The most valuable page in your book is the one right after the final chapter. Most authors leave it blank.
Reader magnet → landing page → email capture → list you actually own.
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Reader magnet → landing page → email capture → list you actually own.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
May 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The most valuable page in your book is the one right after the final chapter. Most authors leave it blank.
Reader magnet → landing page → email capture → list you actually own.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Reader magnet → landing page → email capture → list you actually own.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Stop launching at 99 cents.
At $0.99 Amazon drops you to 35% royalty — 35c per sale instead of $2.05.
Launch at $2.99–$4.99. Save 99c for Countdown Deals after launch.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
At $0.99 Amazon drops you to 35% royalty — 35c per sale instead of $2.05.
Launch at $2.99–$4.99. Save 99c for Countdown Deals after launch.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
May 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Stop launching at 99 cents.
At $0.99 Amazon drops you to 35% royalty — 35c per sale instead of $2.05.
Launch at $2.99–$4.99. Save 99c for Countdown Deals after launch.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
At $0.99 Amazon drops you to 35% royalty — 35c per sale instead of $2.05.
Launch at $2.99–$4.99. Save 99c for Countdown Deals after launch.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Publishing on Amazon KDP is simple. Getting the categories, ISBN, and trim size right is where most authors slip. Those three settings decide whether your book gets found. #HMDPublishing
September 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Publishing on Amazon KDP is simple. Getting the categories, ISBN, and trim size right is where most authors slip. Those three settings decide whether your book gets found. #HMDPublishing
$0 in sales? It's almost never the writing.
Cover doesn't match the genre. Description is killing the clicks.
500+ books launched. We fix both.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Cover doesn't match the genre. Description is killing the clicks.
500+ books launched. We fix both.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
May 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
$0 in sales? It's almost never the writing.
Cover doesn't match the genre. Description is killing the clicks.
500+ books launched. We fix both.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Cover doesn't match the genre. Description is killing the clicks.
500+ books launched. We fix both.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Same book. Same price. Same listing.
Changed the cover — sales went from 8 to 94/month. Cover design is your #1 conversion lever.
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Changed the cover — sales went from 8 to 94/month. Cover design is your #1 conversion lever.
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March 31, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Same book. Same price. Same listing.
Changed the cover — sales went from 8 to 94/month. Cover design is your #1 conversion lever.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation #selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Changed the cover — sales went from 8 to 94/month. Cover design is your #1 conversion lever.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation #selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
18 books. One village. Read them in the right order — it makes all the difference.
Full guide: hmdpublishing.com/blog
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Full guide: hmdpublishing.com/blog
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March 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
18 books. One village. Read them in the right order — it makes all the difference.
Full guide: hmdpublishing.com/blog
#louisepenny #mysterybooks #hmdpublishing
Full guide: hmdpublishing.com/blog
#louisepenny #mysterybooks #hmdpublishing
Publishing is not just clicking upload.
Your keywords, categories, and metadata decide whether readers find your book or it gets buried.
Two identical books, same cover, one sells, one does not. Setup is everything.
#HMDPublishing
Your keywords, categories, and metadata decide whether readers find your book or it gets buried.
Two identical books, same cover, one sells, one does not. Setup is everything.
#HMDPublishing
September 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Publishing is not just clicking upload.
Your keywords, categories, and metadata decide whether readers find your book or it gets buried.
Two identical books, same cover, one sells, one does not. Setup is everything.
#HMDPublishing
Your keywords, categories, and metadata decide whether readers find your book or it gets buried.
Two identical books, same cover, one sells, one does not. Setup is everything.
#HMDPublishing
50,000 words isn’t luck. It’s a system.
Most writers fail NaNoWriMo because they start wrong.
Here’s the plan that works 👇
#NaNoWriMo #WritingTips #AmWriting #Authors #SelfPublishing #HmdPublishing
Most writers fail NaNoWriMo because they start wrong.
Here’s the plan that works 👇
#NaNoWriMo #WritingTips #AmWriting #Authors #SelfPublishing #HmdPublishing
April 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
50,000 words isn’t luck. It’s a system.
