Substack is simply an email list platform, but it’s built specifically as a monetized subscription model. It has all the traditional things a decent email platform has – analytics, list management tools. And yes, you can have a free newsletter on Substack. But the model is built to make taking payment easier.
Every month, I get a check from Amazon for about $250 for this book alone. WITH NO OTHER MARKETING. I’m not blogging, Instagramming, podcasting, or promoting this book in any other way except Amazon ads.
Our FAITH in our book gives us the courage to continue… however, if we aren’t doing the right things, if we aren’t making the most strategic decisions, if we aren’t powering forward in a way that puts us in a position to actually have that success, we can wind up completely exhausted, tired of saying, “it’s gonna get there!” and our faith begins to dwindle if we don’t see the results we were looking for.
In April, Amazon announced their new Kindle Vella program. This brand new opportunity is tailor made for indie authors and new voices in publishing. It also seems to be an interesting way to diversify your income as an author, always key to making a writing life work.
It’s open to US-based authors writing in English now, and it will be ready for readers this summer. Is it right for you? Let’s dig into it!
