Here’s a list of 4 Self Publishing tips I’ve learned during the process of creating my own manuscripts, printing them, and going on to market them all over the world!
1. Don’t fall for the “we will build you a website inside of our website” tactic. There is very little value to this. Rather, soon as you finalize your book title, head right over to GoDaddy Domains and buy that domain. Why? You want to build the value into YOUR domain, not THE PUBLISHER’S!
2. If you are a marketer, Self Publishing is a MUST for you. Why give 60% or more of the profits away to a big name publisher? When you can self publish and hold onto 100%?
3. Unless you are Zig Ziglar, Jack Welch, or the President of the United States, please don’t think your book is going to sit up nice and pretty in the book store! See the books very low near the floor? That’s where you’re headed. For proof, open the cover up and contact those authors! They will confirm.
4. When you talk to traditional publishers, be sure to ask them for numbers. They will throw a huge number at you to publish your book. You will then think “well this makes sense because they are going to get me lots of exposure!” Let me help you with the math:
They might help you sell 5,000 books in the first year (MAYBE). Your percentage as a first time author will be around 12%. Let’s assume your book squeaks by and retails for $9.99. That equals $5,994. Congratulations!
Had you self published, you could have just made $49,500.00! Again, you would be in charge of marketing the book, but you know yourself it’s your PASSION. That book is your “baby” and you are going to go out and sell it all day long!