Most writers fail NaNoWriMo because they start wrong.
Here’s the plan that works 👇
#NaNoWriMo #WritingTips #AmWriting #Authors #SelfPublishing #HmdPublishing
Most writers fail NaNoWriMo because they start wrong.
Here’s the plan that works 👇
#NaNoWriMo #WritingTips #AmWriting #Authors #SelfPublishing #HmdPublishing
Amazon lets you list your book in 10 categories. Most authors stop at 3.
Email KDP support after launch. Approval in ~48 hrs. One bestseller badge = 3x click-through for 30+ days.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
Email KDP support after launch. Approval in ~48 hrs. One bestseller badge = 3x click-through for 30+ days.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
April 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Amazon lets you list your book in 10 categories. Most authors stop at 3.
Email KDP support after launch. Approval in ~48 hrs. One bestseller badge = 3x click-through for 30+ days.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
Email KDP support after launch. Approval in ~48 hrs. One bestseller badge = 3x click-through for 30+ days.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
The 1 Amazon Ad campaign new authors should run:
Sponsored Products. Manual. Exact-match keywords.
10–15 competitor titles. $0.30 bids. $5/day. 2-week test.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Sponsored Products. Manual. Exact-match keywords.
10–15 competitor titles. $0.30 bids. $5/day. 2-week test.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
May 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The 1 Amazon Ad campaign new authors should run:
Sponsored Products. Manual. Exact-match keywords.
10–15 competitor titles. $0.30 bids. $5/day. 2-week test.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Sponsored Products. Manual. Exact-match keywords.
10–15 competitor titles. $0.30 bids. $5/day. 2-week test.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
17 agents rejected her book. 6 months after launching with us, she was #1 in her Amazon category and held it for 11 weeks.
The writing wasn't the problem the packaging was. New cover. New blurb. Engineered launch.
"I wish I hadn't waited."
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
The writing wasn't the problem the packaging was. New cover. New blurb. Engineered launch.
"I wish I hadn't waited."
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
June 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
17 agents rejected her book. 6 months after launching with us, she was #1 in her Amazon category and held it for 11 weeks.
The writing wasn't the problem the packaging was. New cover. New blurb. Engineered launch.
"I wish I hadn't waited."
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
The writing wasn't the problem the packaging was. New cover. New blurb. Engineered launch.
"I wish I hadn't waited."
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
The 3-second cover test: cover the title with your thumb, then name the genre. Hesitated? Your cover isn't working buyers won't pause, they'll scroll.
Readers buy genre first. Free cover audit — link in bio.
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Readers buy genre first. Free cover audit — link in bio.
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
May 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The 3-second cover test: cover the title with your thumb, then name the genre. Hesitated? Your cover isn't working buyers won't pause, they'll scroll.
Readers buy genre first. Free cover audit — link in bio.
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Readers buy genre first. Free cover audit — link in bio.
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Followers are rented. Your email list is owned.
End your book with a reader magnet, build a welcome sequence, and your list becomes your launch.
How many subscribers do you have?
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
End your book with a reader magnet, build a welcome sequence, and your list becomes your launch.
How many subscribers do you have?
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
March 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Followers are rented. Your email list is owned.
End your book with a reader magnet, build a welcome sequence, and your list becomes your launch.
How many subscribers do you have?
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
End your book with a reader magnet, build a welcome sequence, and your list becomes your launch.
How many subscribers do you have?
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Launch news! 🎉 "You. Then AI" by Manish Dullabh written entirely without AI, on staying in control in an AI-shaped world.
Editing, formatting, cover & KDP setup by our team. Pre-order now, out August 1st. 📚
#HMDPublishing #BookLaunch #YouThenAI
Editing, formatting, cover & KDP setup by our team. Pre-order now, out August 1st. 📚
#HMDPublishing #BookLaunch #YouThenAI
July 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Launch news! 🎉 "You. Then AI" by Manish Dullabh written entirely without AI, on staying in control in an AI-shaped world.
