The #1 Reason Why Beginners Fail at Amazon KDP (It's Not What You Think)

About this video

Sean says the #1 reason beginners fail at Amazon KDP is not bad covers, keywords or other execution, but simply not taking enough action. He says many quit after publishing one to two books expecting easy money and $10,000 a month from a random first book, forgetting publishing is a skill like cooking, cycling or swimming that no one is good at on the first try. Drawing on six years of publishing and coaching, he says successful publishers are ordinary people who kept publishing. He describes a feedback loop: publish a book, see what worked and what did not from sales and reviews, fix it, reinvest both profit and knowledge into a better next book, and repeat. He gives illustrative figures — a first book might make $100 a month, then $300 a month per book as skills improve, eventually $1,000 to $2,000 a month profit per book. He also notes quitters often return years later saying old books are still selling and they wish they had continued. He claims he built his own publishing business to over $35,000 a month in 2021.

Key takeaways

• The biggest failure reason, Sean says, is quitting after one to two books rather than bad covers or keywords
• Publishing is a skill set that improves with practice — no one succeeds from the very first try
• Use the feedback loop: publish, learn from sales and reviews, fix problems, and reinvest profit and knowledge into the next book
• Sean illustrates growth as moving from $100 a month from a first book to $300, then potentially $1,000 to $2,000 a month profit per book
• Think long-term because books stay on Amazon and keep selling; Sean claims his business reached over $35,000 a month in 2021

Episode details: published April 1, 2022 · 8:14 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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