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Jamie Northrup's avatar

I didn't self-publish anything in 2023, but my self publishing income is still pretty high. I want to publish at least 2-3 books next year for my Minimalist Hustler audience.

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J.R. Heimbigner's avatar

Do you run ads at all? Or is all organic?

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Jamie Northrup's avatar

All organic, never took the time to learn ads, but it's something I'd like to learn.

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J.R. Heimbigner's avatar

Same. I've played around with ads, but I consistently lose money when I do.

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Kate Dreston's avatar

Thanks for sharing your experience and being honest about how the self-publishing biz works.

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J.R. Heimbigner's avatar

Of course. I think there is a lot of great things out there about self-publishing, but I think some of the best content is the honest kind.

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Charisse Tyson's avatar

My memoir did really well in the self-publishing arena because owning and operating my world famous biker bar gave me a great platform. I can say from experience that as soon as you stop promoting your book it dies on the vine. I always have my paperback book available and sell it to people we meet in our travels, but I haven't sold one online in a long time. Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise. I'm hoping to publish a couple of e-books this year and drive more traffic to my memoir. Keep up the good fight, my friend.

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