Successful You

08/20/2025

🎉 Authors — I wish I had this when I started!

The Ultimate List-Building Bundle is packed with 25+ tools to help you grow your email list (without the sleazy stuff). Inside, you’ll find lead magnet templates, workshops, swipe files, and audience growth strategies.

💛 My contribution? The 10X Publishing Network— your shortcut to building publishing connections that actually sell books.

👉 It’s free for a limited time. Don’t miss it:
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08/19/2025

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about building my team.

As a solopreneur, there have been plenty of moments where I felt stuck — staring at the screen, wondering how to solve yet another challenge (most recently, automating my onboarding system 🙃).

But here’s the shift: instead of spinning my wheels, I’m actually figuring problems out. Each solution may not be perfect, but the process itself has changed my momentum and my energy.

This is the part of entrepreneurship (and publishing) that doesn’t get talked about enough: you don’t need to have all the answers on day one. You just need the courage to face the problem, learn, and take the next step forward.

✨ To my fellow self-published entrepreneurs: the same applies to book sales. Feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re at the edge of a breakthrough — and that’s where growth happens.

I’m curious — what’s one problem you’ve figured out recently that gave you a boost of momentum?
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07/10/2025

Did you know that a third of a book's lifetime sales are made in the pre-launch phase?

Just imagine the momentum of pre-selling 1,200 copies before your book launch date.

What do you think you'd need to know and do to pull that off?

Your publishing Vision needs to be clear.

Your Team needs to be hyped about the pre-sales goal

Your Systems need to be in place to track how many books are sold by activity.

Your Audience needs to be aware of your goal

Your Coach (me) needs to be on tap to remind you that you were meant to crush goals like this.

If you haven't published your book yet and want to see how this plays out, let's talk. There are some effective and fun strategies to maximize pre-launch sales.

06/19/2025

Successful YOU! is now accepting submissions for nonfiction works.🔗⤵️

Call now to connect with business.

04/14/2025

Discover how to enhance your book's perceived value through expert editing, design, and formatting in our comprehensive course. Each module is packed with practical exercises and downloadable worksheets to guide you toward successful self-publishing! Want to learn more? Sign up for Profit-First Publishing Blueprint now!

04/11/2025

Discover the crucial steps to define your publishing vision with a profit-first approach. We delve into how understanding your book's revenue potential can guide your writing journey, ensuring your hard work translates into financial success.

04/06/2025

From blank page to $12K/year: Here’s what’s possible when you publish for profit first.

Take a quick trip with me—one year into the future of your self-publishing career. Let's look at the financial and emotional transformation you’ve undergone with the Profit-First Publishing Blueprint.

Picture this:
You're in your beautiful, comfortable office, coffee in hand. You open your laptop and check your publishing analytics.

You’ve hit consistent 4-figure months. $12,000 a year once felt out of reach—now you’ve passed it with ease. Why?

Because you knew how many books you needed to sell to earn $1,000/month—and you had a clear plan to make it happen.

✅ You researched your book idea to find its true audience.
✅ You outlined and wrote your manuscript with tools that kept you on schedule.
✅ You priced your book strategically for your genre and your profit margin.
✅ You launched with intention—and kept momentum with backlist sales.
✅ You built a niche network that boosted your book’s perceived value and reach.

And emotionally? You’re empowered.
You’re not guessing anymore. You have a repeatable blueprint—for your sequel, box set, or any future product.

The Profit-First Publishing Blueprint Course paid for itself 5.9X.
And you got it 20% off as an early adopter (win!).

Ready to become the author-entrepreneur you envisioned?
Scan the QR Code to get started today!

04/03/2025

We’re diving into the importance of pre-launch marketing for authors. Discover strategies to build an engaged audience, maximize sales potential, and create buzz around your book months before it hits the shelves. Don’t leave money on the table—start your marketing today!

03/29/2025

This course will help you launch your book strategically with a profit-driven plan for continuous sales and brand growth.

03/29/2025

I'm live streaming at 11 AM with my client. Join us!

03/19/2025

Attn: All Self-Publishing Authors

Did you know 93% of print books sell less than 50 copies? This means publishers are not recovering their investment.

The problem is actually worse. Upwards of 10,000 books are published a day, 228,000 a month and 2.7 million a year.

This means that you hit ‘publish’ and your book instantly goes into obscurity.

Fortunately, there’s a solution. Let me introduce you to the Profit-First Publishing Blueprint, a brand-new course that will help you join the 7% club and show up higher in search results.

This course is designed for self-publishing authors who want to launch their books with a strategic, revenue-focused approach. By the end of this course, you'll have a fully developed publishing plan that ensures profitability, sustainable book sales, and long-term brand growth. We cover the following topics in detail:

A Profit-First Publishing Vision

Laying a Strong Foundation from Idea to Manuscript

Maximizing Perceived Value through Professional Presentation

Pricing for Profit

Building a Buyer Base in Pre-Launch

Book Launch Strategies for Maximum Profit

Sales & Sustainable Revenue Growth

Money Management for Self-Publishing Authors

2025 Tariffs Impact on Publishing

The course features exercises that will make up your profit-first blueprint. Enjoy the course!
P.S. If you are publishing within two months I have a free gift for you. Email me at [email protected] to receive it.

Here's the link to the course.

https://stan.store/SuccessfulYOU/p/profitfirst-publishing-blueprint

03/07/2025

Exciting News: I’m Joining the Second Cohort of BincTank!

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been selected to participate in the second cohort of BincTank, an incredible initiative by the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc). This program is designed to empower entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of the book industry, and I’m honored to be part of this dynamic group of innovators.

Through BincTank, I’ll have the opportunity to refine my vision, connect with industry leaders, and further develop solutions that support self-publishing entrepreneurs in building profitable, sustainable businesses. As I continue my mission with Successful YOU! and the Indie Author Market, this experience will be a game-changer in expanding the resources and opportunities available to publishing creatives.

Check out the official announcement and learn more about my fellow cohort members here: BincTank Second Cohort.

I can’t wait to share what’s ahead—stay tuned!

Ten aspiring and brand-new bookstore owners from California to Florida were selected as the second cohort of BincTank, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc)