First of all, quick reminder before anything else: the 50% discount code “THANKYOU5000” for our 5,000 subscriber milestone is still live on everything at www.elevatepublishers.com, but not for much longer. Less than 24 hours left. If you’ve been meaning to grab a course, now’s the moment before it’s gone. Okay, now the fun part. I’m starting something new, and I want you in on it from day one. Once a week, I’m gonna create a YouTube video where I answer YOUR questions. Not generic stuff, the actual things you’re wondering about, straight from this community. And it’s not just Amazon KDP. You can ask me about anything in that world: 📚 KDP and self-publishing (obviously) 💻 Online business in general, funnels, content, audience, monetization 🧠 The more personal stuff, mindset, how I actually run my days, decisions I’ve made, whatever you’re curious about Basically, if it’s on your mind and it’s even loosely connected to building this kind of business, ask it. Here’s how it works: Every week I’ll post a question thread like this one. You drop your questions in the comments below. I read all of them, and I pick only the best and most interesting ones to answer in the video. Not every question makes it in, I want each video to actually be worth watching, so I’m choosing the ones that’ll help the most people. The schedule: This week’s thread goes up today (Friday). I’ll film the answers and publish the video next week, probably over the weekend. And the moment that video goes live, I’ll drop a fresh question thread for the following week, so the cycle just keeps rolling. So, this is the thread for THIS week. 👇 Drop your questions below. Anything KDP, online business, or personal. Don’t hold back, the weirder and more specific the better. Let’s make the first one great. — Dave

I just discovered that Gumroad — where all my products live — has a feature called Purchasing Power Parity, and I've enabled it across everything. Here's what that means: if you're buying from a country where the cost of living is lower, you automatically get a discount. No code needed. No form to fill. It applies on its own the moment you open a product page. The discount can go up to 50% depending on where you're buying from. I noticed more and more people from different countries joining the community, and it made me think — $60 might be nothing for someone buying in euros with a Western European salary, and it might be a real barrier for someone in a completely different economic reality. That's not a reason to keep people out of the method. So I turned it on. If you want to see exactly what discount you're getting based on your location, head to elevatepublishers.com, open any product, and you'll see it applied automatically. That's it. Just wanted to make sure everyone here knew. Dave

I'm kinda blown away right now. When I started this whole thing, I wasn't sure anyone would care about self-publishing done the strategic way instead of the volume-and-ads grind. And now there's 5,000 of you who decided this stuff was worth watching. That's not a number to me. That's proof that the approach we're building here actually resonates with real people trying to build something real. So THANK YOU. Every single one of you. And because a milestone like this shouldn't be a solo party, I wanna give something back. First, both courses just got a big upgrade. Content Marketing for Self-Publishers and Email Marketing for Self-Publishers now come with: 📄 A full downloadable PDF version of the entire course — so you can read it wherever you want, mark it up, keep it forever 🎧 Downloadable audio for every single lesson — so you can listen on a walk, in the car, at the gym, whenever Same courses, way more ways to actually use them and let the material sink in. Second, the celebration part. For the next 48 hours only, I'm dropping a 50% discount on both courses to say thank you for getting us here. 👉 Use code "THANKYOU5000" at checkout for 50% off ⏰ This ends in 48 hours and it's not coming back Content Marketing for Self-Publishers → http://www.elevatepublishers.com/l/content-marketing-for-selfpublishers Email Marketing for Self-Publishers → http://www.elevatepublishers.com/l/email-marketing-for-selfpublishers If you've been sitting on the fence about either one, this is the moment. Grab it, go through it, and let's keep building. Here's to the next 5,000. 🚀 — Dave

I’m thrilled to have you here. This community was built for entrepreneurs who are ready to stop chasing "magic keywords" and start building high-quality brands that last. To get the most out of this space and start your journey toward $10k/month, follow these two steps immediately: Step 1: Introduce Yourself! 🤝 Go to the "Introductions" section and create a post. Tell us who you are, your experience with self-publishing, and what your main goals are. This isn't just for networking—sharing your story is the first step toward building the mindset of a successful publisher. Step 2: Start the Self-Publishing Foundations Course 📚 Head over to the Classroom tab. You’ll find the first 4 lessons of my Self-Publishing Foundations course ready for you. This isn't the "classic" method everyone else teaches; this is the exact system I used to generate over $230,000 in royalties without spending a dime on Amazon Ads. How to Unlock More Content 🔓 The first lesson is available to everyone right now. To unlock the subsequent lessons, you need to "level up". How do you level up? By being an active member! Post your insights, ask questions, and interact with others' posts to earn points. This system ensures we learn from each other and build a community of true experts. If you want to dive deeper in self-publishing, you can find something interesting on my website: CLICK HERE Let’s stop following the crowd and start building something real. See you in the community!

I've got something I wanna run past you, and I genuinely want your honest answer. When I started this channel it was all about self-publishing, and that's still a huge part of what I do. But the truth is I've never been only a self-publisher. I've built other businesses over the years, online and offline, because relying on one single way to make money has always felt risky to me. A lot of what I teach about KDP actually comes from general online business principles, things like how to sell digital products. So I'm considering an evolution. Turning the channel into more of a personal brand under my name, where I'm free to talk about everything I know, how to make money online with different methods, how to sell digital products, how YouTube works as a business, all of it, with KDP still right in the mix. Here's the part I think actually matters for you. When you understand all these business models, you stop seeing them as separate things and you start mixing them, using the advantages of each one together, and that's where the real money is. That's exactly what I do. Self-publishing is one of my main businesses, but it's not the only one, and the best thing I can show you is everything I do, not just the KDP slice of it. You'd get to see how the whole thing fits together. And honestly, I might show you more than just the business side. More of how I actually live, the day to day, because I think some of you would appreciate seeing that my life is pretty normal. I just have a different job than most people. It's a different way of living, but I'm a regular guy, and that's kind of the point, because if I can do this, you can too. Before I commit to anything though, I wanna hear from you ❤️