This is exactly how I do it. — This year, I have written 12 short reads under a pen name on Amazon. Some of these books have done really well, and I have gotten my process down to a science. If you want to read more about how to make money with short books on Amazon, start here…

Love audiobooks? These will help you become a better author. — I love listening to audiobooks. I mean, audiobooks let me read while I am driving in my car or taking a walk or falling asleep. Audiobooks are amazing. But I’m picky about them, too. I’m picky about the narrator. …

If I had all the money in the world… — Today is Prime Day. You know. When there are a million deals on Amazon for you to buy. And it is hard to keep our wallets from jumping out of our pockets. As a writer, there are a ton of deals that I want to use. So, if I had…

Here is his advice for us hopefuls. — Craig Martelle is a self-publishing legend. He runs the 20BooksTo50k Facebook Group and wrote incredible books about writing like Release Strategies and Become a Successful Indie Author. (these are affiliate links by the way!) Recently, he wrote a post in the 20BooksTo50k group about his writing career. This year, he is on track to earn between $350k to $400k for the year.

I swear by this service. — If you have an online business, you’ve most likely been told that you need an email list. You know that social media algorithms can be hard to predict. But if you get a customer’s email address? You are golden. There are tons of email marketing providers for your email list. Convertkit. Mailchimp. MailerLite. Active Campaign. You may have heard of some…

And this is the reason why… — Don’t you hate a headline like this? When I read a headline that tells me I won’t or can’t do something, I’m immediately determined to do that exact thing. The truth is that you won’t make $500,000 from your books alone. You cannot write a book, publish it, and hope for the best. There is skill and strategy involved. There are readers…

Allow me to tell you all my secrets… — When I started writing short reads on Amazon under a pen name, I didn’t know what to expect. Would people read them? Would people like them? Would I make any money? I am happy to report that I made $800 on a 58-page short read. This was over several months with minimal advertising. It involved good reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. …

Want to promote your book on TikTok? Here’s some inspiration. — It’s no secret that TikTok has incredible results for authors. Amy Daws used her platform to get her two-year-old book to the top Amazon charts. And don’t even get me started on the results that Colleen Hoover has seen. So, if you are not on TikTok yet, now is the time. You don’t even need to be published yet. You can build…

Want to know how this affected my book sales? — If you read up on bookselling tactics, you will find that most writers need advertising for sales. I followed this trend, too. I spent a couple of dollars a day advertising with Amazon Advertising. I took courses on how to create great ads. I read books about it, too. But…