One of my favorite impactful short books I’ve read is “Steal Like an Artist” by Austin Kleon. Don’t worry, I’m not going to suggest that you steal anything. “Steal Like an Artist” can be a little bit shocking because the word “steal” sounds like something negative and illegal. However, in…

Good KDP keyword research can literally be the difference between your book making zero sales and making thousands of dollars every single month. In this article, I’m going to show you three things as a beginner you need to know about keywords to help you optimize your book listings and…

Hello! Its been a while since I last posted, but to give an update of some of the more interesting stuff that happened, I gave my first guess lecture in Daniel Vassallo’s Smallbets community. (btw: Its seriously value for money at this point. The amount of discounts and free guest…

I’m about to publish my new book on GraphQL for starters.

I made around $28,000 through self-publishing books in 2022. The majority chunk came from Amazon KDP. And the rest were from: IngramSpark $3,000 Gumroad $648.78 Smashwords $565 Leanpub $339 Here are some things I think contributed to my self-publishing journey on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform in 2023: Write…

Excited to begin Amazon Authors cohort 5! Never imagined reaching a 5th cohort when Smallbets sparked the idea This time, I’ve got at least 4 enrolments from medium, 1 from Reddit, even 1 from a Youtube interview! Surprised repurposing tweets on medium reaped benefits. If I were to repurpose the Java quote of “Write Once, Run Everywhere”…

Building an audience is one of the most powerful assets you can have. It is not easy though. I’d like to offer an alternative to earning online, which is to be a Marketplace Maker. Basically a creator who leverages marketplaces like appstores, amazon, udemy, medium etc. It helps avoid the…

1. Write short concise books (number of pages 100–200). Small books -> Small bets. Short books are easier to write: It takes less time and effort to write, making it a more feasible project for an author. Short books are easier to read: Some readers prefer shorter books because they can be read in a shorter amount of time…