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…

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…

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,

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…

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…