Amazon KDP released a new audiobook service called Virtual Voice that uses computer-generated narration. Here are some thoughts about trying the service out.  

Mahmoud Rasmi is the author of Philosophy for Business Leaders. On this episode, we talk about how he wrote and marketed his book.  

Jesse J. Anderson is the author of Extra Focus, a book about guiding people on adult ADHD. On this episode, we talk about how he sold 10,000 copies in the first 3 months. 

Jane Leu is the author of Unicorns Unite, a book about how nonprofits and foundations can build epic partnerships. On this episode, we talk about how she co-authored the book.   

Nupur Saxena is the author of The IMPACT Roadmap, a book about how to scale profit with purpose. On this episode, we talk about how she uses her book for impact.   

Maria Gallo is the author of The Alumni Way, a book about how to build value from your university investment. On this episode, we talk about how she uses her book as a business card.   

I recently published a 1-page book called “This Book is One Page Long” as an experiment. Here are some lessons learned.

Rick Lewis has made over $150,000 in book sales from relying on a single marketing channel: speaking. No Amazon. No other platforms or distribution channels. Just back-of-the-room sales after speaking engagements.  

After 20 books (100K readers) and 12 courses (320K students), I learned a few lessons about how to create on the side. Here are 5 key ideas you can apply today.  

I recently published “Inverse Leadership” in 48 hours (using ChatGPT). This started out as a joke. Here’s the story.  

Alex Hormozi recently launched his $100M Leads book and gave a lot of value away for free. Some thoughts on that.  

Offering your book for free can be a great strategy for authors. Here are some benefits for doing so.

I’m writing a new book about traveling to a new city with kids. Here’s the approach I take to research it.  

Should you force yourself to write books or create courses when you don’t feel like it? A short episode discussing the point.  

Here are some of the top questions and answers I usually get about creating on the side (publishing books & courses).  

Here are some of the top questions and answers I usually get about creating on the side (publishing books & courses).

Here’s the end-to-end process that Luca follows to publish multiple nonfiction books while working as a management consultant  

A great conversation I had with Juergen Goeggerle about how he wrote his first book

I just surpassed 92,000 readers on Amazon and 300,000 students on Udemy. Here are the 5 strategies I use to help me create on the side.  

“ChatGPT for Better Business Communication” was repurposed from a short course and launched in 10 hours. Here are some ideas about how you can leverage this strategy for your own products.  

Logan Kilpatrick from OpenAI talks about ChatGPT and how it's already disrupting the world of writing.  

A great conversation I had with Mahmoud Rasmi on his Marketplace Discussions podcast about building a portfolio of side hustles (including books and courses) while working a full-time job.   

A repeat episode of how writing a book on the side will help you establish yourself as an expert, make some money, learn new skills, and get exposure to exciting opportunities.   

A quick about how and when to update your book on Amazon KDP to take advantage of marketing trends.   

A great conversation with Arvid Kahl on his Bootstrapped Founder podcast about how I write books on the side.

Some tips and ideas from Mitra on how “Crush The Engineering Management Interview” sold hundreds of copies in the first 10 days.  

Here are some tips that will help you write your book by organizing your thoughts using Notion.  

How long is a short book? How do you decide on a book topic? How do you write a great outline?   

Seven simple lessons that can help you launch your own book to Amazon Bestseller status  

Announcing the launch of "ChatGPT for Nonfiction Authors" - a short book that will help you write better, faster, and more effectively. This book was written with the help of ChatGPT.

An introduction to ChatGPT by OpenAI and how it will affect writers going forward. This episode was mainly written by a ChatGPT prompt.

A repeat episode about the three reasons why I said no to a top 10 publisher when they wanted to republish my "Influencing Virtual Teams" book

Daniel Vassallo talks about how he thinks of businesses as Small Bets, and how he grew multiple products to over 6 figures. His latest course brought in over $400,000 in the last year alone, and in this episode, he discusses his philosophy and approach to how he built it along with a thriving community.  

Great insights about how to decide on a topic for a newsletter, how to write it, and how often you should send it out. Louie also talks about how you can make money from a newsletter, and what tools you can use.

A great conversation with Nick Gray about how he launched and marketed his book "The 2-Hour Cocktail Party"

Here’s a step-by-step guide that shows you how to create Amazon affiliate links for your own books

Liam Martin is the co-author of Running Remote, a book that recently hit the WSJ bestseller list. Here are some insights from him about how he wrote and published a book.

In this episode, I cover a simple framework that shows you how to write an outline for your short nonfiction book. You’ll start with a concise introduction, then cover the main content, and then wrap up with a concise conclusion.

A strategy that leveraged his existing subscribers to sell copies of his first book.

Here’s how Kevon Cheung wrote “Find Joy in Chaos” in public and made $4,000 in the first few weeks.

Here’s how Deborah makes 5 figures from her services by selling 2 figure books.

An actual example of how to create an online digital product using free tools and without spending more than two hours on it

Here’s how you can use TikTok to sell more books as an author. A simple strategy that doesn’t involve dancing!

