I’m thrilled to have you here. This community was built for entrepreneurs who are ready to stop chasing "magic keywords" and start building high-quality brands that last. To get the most out of this space and start your journey toward $10k/month, follow these two steps immediately: Step 1: Introduce Yourself! 🤝 Go to the "Introductions" section and create a post. Tell us who you are, your experience with self-publishing, and what your main goals are. This isn't just for networking—sharing your story is the first step toward building the mindset of a successful publisher. Step 2: Start the Self-Publishing Foundations Course 📚 Head over to the Classroom tab. You’ll find the first 4 lessons of my Self-Publishing Foundations course ready for you. This isn't the "classic" method everyone else teaches; this is the exact system I used to generate over $230,000 in royalties without spending a dime on Amazon Ads. How to Unlock More Content 🔓 The first lesson is available to everyone right now. To unlock the subsequent lessons, you need to "level up". How do you level up? By being an active member! Post your insights, ask questions, and interact with others' posts to earn points. This system ensures we learn from each other and build a community of true experts. If you want to dive deeper in self-publishing, you can find something interesting on my website: CLICK HERE Let’s stop following the crowd and start building something real. See you in the community!

I've got something I wanna run past you, and I genuinely want your honest answer. When I started this channel it was all about self-publishing, and that's still a huge part of what I do. But the truth is I've never been only a self-publisher. I've built other businesses over the years, online and offline, because relying on one single way to make money has always felt risky to me. A lot of what I teach about KDP actually comes from general online business principles, things like how to sell digital products. So I'm considering an evolution. Turning the channel into more of a personal brand under my name, where I'm free to talk about everything I know, how to make money online with different methods, how to sell digital products, how YouTube works as a business, all of it, with KDP still right in the mix. Here's the part I think actually matters for you. When you understand all these business models, you stop seeing them as separate things and you start mixing them, using the advantages of each one together, and that's where the real money is. That's exactly what I do. Self-publishing is one of my main businesses, but it's not the only one, and the best thing I can show you is everything I do, not just the KDP slice of it. You'd get to see how the whole thing fits together. And honestly, I might show you more than just the business side. More of how I actually live, the day to day, because I think some of you would appreciate seeing that my life is pretty normal. I just have a different job than most people. It's a different way of living, but I'm a regular guy, and that's kind of the point, because if I can do this, you can too. Before I commit to anything though, I wanna hear from you ❤️

Unfortunately, we've been seeing an increasing number of bots and fake accounts joining online communities. Many of these accounts use famous names, pretend to be well-known people, successful publishers, or other trusted individuals in order to appear legitimate. In many cases, these accounts reply to posts with AI-generated messages and then may contact members privately through direct messages. They often try to get people to click on links, visit websites, or buy products and services. Please be extremely careful. If anyone sends you a direct message asking you to click a link, share personal information, make a purchase, or do anything that feels suspicious, do not engage with them. Instead, please report the account immediately. You are welcome to report any member who behaves this way. If you'd like, you can also contact me directly, and I will review the situation and ban confirmed scammers or fake accounts as quickly as possible. I want everyone to know that I am actively working to improve moderation and keep this community safe. However, as our community continues to grow and more people join every day, it can sometimes be difficult to immediately identify fake accounts or bad actors. Please stay cautious, use your best judgment, and help look out for one another. Together, we can keep this community safe, welcoming, and enjoyable for everyone. Thank you for your support and understanding. I will continue working every day to make this community better.

I just discovered that Gumroad — where all my products live — has a feature called Purchasing Power Parity, and I've enabled it across everything. Here's what that means: if you're buying from a country where the cost of living is lower, you automatically get a discount. No code needed. No form to fill. It applies on its own the moment you open a product page. The discount can go up to 50% depending on where you're buying from. I noticed more and more people from different countries joining the community, and it made me think — $60 might be nothing for someone buying in euros with a Western European salary, and it might be a real barrier for someone in a completely different economic reality. That's not a reason to keep people out of the method. So I turned it on. If you want to see exactly what discount you're getting based on your location, head to elevatepublishers.com, open any product, and you'll see it applied automatically. That's it. Just wanted to make sure everyone here knew. Dave

Hi everyone!!! This is the first video I’m uploading to YouTube since launching this new community on Skool. I created it to introduce myself by sharing a bit of my journey as a self-publisher (while trying to give you some helpful tips along the way). After you’ve watched the video, please come back here and introduce yourself in the Introductions section so we can start getting to know you better! This is the first step toward unlocking the new lessons in the free Self-Publishing Foundations course. I hope you enjoy it—let me know what you think! Dave https://youtu.be/Nw3oxFCeqtQ