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ResourceSelf-Publishing Income Report for November 2020 - Q4 Boost or the New Normal??
Sean reports his November self-publishing income by platform, calling the KDP figure a career high in four years of publishing. He …
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ResourceSelf-Publishing Income Report for October 2020 and What I've Learned
Sean's October income report, after pausing YouTube for two to three months to focus on publishing. He says he had hovered around …
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ResourceMy Real Beginner Stock Portfolio in 2020
Sean walks through his beginner stock portfolio and his long-term investing approach. He says he has about $30,000 invested in …
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ResourceHow I'm Making Thousands/mo From 3 books | How to Build a KDP Brand
In this case-study update Sean walks through three books under the same brand and explains that building a brand is simply …
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Resource10 Common Mistakes You Might Be Making That Can Get Your KDP Account Banned | Kindle Publishing 2020
Sean lists 10 mistakes he says can get a KDP account banned, arguing they all come down to creating a misleading customer …
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ResourceAdd Another Income Stream with ACX Audiobook Publishing | Free Self-Publishing Course | #22
In this lesson from his free publishing course, Sean explains how to add audiobook income via ACX once a Kindle book is live. He …
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ResourceHow I Broke the 20k/mo Barrier - Kindle Publishing 2020 May Income Report
Sean reports his May 2020 income finally broke a long plateau. He says his Amazon income had been stuck around 15000 dollars for …
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ResourceHow to Make Self-Publishing ACTUALLY Passive Income By Creating Systems - Juan Born Interview
Sean interviews Juan Born about making self-publishing more passive by creating systems. Juan says he published his first book in …
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ResourceIs Kindle Publishing Dead in 2020??? My Honest Opinion...
Sean answers the title question directly: Kindle publishing is not dead, but it is getting harder every year. Using a hypothetical …
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ResourceAttention All Kindle Publishers - Stop Doing This ASAP
Sean warns Kindle publishers against copying successful books to trick buyers. He says a service provider he recommends told him …
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ResourceHow to Check for Trademarks and Other Keyword Research Mistakes to Avoid | Video #4.2
Sean shows how he checks whether a candidate keyword is trademarked before publishing, stressing he is not a lawyer and that if a …
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ResourceWhy This Book Launch Failed... Don't Make These Mistakes | Kindle Publishing 2020
Sean does a case study of a failed book launch, contrasting it with a previous successful launch he says made about 1700 dollars a …
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ResourceHow I Built 5 Streams of Income By Age 25 (Six Figures a Year)
Sean Dollwet describes the five income streams he says he built by age 25, led by self-publishing books on Amazon, which he claims …
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ResourceHow I’m Making BIG Money from 1 Book (Amazon KDP)
Sean gives a 30-day update on a single book he used as the launch example in his free course. He claims the book is making between …
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ResourceHow and When To Use The KDP 5 Day Free Promotion | Free Self-Publishing Course | #18
Video 18 of Sean's free step-by-step publishing course covers whether to run a free promotion on KDP. A free promo lets you set a 1 …
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ResourceHow to Upload Your Book to KDP & 7 Keywords Optimization | Free Self-Publishing Course | #17
In video #17 of his free self-publishing course, Sean walks through uploading a book to KDP and optimizing the seven keywords boxes. …
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ResourceHow to Create a PDF Book Cover for Amazon KDP Print | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #16
Sean explains how to convert a JPEG ebook front cover into a paperback PDF cover, saying this step is much trickier than formatting …
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ResourceHow to Write Book Descriptions That Sells | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #15
Sean teaches how to write a book description that combines SEO, copywriting and formatting, noting it can also be adapted as …
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ResourceHow to Format Your Book for KDP Print | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #14
Sean explains paperback formatting after ebook formatting, saying paperback formatting is harder and he does not do it himself — he …
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ResourceHow to Format an eBook for KDP | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #13
Sean shows how to format an ebook for Kindle Direct Publishing after receiving it back from a ghostwriter. He lays out the options: …
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ResourceHow to Find an Editor For Your Book | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #11
In this free-course video, Sean explains when proofreading and editing are needed and where to hire it. If you wrote the book …
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ResourceHOW TO GET BOOK REVIEWS On Amazon Even If You Have No Following | Free Publishing Course | Video #10
Sean explains how to get book reviews at launch with no following or email list by building an ARC (advanced review copy) team, …
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ResourceHow to Research and Outline a Book | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #6
In this lesson on researching and outlining a book, Sean says the work should be done in tandem with creating the title, so the …
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ResourceHow to Create a Best-Selling Book Title | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #5
This lesson explains how to create a best-selling, SEO-optimized book title. Priority one is putting the main profitable keyword in …
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