Half the Year Is Gone... Is Your Book Still on Your Vision Board? 📚 We're already halfway through 2026. At the beginning of the year, many people set a goal to finally become an author. They dreamed about holding their own book, building credibility, attracting more clients, landing podcast interviews, speaking on stages, and becoming known as the expert in their niche. Then life happened. The goal started to feel overwhelming, so it got pushed to the side. Here's the good news: you still have six months left. That's more than enough time to write, publish, and launch your first book if you have the right plan. I've been running my KDP Publishing community for over two years, helping aspiring authors take what feels like a huge, intimidating project and break it down into simple, manageable steps. Since publishing my own books, I've earned well over six figures in royalties while using my books to build credibility, grow my audience, and create additional income streams. My books have opened doors to opportunities that simply wouldn't have existed if I had kept waiting for the "perfect time." And here's something you might not expect... I'm working on another book right now. Why? Because I realized just how quickly this year is flying by. If I want to keep growing my business and helping more people, I need to keep putting more books out into the world. I'm right there in the process with you. Publishing a book today is far more achievable than most people realize. You don't need a traditional publisher. You don't need anyone's permission. You can self-publish on Amazon, own your content, keep your royalties, and create an asset that can continue working for you long after it's published. If becoming an author is still one of your goals for 2026, don't let another six months slip by wondering, "What if?" Come join us in KDP Publishing, and let's make this the year you finally become a published author.

I didn't want to leave #FriendFriday out of the challenge. It's the perfect way to build relationships and support each other! In the COMMENTS BELOW, please share a Skool community you think is doing really great things. It can be one you've participated in yourself or one that you've heard from others is amazing. Please do the following: 1. Tell us the name of the community and link to it (affiliates allowed). 2. Tag the person who owns the community. If they are not in the CLASSIFIEDS, then please send them a DM and let them know that you mentioned them here. I promise you will make their day! 3. Describe why the group is so wonderful and how it has helped you. Please DO NOT just copy and paste the About page! 4. Comment on each others comments and scroll through the referrals to see if there's an amazing group you are missing out on! Thanks so much for supporting each other and this community! Please note that any #FriendFriday mentions that are created as new posts will be deleted. Thanks! Please DO NOT promote yourself. 🤨. The entire community is for promoting yourself. This post is for celebrating someone else. 😊

Have you published a book (or maybe several)? For the past two years, I've been running my Amazon KDP Publishing community here on Skool, where we've grown to more than 1,200 members. While I primarily teach people how to self-publish their first books, I've recently started expanding my services to help existing authors get more visibility and more sales. Personally, I've earned over six figures from self-publishing as a side business, and one lesson has become incredibly clear: 👉 Your book listing matters just as much as the book itself. Think about your own shopping habits on Amazon. Do you buy products with zero reviews? Do you trust products with poor reviews? Most of us don't. 🙅‍♀️ The same psychology applies to books. Reviews build trust, reduce buyer hesitation, and help readers feel confident clicking the Buy Now button. But here's something many authors don't realize... One of the most underused marketing opportunities is an Amazon Influencer shoppable video. This isn't the same as a customer review. It's a video created by an Amazon Influencer that can be attached to your book's Amazon listing, giving potential readers the chance to see the cover, preview the interior, and get a better feel for the book before purchasing. These videos can also appear in additional places across Amazon, giving your book even more exposure. Seeing someone physically hold a book and flip through the pages creates a completely different buying experience than a few static images alone. I've just started offering this service inside my community, and I'm looking to work with more authors. 📖 If you already have a book on Amazon and would like to explore adding a shoppable video to your listing, leave a comment or send me a DM. I'd be happy to share how it works.

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Most people overthink their first paid offer. They spend weeks on the pricing, months on the positioning, and never actually test whether anyone will buy it. @Lidia Axe runs the Community Income Mastermind, and tomorrow she's running a live 60-minute workshop called Offers Lab. The entire session is built around testing offers as small experiments rather than treating every launch like a make-or-break moment. She'll show you what she tested inside her own Hackathon community, what worked, what didn't, and what she'd do differently. It's tomorrow - Tuesday 23rd June - 1 pm to 2 pm UK time (8 am Eastern / 5 am Pacific). 🗓️Add it to your calendar - https://www.skool.com/content-revenue-lab-4761/calendar?eid=d9108b4c77f74c5aa78e0fcb47888ecd If you're building a Skool community and want to see how someone at the sharp end of monetisation actually approaches offer testing, this is worth an hour of your time. Des Dreckett - The Content Revenue Lab https://tinyurl.com/TheContentRevenueLab