How much I Earned As A KDP Newbie | Brutally Honest Look At KDP Journey For Beginners
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KDP, or Kindle Direct Publishing, through Amazon is sometimes pushed as a get rich quick form of passive income. However many will (or have) find that creating an income with low content books is not as easy as you have been led to believe on some parts of TH-cam. This video is a very honest look at how much money I earned at the beginning of my KDP journey to hopefully give you a more realistic over view.
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Gem, please note someone is using your avatar and trying to scam your viewers in the reply to my original comment here one month ago.
Bloody scammers are a nightmare! Thank you for letting me know. 👍🏼
I keep getting spammed that way on other sites too here and was wondering about that. Why and how it happens and why won't TH-cam pull those damn comments?!?
I saw something recently that TH-cam is going to have a chat bot to look for spammers and scammers.. we'll see
@@SpiralSister Good question. SImple enough to do since they all have a freaking WhatsApp number in their name.
About scammers…..take a snapshot - download their “ video” and send a report to TH-cam. THEY LISTEN! Scammers are parasites - without any conscience or capacity to create anything original
Thanks for giving this realistic advice without charging a $4000 course for it.👌👍
are you refering to the fiction profits academy? lol
@@RWBG seems like it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
IKR? Lol I told that scammer to F Off and he called me saying he was going to sue me. I said see you in court, bitch!!
@@RWBG was just looking at that course but found out she is just a content creator not walking the walk so no thanks.
I paid $7000 for a course which didn't teach how to make a book etc. It was hatd to try the course as I continously got bombarded with unnecessary emails to pay more $$$. I was unable to get my money back as promised.
I published one fantasy book on KDP and made a little over $100.00. I did a bit of marketing on Facebook, but didn't run any ads for very long. Still I was impressed with what I made considering it was my first book and noone knows who I am.
whts the book name
Hello, I just published my first low content books, and some friends bought and sent me pictures. How long did it take for you to see that orders have been made?
Nice! People fail to realize that the people having success are actually doing market research and actually marketing their books. Just like any other business you can't just throw something out there and hope for the best😂
Self publishing is effective if you're willing to market yourself and do social media. If you rather not put yourself out there, let others do the work, consider traditional publishing. Try to find a literary agent who will represent you. Publishers will do the marketing for you.
Whats the name of the book ??
Same here. I've published 44 books so far on KDP in the last year. 6 books were low content and the rest were full blown theoretical manuals on physics and astrophysics. In 10 months I've made a total of about $90.00 USD. I'm working on customized coloring books, crossword puzzles and word search books ATM. I'm a retired professional 3D designer, architect/structural engineer. I love to design and create content. I have to do something to pass the time. Today I made a custom coloring book for each of my 5 grandkids. They are going to love them.
Can I ask what software you are using to create your ebooks? Just getting started - ads for Designrr keep popping up on my feed, which looks interesting but I'm not sure. I'm sure there has to be something better than Canva, so reaching out.
That is the trick isn't it, do what you like!
That's so little money.
@@cybarton
Give us all the secret you to succeed on KDP business
How amazing would it be for you to create an astrophysics word search.
With markets tumbling, inflation soaring, the Fed imposing large interest-rate hike, while treasury yields are rising rapidly-which means more red ink for portfolios this quarter. How can I profit from the current volatile market, I'm still at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my $125k bond/stock portfolio
infact, ever since Coronavirus, I've been in regular communication with financial examiners. Nowadays, buying moving stocks is quite easy; the trick is knowing when to buy and when to sell. The section and leave orders for my portfolio are made by my counsel. accumulated more than $550,000 from a $150,000 savings that was initially stale.
Productivity never happens by chance; it is always the result of careful preparation, dedication, and consistency. I thank God for my advisor, Yuval Eric Brokman; with his assistance, I am now financially solid, earning between $10,000 and $25,000 every week.
Would you mind recommending a specialist with a variety of investment options? This is extremely rare, and I eagerly await your response.
