NO ONE Will Buy Your Book If You're Doing This (Stop Immediately)

About this video

Sean critiques books submitted by viewers and argues almost all share one problem: too few reviews to judge whether a topic works. He repeatedly says not to abandon or move on from a book until it has 20 to 50 reviews, because with only 0, 1, 2 or 4 reviews you cannot tell if the book or the topic is at fault. Other recurring fixes are SEO title keywords people actually search (e.g. putting ’letter tracing workbook for kids’ or a Christian storybook keyword in the title instead of a creative name alone), cover contrast so title text pops and does not blend into the background, and cleaner subtitles instead of keyword stuffing. Examples include a German publisher with many low-review books, ‘God’s Grand Quest’ with 16 ratings after 18 days, a sugar skull mandala coloring book with 50 designs, a travel activity book for kids aged 4 to 8 with autism that he says is niched down too far, and a CEO stock-exchange listing book he suggests using as a lead-generation/business-card tool because the direct market is small. He suggests raising one fantasy coloring book from $4.99 to $7.99-$8.99 after reviews, notes a $15 cover gig and a $25 children’s cover designer, and recommends Amazon ads or TikTok to market books.

Key takeaways

• Do not judge a book or topic until it has 20 to 50 reviews, per the creator; most submitted books had 0 to 4 reviews
• Put the searchable keyword phrase in the main title and move creative wording to the subtitle
• Fix cover contrast and make title text large and readable rather than blending into the background
• Avoid niching down multiple levels at once, as with travel activity books for kids aged 4 to 8 with autism, without first confirming demand
• Market after fixing the listing, using Amazon ads or TikTok page-flip videos, especially for visually strong interiors

Episode details: published May 10, 2024 · 20:08 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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