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  1. Syc

    Key Employee Requesting Revenue Share

    PEOPLE 
    Hi! Hope you've had a good start to 2018! :) I know you all place tremendous value on your time so I’ll be brief. Two years after starting my company I took on an employee in a project manager role, which quickly evolved into more of a COO position as company grew. They've been with me for 18...
  2. Syc

    self publishing : help needed

    PUBLISHING 
    http://www.babelcube.com/
  3. Syc

    The *New* Endangered Species... Your Job.

    HOT! 
    Even content creation is already being outsourced. Non-fiction as well as fiction books... 1) http://singularityhub.com/2012/12/13/patented-book-writing-system-lets-one-professor-create-hundreds-of-thousands-of-amazon-books-and-counting/ 2)...
  4. Syc

    My Take on Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    I won't give you it word for word. But it should include: how many words, the genre, what you are willing to pay, any personal requirements you have (over 5 jobs completed, native english writers only, etc.). I always ask for samples and mention that preference will be given to those that have...
  5. Syc

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    Did you put your new book in select or not?
  6. Syc

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

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    I only do select if it is combined with either: a) being on the new release list b) other books being available in the series I have also found a 3 day span to be more effective than 5 in terms of sales after select. If you do 5 days you'll go higher in the free charts, but you won't get the...
  7. Syc

    My Take on Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Pick a sub-genre and stick to it. I didn't really start seeing high sales until i had around 10 books published under one pen name. Research best selling authors and find out what makes them sell. I started off in non-fiction and have around 15 books published under one pen name. Then i moved to...
  8. Syc

    My Take on Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Hi Giroud, I just wanted to drop by and say thanks for sharing your experience with this - you definitely inspired me to take action. This month will be my first 5 figure month. Have you altered your strategy at all? I personally don't use KDP select anymore, i find i can earn much more...
  9. Syc

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (2012)

    GOLD! 
    I do plan on shipping items across, but from researching further it seems like there will be a lot of complications.
  10. Syc

    New Kid On The Block

    PUBLISHING 
    Your website is really good. Did you use a template or design it yourself?
  11. Syc

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (2012)

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    Is it possible to run an ecommerce store from a different country than the target market? I'm from the UK and have researched a few very promising niches, but the search numbers are much higher in the US than in the UK. (e.g. 90,000 vs. 9,000). And for a few the compeititon is a lot less...
  12. Syc

    My Take on Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Hi Giroud, couple more questions if you don't mind: 1. Do you continue a series if it's losing money? E.g. Say the first book had ~30 sales, but made a loss of $10. Would you make a second book or cut your losses and move on to another topic? 2. Do you think the 80/20 principle applies to...
  13. Syc

    My Take on Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Hi Giroud, Thanks for taking the time to share all this information. I have a couple of questions; 1. How do you deal with the lack of staying power? For me, every book i release has about 2-4 months "in the sun" where sales are high, then they just plummet to a trickle. I've tried a variety...
  14. Syc

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

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    Hi, I have a question for people that have written sequels for their books. What was your conversion rate like? I have 2 books out at the moment, the first book is 5k words and priced at 99c to attract people. Then second book is 20k words and priced at $2.99. First book has had 129 sales...
  15. Syc

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    I personally find writing fiction harder than non-fiction. It's easier to work with facts, rules and 'how tos'. With fiction you have to create a plot, detailed characters, villains, etc. I could blast out 5k words of non-fiction a day, but I'd only be able to do 2k fiction a day.
  16. Syc

    Hello from Denver - self publishing success

    GOLD! 
    I had an interesting idea for a spin on this method but using non-fiction. Initially I just wrote about what interested me, and it was a bit hit and miss to be honest. I'm starting to see that research and picking what the market wants is key. But even good research doesn't always equal a good...
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