Okay so the whole KDP cover template thing is actually way simpler than people make it sound, but there’s like a bunch of places you can grab templates and honestly some are garbage and some are actually solid. First thing – Amazon’s official cover calculator is where you gotta start because the dimensions change based […]

Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday going through template options because someone in my mastermind asked about this and honestly the landscape has changed SO much since 2024. Let me just dump everything I know here. The Free Template Situation Right Now Canva is still your best bet for free stuff but […]

Okay so the biggest thing people mess up with KU is they think it’s just passive income you upload and forget but page reads are actually where you make real money if you do it right. First thing – KENP matters way more than you think. That’s Kindle Edition Normalized Pages and Amazon calculates it […]

Okay so I just tested this whole ebook-first approach last month with three different niches and here’s what actually works versus what sounds good in theory. The basic idea is you start with an ebook instead of jumping straight into low-content books because—and this took me way too long to figure out—ebooks give you actual […]

Okay so I just wrapped up analyzing my last quarter’s sales data and the genre-specific stuff is wild, you gotta approach each one completely differently if you want consistent sales. Romance is probably the easiest to crack but also the most competitive. Here’s the thing – readers in this genre are voracious. Like they’ll buy […]

Okay so I just ran the numbers on like 30 of my books last week and the pricing thing is actually way simpler than people make it sound but there’s this one formula that changed everything for me. The basic deal is Amazon gives you two royalty options – 35% or 70%. Most people just […]

Okay so I just tested something last week with keyword stacking that actually moved the needle and I gotta tell you about it because most people are still doing this completely wrong in 2024. The Keyword Thing Nobody Talks About Look, everyone obsesses over the seven backend keywords but here’s what I figured out after […]

Okay so KDP Select and Kindle Unlimited, right? I was literally just looking at my dashboard last night around 2am because I couldn’t sleep and I’m gonna break down the actual reality of this thing. What You’re Actually Getting Into When you enroll in KDP Select you’re basically making a deal with Amazon. They get […]

Okay so pricing on Amazon KDP is honestly where most people mess up right out of the gate and I’ve been testing this stuff for seven years now so lemme just walk you through what actually works. The Royalty Structure Thing You Gotta Understand First Amazon gives you two royalty options and this is where […]

Okay so I just tested a new keyword strategy last week and here’s the deal – most authors are still doing this completely backwards. They write the book first, THEN try to figure out who wants it. I did that for my first like 30 books and wondered why half of them made $12 total. […]