A simple strategy that helps you unlock more revenue streams by packaging your digital products into one main product (real example).

A great conversation with Espree about leveraging podcasts for repurposing content and establishing yourself as a thought leader.

Here's a step by step example of how I wrote and published a book on a Sunday afternoon by repurposing some older material.

A live Twitter Space conversation with Daren Smith about different strategies that help you create courses that sell

In 3 years, Justin Welsh went from 0 to 150k+ followers on LinkedIn and generated over $1.6M in income with zero ads. Here's how he did it.

A quick update about "Create & Sell an Online Course on the Side" launching soon

Five quick tips that help you create & market a course while working a full-time job (even if you don’t know where to start).

Here’s how Alexandra Watkins, author of “Hello, My name is Awesome,” was able to increase her rates from $500 to $5,000 after writing her book (and made $500K in sales last year as a result of it).

A live conversation with Josh Duffney (on Twitter Spaces) about whether it makes sense to write a book and give it away for free.

A short update about the last month and what's coming in 2022

Dickie Bush is a portfolio manager, digital writer, and captain of Ship 30 for 30. On this episode, he talks about how he grew his Twitter account to over 100K followers, how he writes viral threads, and how he creates attention-grabbing headlines. 

Here’s a simple 3-step process about how to presell a book using Gumroad’s pre-order feature. The total cost is $0 (plus ~2hrs of your time) and the risk of failure is minimal.

Visit https://www.writerontheside.com/wc3 to claim the deal before Nov 30. Over $6,100+ of products for writers for only $49. You’ll get courses, books, masterclasses, and workbooks. Comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee.

Sahil Lavingia (founder & CEO of Gumroad) made over $240K from his book “The Minimalist Entrepreneur” before its official launch date. He discusses marketing, NFTs, and the future of book publishing.

Here’s how to turn your book into an Amazon #1 Best Seller in simple steps.

Iwo Szapar is the CEO of Remote-how, a platform for remote professionals around the world. He recently wrote “Remote Work is the Way,” and on this episode, we discuss how publishing a book helps his business.

NFTs can change the game for authors. Guests James Faktor and Marius, the co-founders of BookVolts, explain how the world’s first NFT book publishing company could disrupt the way we write and read books.

Repeat episode: Daniel Vassallo co-authored a book called “The Good Parts of AWS,” and made over $40K in sales in the first couple of weeks. In this episode, he breaks down all the details about the marketing & pricing strategies that he followed.

Here’s an example of how to market your book as you write it. You’ll also save time in creating microcontent for social media.

A repeat episode highlighting an example of how NFTs, or Non-fungible Tokens, can be used in book launches to make over $50,000 in additional revenue on launch day.

I secretly published a couple of children’s books, and my daughter just found out about them. Here’s the backstory of the Lima and Ina book series (and the Mason Nassah name).

Here’s why Amazon advertising is great way to increase sales of your books, and how to run a successful Amazon Ad campaign.

Writing a book on the side will help you establish yourself as an expert, make some money, learn new skills, and get exposure to exciting opportunities.

A few lessons from Terry about publishing the second edition of his book, “Strategic Project Management Made Simple,” and some great advice about how to write and market your own book.

Here's how to use keyword research on Amazon for validating book ideas, marketing your book, and increasing your book ranking. This is a repeat episode with Dave Chesson, the guy behind Kindlepreneur, a website devoted to teaching authors about book marketing and the digital world.

7 things you should know that will help you get book reviews on Amazon without breaking the rules (this episode is part 2 of 2)

5 mindset shifts and strategies that help you get book reviews on Amazon without breaking the rules (this episode is part 1 of 2)

Here’s a simple 3-step process about how to presell a “small bet” idea using Gumroad’s pre-order feature. The total cost is $0 (plus your time) and the risk of failure is minimal.

David discusses how his first book, Workplace Strategies for Technology Lawyers, hit the No. 1 Amazon Bestseller list in multiple categories (including reaching the No. 2 spot in Law).

Here’s an example of how NFTs, or Non-fungible Tokens, can be used in book launches to make over $50,000 in additional revenue on launch day.

Shari Medini and Karissa Tunis are the co-authors of Parenting while Working from Home. It’s their first book, and they opted to publish it traditionally. Here are some lessons learned about the process.

Rob Fitz shares how he published three nonfiction books, including The Mom Test, without having a large platform and without spending a lot of time on promoting them.

Reading strategically will help you improve your writing. Alex from Alex & Books shares some insights on how to become a better reader so that you can write better.

Many prospective authors ask how much money they can make and whether publishing a book is worth their time. Here are some real numbers and three things you should be aware of.

Josh Duffney recently joined Microsoft as a Senior Content Developer. He wrote a book called "Become Ansible" and shares the story of how the book led to getting a job at one of the biggest organizations in technology. 

The top 3 most downloaded podcast episodes include guest appearances by Daniel Vassallo, David Perell, and Liam Porr.

