The Business of Self-Publishing (SELF-PUBLISHING MASTERY TALKS #6)

Richard McMunn is an award-winning, best-selling author who has published over 150 books to date. His publishing company releases one book a week. Before. In 2005, after serving for 17 years serving at various fire stations in the UK, he made a fresh start as an author and founded the successful 'how2become' series of career guides.

In this interview, Richard McMunn shares the lessons he learned on his self-publishing journey and gives valuable insights on the business of self-publishing.

Highlights:

1:48 - The greatest things about self-publishing
2:53 - Success mindset
5:29 - Your lifestyle impacts your creativity
9:20 - Ideas for Facebook and YouTube content
11:19 - Tips for leveraging your Facebook author page
13:25 - Discounted book prices - do they really work?
15:33 - The anatomy of the business of self-publishing
18:09 - Skills that help you build a successful self-publishing business
22:22 - Now is the best time to be an author. Find out why
24:02 - What works best? Paperbacks or eBooks?
26:37 - Your book is your new business card (non-fiction)
29:36 - How to plan your book release schedule
32:47 - Success strategies for authors

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This video was originally released in August 2018 on A.G. Billig's YouTube channel.

This video was originally recorded and published in July 2018 on A.G. Billig's YouTube channel.