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  1. Dave C

    Starting off as a Publisher

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    Are you finding the one sale each day still holds true? I've mostly been doing non-fiction so far but sales are sporadic, it's not one a day more like one every three days as a rule. For that reason I'm wondering if you're seeing any tail off with your fiction or if it's steady so far?
  2. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    @ctcrompton I'm spending a bit more to get a series out and then we'll see whether the pay out is worth it or if I'm better spending more of my time instead of my money. I remember reading GiroudJD's thread about outsourcing and it didn't seem much faster than writing, you've still got to build...
  3. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Updates: First romance has been doing really well during it's free trial which ends on Thursday, I'm hoping that the fact it's in the top 1,000 of free e-books will translate to sales when it goes to paid. That said one thing I notice is how few sales it needs to get to move up on the free...
  4. Dave C

    At the very beginning...

    PUBLISHING 
    It only gets better from here! Congrats!!
  5. Dave C

    Any Outsourcing Horror Stories?

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    Sometimes you have good contractors, sometimes you have bad. The biggest lesson is that no hired help will ever put the blood, sweat and tears you would spend on your own business. Often its better to hire contractors to teach you what they know - assuming they're good - get the skill set for...
  6. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Ok, the ghost writer wrote an epic romance novella. It made me feel emotions and junk. I'd put it more eloquently but I'm a man and meant to be unmoved by romance novels. Hold on, just got to wipe away this one solitary tear. :p No, but seriously contractor did great, already talking to them...
  7. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    No, I just said there would be more work coming after this if we worked well together and I loved the finished product. I believe most people will charge $160 for 20,000 but with the prospect of regular work you can get a cheaper initial deal going and find out if you and a contractor work...
  8. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

    PUBLISHING 
    @Cleveland @ctcrompton Focusing on the process is rewarding in itself but it's also hard sometimes. I find myself focusing on all the work to come and feel a bit overwhelmed, which I have to stop doing. It's important just to take things one step at a time and build up my pen names slowly. Old...
  9. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Ok, I've made $5 from the first two books! That's the first money I've made from my own work and although it's small; I can't help but smile at the accomplishment. I plan to build both of those book series out exponentially under those pen names to build an audience. I've got someone on Fiverr...
  10. Dave C

    At the very beginning...

    PUBLISHING 
    Well done! One step at a time and you'll get there.
  11. Dave C

    importing advice from alibaba

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    Whatever you go with make sure you just get a sample first. Some vendors will be great and some will be terrible so don't order in bulk till you've verified the quality. <--- my 0.02 cents
  12. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Quick update: Second book is now out. Got it formatted and up today, which is one ahead of schedule. I've had to move the writing I was going to do today to tomorrow. I'm unsure if this one will sell at all but it doesn't hurt having it up there. First book was downloaded over 3000 times...
  13. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    @ChickenHawk: I’m working with three different pen names at the moment, two for non-fiction and one for fiction. I definitely think splitting up pen names is necessary for all the reasons Cleveland mentioned. @COSenior: Yup, $50 is an incredibly low amount, however the contractors writing...
  14. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

    PUBLISHING 
    Hey CT, I'm using Elance based on one of the success threads where one guy (sorry I don't remember your user name) wrote that Elance has better contractors then ODesk but they are slightly more expensive. I did post on both sites to test out what kind of response I would get for each and Elance...
  15. Dave C

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

    GOLD! 
    I loved reading your journey so far, greatly deserved. Well done!
  16. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Ok, so I've been incredibly busy with work so not had much writing time, looks like it'll be that way till Sunday. The first book ends its free trial on Sunday so I'll be interested to see if it sells once it's no longer free. Amazon has moved 910 units in three days, not too shabby. Next book...
  17. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Thanks COS, the reason for the freelancer is twofold. Firstly, I want to finish my current book which will get split into three parts but I also know that building up a range of books is part of the solution. So why not maximise my time by having someone else write a novella while I write a...
  18. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

    PUBLISHING 
    Hit a small snag, for those of you using Elance to get content writers make sure you don't make it too obvious it's a romance novel. I had a freelancer, put the money is Escrow and then the job got delisted because it's 'adult content. 'My money has gone into limbo so contacted support to work...
  19. Dave C

    OK, I'm in! Let's Self Publish.

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    Hey all! I finished the TMF book a few weeks ago and started racking my brain for opportunities. At first I felt like making something physical but I generally worry about ordering something to rebrand that won't sell enough, leaving me in a hole. I also like the idea of creating an app, but...
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