You have decided to tackle self publishing. You've done all the research and now you're ready for the money to start rolling in. Except there's that cricket in the background and the cob web that keeps forming no matter how many times you brush it off your book. Can't understand why you're not directing traffic in your direction? Don't understand why free downloads are like riding the Hawaiian waves and then when it's over you're in a constant hurricane of 'where are the sales'? Well as a newbie, I observed and came up with a few methods that worked for me and put them together in a very, very brief book. The truth doesn't take that long to tell. Don't take my word for it. Just look at the competition.
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Much of my research mentioned that book covers were a key element to generate sales. A car has to 'look good' for you to notice it right? So I took this new information (remember I'm a newbie) and clicked through all of the competition. My bottom lip stuck out. Wow...these are some grade A book covers I thought. If you put my old book covers next to the Best Sellers, you'd think the car dealer was trying to make you believe that the model T-Ford was the car to have....
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