When sales numbers stop mattering – the existential crisis of successful authors.“What happens when the dream you spent your whole life chasing...finally comes true?” You’ve written the books. You’ve stood on the stages. The royalties flow like a slow but steady river, and the bestseller badges glitter like medals on...
Exit Strategies – Selling Your Catalog for Retirement
Your book portfolio could be your 401(k) – if you position it right.There’s a moment every indie author eventually meets—quiet, inevitable, and profound.It arrives not with fanfare but with a whisper. Maybe you’re sipping coffee in your sun-drenched kitchen, flipping through royalty reports. Maybe you’ve just hit "Publish" on your...
Burnout Recovery – When to Stop Writing and Sell
The dark side of authorpreneurship – and how to claw back your sanity It starts like this: You’re staring at the screen again. Fingers poised but unmoving. The cursor blinks like a silent metronome, tapping out a rhythm that doesn’t match your heartbeat anymore.There was a time when words flowed like...
Ancillary Income – From Online Courses to Certification
Your book is just the entry point – here’s how to build a revenue empire.It starts like this: You’re holding your book in your hands. Maybe it’s fresh off the press, still smelling like ambition and caffeine. Maybe it’s a digital download, reaching inboxes instead of bookstores. Either way, the...
International Tax Traps – Keeping Your Royalties
That $10,000 royalty check could become $6,500 if you ignore thisIt begins like this: You finally made it. Your book is published. The reviews are glowing, sales are climbing, and then, boom—you get slapped with an unexpected tax bill from a country you barely remember mailing a copy to.This isn’t...
LinkedIn Book Warfare – Turning Posts Into Bestsellers
Your LinkedIn profile is a book sales machine – here’s how to weaponize it.Imagine your book is a spark—tiny but burning with potential. Now imagine LinkedIn is the dry forest waiting for that single ember to ignite a wildfire. One post. One scroll-stopper. That’s all it takes to move from...
Agile Project Management in the Golden Age of Virtual Teams and Shrinking Budgets
You’ve got a big job that needs to get done soon, done right, and within your budget but you don’t know how to approach it and you think you don't have to venture into project management? It really is an ugly monster. Now, think of this monster stretched across 3...
Website Development is Demands More than Pretty Pictures, Words, & Back Links…
Perception is an important reality online. Pretty pictures and the first impression you make on a customer who visits your website will influence behavior. Do you want to drive prospects away ‘cause their just lost? Entice them to click through and read, learn, or buy more? How do you do...