As Yuval Eric Brokman is a highly sought-after counsel, he is actually the one who directs me. Nonetheless, you can try your luck. Just leaving his phone number would not be appropriate. he may be lying about, but if you Google his name, you can view his website.
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I just have to tell you how thankful I am for your honesty! I am trying to find my niche as a mom earning income through the internet and TH-cam/kdp/affiliate marketing etc and there is so much “weeding through” to do. I did not expect the results so often claimed are typical and that there is more to it and you confirmed just that. I will look up the Home Boss and, again, I’m so thankful for your honesty and have subscribed to your channel ! Thank you!
Finally, someone telling the truth, how refreshing! We need more people like yourself on this platform and others, telling the truth and setting realistic expectations.
It pains me to see the dishonesty of some other people on YT, they build peoples hopes up falsely, and cause a lot of harm to people and their mental health and maybe even contribute to people taking their own lives.
TH-cam apparently is becoming or has already become an informercial platform. When I see an over-enthusiastic hypster guy or girl with well-lit videos and a charisma more appropriate for a salesman than a teacher, I immediately know something's not looking right. TH-cam is basically the Instagram of videos: sales, appearances, pedantry, "fake it until you make it" type of content.
I like this video. Lots of other TH-camrs and TikTokers are only looking for views to increase their money. It’s refreshing to see the reality of this.
@@kermitfroggie5334 Some of these videos promise people will make several thousand and encourage people to quit their jobs to do this instead. For those who are gullible or are in bad situations, they could take the advice. If they were already badly off and struggling with suicidal ideation, it could be the last straw.
@@kermitfroggie5334 I wouldn’t say it’s far fetched at all. Depression is probably at its highest it’s ever been and people like myself look up to these “gurus” as a way to make it out the depressive life of depending on a 9-5 job as a main source of income and are genuinely tired and don’t see another way out. Including myself.
@Rebecca Julia 🕊 I agree; there are far too many TH-camrs hyping up the thousands (some even say millions) they allegedly made from these side hustles. If a depressed person spends months replicating this and fails, they could easily become suicidal. My home country (New Zealand) has a high suicide rate as people often feel helpless to get out of debt due to the high cost of living and low wages.
This was so helpful and encouraging-thank you so much for being transparent about what to expect!
Thank you for being so honest and transparent here with us ❤️ I recently started my journey with kdp and have so far put up a few journals and notebooks but I have been leaning more towards creating something more unique, I just don't know what yet, but I do see this as the beginning and start of something new
Thank you so much for being so honest and actually taking the time to make this video when you definitely didn't have to. I'm a single mom of 3 with my mom living with me and I'm trying to get as much income as I can. This definitely is what I needed to know. I "can't waste time" time is money. Not only am I trying KDP but creating apparel and such. I took my appreciate you, you have a new follower. Thank you so much for your kindness.
I want to thank you for your gentle and forthright review of KDP. I just recently joined KDP, and after a week realized the immense learning curve necessary to find ‘any’ success using this model. You confirmed my observations. As a senior, I’m looking to augment our monthly income, but as I just recently told someone, “Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without personal cost.” When I said it, I asked myself if I was listening 😊. That’s the truth of success.
Because of your frank video, it’s removed the internal struggle, stress and pressure to ‘produce’ within a self defined timeline. I will be successful, that’s a given, but it will be because I’ve done the work and been mindful of the pitfalls, the unrealistic hype, and my own naive expectations. Thank you again. Bless you and much success.
What a wonderfully worded comment! Speaks volumes!
Amazon was stealing from my authors, please don't use them.
Any update on your KDP?
Thank you for being super honest. This world needs more of you!
Keep in mind that, it takes on average 5 years for the normal business to begin showing any real profit. KDP, is no different. Successful businesses, take endless hours of really hard work, and sacrifice to sell high quality products. You must follow your passion and not what others are doing. There’s an old saying “ Never chase two rabbits at the same time.”
Exactly! Well stated.
