You grew faster than I expected. Awesome work Rachel! I missed how many titles you were releasing each month. That would be enlightening.

That it's DOABLE if one puts in the time 😊

I started in October of last year and it's not even close to breaking into an income. I've watched every publisher's advice. I follow their tips to the letter but nothing has broken through just yet. I'm hoping for a better Q4. I'm just not sure if my keywords are working. There are so many different ways people describe how they do keywords. Just when I think I have it, I still see no results.

Annu Sharma are you talking from your own experience or assuming what Rachel said?

Thanks Richard!

So how did that go? Did they get approved? If yes, did you make any sales?

@@arijitrana6773 yes, they got approved! I’ve sold two copies of a notebook so far but I spent $75 in marketing to sell them. It takes money to make money.

@@squarepeg418 Thank you so much for replying! I understand what you're saying. But anyway, I wish you all the best!!

@@arijitrana6773 thanks so much! That was awesome of you to reach out!

@@SoChicagoAries you pay Amazon “per click”. Amazon gives you a scale of fees to chose from per click then tells you what fee per click will generate enough interest to gain a buyer (that’s not how they word it, but that’s how it goes) so it would be “$0.67 to $1.89 per click” but recommended start would be “$1.25 per click”. I can’t remember exactly how much I pick per click, but I capped it at 10 clicks per day and it was over $1 a click. I got two purchases from one click and like I said, got instant ranking on the best seller list and rank in the section I chose to list it in. It’s a good time to make 2022 planners, so I think investing in marketing for something like that to get it to catch onto the algorithm and get it rank, it could pay out exponentially if you get one or two high selling books. Edit to add: I didn’t understand how the cost of printing and royalties worked when I priced my notebooks and I actually lost 12 cents. Also, I haven’t been marketing, so I haven’t sold anything else. Marketing is key.

Aw, thanks Carmen! It's definitely a marathon, not a sprint, so hang in there!

so? did you manage to see success with kdp?

Thanks Tina! Take all the time you need! We all just need to do what we can in the time we have.

How's it going Stephen?

How’s it going?

Any updates on your experiences? Any adventures?

yes, Stephan. How is going?

How's it going now 11 months later?

Congrats back to you! And hats off-stay at home mom, full time student, and online entrepreneur! Women really are amazing!!!

You're welcome! I always appreciate your comments!

That's what I'm trying to figure out.

Thanks for your comment! Keep me posted on your progress!

I feel you. Here in Ukraine most work for $200-400/mo. Only people in IT sector and oligarchs (and lucky few in other fields, like farmacy in international firms) get $1000 and more a month

Well, I'm going to give you a dose of reality responding to that quote.. I made LARGE efforts, five days a week, I followed all of the advice. Poured 120+ hours into creation and product descriptions, used multiple keywords related to my products, promoted on social media..... = $15.83

Thank you, Lee! What a nice compliment!

Thanks Barbara, I'm so glad you find my videos useful!

You'll have to let me know how that goes! I've heard of it, but I haven't check it out.

@@RachelHarrisonSund I will

Thanks for the sub! So glad you're enjoying the videos!

You're welcome!

Glad you found it useful!

@@RachelHarrisonSund such a big help. I'm glad I found this channel

@@mompreneurpinay how is your business going in relation to low-content book?

You're welcome!

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm hoping to have a more permanent place to record my videos soon-I recently moved, so things are still a mess! I'll pay special attention to that eye-line next time.

Thank you so much!!!!!!

Thanks Carlton!

19kickboxer68 my question too. I would love for your chart to show number of books published each month too, and running total. Still, AWESOME results!! Thanks for showing us actual effort and results.

Good question! I think I had about 600-650 books by the end of 2017. Unfortunately I wasn't keeping as good a record as I do now, so I can't give you an exact answer. I didn't do any advertising or marketing whatsoever, just using good keywords for visibility and focusing on high-quality books that people were actually searching for.

I wish I could give you the monthly breakdown of how many books I actually published each month, but I don't have those records. What I can tell you is that I had published about 600-650-ish books by the end of that year. I think roughly about half of those didn't make any sales at all.

Rachel Harrison-Sund thanks! That’s still very insightful. Averages to about 50/month. 3-5 per day with days for research and breaks. Does that seem right?

I was waiting for the in depth explanation as well

I have the same question.

I was wondering that too! Is she making new books for 3 hours a day or what? Maybe she will make another video!

Try watching the channel "The Home Boss" and "Stackin Profit" for more help and ideas.

Me too...still waiting:-)

So how is it going? Did you continue with the KDP low content publishing?

She mentioned how many books she published every month in the video

@Maroxa 7 Every month!?

@@MerchByLynh No she didn't. If so, what did she say?

It’s showing 194 total including her paperback.

HOW MANY BOOKS? Rachel wrote the following in an earlier answer to another person's question which was similar to yours (and on my mind too). Rachel wrote: "What I can tell you is that I had published about 600-650-ish books by the end of that year. I think roughly about half of those didn't make any sales at all. Hope that helps. It did for me.

dont get me wrong , you do seem like a very nice and honest lady but there are skeptics among us 😔

Hi Hele! I've used a short link to a landing page before, where someone can download the freebie. Many authors do this. Hope that helps!

@@RachelHarrisonSund Thank you for your reply!

Thanks for your comment, you're right-it's always important to adapt to the changes! There have been many changes on KDP over the last few years, and if you don't adapt, you'll be left in the dirt. I've had to shift my focus several times, as niches that I used to do well in are now too competitive. But that's when I've turned to new niches and markets to pick up the slack. I'm glad your top sellers are back in the game after a few tweaks! :)

You're welcome!