Editing, formatting, cover & KDP setup by our team. Pre-order now, out August 1st. 📚
#HMDPublishing #BookLaunch #YouThenAI
Editing, formatting, cover & KDP setup by our team. Pre-order now, out August 1st. 📚
#HMDPublishing #BookLaunch #YouThenAI
5,000+ self-publishing services competing for your manuscript. Price and turnaround are the wrong first filters.
New guide: 3 models, 5 criteria, 15-step vetting process.
Read before you sign → hmdpublishing.com/blog/top-rat...
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
New guide: 3 models, 5 criteria, 15-step vetting process.
Read before you sign → hmdpublishing.com/blog/top-rat...
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
April 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
5,000+ self-publishing services competing for your manuscript. Price and turnaround are the wrong first filters.
New guide: 3 models, 5 criteria, 15-step vetting process.
Read before you sign → hmdpublishing.com/blog/top-rat...
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
New guide: 3 models, 5 criteria, 15-step vetting process.
Read before you sign → hmdpublishing.com/blog/top-rat...
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
A publish date isn't a launch plan. Cover, ARCs, keywords, pre-order, follow-up — that's the sequence.
Most first-time authors skip all of it and wonder why sales stall.
Plan earlier. hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#booklaunch #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
Most first-time authors skip all of it and wonder why sales stall.
Plan earlier. hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#booklaunch #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
March 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
A publish date isn't a launch plan. Cover, ARCs, keywords, pre-order, follow-up — that's the sequence.
Most first-time authors skip all of it and wonder why sales stall.
Plan earlier. hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#booklaunch #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
Most first-time authors skip all of it and wonder why sales stall.
Plan earlier. hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#booklaunch #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
We audited 1,200 indie book covers. Top performers all shared 4 traits: genre colour, bold typography, clear hierarchy, negative space.
Covers that convert say one thing, loudly. How does yours score?
hmdpublishing.com/reach-out
#BookDesign #SelfPublishing #HMDPublishing
Covers that convert say one thing, loudly. How does yours score?
hmdpublishing.com/reach-out
#BookDesign #SelfPublishing #HMDPublishing
March 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
We audited 1,200 indie book covers. Top performers all shared 4 traits: genre colour, bold typography, clear hierarchy, negative space.
Covers that convert say one thing, loudly. How does yours score?
hmdpublishing.com/reach-out
#BookDesign #SelfPublishing #HMDPublishing
Covers that convert say one thing, loudly. How does yours score?
hmdpublishing.com/reach-out
#BookDesign #SelfPublishing #HMDPublishing
Watch how a rewritten Amazon blurb took this book to #1 in just 9 days. Want the same results? Start with a killer blurb! 🚀
Free 7-point blurb checklist in the description! 📜
#HMDPublishing #AmazonMastery #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthors #BookMarketing
Free 7-point blurb checklist in the description! 📜
#HMDPublishing #AmazonMastery #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthors #BookMarketing
April 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Watch how a rewritten Amazon blurb took this book to #1 in just 9 days. Want the same results? Start with a killer blurb! 🚀
Free 7-point blurb checklist in the description! 📜
#HMDPublishing #AmazonMastery #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthors #BookMarketing
Free 7-point blurb checklist in the description! 📜
#HMDPublishing #AmazonMastery #SelfPublishing #IndieAuthors #BookMarketing
Three authors. Same book. Same launch week.
Author A: dropped in 72 hrs.
Author B: top 100 for 18 days.
Author C: still ranking at 6 weeks.
The difference was the system — not the writing.
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Author A: dropped in 72 hrs.
Author B: top 100 for 18 days.
Author C: still ranking at 6 weeks.
The difference was the system — not the writing.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation #selfpublishing #booklaunch #hmdpublishing
April 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Three authors. Same book. Same launch week.
Author A: dropped in 72 hrs.
Author B: top 100 for 18 days.
Author C: still ranking at 6 weeks.