Thank you for the very realistic take on KDP! Not everyone is as transparent as you and I'm glad. I knew this wouldn't be easy and I'm starting with lined notebooks to learn the correct ways to do things but I intend to move to medium content as soon as possible
You never know what will happen. Several years ago, an influencer mentioned a book. The sales took off big time. The author was shocked and had no clue why his book began selling like crazy. He found out why and was very pleased. Depending on your book, the sky may be the limit
Thank you 🙏🏼 I’m just about to start this KDP journey and it’s so nice to have realistic expectations for once. Because of this I am going make sure to do my due diligence and not try to just throw stuff out there at the fastest pace I can and hope for the best. I know I’m going to need several streams of income to make my dreams come true, I’m hoping this is one of those because I love to create ❤
It is very nice to see that there are some people who are sharing the actual truth instead of lying to our faces. Keep it up Gem, you never cease to be an inspiration. Cheers !
THANK YOU for your honesty. As I listen to you it is like you are describing my own journey. That is the real KDP journey. Its refreshing to finally see someone on youtube being real and very honest about their KDP experience
You are an inspiration because you are honest and humble, in fact, we need people like you to prevent us from making mistakes by ads and other advertiser who fools people into lies.
Thank you!!
I really appreciate the way you put things through and that is so true and honest. Respect.
Really appreciate the honesty. It's so hard scrolling on TH-cam and the internet for ideas when results are exaggerated and/or lied about
People are so secretive about how they attain success. Perhaps they call it 'trade secrets'. To see someone honest, transparent and unselfish in this jungle of a world is truly refreshing. Keep it up Mum!
You are very kind, thank you! 💖
Thank you so much for this video! I feel like you've been talking to me face-to-face and I've felt the honesty and authentic encouragement. Keep doing these videos. I believe many of us need authenticity, true experiences shared and a "don't give up" phrase. :)
I have watched thousands of videos and you are by far the most honest and sincere! I truly appreciate that and am now a fan. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for this very honest and transparent video!! The title made me click and watch it and I'm so glad I did. It's just what I needed to hear.
I am very grateful that I came across your video. I just started on KDP as well and was so hopeful based on previous videos that I had seen on low content KDP journals/notebooks. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one not making a lot of sales. I think I've only sold 6 journals and in the last 2 weeks. I am hopeful that things will pick up and realistic that I won't be making a living off of it. Thank you the honesty and encouragement
Thank you for this honest sharing of experience. I’m just starting out. And had the same sense of creating more medium content books. I’m an artist and want to also incorporate my art on the covers. 🥰 I hope your sales continue to rise!
Thank you so much. I published my low content books almost a year ago and Ive just stopped working on it for months. I almost gave up till your video. Thank you so much honestly
Thank you for such a real and honest review! I am just starting my journey so thank you for this real advice! Thank you so so much for sharing your experience with us!
Thank you for so many great points! It took me three months to make a sale too and a lot longer to figure out how to make consistent organic sales 🙂 It takes time and effort and patience, I agree that there can be a steep learning curve and you absolutely need to be resourceful on your journey!
I'm so glad I stumbled across your video, I was listening to you and agreeing so much about how unrealistic it is to make money straight away on KDP... and then you mentioned me! Thank you so much for liking my channel. I wish you lots of success in everything you do.
Thank you so much - I’m honoured that you watched my video! I’m more than happy to recommend your channel - your knowledge and transparency has really helped me with my journey. In the sea of click bait and misinformation people need videos they can trust - hence me pointing them your way 😁
@@Projectrichmum Thank you! I've subscribed to your channel, looking forward to seeing more!
I cannot support the Home Boss forum. When I was there there were members who did not do low content books but just wished to talk about their sexual fetishes. Not for me.
@@thehowtochannel7571 Hello Bryan, nice to know you're trolling other creators now.
@@TheHomeBoss Just telling the truth
I'm glad I came across this video. There's a lot of sincerity and deep thoughts. You're not selling dreams, you're speaking about facts.
Your transparency is greatly appreciated!
Thank you for the tips & advice!
