{"id":2582,"date":"2015-11-21T16:33:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T22:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2016-02-18T14:22:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:22:45","slug":"the-benefits-of-self-publishing-my-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=2582","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Self-Publishing: My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out my interview on Fox 5 DC with Annie Yu below&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sw7VLjH5Bqk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest decisions a potential author faces is whether to self-publish or to seek a literary agent that can hopefully attain a traditional publisher for her book. While there are still benefits to traditional publishing there are several benefits for entrepreneurs and authors who want to bring a book to market via the route of self-publishing.<\/p>\n<p>In the following article I will be sharing \u201cThe Top 4 Benefits to Self-Publishing\u201d from my perspective as an entrepreneur, author, success coach and psychologist. I will also discuss some of the peculiar challenges and joys of self-publishing my book <em><i>The Adventures of Isabelle Book I: The Embryo Goddess and the Morpho<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>The Top 4 Benefits of Self-Publishing <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>1) Financial Benefits<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You get to keep more of profits you control this decide what you want to invest and make as profit<\/li>\n<li>Higher royalties i.e. 40-60% vs. 10-15% for Hardcover, 8-10% for Softcover and 25% + for e-books that are traditionally published. Note the higher margin for e-books.<\/li>\n<li>Good passive income stream once book written esp. e-books. Print on Demand (POD) allows you to print books for customers as they are ordered thus avoiding keeping a large inventory or having unsold books.<\/li>\n<li>While you have to pay for editing, design and printing you can shop around to get good price<\/li>\n<li>No wait on royalties but also NO ADVANCE as in traditional publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>2) Adds to Client Offerings.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having a book means that you have a product from which your clients can benefit.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2635\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Gleaner-article-9.20.15.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2635\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2635\" class=\"wp-image-2635 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Gleaner-article-9.20.15-300x279.jpg\" alt=\"Gleaner article 9.20.15\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feature in the Jamaican Gleaner*<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>You are able to help more people by sharing your knowledge and expertise.<\/li>\n<li>A book can also be a good tool depending on services you offer. i.e. I use it in workshops as in my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=2436\">Cross-Generational Reading and Discussion<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>3) Great Marketing Tool for Entrepreneurs<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shows expertise in your field.<\/li>\n<li>Can attract speaking opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Adds to your credibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>4) Author maintains Control <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You own all rights of truly self-published books. No constraints set by publishing house.<\/li>\n<li>You maintain control of the creative aspects i.e. cover art, design. I\u2019ve known authors who are unhappy with cover art and design when using traditional publisher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2598\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/On-WTTG-Fox-5-set-smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2598\" class=\"wp-image-2598 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/On-WTTG-Fox-5-set-smaller-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"On WTTG Fox 5 set smaller\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/On-WTTG-Fox-5-set-smaller-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/On-WTTG-Fox-5-set-smaller.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the Fox 5 DC set with Anchor Annie Yu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>What would I say has been my biggest challenge around publishing \u201cThe Adventures of Isabelle\u201d a.k.a. What are the cons of self-publishing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> It\u2019s difficult to do marketing and book promotion on my own. It\u2019s challenging to get the work out there and it\u2019s hard to get bookstores interested in self-published books but it is possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> What have I most enjoyed about the process a.k.a. more pros?<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Answer:<\/b><\/strong> I love that this book is a great tool for my success coaching clients! I loved writing the book and the whole creative process and being able to hand select and work closely with my illustrator <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/waynerodney?fref=ts\">Wayne Rodney<\/a><\/strong> and graphic designer and fellow author Sherron Washington of <a href=\"http:\/\/thep3solution.com\/\"><strong>The P3 Solution<\/strong><\/a> (check out her book <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thep3solution.com\/marketsimple\/\">Market Simple: The blueprint I wish I had before I started a business<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>I also love the intimate events like the Cross-Generational Readings. I love when people tell me that they have gotten real enjoyment and a message from my book. It makes me happy to feel that people are actually getting something from my book!<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>What are some of the Additional Benefits of Self-Publishing?<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Process is relatively easy with online publishing and programs that authors can use to create their books.<\/li>\n<li>Faster process to bring books to market.<\/li>\n<li>Self-published books can attract traditional publishers for future publications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Self-publishing has empowered authors in new and exciting ways. One thing to keep in mind before you go this or the traditional route is to do your research and have a goal and a plan for your book.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to consult about this or any other aspect of success coaching then let&#8217;s Connect&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Dr.Cutts@nicolecutts.com\">Dr.Cutts@nicolecutts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/successdoc\">@SuccessDoc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> Dr.Cutts and The Adventures of Isabelle Book<\/p>\n<p>Are you a Woman Business Owner? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WOBWs\"><strong>Women Owned Business Wednesdays<\/strong><\/a> on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>*Click to &#8220;Read Author Empowers Girls&#8230;&#8221; in the Jamaican <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaicagleaner.com\/article\/art-leisure\/20150920\/author-empowers-girls-adventures-isabelle\">Gleaner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out my interview on Fox 5 DC with Annie Yu below&#8230; One of the biggest decisions a potential author faces is whether to self-publish or to seek a literary agent that can hopefully attain a traditional publisher for her &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=2582\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,18,3,1],"tags":[151,150,132,57],"class_list":["post-2582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask-dr-cutts","category-news-and-events","category-success","category-uncategorized","tag-publishing","tag-self-publishing","tag-success","tag-writing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2582"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582\/revisions\/2637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}