Getting Amazon reviews and engaging readers is also a part of increasing your self-publishing book sales. But there is a right way and a wrong way to go about it, and many self-published authors go about it the wrong way. Listen as Mark O'Neill describes how to go about it the right way. Visit my website : https://markoneill.org Buy my spy thriller books : https://mybook.to/department89

Facebook Ads have been described as being "dead" or "on life support" after the iOS privacy updates. Critics of Facebook have told people to advertise somewhere else. But as Mark O'Neill points out, Facebook Ads are NOT dead. They've actually got better - especially for self-published authors. Visit my website : https://markoneill.org Buy my spy thriller books : https://mybook.to/department89

When starting out, many self-published authors are unsure about how to price their books. They naturally want to make money but they also don't want to scare away potential customers.

So what price point should you put your books at? And why is free a bad idea?

People understandably want to know how much money they can make from their books. After all, everyone wants to make a profit, right? Otherwise, what's the point?

In this episode, I delve into the various elements that will decide how much money you end up making.

If you want to make serious money with self-publishing, then you need to look upon the whole venture as a business. You need to get into that mindset.

So, tracking your expenses and profits, dealing with marketing, book cover design, manuscript design, and much more. YOU are the marketing department. YOU are the finance department. YOU wear all the hats.

Don't like Facebook Ads? Tough. Put on the big boys shoes and get on with it.

Have you ever wanted to have your own book published? Well, now you can with independent self publishing. Don't listen to people who speak of it derisively. Independent publishing is the way of the future. In this video, Mark O'Neill talks about self publishing and the in's and out's of using it, as well as which platforms you should focus on.