Blessing to you.💕
Hi there! Just wanted to drop in and say this was the first video I watched about KDP a year ago and it set me on the right path. Huge learning curve later and I’m starting to get a bit of traction with organic sales but the struggle with ad spends is real!
Thanks for sharing, I appreciate your honesty and advice. KDP definitely ain't a get rich quick scheme, I went through the same as you at the start and it only got better once I started creating around topics I knew. All the best with your kdp and TH-cam journey.
I wish there were more honest people like you doing videos. Thank you!!!
Thanks so much for sharing your story! I love hearing different people's timelines for selling books!
Thank you! For your honesty and for being real with us about what to expect. I am 60 lined journals into my journey on KDP and have only made 3 sales. I thought I was just not very good at this. Thank you for sharing your experience and encouraging me to not give up and to switch my gears.
I appreciate it :)
Same here. Thank you for the encouragement 😊
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So did you made any more sales?
Make something people want !! Fund a niche !! Try a different format than journals. Yuck
Thank you for keeping it real. I have only been with KDP for about a week, and I like it. And yes, I'm learning what I can learn. I just started with low quality books because I need to learn. I want to make a cookbook of my recipes, and I want to take my time. The get rich quick scheme is not what I'm looking for because I know to make real money it takes time. I started with about seven journals just to get the hang of how to work the creation pages. I want to make products geared to teach children how to do math problems like algebra and or decimals, something that they can use in their little life's just because they are just getting started. That means my books will begin to have meat on the inside of the pages which is what I want. Again thank you for taking out the time to tell us the truth about it all. peace
Thanks for your realistic view of how LCP really is like for majority of those who's trying it out, including myself. I understand that it takes time and effort to make anything happen, just like everything else. Thanks again for your insight.
your honesty was truly needed. thank you so muchhh!!
I will be giving this a go! Not sure when yet, but I will definitely aim around something I know about. Nice, honest, realistic - Thanks! Nothing to lose here apart from time and careful calculations 🙂
Thanks for being so honest about this. Last year I made about $100 US dollars on KDP and I was getting discouraged. You have been very helpful.
Thank you so much for keeping it real! I watched a few of the hyper videos on kpd and through it was “too good to be true” like any other businesses, kdp requires commitment and hard work
I really appreciate your honesty and sincerity, and the most important sharing your experience. Thank you so much.
Thank you for this. I know you do not have a lot of subscribers but you have a new one with me. Your honesty makes me feel better, as I am working on putting out a book. The nerves that go into this is unique in my experience, so it is wonderful to hear someone like you talk about this. Please continue doing these wonderful videos.
I appreciate that! So happy to have you here 😀
thank you so much for your honesty. I am tired of all of the "I make X thousand dollars a day or week" schemes. I'm tired because I keep falling for them, getting excited and jumping in, and then finding out that they all are exaggerations on profit and ease. I appreciate your truthfulness. It actually gives me confidence that maybe this route has potential, as long as a person puts their energy in and has realistic expectations. and based on what you said has happened to you, I feel like it would be exactly what I'm looking for. thank you.
Your straightforwardness and honest approach is appreciated, PRM.
Thank you for this lovely honest video. I 100% agree with you about needing to use your best judgement on which channels to trust. Many want to sell their courses, and I immediately know they will withhold the most valuable. I REALLY appreciated what you said about needing someone to hold your hand, and how that is just not the way. Loved your video.
I agree, we all have to go through the process of creating the lined notebooks on KDP in order to learn the basics. As an artist, I know full well that KDP is hit or miss as to who will purchase your work. The key is to do quality work, be consistent, be patient. If you’re serious, don’t give up.
Would just like to say that it's refreshing to see an honest take on the whole KDP environment.
I think I've spent more time learing how to use the software programs than anything else. Luckily I have no expectation that I will make money but found a new hobby
Your honesty is so refreshing! Thank you!
this is brutally honest and I love it. Thats the information that newbies looking for. Thank you so much for your information.
