#324: Publish with a Purpose: 3 Ways to Self-Publish on a Budget (without compromising quality)

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In today's episode, we're going to talk about three ways to self publish on a budget without compromising quality. So when it comes to self publishing, is it possible to publish a quality book on a budget? And I want to say a resounding yes, it is. I have helped hundreds, if not thousands of people to publish a book and do it on a budget. You know, I've had some of my Christian Book Academy members tell me that they have saved literally thousands of dollars learning how to do it themselves instead of hiring a company to do it for them. So here are three ways to consider that you can save money and self publish on a budget. The first is to hire the right people. So many companies will offer to publish your book for thousands of dollars. I have literally heard story after story of this, and typically it will cost anywhere from 3,000 to $10,000. And the the truth of the matter is when you remove that middleman, so that company that wants you to hire them to publish your book, if you remove that middleman and then you take the project into your own hands, and then you hire the right people directly, you know, the editor, the person who can format your book, and the book cover designer. When you just go directly to those people, you're cutting out that middleman. And literally you can save thousands of dollars. So, you know, if you have thousands of dollars to publish your book, why not save some of that money and use it instead for things like marketing your book later once it's published, right? And so that's the biggest, biggest thing. Number two is to start small. So your main expense when you're self publishing will be hiring a professional editor. And most editors, you know, charge by the word or by the project. Therefore, when you publish a shorter book, your editing cost will be significantly less. So the first way to save and still have a quality book is to hire the right people. The second way is to consider starting small, smaller, or just starting with a small book. And then the third way is to know where you can cut cost and where you shouldn't. For example, one of the easiest ways to save money when publishing your book is with the formatting. However, you still want to use tools that are cost effective and will give you a final product you're proud to share with the world. So you want to make sure you're using the right tools and that you're, you're not skimping and just, you know, just doing things that you could just invest just a little bit more and have a really higher quality product. So those were just three simple ways. You know, the first one is the most important. Hire the right people. Number two, consider starting small. And number three, know where you can cut costs and where you really shouldn't. So if you want to learn even more ways to self publish it on a budget without compromising quality, I want to invite you to join my workshop, Procrastination to Publication so you can find out more@procrastinationtopublication.com inside this workshop I will share with you all the tools, the recommendations for people to hire and everything you really need to publish a short Kindle ebook on a budget. And guess what? You can apply this right away. So you it's not going to be an overwhelming course. It's not going be a ton of information. We're just going to get down and dirty right to the point and you're going to be able to get your book published. In fact, I'm going to be hosting a fun book cover reveal challenge when you join us during the launch. And so make sure to to sign up and get your ticket@procrastinationtopublication.com this is going to be fun. This really is like my style Signature workshop. I first released it back in 2015, but this is updated and new content and even some new referrals. And some of this information I have not shared outside of Christian Book Academy before. So make sure to get in. Join the fun. It is going to be a blast. So go to procrastination to publication.com and let's get a short Kindle ebook of yours published so that you can put published author on your bio. All right, I look forward to seeing you there.

Thank you for listening to this episode of Kingdom Writers. We believe that you as a Christian writer have a specific role to play in the Kingdom of Heaven to impact lives for eternity.

And because of this, we choose to pour out our lives into encouraging writers like you to not only tell your stories, but to take the courageous step of self publishing your stories in books that will outlive you and leave behind a powerful legacy. This podcast is sponsored by Christian Book Academy where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom writers.

Sam.