Can you still make money selling short stories on Amazon in 2018?
That’s probably one of the biggest questions I hear all the time.
To save you from the big suspense…YES! You can still make (big) money selling short stories in 2018. That’s why I still have a huge erotica catalog that brings in nearly $2,000 every single month in passive income!
Why write short stories?
Writing short stories is one of the best side hustles I have ever tried. I publish all of my stories exclusively on Amazon.
Selling erotica on Amazon is a great side hustle because:
1. You generate passive income for life:
The best thing about selling erotica short stories on Amazon is you generate passive income for life. What I mean for this is once you actually write the book, the hard work is done!
Amazon does the hard part of bringing in traffic to their site (millions and millions of people). Once the book is on the platform, you can sit back and collect your royalty checks (up to 70% of the sales price).
In fact, last year I went to Asia with my family for a week and made nearly $600 from my backlog of books!
2. It requires no marketing
Another great thing about selling erotica is the product really does sell itself. Haven’t you ever heard of the phrase: sex sells?
Well, it’s true! You don’t really need to market or advertise your erotica books for them to sell. There’s a big built in audience of smut readers.
In fact, the only real promotion I do is through my email list, which is a great way to get in contact with your customers.
How do I self publish my first short story to sell?
Self publishing for the first time can be a little bit scary. I remember when I first hit the publish button. I was pretty much sweating bullets!
However, it was pretty much the best decision I had ever made.
If you want to self publish your own short stories on Amazon Kindle, here is my six step guide to get started:
1. Pick a profitable niche
2. Research the niche and write your story
3. Design a great cover (or pay someone to do it)
4. Publish your story on Amazon KDP
5. Write consistently to get repeat customers
6. Analyze sales and tweak your strategy
That’s it! Self publishing has never been easier and it’s a great way to generate passive income for life.
Related: Check out this post to get my Ultimate Guide to Selling Erotica on Amazon.
How much money can I make?
So, the biggest question in your mind is probably how much money can be made self publishing short stories. Well, that depends really…
The amount of money will depend on:
*How many books you publish
*The quality of your books in terms of the story content
*How well you develop an email list
*And how well you design book covers and pick keywords
I have seen some authors make $100 a month and I have seen others make $10,000 a month.
In general, most people are easily capable of making $1,000+ per month selling erotica short stories on Amazon.
All it requires is persistence and consistently publishing.
Keys to success
If you want to have success publishing short stories for money on Kindle, here are a few general guidelines:
1. Get on a consistent publishing schedule:
No one wants to follow an author that goes on a 3 month break after publishing a few stories. If you consistently publish great content, people will line up to buy your books off the shelf!
2. Get a Kindle Unlimited subscription:
Kindle Unlimited is basically Netflix for books. Amazon will allow you to borrow up to 10 books at a time for just $9.99 per month.
This is a really great tool to read a lot of other books by successful authors. And this will help dramatically improve your writing style.
P.S. Click here to sign up for a FREE trial of Kindle Unlimited to read millions of eBooks on Amazon for free. This will help you research other top authors much easier (and cheaper too)!
3. Design kick ass book covers:
If you can design a great book cover, you will be very successful in selling books. A lot of customers judge a book by its cover.
As a result, perfecting this important skill is important!
I design book covers with PicMonkey and get my stock photos from Deposit Photos. Both are low cost options and incredibly powerful tools that an idiot like me can use!
Final Thoughts
Yes, it is still possible to make money selling short stories on Amazon in 2018. However, this isn’t a get rich quick scheme.
If you work hard and consistently publish great content, you will be able to make a decent amount of money. Have any questions about self publishing? Contact me and shoot me a message!