Hello and Happy Friday 🙌 We have had a ton of new members coming in here, so let's give them a warm welcome 💖 @Alice Rienzo Alexander - I have 5 adult boys and 4 grandchildren. I currently live in New York. (Referred by @Gale Bates ) @Kelly-Ann Bam - Hi my name is Kelly, I recently started my own business and just finished my own book. @Michelle Farris - I'm a therapist helping people create relationships that work! @Helen Lawrence - Professional Declutterer and Organiser helping people to free their space and time for the things that matter in life (Referred by @Janet Wilson ) @Michella Nielsen - 🎉 60 isn’t too late 💻 Learning digital marketing @Tatiana Di Maio - Obsessed with making videos with AI (Referred by @Nick Nebelsky ) @Lolly Writes - Children's book📚 author... @Emma Wratten - As a lawyer, I relax by sketching, capturing thoughts and emotions on paper. I’m eager to grow my skills in architecture, parametric design, and AI. @Kristina Brown - Dental Business Analyst, FL, WFHM. Looking to network and change my life for me. @Ikram Daf - “Creative and driven, focused on positivity and motivation. Here to connect, support, and grow with like-minded people!” @Wendy Lopez - Hi all! My name is Wendy! Im a mom, wife, nurse, and hustler. Looking forward to building and growing! @Tallahase Veronah - (Referred by @Larvida Noble ) @Sarah L Lane - (Referred by @Lesley Christine )

Okay, I have to share this because it's too good not to. After our live today, my Fathom Notetaker sent me a recap of what we actually covered, and honestly? It made the best content idea list. So I'm stealing from myself. Here's what came out of our conversation that I want you to sit with: - Your book is already a content strategy. You don't need new ideas. One chapter alone can give you 10+ posts: the stories, the stats, the tips, the frameworks. That's not repurposing, that's just using what you already built. - NotebookLM over ChatGPT when you're working with your manuscript. It only pulls from your actual source material, so it's not making things up. If accuracy matters (and it does when it's your name on the book), this is worth knowing. - Stop thinking in posts, start thinking in themes. Value Tuesday. Sales Friday. A consistent weekly series does more for your audience than random one-offs ever will. - And if you want to grow your Skool community while you're at it: use AI to help you write thoughtful comments in other communities, then bring those people home with a freebie-for-email funnel. And that's just the summary, never mind that full transcript. There is content in the conversations for me still to get more out of without having to do more. If you were there, what landed for you? Drop it below. Thank you again to the KDP community and @Krista Brea for having me.

If you’ve been stuck on what kind of book to create next, this is your reminder that opportunities are everywhere—you just have to know how to look for them. Here are 3 niches I found this week that have solid demand but relatively low competition: - Kitten Coloring Book for Kids - 533 monthly searches / 33 competition score / <10,000 competitors - Potty Training Sticker Chart - 689 monthly searches / 39 competition score / ~100 competitors - Bedtime Routine System- 602 monthly searches / 37 competition score / <100 competitors This is exactly why I’m always talking about validating before you create. These aren’t random ideas… they’re backed by real data. I used Publisher Rocket to find these, and it’s one of the most valuable tools you can have as a self-publisher. It helps you uncover keywords people are already searching for—so you’re not guessing, you’re positioning. The goal isn’t just to create a book… It’s to create a book that has a chance to actually sell. 👉 Start paying attention to keywords that: - You’re interested in - Align with content you’d enjoy creating - Have demand but manageable competition That’s where the magic happens. Curious… which one of these niches would you explore first? 👇

I came across this video on Instagram. As someone whose business is social media marketing I rarely have a business card. I use the Blinq app with a QR code to connect but once I've finished my book I think I may just get some bookmark business cards.

I've been sharing that I've been investing in myself lately ... and one of those investments is a cohort with @Matt Radkiewicz focused on Amazon ads. I've been learning how to tweak my campaigns for better results, but my biggest takeaway so far? Always keep experimenting.📊 Being part of this cohort has opened my eyes to things I never would have thought to try on my own. That's the real value of working with someone or investing in a program. And here's something I look for: it's a GOOD SIGN when the people teaching you are still out there learning themselves — because they pass those wins straight to you. One of my biggest realizations is that my niche is competitive. When you're running ads, you have to bid high just to get impressions. I know that sounds scary — but you need that data to find out what's actually working and what's NOT. Here's what clicked for me: I need to 💰PRICE my book higher so I have more room to bid competitively and still stay profitable. I started testing this with a book that hadn't seen much activity in a while, and then I thought... wait, what if I apply this to my books that are already performing well? So now I'm experimenting. I'm raising the price on one of my $16 books to $18. I'll monitor the sales data closely — but here's the math: if I'm moving 100 copies a month and the price goes up $2, that's an extra $200/month. Doesn't sound like much, but that's $2,400 💸 more per year from one small change. Small optimizations compound. Keep finding them. ➡️ What are YOU doing to keep improving your books? Drop it in the comments — I'd love to know.