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ResourceProWritingAid Premium Review 2020: Is ProWritingAid Worth It
Dale reviews ProWritingAid Premium after about a year of use, disclosing ProWritingAid gave him complimentary premium access for one …
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ResourceKDP Amazon | Best 90 Minutes Kindle Short Reads Niches 2020
Dale explains Amazon Kindle Short Reads, focusing on 90-minute reads: books of about 44 to 64 pages. He describes Short Reads as six …
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Resource5 Ways to Make Money Online with Email Marketing
Dale presents five ways to make money online with email marketing in 2020, aimed at authors and other email marketers, arguing email …
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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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ResourceMy Books Aren't Selling on Amazon: 5 Mistakes on Amazon KDP
Note: this video's available caption track is in Arabic; summarized from that track. Dale says he constantly hears 'my books aren't …
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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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ResourceAmazon KDP Niche Research: Find Profitable Keywords & Niches
In the first installment of a Fiverr-sponsored series taking a book from idea to publishing, Dale teaches Amazon KDP niche research: …
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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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ResourceKindle Books On Amazon Banned for Poor Quality & Plagiarism
Provenance note: the transcript track for this video is in Arabic (a coherent Arabic rendering of Dale L. Roberts's English video); …
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ResourceHOW TO DO KEYWORD RESEARCH for Kindle Publishing | Step by Step Keyword Research | Video #4
This is a step-by-step tutorial on keyword research for Kindle publishing, framed around understanding how Amazon's search algorithm …
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ResourceHow Long Should a Self-Published Book Be | Free Self-Publishing Course | Video #2
The creator recommends aiming for 15,000 to 30,000 words for a self-published book, with 30,000 words presented as ideal. He …
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ResourceHow To Self Publish A Book On Amazon & Beyond in 30 Minutes
Dale walks through publishing the same ebook wide on five platforms — KDP, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble Press, Rakuten Kobo and …
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ResourceWelcome to The Free Self-Publishing Course | Introduction | Video #1
This is the introduction to Sean's free step-by-step self-publishing course. He says he discovered self-publishing in 2016 — his …
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ResourceKindle Direct Publishing Explained: Is KDP Worth It in 2020?
This video's banked transcript is on an Arabic caption track; summarized here in English, it is Dale's 2020 deep dive asking whether …
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ResourceI'm Creating a Free Step-By-Step Self-Publishing Course
Sean Dollwet announces a free, step-by-step self-publishing course hosted entirely on YouTube, with a new lesson every two to three …
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ResourceNo Content Book Publishing Controversy: Amazon KDP Weighs In
Dale follows up his 'death of no content publishing' video with new information on IngramSpark policy changes rolled out February …
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ResourceNo Content Book Publishing: @IngramSpark Clarifies New Policy
Dale interviews Robin Cutler, founder and director of IngramSpark, to clarify Ingram's new policy on no-content and low-content …
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Resource5 Ways of Self Publishing on Amazon 2020 | Beyond KDP Books
(Summarized from the Arabic caption track.) Dale argues self-publishing is broader than books and lists five ways to self-publish on …
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ResourceMy Acorns Investment App Moderately Aggressive Portfolio After 1 Year
Sean gives a one-year update on investing with Acorns. He says his total investment is $5,627 with a gain of roughly $557 to $567, …
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ResourceKotobee Author Review 2020 | Is Kotobee Worth It?
Roberts reviews Kotobee Author, disclosing upfront that Kotobee is the exclusive sponsor of his channel but saying he has permission …
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ResourceNo Content Publishing: An Open Letter to @AmazonKDP
In an open letter to the Amazon KDP team, Dale argues that no-content books — blank-interior diaries, journals and planners the …
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ResourceThe Death of No Content Publishing
Dale L. Roberts reacts to an IngramSpark email announcing it will actively remove print content that harms buyers and the …
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ResourceKDP Amazon | Category Squatters Who Ruin Self Publishing
Dale explains 'category squatters' on Amazon KDP — books listed in wrong categories — and how category placement works. When …
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Resource5 Steps You Must Take When You Get Paid
Sean sets out five steps to take whenever you get paid, whether from a job or a business, arguing that keeping and growing money …
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