I Can Do It All Myself, Right?

You might initially believe you can handle all aspects of publishing yourself, but several factors could help you realize you may not be fully qualified. In this episode, we will cover five of them. Listen in for tips on why you might not be able to DIY your whole book project.

If you needed to have knee surgery, would you YouTube it all? Would you expect one staff person to know how to do anesthesia, the surgery, the billing, and the room cleaning?

There are different professionals for each part of the process. It works that way with books too.

Now, many authors can do a lot of the steps. But you need to know where you have gaps. I design other people’s books, so I design my own. But I hire an editor. I can’t spot all my mistakes.

1.     Quality Comparison

2.     Reader Feedback

3.     Complexity of Each Task

4.     Industry Standards

5.     Professionalism and Branding

After you listen, I really want to hear your thoughts on which parts of publishing you feel ready to tackle yourself.

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