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  1. Aimee

    Another self publishing progress thread.

    PUBLISHING 
    Haha I don't blame you! Is there an Allstars for every country, or just a select few?
  2. Aimee

    Another self publishing progress thread.

    PUBLISHING 
    Woo that sounds awesome, nice one! :D
  3. Aimee

    In what language to write?

    PUBLISHING 
    You'll be able to find someone on fiverr who'll do it for you, but I prefer using elance for quality. My writing is a bit verbose so I often use an editor on some of my more important stuff. They're very easy to find, and not too expensive either (just make sure you get one whose native language...
  4. Aimee

    In what language to write?

    PUBLISHING 
    Honestly, just from reading your post I'd say your English is good. Option 1 will be too expensive, option 2 will severely limit your audience, and option 4 will take much longer than necessary. I'd say go with option 3 and write in English then get someone to proofread. You can find people...
  5. Aimee

    What can I do to make my website sell?

    HOT! MARKETING 
    I'm not a bloke, but I buy clothes online a lot. In my honest opinion: - Most brands can be distinguished by their logo. It should be the first thing I see when I click on your website, but there doesn't appear to be one on your site at all. - The grammar is unprofessional and needs a...
  6. Aimee

    Another self publishing progress thread.

    PUBLISHING 
    I pretty much agree completely with @ChickenHawk in that courses aren't necessarily something I'm drawn to, but translating is definitely completely foreign to me (if you'll pardon the pun :D) as I don't have the faintest idea whether what I'm paying for is any good or not and I wouldn't have a...
  7. Aimee

    Another self publishing progress thread.

    PUBLISHING 
    Haha, I liked reading through this. I'm glad it's all coming together for you! Looking forward to watching your progress! :D
  8. Aimee

    Trying Out Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Hello! I'm doing very well, thank you. Not much has changed and I didn't really have anything to update, so I haven't been posting as much recently, haha. Things took a bit of a dive at the start of January in comparison to December, but it's still ticking away. I've also found that I've been...
  9. Aimee

    Learn How to Edit? Or Outsource? (Fiction)

    PUBLISHING 
    Ah yes, I definitely agree, but I guess you need to keep refreshing any skill! I was trying to say that the changes in the English language are not as rapid as those in programming. I think I just worded my post badly.
  10. Aimee

    Learn How to Edit? Or Outsource? (Fiction)

    PUBLISHING 
    If you really want to become a good writer, I'd suggest both are necessary. Editing is different to programming in that the English language barely changes as time progresses. Once you've learned how to edit it's a skill for life, whereas programming is something that you constantly need to...
  11. Aimee

    I want to get out

    RANT 
    I didn't realise you'd made your decision, I was just replying to your post in which you stated that your only options seemed to be 'go to uni' or 'become a hippie and F*ck society' and offering my advice. I'm not sure whether your reply to me was intended to be as snarky as I interpreted it...
  12. Aimee

    I want to get out

    RANT 
    I'm no expert, but from what I can tell the only three options are: 1. Get a job and work on your business in your spare time 2. Go to university and work on your business in your spare time 3. If you have a skill, freelance and work on your business in your spare time Those are the only three...
  13. Aimee

    Trying Out Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    The day still isn't over, but I'm tired and I still have some stuff to do, so I'm just going to post my weekly update thing now. It seems as though a lot of people have been getting kindles for Christmas this year. I've had a bit of an increase in both sales and borrows, kind of. I've been...
  14. Aimee

    A youngster with great plans

    Just curious, but if you've never written/published a book before, what are you actually planning to write on the blog? You say most of the content will be from users posting on the forum, but how are you actually going to convince them to come to your website and, most importantly, stay there?
  15. Aimee

    Trying Out Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Haha yeah, it was a shock. Will be interesting to see what December's rate is!
  16. Aimee

    Charnell's eBook Progress Thread [Here we go, it's getting serious!]

    PUBLISHING 
    I don't spend much time on these forums so I haven't had the chance to read through all of your thread until now, but I've found it really interesting and I like what you're doing! I've thought about branching out from self-publishing into other (but similar) things as well, but I haven't got...
  17. Aimee

    Trying Out Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    (490 + 70)/23 = 24.3 units sold per book. One book that took 10 hours has 5 sales, one book that took 3 hours has over 120 sales, hence why I'm concentrating on shorter stuff right now. People say not to publish bundles in KU because you're essentially losing money if someone borrows the bundle...
  18. Aimee

    Trying Out Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    So far in Dec: 490 borrows, 70 sales This week: 220 borrows, 22 sales So far I've released 23 titles (including bundles) across two pen names. I know most people said not to put bundles in KU, but it seems to have worked much better for me that way, so I'll be leaving mine in. Don't have much...
  19. Aimee

    Trying Out Self-Publishing

    PUBLISHING 
    Hahaha :D That is true and I hope to get to that point soon, but I figure I should try it myself first. Still learning. :D You say you've started outsourcing, approximately how much do you pay your freelancers if you don't mind me asking?
  20. Aimee

    Minimum cost of publishing a Ebook?

    PUBLISHING 
    Buy a stock image for $1 on dollarphotoclub and get someone on fiverr to make you a cover for $5 or download Picasa for free and play around with it a bit if you can't afford to do that, then publish it. The best advertisement for your book if you can't afford much is just to write another book...

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