You’ve completed the entire process, from idea generation to hitting that publish button. Your excitement mounts as you anticipate that first sweet sale.
A day goes by, and you check your sales dashboard.
Nothing.
Another day goes by. Then a full week.
You check your sales dashboard several times a day, but it remains dormant. Is there a glitch? Is the system down? What the heck is going on?
Waiting for sales when you’re first starting out can be nerve-wracking. All you need is that one first sale to validate the business model and get you feeling like you’re finally off to the races.
But if you don’t get that quick win, it can be easy to convince yourself that the entire process is bogus, and you can quit the entire endeavour before ever giving it a fair shake.
In today’s video, I’ll be talking about the most common reasons that your books aren’t selling, and the action steps you can take to start making those sweet, sweet sales.
Why Aren’t Your Books Selling?
Here’s the list of the top reasons your books aren’t selling. Be sure to watch the video for some practical solutions and some tips to keep in mind while in the early stages of your publishing journey.
- You haven’t given your book enough time to sell.
- You didn’t properly validate your book idea.
- You didn’t use highly relevant, low-competition keywords.
- Your book isn’t in the right category.
- Your book description isn’t compelling enough, it contains spelling and grammatical errors, or isn’t formatted properly.
- The quality of your book cover and interior doesn’t match or exceed that of your competition’s.
- Your book is not competitively priced.
Things to Keep in Mind:
- Many of your books will not make sales, despite your best effort.
- The 80/20 rule applies: 80% of your royalties will be generated from 20% of your books.
- If the first few books don’t sell, don’t simply quit. Just keep experimenting until you find something that works.
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Excellent video. I have not been validating the book idea. Just because I thought it would be a cool idea is not enough. Like you said, it should be treated like a business. Keywords are the most difficult part for me but your tips is making a lot of sense. Thank you once again for these excellent tips.