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To All The Books I’ll Never Read

In my younger, more vulnerable years, I used to keep a list of all the books I read. I took pride in this, took pride in counting how many books I read in any given year.

I was one of the few who liked to read. It was a secret pleasure of mine, but as soon as I hit the thousand books milestone, it’s lost its charm to me forever.

Maybe I’ve read twice as many books so far, maybe I’m not that good at counting anymore.

In any case, there are billions of words I’ll never get to read. Millions of books, stories, poems, plays, and essays that I’ll never even know about.

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Should You Self-Publish? These Questions Will Help You Decide

So, you have a finished manuscript, and now you’re ready to share it with as many readers as possible.

In order to do that, you must choose one of two paths: either self-publish your book yourself, or go the traditional route and try to find a publisher.

Deciding on which route to take means that you’ve got to figure out a couple of things about yourself first, about your book, and about your ability to effectively market (and enjoy the process) both yourself as an author and your book.

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How Much Does it Cost to Self-Publish a Book?

How much are you willing to pay?

Okay, all jokes aside, “how much” depends on a lot of factors such as:

  1. Your particular set of skills (can you design your own cover/interior formatting?)
  2. The quality you’re aiming for.
  3. Whether or not you’re planning on having both an e-book version and a print version of your book.
  4. The emphasis you want to place on marketing and advertising your book.

All in all, there are two main considerations: how much you’re willing to pay in terms of money or effort in order to produce quality.

That is it.

And because of this, …

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Free Guide: The Definitive Guide to Blog Niches

Hey guys,

A new day, a new free download.

This week is going to be insane in terms of releases, updates, free stuff, and more.

Yesterday we released the Novice Blogger’s Growth Kit, today we’re sharing with you another invaluable resource in any blogger’s arsenal:

The Definitive Guide to Blog Niches

Finding a great niche is one of the first steps you must take as a blogger. That’s why it’s important to get it right. Everything you do online depends on locating a topic that actually has the potential of becoming the gathering spot for a tribe of enthusiasts.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of bloggers waste years and years struggling to figure out a niche, or trying to stick to the wrong niche, or even coming up with a topic they’re insanely passionate about.

But what about being profitable? What about monetizing your blog?

Get your niche wrong, and you will never get a chance to earn even a bit of side-income from your blog. Get your niche wrong, and you’ll be the number one authority in a niche of just one, wasting most of your precious time trying to engage people who don’t want to read your content.

Fortunately, The Definitive Guide to Blog Niches is the blueprint that proves how easy and fun it can be to research a blog niche. Really, it’s a simple process that anyone can do – even if you are just now starting your first blog.

Get access to the guide by clicking this link here.

25 Books Every Blogger Should Read

Oscar Wilde once said that, “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

There’s a lot of truth in that statement, and I do strenuously believe that we must experience blogging ourselves, try and fail and develop our own frameworks and strategies, but at the same time we must understand that someone else’s rules can also help us on our journey.

There are no maps to guide us, but some of these books may point you in the right direction.

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