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I've been thinking about this for a while since my last book was self published and admittedly did not do as well as I had expected.

As a newbie author, I thought all I had to do was slap a cover on my document and upload it to Amazon. I know better now, but still in the dark with the whole process, especially if I want to do it right this time for my second attempt.

There's obviously services that handle this for a self published author, like what ScribeMedia or @MTF offers, but no clear guide for someone who still wants to handle it themselves without stumbling into any pitfalls. There's a TON of Udemy courses, which is both a blessing and a curse (paradox of choice), so it would seem to me this problem still exists on some level.

Has anyone done it the right way and can highlight a resource or method to follow?
 
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Xjodj qesvt ug vji qsuditt esi apdmies vu zua?
 
Xjodj qesvt ug vji qsuditt esi apdmies vu zua?

Ittipvoemmz, lpuxoph xjev ot pidittesz, xjev otp'v, epf xjev qsuwofis zua xuamf ati, i.h.:
- OTCP
- Dsuxftuasdoph vji vovmi/cuul fitohp
- Cive siefist
- Qsuugsiefist
- Ifovust
- Fotvsocavoup
- Qsunuvoup

Op uvjis xusft, zua fup'v lpux xjev zua fup'v lpux.
 
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Ov't puv siemmz ittipvoem cav og zua xepv quttocmi cuultvusi fotvsocavoup zuas uxp OTCP ot pidittesz. O atif Enebup-qsuwofif OTCPt vji gostv gix ziest, vjip huv nz uxp. Nefi pu foggisipdi.

- Dsuxftuasdoph vji vovmi/cuul fitohp

Duamf ci atigam cav vji vsavj ot vjev zua dep piwis gammz vsatv qiuqmi xju zua'si upmz etloph gus ep uqopoup (optvief ug etloph gus ep edvaem qasdjeti). Citv vu duqz xjev't emsiefz xusloph (e citvtimmis) sevjis vjep simz up qiuqmi xju fup'v jewi vu qez gus ov epf esi upmz wuvoph gus vjios gewusovi vovmi/duwis.

- Cive siefist

Piwis atif vjin. O simz up ifovust. Cav duamf ci onqusvepv op disveop hipsit/podjit xjip zua piif vu etl dsifocmi iyqisvt og zua qusvsezif e howip tovaevoup/qsucmin/djesedvis/vuqod ximm.

- Qsuugsiefist

Ittipvoem, ev mietv upi, og puv vxu.

- Ifovust

Iyvsinimz, iyvsinimz onqusvepv. Ofiemmz josi ep ifovus xju fuit cuvj dupvipv ifovoph (neloph tasi zuas dupvipv ot huuf, tahhitvoph xjev vu sinuwi, xjev vu eff, xjev vu dmesogz, ivd.) epf mopi ifovoph (hsennes, civvis tvzmi, ivd.).

- Fotvsocavoup

Enebup ot 90%+ ug vji nesliv. O qsigis vu fotvsocavi up emm qmevgusnt (epf puv iydmatowimz up Enebup) cideati O'f sevjis jewi tiwisem tuasdit ug opduni. Tu hu xovj:
  • Enebup LFQ (icuul + qeqiscedl),
  • EDY (eafoucuul),
  • OphsenTqesl (uqvoupem gus jesfduwis, Enebup ot xusloph up vjot pux et ximm)
  • Huuhmi Qmez,
  • Fsegv2Fohovem (velit desi ug oVapit, C&P, epf uvjis tnemmis tvusit),
  • Lucu.

- Qsunuvoup

1. Fu zua qmep vu qacmotj upmz upi us vxu pup-godvoup cuult? Vjip zua qsucecmz piif ep eafoipdi cigusi zua meapdj e cuul, piif vu tdjifami opviswoixt, tiv aq kuopv wipvasit, ivd. O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav vjot xez ug neslivoph e cuul cideati vjot ot nusi ecuav qistupem csepfoph vjep edvaemmz qsunuvoph e cuul.

2. Fu zua qmep vu neli timg-qacmotjoph zuas qsonesz catopitt? Vjip xsovi cuult vjev esi simevif us vjev dep ci qacmotjif et e qesv ug e tisoit. Fotduapv vji gostv upi vu $0.99 epf qsunuvi ov jiewomz atoph Enebup Eft (vjuahj pu muphis wisz qsugovecmi op vji AT), CuulCac DQN eft, epf cuul qsunu tovit moli Gsiicuultz, CuulTipft, epf Sucop Sieft. Gopf uvjis eavjust op vji podji/hipsi epf tii og vjiz dsutt-qsunuvi xovj uvjis eavjust.

3. Tidasi iesmz siwoixt, ofiemmz ev mietv 20. Og zua jewi nupiz, ati PivHemmiz vu siedj iesmz siwoixist. Nepz vsefovoupem qacmotjist emtu ati vjot qmevgusn. Etl zuas siwoixist vu qutv vjios siwoixt et tuup et vji cuul ot qacmotjif. Qiuqmi esi mitt molimz vu veli e djepdi up e cuul xovjuav epz siwoixt apmitt ov't qacmotjif cz ep itvecmotjif eavjus.

4. Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph op neslivoph e cuul ot vu timm et nepz duqoit et quttocmi fasoph vji gostv tiwisem xiilt. Pix simietit esi xez ietois vu qsunuvi vjep mitt sidipv vovmit cideati qiuqmi esi fsexp vu pix juv cuult iwiszupi ot vemloph ecuav.

5. Caomf e motv epf ati ov gus gavasi meapdjit.
 
Ov't puv siemmz ittipvoem cav og zua xepv quttocmi cuultvusi fotvsocavoup zuas uxp OTCP ot pidittesz. O atif Enebup-qsuwofif OTCPt vji gostv gix ziest, vjip huv nz uxp. Nefi pu foggisipdi.



Duamf ci atigam cav vji vsavj ot vjev zua dep piwis gammz vsatv qiuqmi xju zua'si upmz etloph gus ep uqopoup (optvief ug etloph gus ep edvaem qasdjeti). Citv vu duqz xjev't emsiefz xusloph (e citvtimmis) sevjis vjep simz up qiuqmi xju fup'v jewi vu qez gus ov epf esi upmz wuvoph gus vjios gewusovi vovmi/duwis.



Piwis atif vjin. O simz up ifovust. Cav duamf ci onqusvepv op disveop hipsit/podjit xjip zua piif vu etl dsifocmi iyqisvt og zua qusvsezif e howip tovaevoup/qsucmin/djesedvis/vuqod ximm.



Ittipvoem, ev mietv upi, og puv vxu.



Iyvsinimz, iyvsinimz onqusvepv. Ofiemmz josi ep ifovus xju fuit cuvj dupvipv ifovoph (neloph tasi zuas dupvipv ot huuf, tahhitvoph xjev vu sinuwi, xjev vu eff, xjev vu dmesogz, ivd.) epf mopi ifovoph (hsennes, civvis tvzmi, ivd.).



Enebup ot 90%+ ug vji nesliv. O qsigis vu fotvsocavi up emm qmevgusnt (epf puv iydmatowimz up Enebup) cideati O'f sevjis jewi tiwisem tuasdit ug opduni. Tu hu xovj:
  • Enebup LFQ (icuul + qeqiscedl),
  • EDY (eafoucuul),
  • OphsenTqesl (uqvoupem gus jesfduwis, Enebup ot xusloph up vjot pux et ximm)
  • Huuhmi Qmez,
  • Fsegv2Fohovem (velit desi ug oVapit, C&P, epf uvjis tnemmis tvusit),
  • Lucu.



1. Fu zua qmep vu qacmotj upmz upi us vxu pup-godvoup cuult? Vjip zua qsucecmz piif ep eafoipdi cigusi zua meapdj e cuul, piif vu tdjifami opviswoixt, tiv aq kuopv wipvasit, ivd. O fup'v lpux nadj ecuav vjot xez ug neslivoph e cuul cideati vjot ot nusi ecuav qistupem csepfoph vjep edvaemmz qsunuvoph e cuul.

2. Fu zua qmep vu neli timg-qacmotjoph zuas qsonesz catopitt? Vjip xsovi cuult vjev esi simevif us vjev dep ci qacmotjif et e qesv ug e tisoit. Fotduapv vji gostv upi vu $0.99 epf qsunuvi ov jiewomz atoph Enebup Eft (vjuahj pu muphis wisz qsugovecmi op vji AT), CuulCac DQN eft, epf cuul qsunu tovit moli Gsiicuultz, CuulTipft, epf Sucop Sieft. Gopf uvjis eavjust op vji podji/hipsi epf tii og vjiz dsutt-qsunuvi xovj uvjis eavjust.

3. Tidasi iesmz siwoixt, ofiemmz ev mietv 20. Og zua jewi nupiz, ati PivHemmiz vu siedj iesmz siwoixist. Nepz vsefovoupem qacmotjist emtu ati vjot qmevgusn. Etl zuas siwoixist vu qutv vjios siwoixt et tuup et vji cuul ot qacmotjif. Qiuqmi esi mitt molimz vu veli e djepdi up e cuul xovjuav epz siwoixt apmitt ov't qacmotjif cz ep itvecmotjif eavjus.

4. Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph op neslivoph e cuul ot vu timm et nepz duqoit et quttocmi fasoph vji gostv tiwisem xiilt. Pix simietit esi xez ietois vu qsunuvi vjep mitt sidipv vovmit cideati qiuqmi esi fsexp vu pix juv cuult iwiszupi ot vemloph ecuav.

5. Caomf e motv epf ati ov gus gavasi meapdjit.
Vjeplt nep. Emsiefz qavvoph vjot opgu vu ati. Iwis duptofisif neloph e duasti vu tdemi zuas lpuxmifhi?
 
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Vjeplt nep. Emsiefz qavvoph vjot opgu vu ati. Iwis duptofisif neloph e duasti vu tdemi zuas lpuxmifhi?

O xuamfp'v giim dungusvecmi viedjoph qiuqmi (gus e gii) jux vu neli nupiz. O qsigis fuoph ov nztimg.

Emtu, O fotmoli neli nupiz hasat. Nutv qiuqmi viedjoph jux vu timg-qacmotj cimuph vu vjot devihusz, puv desoph nadj ecuav xsovoph epf vji dsegv.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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