I am loving your channel so much, I was a single mum for many years and I would have valued this so much back then. I still value your honesty and advice now and I find your content so valuable. I’m now becoming passionate about being financially literate. Thankyou
Wonderful input on the reality of the KDP platform! I too have experienced very low numbers in sales and have only been publishing for 2 months, but still plodding right along! I appreciate your honesty and transparency regarding your own experience with KDP and I wish you much success in future sales!! Please keep in posting great content as this🌞
Thank you so much 🙏🏼 I wish you the best of luck with your KDP journey 😊
how many books did you publish by now, and how many sales are you averaging. that is if you did continue with kdp
I really appreciate you sharing this. Your transparency is a breath of fresh air.
Thank you so much for your honesty. So many of the channels I don't trust because I don't think that they are being completely honest and they're just after the views. Keep up what you're doing and you will be blessed.
Finally someone i can relate, single mom to 4 kids ,forced to live with toxic family, working my way to fainancial freedom ,looking forward to learn from you and replicate your journey, pls.pray for me
Thanks Gem! Finally an honest and real view on the KDP-world. I hate all these scammers who charge unexperienced people thousands for a course and promiss them a life changing income. You are what people need! Keep up the good work! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you! You gave great and honest advice. This was probably the best Kdp video I’ve watched on TH-cam
Thank you for sharing an honest view of your KDP experience! I am new to KDP and currently learning how to create crossword and word searches. Appreciate the honesty. Have a great day!
Thanks for the honesty. I am starting my journey and plan to publish a book by end of April. Absolutely loved the honesty.
And there was no need to dodge the patch of sunlight :-) it was okay and not obstructing
Well written well said and well done. Everything you explain is absolutely transparent, understandable and really helps me as a wanna be begineer to get a light of how this business works. I do really appreciate the insights, Gem. Might this source of passive income can help those who really need it and really put their all into it. Sending Love from Indonesia 😄🙏
Your brutal honesty is so refreshing! Thank you for sharing.
I love your honesty! I have watched so many videos and all they do is want money, to say they will do it for you. Your refreshing.
Love your vulnerability and honesty, continue to put out quality. The race has never been for the swift, it’s for those who can endure, and stay consistent.
Thank you for your kind words 🙏
Thank you for your candor. I’ve been on the KDP journey for a long time on an off and really enjoy it so will continue when I can. Really like your narrative and will continue watching your videos. 💗
I really appreciate that - thank you! 💖
I really appreciate your message… thank you for telling the truth. It takes work. It takes research. It takes creativity. It takes trial and error. I love that you “Sat back and waited…” for three months. AND I love that your attitude shifted to one of being committed to make KDP work in month 4. Hooray!! That is sooo awesome! Congratulations!!!
Thank for this. Appreciate the transparency and breakdown
True talk! And for your honesty, you have won me over as a subscriber. I too have been in this journey for about a year and only started making meaningful sales just about three months ago. More grace to your elbows.
I appreciate you! Thank you 😊
I’ve been looking into this for a week or so and I’ve been suspicious from the start, especially with these American TH-camrs who make such big claims for earning. Your video is a breath of fresh air and has confirmed my own thoughts, without putting me off. Thank you wish more TH-camrs were this honest 👍👍
How refreshing it is to find some like yourself, Gemma. I've subscribed to you channel, not because I need more content on KDP., but because I need a regular dose of fresh air . You rekindle my hope. Thank you.
This video really got me interested. I like how transparent you were with the reality of trying this out. I'm a very creative person and an artist and I have been hesitant about trying this. But I'm feeling inspired. With quelled expectations I feel it makes sense now.
📚 *Thank you* for being honest about this.
It is important to know that some of the channels that are experiencing success started this journey before it became more popular and saturated. I've now spoken to 7 people who were making five figures a month in 2018 and 2019 but have moved on to write fiction novels now.
I have just quit low content publishing after a year of making high quality books (a dozen now) and seeing very low sales. I even followed the advice from good channels like Home Boss and Ashley Schmitt. I also took advice from a successful romance author who used to publish low content books.