Russ Hill recently published his first book, Decide to Lead, and it hit the #1 Amazon Bestseller list. He talks about some great lessons learned about his self-publishing process.

Here are three reasons why I said no to a top 10 publisher when they wanted to republish my "Influencing Virtual Teams" book

Here’s a step-by-step plan that covers an advanced strategy about how to launch a book on Amazon using KDP Select by alternating between free and paid promotions.

If you're planning on writing a non-fiction book in 2021, feel free to reach out and ask me any questions you may have (and I'll answer them on the show). You can reach me via email or social media at: https://www.writerontheside.com/about

Philip Kiely discusses the process behind writing his first book, Writing for Software Developers, which made $15,000 during the first 24 hours of the launch.

Liam Porr discusses how he used GPT-3 to publish blog posts and articles, as well as the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence models for writing nonfiction content in the future.

A discussion with Stefan Palios about how he wrote his book, “The 50 Laws of Freelancing” and some interesting insights about pricing books in international markets.

A great discussion with Rob Archangel about how to publish your book, the difference between Gumroad and Amazon KDP for authors, and some tactics for book marketing.

Zeno Rocha recently published his first book, 14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers, and it made around $18,000 in 6 weeks after launch. He translated it to Portuguese and is working on the Spanish version now. Here's why this is a good idea.

Alex Wieckowski runs Alex & Books and The Reader's Journey podcast (a podcast about interviewing interesting authors and their books). Here’s an interesting conversation about writing and publishing books on the side.

Tips from Simon Mcmahon about how authors can apply simple tweaks to their WordPress blogs to help them with SEO and improve their ranking with Google search.

Arvid Kahl wrote a book called “Zero to Sold” about his experience bootstrapping and selling a SaaS (Software as a Service) business. He made over $8,400 selling the book on both Amazon and Gumroad (in one week only) and talks about how he did it on this episode.

Chris is an international speaker and founder of “Beyond Thank You.” He wrote his first book about virtual team games in around 6 weeks and it hit the Amazon Best Seller list. Here’s how he did it.

The final results of writing a book and donating profits to COVID-19 efforts are in. The book is about Fun Virtual Team-Building Activities and this episode breaks down all the numbers for you, as well as highlighting some lessons learned.

A quick update about the recent events that have been going on.

I recently launched "Fun Virtual Team-Building Activities" on Gumroad to help with COVID-19 efforts. The book made $1,423 in sales during the first 24 hours. Here are some lessons learned.

Here are the tools I use to write all my books (hint: I keep it really simple). I also cover a quick update about the book I’m writing to help out with COVID-19 relief efforts.

I recently listed a book for pre-order on Gumroad, created a book cover in 90 seconds, and got a few sales within a few hours. Here's how and why I picked Gumroad over Amazon KDP for this new book.

Alison Jones has a unique voice in publishing. She was a Director of Innovation Strategy at Macmillan, and currently leads Practical Inspiration Publishing. In this episode, we talk about everything from writing to publishing in today’s world.

I decided to write a new book about virtual team building games, and I’ll be documenting the process on my site, www.WriterOntheSide.com. I’ll also be donating the profits to COVID-19 relief efforts.

If you’re stuck at home as the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads across the world, here are a few thoughts on writing and how you can take advantage of some downtime.

As an author, you will undoubtedly receive negative reviews about your book on Amazon. Here’s a point of view about how you can address them.

David Perell teaches an online writing course called Write of Passage, and runs a weekly newsletter with over 17,000 subscribers. Here’s why he thinks everyone should write, and how to build a personal monopoly.

Daniel Vassallo co-authored a book called “The Good Parts of AWS,” and made over $40K in sales in the first couple of weeks. In this episode, he breaks down all the details about the marketing & pricing strategies that he followed.

Four simple steps that explain how to collect email addresses from your readers, and which tools to use. This includes creating a freebie, creating a landing page, and using an email service provider.

Here are the podcast episodes that will probably help you the most with writing a book in 2020 (they’re the most-viewed episodes of 2019).

A webinar I hosted about how to write a bestselling Kindle book on the side, even if you don’t know where to start or how the publishing process works.

If you’re planning on writing a nonfiction book in 2020, this episode will cover the 3 mistakes to avoid, including writing an autobiography, thinking that writing a book will make you rich, and not researching your book topic well enough.

A few steps you should focus on before you publish your book, including designing a cover, preparing the marketing materials, and reaching out to early reviewers.

The author of “Friend of a Friend” and other bestselling books shares the importance of starting a newsletter and building a platform to engage readers. He also discusses some advantages to traditional publishing vs. self-publishing.

Tara Powers is the CEO of Powers Resource Center and the author of "Virtual Teams for Dummies." She discusses some lessons learned about how she wrote and published her first book.

If you keep thinking about writing a book, then you probably won't. Here are a few tips about how to get started on writing and publishing your first book.

Getting your book listed as an Amazon bestselling book is much easier than most people think. Here’s a quick overview about how to accomplish that by researching low-competition categories, listing your book on KDP, and targeting specific sales numbers.