The Internet allowed me to set up this site in 2005, start a business in 2006, leave my job in 2008, and to start travelling in 2014. Now it's 2019. And I continue to do what I want, where I want, when I want. And I remain extremely grateful for the amazing experiences that technology (as well … [Read more...]
Keyword Research For Selling Notebooks and Low Content Books on Amazon
Ask any online seller: What's the key to success online? They will no doubt tell you: Find a product niche with high demand and low competition. How do you do that? Simple: keyword research. And it's no different with selling no content and low content books (such as planners, notebooks, … [Read more...]
Tools, Apps, and Extensions for Merch By Amazon
Updated October 7, 2019 to include the Productor extension. This is by no means an exhaustive list for all the various applications, extensions, and tools for Merch by Amazon, Amazon's print on demand platform. But I think I've included the best Merch tools here. I was amazed at how many Merch … [Read more...]
Sorry I’m Late! Business Review of 2018 and Plans for 2019
Regular readers will know, I'm a lucky guy. I hardly ever had a proper "job" and I stopped working for other people over a decade ago. I have run a business since 2005. I started in London, UK, providing web and graphic design services for clients but then branched out. Now, in 2019, I live in … [Read more...]
Notebooks And Low Content Books To Sell On Amazon KDP
If you'd told me a year ago that I'd make over $3000 a month selling notebooks on Amazon, I'd have told you, politely, to go away. But the truth is that notebooks and low content books are quite easy to sell. In order to do this, all you need is an account at KDP. (Disclaimer: $3000+ … [Read more...]
How To Design Merch By Amazon T-Shirts That Sell
Merch By Amazon is Amazon's print on demand t-shirt business. Once accepted on the Merch by Amazon program, you can upload designs, Amazon will sell the designs on t-shirts, and pay you a commission. I'm going to talk about how to design Merch By Amazon t-shirts, and the niches, colors, and designs … [Read more...]
Moving from CreateSpace to KDP Print to Publish Paperbacks on Amazon
On August 28th Amazon announced that CreateSpace is merging with KDP Print. So, pretty soon established authors on Amazon will have to move their paperback listings from CreateSpace to KDP (or have them moved). And, if you want to sell a paperback book on Amazon you should now upload at KDP not … [Read more...]
How To Sell Notebooks And Low Content Paperback Books On Amazon KDP
This is the most fun I've had in business for a number of years! All I'm doing is uploading a couple of files and entering text. That's how you sell notebooks on Amazon! KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is Amazon's e-book publishing unit launched in 2007 at the same time as the first Kindle devices … [Read more...]
My Business Affirmations
During the decade or so that I've been blogging I've usually steered clear from writing about "personal development". I've concentrated mainly on solid business subjects. However, business affirmations are in an interesting area where business and personal development coincide. It's … [Read more...]
Life, Death, and Good Deeds
This is a different kind of blog post. I won't be talking about business. This is personal. It's about a friend of mine who died recently. I live in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. It's long been home to a community of western entrepreneurs. The community is only loosely connected. It would … [Read more...]
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