I still cannot pay a single monthly bill with the money I am earning from low content and I am writing my first novel now.
Hi, I think part of the problem with your overall sales, is that in one year, you have only created a total of 12 books.
That is not enough to establish your own brand.
Another potential problem may be that you have not focused on a particular theme to concentrate on, as in niching down within a category.
For example, if you chose to make lined journals, that is too broad a category, and you would need to do the all-important keyword research to "niche-down" into a more specific category that is currently selling well, but not so huge an amount that your book starts off already overwhelmed in a highly competitive, or too general a category.
So you can to search on Amazon, (as an example), for journals, but make a list of the top 10-20 or so listed in the lines that pop-up below the search bar.
Then write those down to use as a jumping-off point to start niching-down your search for categories that are selling, but are not too broad.
Then start researching each of those new keywords and look at the books in the top sellers and see if they are something you can do better, something you can compete with by adding more value, better quality cover or inside features.
So as an example only, maybe you made that list of the top 20 things that came up when you first typed in "journal", and then found "journal for new moms" was one of those, but that may still be too broad a category, and you may see after you type that one in, that a new list popped-up below the search bar, and you see, "journal for new moms of twins", and check out the journal offerings, and see that you could do better then some of those listed in the top 10 on the page for that category.
Then be inspired to create a better cover and add value by having a useful mix of things inside, that a mother of twins may find useful.
Check out related blogs, Pinterest and Instagram pages, and regular books to inspire you with creative and different ideas for content (as in useful check-off lists, fill-in lists for time schedules that the mom may want to track, a space to list foods given and if eaten or not, etc.0
Plus add cute little images here and there in an unobtrusive spot on each page.
Be sure to populate your keyword listing that Amazon gives you with descriptive keywords, make your cover more appealing, and title of the book really descriptive.
You can make use of their A+ feature to tell more about your book also.
Then, continue exploring related categories, and 'wash-rinse-repeat".
The research for the keywords and niching-down of a main category should give you lots of ideas to CREATE MORE BOOKS!
So you want to keep the quality up there, have an attractive cover and title, and get those important keywords, since they are what will help people find your book, and don't forget to add more value to your low-content books by adding more useful features.
Don't leave the journals just lined but with no guiding fill-in or check-off boxes, or place for dates, times, or whatever is appropriate for the journal, no matter if it's twins, camping, cheerleading, car maintenance, house keeping, cooking, home budget...... add value!
Of course my example was low-content lined journals, but it can apply to almost any low content type of book.
Thank you for this video. I started making LCBs on kdp in January 2022 and my sales have been extremely low. I was discourged and I was actually about to give up when I came across your honest video. You're right. I was watching videos that showed people making thousands in their first month. Thank you for helping me see that I am not alone in this learning curve.
It all boils down to cover, search rank which needs to be in the low thousands, and keywords. Also remember that you need to offer more value just making lined interior will not get the best results
Thank you for this video. You are truthful yet encouraging!
I just started with KDP and thanks for being so transparent, it does take a loooot of work and really know the ins and outs, lots of research and mainly you have to be trying out things, Best of Luck to everyone doing this!
Very good, real, advice. This month marks my first year at KDP. My experience mirrors yours almost exactly. I made nothing my first two months (all notebooks). In month three I tried a higher content book and saw my first sales. I made a few dozen sales on that one medium content book in month three. My income has steadily increased since then. Since January of this year, I'm averaging about $500 per month (all organic, no ads). I've published over 370 books. Of those, I have three that I make daily sales on. Maybe 10-15 that I get weekly sales on, I get random sales on others every now and then, but the vast majority of the books I've created haven't sold a single copy (deservedly so, to be honest). My advice to anyone trying it is the same as yours. Try to find a niche that interests you, keep the quality up, and when you hit on something that works, start working on complementary titles. I believe there are ways to make a REAL income at this, but I haven't yet figured it out. As you say, the learning curve is a steep one and I still have a ways to go.
which type of books make more sales??
