley Sutton: Favorite Helium 10 tool of all time.   George Meressa: Cerebro.   Bradley Sutton:     And something that you know. Maybe you don't know if we have or not, but you're like man, I don't think Helium 10 has this. If I was in charge of Helium 10 or this is the task I would give them that would give me more value.   George Meressa: I mean, you've got a Genie in there. Now we need the reverse, what helps you get money back. So that's what's, and it's free. So that's probably one I would have suggested, but you've already done it, so that's a box already ticked. I can't really think right now of anything I want. I think you've got the package. I think the data that we found has been, um, it's been so solid over the years. I think you, you're one of the very few companies who've had this data for so many years, and I think that's always been important to us. Um, but yeah,   Bradley Sutton: As you know, I'm going to Ethiopia for my first time. Obviously, I'm ordering lots of injera, but what's a couple of dishes that you recommend? Maybe even a dessert? I've never had Ethiopian dessert, so what are some things I should be looking for in some uh restaurants? I can call it by name and they'll be impressed that I know.   George Meressa: Okay so first, what you gotta do is you gotta find those little places where they're making coffee. There's like an old lady wearing all white and she's she doesn't have to be old, she could be young but like, um, like, and they're just making some coffee, the freshly brewed coffee. Get some of that, you're gonna love it. So that's the first place to go. And then, um, when it comes to India, the India is actually quite different to what you get in the uh, in the states and in the UK it's they use that.   It's that really brown sourdough. I don't know if you've had that version. It's usually kind of white flour they use in in your kind of Europe and the western world, but that's quite sour, so it's going to be interesting for you. I mean, you can take spice, right? Yeah, so I love ASAP. That's like the red sauce with the egg and the chicken and that is not my favorite, but, um, yeah, I think that's probably in Jera is like the most common thing to have there. So that's what I recommend.   Bradley Sutton: Love it, love it. That's the. It's a top three cuisine for me. Like I'm all for Mexican food, Korean food and then Ethiopian food is there, so like it's always been on my bucket list to go and I'm finally going only for a day, but maybe next time I'll be able to go for more.   George Meressa: That was the most random thing, though, and I think you told me three years ago. I was like George, do you have Ethiopian food? I was like yeah, and he's like I love it. And I was like what it was? Bradley was the last person food. It's like crazy. Anyway. I don't have many people that come up to me and tell me that and this is like an intimate cuisine for me, like I have it at home. I grew up with it, like growing up, and it's just there and um, and now you know you absolutely love it anyway. Crazy.   Bradley Sutton: Love it, love it. I will people know I march the beat of a different drummer. I don't like to go with what's the norm and that's definitely not the norm and I love it. So if you guys look up, uh, Yelp, if you have an Ethiopian restaurant near you, and give it a try and trust me, you're going to love it.   George Meressa: Thank you so much for having me, Bradley.   Bradley Sutton: Thank you for being on here, and we'll bring you back next year to see what you've been up to.   George Meressa: Sounds good.  

Episode 105: A lot of people in the online business space are familiar with the idea of a “self-liquidating offer”… a low-cost offer that you can run paid ads to directly in order to find people who are likely to invest money into more expensive purchases.The idea is that the offer itself is “self-liquidating”. In other words, the money you make from the course sales pay for the cost of the ads.The problem is that this is very difficult to achieve and that low-cost offer is almost never actually “self liquidating”. Most people are taking heavy losses on the front end to generate a buyer lead.In this episode, Ben Cena tells us all about his method for actually achieving a 100% self-liquidating offer using Amazon Ads, and then moving those leads on into high ticket coaching programs and other offers.About Ben Cena: Ben is CEO and co-founder of High Value Author. Passionate about turning brilliant professionals like you into published authors without the headache. Think of High Value Author as your book project BFF – from the very first word to that sweet moment your book hits the shelves (and all the buzz that follows).Grab Ben's “Best Seller Guide” for FREE Here: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=17YfipgiYKbrtHjmgBwzstVWps0PowJaiConnect with Ben:https://highvalueauthor.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-cena/Want to learn more about how to build a successful online business from the ground up? Grab your FREE copy of our online course, "Zero to $20k Blueprint" where you'll learn how to build a simple, scalable online marketing system that will quickly generate paying customers & clients for your online business.Get it NOW, by visiting our website at https://DigitalTrailblazer.com✅ Connect With Us:Website - https://DigitalTrailblazer.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltrailblazer/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltrailblazerTwitter: https://twitter.com/DgtlTrailblazerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/DigitalTrailblazer

Episode Summary In this episode of the Socially Ausome Podcast, Alyece Smith shares her top strategies for creating multiple streams of income from just one offer. If you've been relying on a single revenue source, it's time to think bigger! Alyece breaks down how to monetize your existing offer through digital products, affiliate marketing, brand deals, UGC, and more. Plus, she provides actionable steps to implement these strategies with minimal effort. Whether you're selling coaching, courses, or products, you'll leave this episode with new ideas to scale your business and serve your clients at a higher level.

In this episode, Lauren talks to the seller of an Amazon KDP business created in November 2023 in the culinary and health & fitness niches. Listen in to find out how the business makes an average of $8,665 per month in net profit, why the seller has decided to sell, the lessons learned from running the business, and much more. Visit https://app.empireflippers.com/listing/80057 to learn more about this business.

In this episode, Tara Bryan welcomes Jenny Hansen Lane, a self-publishing expert who has transformed her business and personal brand by leveraging Amazon's KDP platform. Together, they explore how self-publishing can be a powerful tool for establishing authority, creating new revenue streams, and accelerating business growth. Jenny shares her journey from digital marketer to self-published author, highlighting the immense potential of print-on-demand for coaches, content creators, and business owners looking to expand their reach. Whether you're just starting out or are ready to scale, Jenny's insights and strategies can help you tap into Amazon's huge built-in-buyers platform and supercharge your impact.Key Topics Discussed:Why Self-Publishing?Jenny's journey to self-publishing and how it helped her transition from course creator to self-publishing authority.The potential of Amazon's platform as a revenue and credibility booster.Starting with Simple Steps:Jenny's advice on how to get started, even if you're not ready to write a full book.How journals, planners, and other "bookish" products can serve as entry points.The A-to-B Approach in Self-Publishing:Jenny's strategy to simplify content for targeted outcomes and cater to specific customer needs.Using Amazon's search data to identify profitable topics and validate demand.Leveraging Amazon for Lead Generation and Authority:The advantages of using Amazon's platform to establish authority and draw in potential clients.How Jenny has used self-publishing to gain visibility, even generating leads for her coaching business.Upcoming Masterclass: Self-Publishing Authority & Income AcceleratorJoin Tara and Jenny for a deep dive into self-publishing strategies that accelerate authority and income.Learn how to uncover profitable niches, publish effectively, and harness Amazon's market power to grow your business.Action Steps:Set up your Amazon KDP account to start exploring self-publishing opportunities.Begin with a simple product, like a journal or planner, to get familiar with the platform.Research customer needs on Amazon to find high-demand topics in your niche.Resources Mentioned:Self-Publishing Authority & Income Accelerator Masterclass: Sign up for the $27 live masterclass with Tara Bryan and Jenny Hansen Lane to unlock step-by-step strategies for self-publishing success. Sign up hereKDP (Kindle Direct Publishing): Start your self-publishing journey on Amazon's platform. Learn more about KDPDear Female Digital EntrepreneurMicroscripts by Robert Walser

In this episode I'm joined by Amazon KDP expert Sam Barnes who's sharing how he sold over half a million dollars via Amazon's popular Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)

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