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Yay!!!! That's the goal. To help spark new ideas 💡 ✨️

@aashishkarel830 The designing process is fast because design ideas are subjective. The design process and how you want to design your book cover is up to you and your style 🙂

@learnwithmaritza kept posting because I had learned so many things, specially canva. 😊

I'll definitely slow it down next time for the designing process. 👍🙂

It's time to create 😅 🌟

You're very welcome 🫶

Do you mean the interior pages or the book cover?

I have another channel where i shared videos on my marital struggles. It's this channel right here but I haven't posted in a while. youtube.com/@anewbreedofwomen?si=nZrmJJJGkz2WCu6A

About Homeschooling, I think I'm going to start a separate channel. I just feel doubts sometimes since there are so many channels about homeschooling that's it discouraged me to continue to post videos on the topics

@@learnwithmaritza I will definitely check it out in my downtime. Thank you 😊

@@learnwithmaritza I would love to keep watching your homeschool videos! They encourage me to keep going to motivate me to even start a channel!

Thank you for the encouragement. I'm going to think about starting a new channel specifically for homeschooling in Florida

LOL That's why the example I used in this short was for a book cover, and then you can do the rest by using specific prompts on ChatGPT 🫶

I'm working on it. I have these videos relating to fairh- based books th-cam.com/video/DxJh_KVBvIQ/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/0dv9jspnOcc/w-d-xo.html

That's great. Start with your Stan store. Have you created a digital product and uploaded it onto your Stan store? As for KDP, I would say it's a great place to start and learn the skills needed to publish books. However, I recommend approaching with a long-term mindset, not short-term sales and success, because it's a learning curve.

🙏 I hope it was helpful to you

Depression is something I've battled with in many different seasons of my life, and it has a way of isolating me, keeping me feeling alone. So, it's important to connect with other women and share our stories. In hearing other stories and working on my own healing journey, I've felt encouraged and empowered. I'm not alone. 🫶 we are not alone in our pain

Yes correct. You have to download a PDf file for the interior pages and another PDF file for the book cover.

Checkout this video on how to upload the files: th-cam.com/video/Hi4xWhe_CGg/w-d-xo.html

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Thank you!

I love that idea 💡 keep going. Def open your channel 👍

@learnwithmaritza Each devotional is unique, inspired by God, written by me. Volume 2 is releasing next month. I want to make an impact on others.

@rusty33393 Amen to that. And I pray that each word you've written serves as a beacon of hope and a source of healing to many 🙌🙏🔥

@learnwithmaritza My pen name is Rye Gable. Look me up. Any suggestions are appreciated.

@@mrsrejas 😍 I'm glad it was helpful to you 🫶

Amen! Thank you for your words of encouragement. They really push me to keep going.

So, how did you learn to do keywords properly? Do you use tools like Publisher Rocket, KD Spy, Book Bolt, Book Beam, etc., to do keyword research and use their data to determine if a keyword is profitable and worth using? Or do you think of your own keywords and use them? Please respond; this has been a thorn in my side. I realize they are not telling the truth about keyword research, but I still haven't cracked the code on what I am missing or doing incorrectly. Thanks.

​@@findmeanewplanet I am sorry this is such a long answer. You might want to read this one on a computer 😂 I think it finally clicked on how to keyword my books when watching Barry KDP (youtube). His channel is VERY useful for any level of content book. He prefers mid and high content, but its really the same process for any type of book *Tools* (Free stuff at the top paid stuff will be marked as PAID at the bottom) - Amazon (Best Sellers pages or the search bar) - KDP Miner (Like KDP Spy but free) - Chrome Extension - Productor for Merch By Amazon (lets me peek into the keywords of other books from the search results page) - Chrome Extension - Productor for KDP (lets me check for trademark violations before I publish) - Chrome Extension - Titans Quick View (check competitiveness and profitability, some of overlap with Productor) - Chrome Extension - Helium 10(free tier, still learning this one) - Chrome Extension - Publisher Rocket (I think you know this one already) - PAID, one time payment - Tangent Templates (like Book Bolt but without puzzle creation and without research) - PAID, one time payment - also comes with a useful Chrome extension publishing, very useful if you are no-to-low content A quick word on Book Bolt, Book Beam, and KDPSPy. I don't think think they are bad tools. They are subscription based and don't offer me anything that I cant get already either for free OR pay 1 time and get somewhere else. *Keyword Research* Now, when it comes to keyword research, Maritza touched on this in this video : *Know your target buyer/reader/audience* and start with their wants and needs for your keywords research. Example: Lets say your buyer is a parent of a 6-7 year old. What do the parents need? - craft ideas to keep kids busy - parenting tips - how to know if your kid is doing okay - signs your kid is being bullied - tracker for - dr's visits - chronic health issues What do 6-7year olds need? - reading and writing books - reading comprehension books - early/new/beginner reading books - coloring books - actvitiy books - handwriting practice books - early math books - illustrated story books about - getting ready for school - making friends - bullying - anxiety - autism/being different - religious story about XYZ Once you have a starting place of what your target buyer(parent) needs and the target reader (6-7 yr old) THEN when you start looking in Amazon to see whats trending/best-selling for your book ideas. This is where you would start "niching down" based on most YT videos until you hit profitability with your book. You even have a starting point for cross-niching. (i.e., reading comprehension activity book for age/grade-level) By the time you 1. know your buyer 2. know your reader (may be the same person as your buyer) 3. know whats selling on Amazon You will probably have a good idea of your Title, cover, keywords, SEO, product-sponsored ads, and off-amazon social media posts. If you stick with the same buyer/reader then you cut your work effort in half AND you're on your way to building 2-3 very targeted brands. Most TH-camrs don't exactly lie... they tell you ONLY the middle bit, which is the least helpful in actually selling the book. Alright... that's the brain dump. Hope it helps!