The difference was the system — not the writing.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation #selfpublishing #booklaunch #hmdpublishing
Author A: dropped in 72 hrs.
Author B: top 100 for 18 days.
Author C: still ranking at 6 weeks.
The difference was the system — not the writing.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation #selfpublishing #booklaunch #hmdpublishing
Your book proof just arrived? Publishing on KDP is quick when you do it right: complete your account, type your title carefully (you can't change it later), research your categories and keywords, and always upload your with bleed PDF. Preview, price, publish.
#HMDPublishing #AmazonKDP #IndieAuthor
#HMDPublishing #AmazonKDP #IndieAuthor
September 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Your book proof just arrived? Publishing on KDP is quick when you do it right: complete your account, type your title carefully (you can't change it later), research your categories and keywords, and always upload your with bleed PDF. Preview, price, publish.
#HMDPublishing #AmazonKDP #IndieAuthor
#HMDPublishing #AmazonKDP #IndieAuthor
A real client manuscript: Comic Sans, mixed fonts, no running heads, no front matter.
60 seconds of time-lapse later — print-ready.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookformatting #indieauthor
60 seconds of time-lapse later — print-ready.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookformatting #indieauthor
April 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
A real client manuscript: Comic Sans, mixed fonts, no running heads, no front matter.
60 seconds of time-lapse later — print-ready.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookformatting #indieauthor
60 seconds of time-lapse later — print-ready.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookformatting #indieauthor
Your cover drives 80% of first-time buying decisions. Are you treating it like it?
Every novel cover maker option — compared → hmdpublishing.com/services/complete-package
#bookcoverdesign #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
Every novel cover maker option — compared → hmdpublishing.com/services/complete-package
#bookcoverdesign #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
April 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Your cover drives 80% of first-time buying decisions. Are you treating it like it?
Every novel cover maker option — compared → hmdpublishing.com/services/complete-package
#bookcoverdesign #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
Every novel cover maker option — compared → hmdpublishing.com/services/complete-package
#bookcoverdesign #selfpublishing #hmdpublishing
$5 cover. $500 cover. Pro cover. Most authors can't tell them apart.
Price ≠ quality. Genre-coded type, thumbnail performance, and comp-title alignment do.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookcoverdesign #indieauthor
Price ≠ quality. Genre-coded type, thumbnail performance, and comp-title alignment do.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookcoverdesign #indieauthor
April 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
$5 cover. $500 cover. Pro cover. Most authors can't tell them apart.
Price ≠ quality. Genre-coded type, thumbnail performance, and comp-title alignment do.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookcoverdesign #indieauthor
Price ≠ quality. Genre-coded type, thumbnail performance, and comp-title alignment do.
hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #bookcoverdesign #indieauthor
400 books formatted. KDP rejects these 3 things every time:
Bleed set to zero
Inner margin under 0.5"
Fonts not embedded
Audit before you upload → hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Bleed set to zero
Inner margin under 0.5"
Fonts not embedded
Audit before you upload → hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
April 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
400 books formatted. KDP rejects these 3 things every time:
Bleed set to zero
Inner margin under 0.5"
Fonts not embedded
Audit before you upload → hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
Bleed set to zero
Inner margin under 0.5"
Fonts not embedded
Audit before you upload → hmdpublishing.com/consultation
#hmdpublishing #selfpublishing #indieauthor
12 manuscript red flags before you publish opening problems, prose ticks, structural cracks, packaging gaps.
Score 3+? Revise. 9+? Pause the launch.
Comment READY for the free 40-point audit. #selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Score 3+? Revise. 9+? Pause the launch.
Comment READY for the free 40-point audit. #selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
April 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
12 manuscript red flags before you publish opening problems, prose ticks, structural cracks, packaging gaps.
Score 3+? Revise. 9+? Pause the launch.
Comment READY for the free 40-point audit. #selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing
Score 3+? Revise. 9+? Pause the launch.
Comment READY for the free 40-point audit. #selfpublishing #indieauthor #hmdpublishing