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How My Amazon Book Portfolio Crossed $180,000 in Royalties

My Amazon book portfolio (18 books) has crossed $180k in royalties ($170k from Amazon & $10k from IngramSpark). My journey took several years. But here are some things I’ve learned: You don’t need an audience to get started on Amazon. I had 0 social media platforms throughout the journey. Till…

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How My Amazon Book Portfolio Crossed $180,000 in Royalties
How My Amazon Book Portfolio Crossed $180,000 in Royalties
Self Publishing

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Jan 23

How I Made $28,000 Through Self-Publishing Books in 2022

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…

Amazon Kdp

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How I Made $28,000 Through Self-Publishing Books in 2022
How I Made $28,000 Through Self-Publishing Books in 2022
Amazon Kdp

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Jan 16

Small Wins for January 2023

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”…

Make Money Online

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Small Wins for January 2023
Small Wins for January 2023
Make Money Online

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Jan 11

Bad at Audience Building but Good at Creating Products? Here’s another way.

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…

Make Money Online

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Bad at Audience Building but Good at Creating Products? Here’s another way.
Bad at Audience Building but Good at Creating Products? Here’s another way.
Make Money Online

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Jan 9

What you must know to make sales in Amazon KDP in 2023

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…

Amazon Kdp

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What you must know to make sales in Amazon KDP in 2023
What you must know to make sales in Amazon KDP in 2023
Amazon Kdp

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Jan 7

Get Started Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP

I am beginning Cohort 5 of my Amazon KDP Self-publishing course this Thurs 12th Jan 10am Eastern Time. In it, I share all the lessons, tips/tricks I’ve learned to getting more than $200k on book royalties, the major chunk, of $182k from Amazon KDP. Not only so, I wish to…

Creators

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Get Started Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP
Get Started Self-Publishing on Amazon KDP
Creators

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Jan 3

How Much Side Income I Made in 2022

Here’s my 2022 Creator on the Side Wrap up. Amazon KDP $22,803 Gumroad $10,373 IngramSpark $2,939 Smashwords $565 Leanpub $339 Medium $258.85 Udemy $912 I am extremely thankful to God’s good grace in 2022 for the side income. Amazon KDP As expected, Amazon KDP made up the majority of the…

Self Publishing

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2022 Creator on the Side Income Report
2022 Creator on the Side Income Report
Self Publishing

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Dec 21, 2022

My Thoughts on Gumroad’s Pricing Disaster

Initially, I was pissed with Gumroad increasing their fees to a flat 10%. First, the timeline was really fast. Second, the tag line wasn’t too appropriate “We want you to live a better life, not focus on fees.” But after seeing that Stripe’s commission is 3.4% + $0.50,

Gumroad

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My Thoughts on Gumroad’s Pricing Disaster
My Thoughts on Gumroad’s Pricing Disaster
Gumroad

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Dec 11, 2022

November Amazon KDP Side-Income Report

Howdy Howdy! We’ve finally come to December! Most people’s favorite month. And it’s time for a monthly income report to break down some figures and see if we can learn any lessons. December is always my busiest month, where I am involved in many church ministries, preparing to remember and…

Amazon Kdp

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November Amazon KDP Side-Income Report
November Amazon KDP Side-Income Report
Amazon Kdp

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Dec 2, 2022

How Much I Made on Medium in November

November is the 2nd month I enrolled in the Medium Partner Program. I’ve noticed in many similar ‘how much I made on Medium’ articles, they only reveal their earnings at the bottom of the article. And I guess this is to have people read till the end. Nothing wrong with…

Medium Writers

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How Much I Made on Medium in November
How Much I Made on Medium in November
Medium Writers

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Greg Lim

Greg Lim

1.4K Followers

Christ Follower. Greg authors several best-selling non-fiction books. www.amazon.com/Greg-Lim/e/B06XP6FHDK greglim.gumroad.com/l/author. twitter.com/greglim81

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