Simply BRILLIANT! you know your stuff They do lie in that they deceive people into believing that they have make huge figures off the gate. They gate keep the information because they want to sell the info inside their course. And I truly get it. They need to make a living. However, most information is extremely misleading.

@@learnwithmaritza Exactly! I actually figured out what I was doing wrong while watching a POD(Print-on-demand) interview with an illustrator that does that publish on YT. During the interview, the illustrator walked through the entire mindset of knowing your customer. I did what the illustrator described in a competitive-niche. I started getting sales, with no ads and no reviews. When I mentioned what I learned in a comment on a KDP guru's channel he deleted my comment. That's is when I realized that many of them are absolutely intentional in what they withhold.

I had to publish it. Couldn't wait until next Monday 😅

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Yes those sell well. But also the ones that have created a series and brand around their books.

@@learnwithmaritza you are genius 👍

Amen to that 🙏 🙌 my goal is to help as many people as I can with the knowledge that God has allowed me to gain. My channel is all about where creativity meets purpose because everything we do must be purposeful in service to other 🙌🙏 Your words are encouraging and fuel to continue. Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for your feedback. If I change it to chapters it changes the category of the video. But I will try my best to include time stamps. All feedback is appreciated 👌🫶

I was suspicious too. And after exchanging hundreds of conversations with self-publishing authors on Fiverr, I found that we are all running around in circles thinking we are doing something wrong or as though we are failing, when the reality is that gurus gate keep all the information necessary to really succeed in a platform like KDP. Sometimes I feel like we are better off producing digital products and selling them on a Pensight or Stan store.

I'm glad to help in any way I can. God bless you 🙌

I'll be more than glad to help. I haven't explored the Kindle Novellas fully. I will gladly do some research. As for the book cover, I know that it's different from the regular paperback covers. The cover for the Novella size is 1,000 pixels in height by 625 pixels in width and it must be JPEG file. The dimensions for a paperback will be completely different.

As for the Kindle short book, you can format the interior pages on a free software called Kindle Create. Have you used it before?

@@learnwithmaritza Thank you for responding so quickly and for offering to do a video on Novellas. Right now I have my contents on Google Docs. I'll watch for your video and then I can upload my book. I can't wait. :o)

@@learnwithmaritza No, I've never heard of it at all. Can I just upload my contents from Google Docs onto Canva and go from there?

Yes, try uploading it onto Canva and format it there as your paperback file but for a Kindle, you will need a KPF or Mobi file. If you download Kindle Create (it's free), you will be able to upload the docs and format your eBook there.

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Thank you. I share this information because I have seen so many self-publishing authors struggle, and it's not fair when so many people are trying to make money online to provide for their families and live a better life. It's so sad.

You said it best. It's MISLEADING information. There is so much to learn.

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@@JesusJoyJourney Thank you!

Yess exactly

These gurus were have been publishing since early 2013 or 2014. That's when self-publishing wasn't as popular or saturated as it is now

Correct. That's why always reinforce the fact that we must modify and come up with a unique design.

Yes. Exactly. They lack transparency.

What do you mean?

No one is in front of me. Why?

What is your book?

lol that was me too when I started. It was ridiculous. I was so excited and then was miserably disappointed when I had zero sales.

Awww you're so sweet!