Just picked up a copy :) Looking forward to seeing how you laid it out.
I wrote a book called, "The Fiverr Work Week" [now oop] with lots of different gigs that you could do for minimal time and it also did a lot of sales, included a CTA for a consultation for new Fiverr'r's.
Sounds very similar to mine. Who knew there was a demand for the simple listicle book? I certainly didn't. More luck than judgement. I used to have other much more complex books as well (now also oop) that made almost no sales, but this one sells so well I feel like it's worth updating once a year and keeping it live. Thanks for buying. Hope you find a few little gems in there.
Brilliant. It's true, though. It's hard not to think of a book as an enormous project, but maybe it doesn't have to be. Do you have one problem that you can solve in someone's life? That's worth 99 cents to me!
Exactly. I'll pay 99 cents for info I could get for free if someone else has put it together for me in a way that's convenient to access and pleasant to read. Bargain!
I'm working on a simple book. A little worried that getting it set up to publish won't be that simple. I'm sure I'll figure out how to get it done. As for the frozen shoulder thing, best of luck to you. Been dealing with it for 3 years.
Getting set up for eBook publishing really is quite simple. Paperback a little more complex for sure. So sorry to hear your shoulder is still bad after 3 years. I'm only six months in and have been told 18 months is a realistic time frame to full recovery. But I guess it's impossible to predict with any real accuracy? Wishing you all the best with both the book and the shoulder.
You're welcome David. I got onto Substack at a time when everything else in my life got crazy busy, so I'm still trying to find my way around. Staying consistent with my actual posts/newsletter is top priority. I've barely got started with Notes, so found your advice really helpful, even though I've yet to get around to implementing it!
Thanks for sharing. I would like to know, when youvhave both Medium and Substack accounts, do you share the same articles /posts on bothe platforms or different?How to fight SEO issues when sharing the same posts across both platforms?Thanks
Hi Meera. I've decided to make my Substack and Medium content completely different, but that's because I'm formatting things very differently on each platform. Substack is newsletter-style and specifically a (fairly) short, actionable piece of writing advice, along with a round-up of useful articles, and snippets of personal info. On Medium I usually write more long-form, in-depth content (with a few exceptions because I occasionally write for a Medium publication called The Shortform). I link from Medium to Substack, and vice versa (in fact I include friend links to all my recent Medium articles in every Substack post) but I don't cross post from one to the other.
Interesting strategy. If you were starting over, would you still do this? I guess what I’m getting at is this: is it worth trying to build an audience on two platforms at the same time? The general consensus seems to be that it’s harder to build an audience on Medium than it used to be.
Just picked up a copy :) Looking forward to seeing how you laid it out.
I wrote a book called, "The Fiverr Work Week" [now oop] with lots of different gigs that you could do for minimal time and it also did a lot of sales, included a CTA for a consultation for new Fiverr'r's.
Sounds very similar to mine. Who knew there was a demand for the simple listicle book? I certainly didn't. More luck than judgement. I used to have other much more complex books as well (now also oop) that made almost no sales, but this one sells so well I feel like it's worth updating once a year and keeping it live. Thanks for buying. Hope you find a few little gems in there.
I think most 300 page self-help books can be this length. PS: Got it from Kindle Unlimited 😄
Brilliant. It's true, though. It's hard not to think of a book as an enormous project, but maybe it doesn't have to be. Do you have one problem that you can solve in someone's life? That's worth 99 cents to me!
Exactly. I'll pay 99 cents for info I could get for free if someone else has put it together for me in a way that's convenient to access and pleasant to read. Bargain!
So informative. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you found it helpful! :)
I'm working on a simple book. A little worried that getting it set up to publish won't be that simple. I'm sure I'll figure out how to get it done. As for the frozen shoulder thing, best of luck to you. Been dealing with it for 3 years.
Getting set up for eBook publishing really is quite simple. Paperback a little more complex for sure. So sorry to hear your shoulder is still bad after 3 years. I'm only six months in and have been told 18 months is a realistic time frame to full recovery. But I guess it's impossible to predict with any real accuracy? Wishing you all the best with both the book and the shoulder.
Very helpful, thanks for sharing :)
Ironic or straightforward? I’ll just have to read the article to find out. :)
Thanks for the shout out!
You're welcome Mary.
Thanks Karen! 😊
You're welcome David. I got onto Substack at a time when everything else in my life got crazy busy, so I'm still trying to find my way around. Staying consistent with my actual posts/newsletter is top priority. I've barely got started with Notes, so found your advice really helpful, even though I've yet to get around to implementing it!
You got my attention. So far I sold... the amount that is not to brag about.
Thanks for sharing. I would like to know, when youvhave both Medium and Substack accounts, do you share the same articles /posts on bothe platforms or different?How to fight SEO issues when sharing the same posts across both platforms?Thanks
Hi Meera. I've decided to make my Substack and Medium content completely different, but that's because I'm formatting things very differently on each platform. Substack is newsletter-style and specifically a (fairly) short, actionable piece of writing advice, along with a round-up of useful articles, and snippets of personal info. On Medium I usually write more long-form, in-depth content (with a few exceptions because I occasionally write for a Medium publication called The Shortform). I link from Medium to Substack, and vice versa (in fact I include friend links to all my recent Medium articles in every Substack post) but I don't cross post from one to the other.
Interesting strategy. If you were starting over, would you still do this? I guess what I’m getting at is this: is it worth trying to build an audience on two platforms at the same time? The general consensus seems to be that it’s harder to build an audience on Medium than it used to be.
Thanks for your detailed response 👍
Thanks so much cor for your time and response