How to build a 6 figure side business with self publishing by Dan Norris, author of The 7 Day Startup, Content Machine, Operetion Brewery and Create or Hate.
9. Coming up with ideas
› Community
› Traction / extension
› Inspiration
› Expertise
› Relax
› Other content (blog / podcast etc)
› In-person
10. Choosing good ideas
› Is it a neatly packaged idea?
› Does it need to be written?
› Can you build a brand around it?
› Is it a strong ‘why?’
› Domain availability
› Is it a good story?
› There is no blueprint
16. How my books were written
› 7DS - On my table in the afternoons over a week or two.
› Content Machine - On a few plane flights. First 12,000 words on the
way to DCBKK 2014.
› Operation Brewery - Blog posts, and 20,000 words on planes.
› Create or Hate - First 5,000 words on a plane, remainder on Day 6 of
7 Day Startup Challenge.
17. Writing tips
› Track progress with word count - 12,567 words (75%)
› Change scenery
› Write on planes
› Vomit draft [ADD SHIT HERE] - there is only 1 goal
› Publish all the way through
› Write every day, or not
› Set a launch deadline
21. Formatting
› InDesign for print / CreateSpace
› Re-done in Jutoh for Kindle and ebooks
› Need a higher standard for book shops
› 6 x 9 inches for normal books
› 5 x 8 inches small books
29. Results - All books
› 4 books published in 2 years
› 55,000 total orders (25,000 free)
› 700+ reviews across .com, .com.au and .co.uk at 4.8 average
› 11 translations sold
› All books hit #1 in at least 1 category in the paid listings
› Distribution deal coming
30. Results - 7 Day Startup
› 10,000 free downloads in first week
› 20,000 sales since
› 7 translations sold
› Got to #1 in small business and #1 in startups
› Currently #2 in Small business and #3 in Startups
› 346 reviews on amazon.com at 4.7 average
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34. Results - Create or Hate
› 11,742 free downloads in first week
› Currently#2 in Creativity and #2 in innovation
› 117 reviews on amazon.com, .co.uk and .com.au at 4.9 average
› 30+ unsolicited testimonials
› Real people made stuff!
39. People and content
› Derek / Marleen
› Tom Morkes
› Elisa Doucette
› Chris O’Byrne
› Derek Murphy
› Tom Morkes Canvas
› WP Curve Book Marketing
› Peter Shankman Writing on Planes
› Big Magic / War of Art / Create or
Hate