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.

Hey there! I’m curious about how one chooses an author’s name. I don’t want to publish all the books I write under my name, only one! lol So how does one choose a self-publishing name? All those who use an alias, do you have a different one for each book genre? Also, feel free to let me know if I'm overthinking this lol… I tend to do that!

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.

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.

Do you try to read a book on a monthly basis? It's a loose goal of mine, and to be honest, most of the time I am just listening to them on Audible when I am commuting. Last month I read The Big Leap, and the month before I read How to Win Friends and Influence People. I wasn't sure yet what I was going to put on my list this month, but then I remembered I had this Amazing AI prompt that will TELL me what to read next. This month it is telling me to read The Four-Hour Work Week HERE'S THE PROMPT👇 Based on everything that you know about me, and my struggles please recommend a book for me to read. Also pull in an image of the cover and give me 5 reasons I need to read this book. Let me know in the comments what book you're reading this month!