Why is everyone selling notebooks ? How boring !
@Karen Because they're easy. You're basically designing the cover and picking what goes inside.
That is good. I recently posted a KDP earnings video.
@@AllieJL this is why people aren’t succeeding in it. They aren’t trying.
A brilliant and honest review, totally realistic too. Completely agree with you about some channels, some people deffo make more from their links and affiliated programs than the PROFIT they make from kdp. I've been on kdp for about 4 months now and I roughly avg a book a day-ish, it's not simple, but it's quite fun. Thank you for your video it's good to have balance on you tube, all the best with your channel. You have a subscriber in me.
Thank you Geoff! You definitely have to love publishing in this game. Best of luck with everything 😀
Love the absolute honesty that most people never get to hear from the other creators who, I am confident you are right, do it for clicks, not really to help. Thank you
Grateful for your honest journey on kdp. I love books, so this is an appealing path. I'm glad you talked about producing quality content, because I think, that is the key to success
Thanks for being open and honest! It's nice to hear the reality of stuff like this. I just started on KDP in June and so far (i'll be VERY HONEST), I've only made $17. That didn't deter me though to keep creating content. As an artist I understand how painstakingly long it is for people to start coming along and seeing what you do and then the word of mouth game starts up! It takes time, but I hope no one gives up :). I spend at least a month making my colouring books (only 2 released so far, hopefully I won't burn out ;) ) but its honestly fun...because I order my own books lol!! But it's super rewarding to even just list something online to sell that you've worked on. Hope that everyone who is on KDP keeps it up :) Hard work and perseverance can go a long way.
what about now? has anything changed in the past 4months
@@shyma3297 I’d like to say yes but unfortunately not really. I just released my first children’s book illustrated by me as well and like anything, I have to take advantage of word of mouth to get my sales but it’s still quite small but it’s something :)!
Thank you so much! I published my very first french poetry book a month ago and only sold 4 copies (2 of them were actually bought by people I know 🙈). I was getting a bit worried but I guess it's normal 😂 thank you for your honesty!
thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. i had realized very quickly most videos i had been watching were not about giving accurate or full information regarding publishing on kdp. i have been so nervous about posting my first low and medium content books. you have given me hope! i know a slow and steady progression is best because i want to make a career of this. your honesty and pov are quite refreshing.
Thanks for the real and excellent content. I’m struck by the most important ingredient in your journey-perseverance!! Continued success to you.
Thank you so much for your calmness in the midst of all the KDP chaos.
I have just recently started with KDP low-content journals. My first journal went live on 21 Feb 2023, a soft cover version on 24 Feb, and a different one on 1 Mar 2023. So far, there's only cricket noises, but I have hope. I am working on a children's medium content book now, just still trying to figure out Canva! I used Book Bolt for the journals.
I know the reality is that it is unlikely I will ever make a zillion dollars a month like some of the TH-camrs claim to make, but it sure is hard not to get my hopes up when I hear it (allegedly) happening for others. Thanks for your down-to-earth reality check and inspiration.
I'm not looking for massive riches. I just want to stay ahead of the extreme medical bills for my husband and avoid bankruptcy.
I'm a new subscriber to your channel and to The Home Boss channel, and a few others that were mentioned in the comments here. Here's to a positive outcome for all of us!
Thank you for being honest! I have a KDP channel and I try really hard to be transparent in how this isn't typically a get rich quick thing! I agree some channels give that idea even if they don't mean to. Consistency is huge in any business in my opinion!
The Home Boss is one of my favorite channels as well!
Yes! I just wanted to show that for most it’s a marathon not a sprint - but it can be a great form of passive income if you put in the time. I’ll have to check out your channel too!
@@Projectrichmum totally agree! Thank you so much for being honest and that’s so nice of you to check out my channel!
Thanks so much for your insight coz I was looking for someone who had actually done this and your video came up in my recommendation. This video was very helpful on how you carried on after initially making hardly any money but without giving up you continued your journey and started making money. I am glad this was not a get-rich-quick scheme or a copy/paste kind of stuff. Also, I am so grateful that you told us which channel you were inspired to start KDP. You are really well-informed.
