Most grandparents buy the coloring book... @Tina Alexander, on the other hand, made one. Then she made four more! Not bad for someone who says she's not an illustrator and has never taken a single art class. She just really wanted to give her grandkids something 𝘀𝗵𝗲 made, not something she grabbed off a shelf. And when she was done, it looked like a real book... Because it was! That's when she had her aha moment. The leap from "a gift for my grandkids" to "a book for sale on Amazon" was a whole lot shorter than she thought. Between August 20 and September 16, she published five books in total. Four are for kids ages 4 to 8, with robots, animal careers, community helpers, and girls who build things. One is for grown-ups. All are under her own name. 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵? $𝟬. Now, you all know I'm all for getting things done for as little as possible, but this next part is what really 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Did you know that when you price your books on Amazon, there's a big difference between $8.99 and $9.99? It's way more than a dollar's worth. Most of us would pick $8.99 because it feels safer and friendlier... except Amazon pays a 60% royalty at $9.99 and up, and only 50% below that. On one of Tina's books, that works out to: $8.99 → $2.20 in her pocket $9.99 → $3.69 in her pocket One dollar on the price tag puts about $1.50 more in her pocket on every single sale. Playing it safe would have cost her roughly 40% of what she earns per book. Tina did the math before she hit publish, because that's how she rolls. She figures out how it works before she jumps in. She wrote the whole story on her blog, including what it costs, what you keep, and everything Amazon asks of you that nobody really warns you about. You can click straight through to check out all five books from there. 👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 And with Christmas right around the corner, why not gift a coloring book made by a real grandma to the little ones in your life? 🎄

I scroll The Directory every single morning. Coffee in one hand, mouse in the other, and my bouncy ball chair doing its best to keep me upright. ☕ And here’s what I see... someone launching a brand-new podcast. Someone building a custom tool from nothing but creativity, passion and a whole lot of drive. Members coming together to create events that help others grow, personally, professionally, or by learning something brand new. 🤝 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳! And this community moves fast, which is a good thing. It means you’re all showing up! But when you’ve poured your heart into something, you want it to stay seen. So one way to make sure your hard work stays front and center longer is to pin it at the top of The Directory for 24 hours! It’s the very first thing every member sees when they walk through The Directory door. Your words. Your mission. Your business. No scrolling required. It’s just there. 😉✨ 📌 You write it, pick your 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗻 date, and I pin it on your behalf. $25 ✨ Rather I write it? That’s 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. I’ll craft your post (one revision included), pin it for 24 hours, and create 3 Pinterest pins that keep working long after the post comes down. $47 One business per day. 11 October dates left. Doors close Oct 28, or sooner once the calendar fills up. Grab your 👉 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 or Snag you moment in the 👉 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 P.S. @Lisa Drennon won a free pin last week and wants to pay it forward! 🎁 Check out how she is using it here!

Week of October 12th 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 The calendar is packed with plenty to explore—from AI, Pinterest, workshops, and business growth to wellness, money, painting, baking, networking, storytelling, and even a Mystic Carnival. Some are happening this week, while others are coming later this month or in November. Take a peek now so the good ones don’t sneak past you! A BIG shoutout to the members making this Event Showcase possible: @Lisa Drennon @Laurie Frenza @Liz Lemarchand @Skyler Pyzynski @Lynne Vella @Liisa Reimann @Monna Tang @Cristal Vancarson @Lydia Wilmsen @Michelle Cyr @Heather Cooksey @Simon Holley @Heather Di Rocco @Tim Adam @Jen Martin @Henry Hunter @LM Sharron 📥 Want to help these events reach even more people? Download the 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲, add your unique Skool affiliate link for The Directory, and share it with your community, email list, or audience. When someone joins 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 through the Directory link inside your copy, you receive the referral credit! Premium and VIP members, have something coming up? 𝗟𝗼𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 to draft or submit your event for a future showcase! Not a Premium or VIP yet, check out the benefits and upgrade here!