Why Self Publish A Book?

Today's question has three answers and the third answer is a secret you're going to stick around for. Because I'm going to tell you what the correct answer is to why you ought to be self-publishing a book now?

Let's get into it. The question that was sent into me today was why self publish a book? Now, this is a very good question because maybe you're considering self-publishing a book.

Or maybe you've got some ideas and you're thinking, is this a good idea? Is this a bad idea? What are the reasons and motivations behind self-publishing?

There are several different reasons that you're going to want to possibly consider that self-publishing may be right for you. So I plan to get into all of the main answers. Just stick around and you will find out.

But before we get into the answers, grab a copy of my absolutely free Self-Publishing Checklist. It will tell you the exact secret tools that I'm using and the order of things that I'm doing to make as much money out of the 170 books that I create and put onto the market.

So, why self publish a book? Well, let me get into my own story. When I first started self-publishing, I realized that self-publishing allowed me to get my ideas out into the world. I have some ideas regarding goal achievement.

As well as habit formation and doing things in order. In other words, breaking it down into a structure, a formula to achieve the very things that you wish to achieve. When it comes to self-publishing and getting your ideas out.

So for me, that was the initial. The other question I had was, what if it's possible to make money off of it? I wasn't so much concerned about some of the other reasons but these were the primary reasons that I was looking at.

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It just seemed exciting anytime we do something new. Maybe a new hobby or whatever it is, it can be very interesting. Some hobbies like self-publishing can be a lot more interesting.

As well as other hobbies like gardening and such. So, that was one of the things that I personally found. Why self publish a book?

Well, the first answer to this is you're a writer and want to share your amazing stories with the world. You've got a story in your head that is just fantastic. You came up with this idea and you naturally have a little bit of an ability to write.

Now, of course, these get better over time as we practice writing. So that's something we're also going to want to consider. That's on the one side.

Another is you have ideas which were the case for me. You have some ideas that are just bubbling. You've listened to other people state things in the past.

You want to make sure that you can find your exact readers or people who would be interested in hearing these ideas. I mean every single day that I'm sitting here writing this article right now, there are people all over the world and even at libraries checking out books that I have written.

Some people are listening to my ideas. I get messages back from these people regularly, telling me how the books have helped them. How they have explored new ideas and all sorts of positive feedback that comes.

Now, of course, we get negative feedback as well. If you don't have haters then nobody likes your stuff. Anyways, let's be honest and so that has been a very important point for me with regards to getting the books out there.

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It's just kind of mind-blowing when you realize all of these people are not only listening and reading your material, they are actually paying for the right to do that. And you are making money off of it. That brings us to the second one which is authority marketing.

Many people say that a book makes a better business card than actually a business card. So this is something that a lot of people when you have a book it establishes authority in that thing even if it is self-published.

This is a common question that many self-published authors are wondering, "if I self-publish does that mean it doesn't count?" The answer is of course it counts. It will of course be even higher if you were to do it through a traditional publisher.

But indie publishing has a long track record. Your ideas and this number of copies, you're getting yourself out into the world on the very subject themes that you're interested in.

This is a very powerful way of bringing in people and establishing yourself as an authority on a particular subject. This is another very useful tool when trying to get out there.

The second main answer here is that you want to make money online. You're thinking maybe like a little gig on the side. We've seen with the current crises that are going on, that maybe your jobs aren't so stable.

It might be good to have some income coming in on the side that you can count on. Maybe it takes over your permanent income. So this is another very powerful reason we're going to want to self-publish.

Because self-publishing books assuming your books are optimized. But I'm not going to go into optimization in this article. You can look at my checklist if you want more information on that.