I'm just getting started in my KDP journey and doing research and really appreciate the candid nature of your video! Like you said, there's been a lot of "fast talking get rich, look at these numbers!" types of videos I've seen thus far. Really valuable insight and info. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I was thinking to start on KDP but got discouraged before I even started because like you said, all those " inflated" " successful" videos I have binge watched. Wish you all the luck!
I love your honesty You have a new subscriber to your channel. It’s not easy to find people like you on TH-cam. A big hug from Argentina!!
I just love your transparency and realness.
Loving the channel. I found you when I was searching for honest KDP videos. I made a whopping £2.11 from colouring books in my first month. I’m on about £60 this month with a children’s short story book my daughter wrote and I illustrated.
I am a writer and I will for sure publish my own KDP book, why do lined notebooks when we have a talent :)
Hi, please let me know what you used to illustrated the story?
@@Valerie.Le.93 hi, I used GIMP to illustrate the book because it's free and there's lots of brilliant tutorials for it
And here I am published my children story book with a zero sale
@@tetraartsyexploringworld5895 ok, so after publishing, what have you done to promote your book? Have you bought several of them, offered to go to the library & read a bit to the crowd? Sent out info on it to your email list? Facebook groups that share the interest of the book content?
In today's crowded market, "it ain't gonna sell itself!"
Good luck!
Hello Gem, and thank you again for your honest insights. I'm pretty new at self-publishing and hope to make it worthwhile for our future (me and my wife), as we are less than half a decade away from retirement. I just started this journey, and I fully agree that books with at least medium content give much more value and selling potential overall. I feel like I'm constantly overwhelmed and bombarded with newsfeed updates and researching browsing where it seems everybody is constantly pushing "the low-content, easy and fast, why aren't you doing it" narrative. I got into writing to share my experience with the public, and I hope to give something back to it. My niche is 30+ years in computer systems, but I hope to share my side experiences in space science, astronomy, and hopefully some self-help books I know that can help people who go through the same struggles I've done. Your words and thoughts were very helpful for me in walking away from the "AI-driven, instant-write this crowd" and getting back to my roots on why I started writing. Thanks again, and have a wonderful week. - Keith
Can I publish a same book first as ebook then paperback?
Great vid. I found that when I am feeling inspired and ideas are popping into my head at FTL speed, I write it all down so, during those less inspired quiet times, I break out my list(s) to have something to work on. Some of my notes appear silly but still available for another time.
Thank you! I am planning on publishing children's books later this year. Its great to have this inside knowledge to help me on my journey.
I stumbled in your video attracted by the "brutally honest" keyword in the title. What you say is so true and so honest because I'm living the same thing. I started by KDP journey in medium content book and entered in rich niches knowing that my life would have been difficult but potentially rewarding. I was so excited after my first book sold 14 copies in one month for a revenue of 140 $. I thought it was easy.. but after that great month all the sales stopped. 0 sales the month after and another 0 two months later. I tried also promoting and advertising but nothing. I started to move price up and down and again nothing. Should I quit? No I won't. I'm creating other books and I know that something will happen (hopefully :))
It probably takes time to see patterns emerge is the good point I get from your story - thanks!
Hi!! I completely agree with you and enjoyed watching your video!! I recently shared my 6 months sales, amidst all the HUGE income reports 😅😅 but as I shared in my video: I'm proud of MY growth! Thank you for sharing your experience🌼
Thanks for sharing!! Any, and all, growth should be celebrated. I wish you more and more success on your journey 😀😀
@@Projectrichmum Thank you so much! I wish the very same for you! I subscribed because I so appreciate transparent content!
This was super encouraging. thank you for this! now i know im not alone and i will keep going. i appreciate this so much.
You opened up with a valuable information! So happy to have found such an honest review. Got a feeling like listening to a close friend 🙏🙂 Thank you so much!