Creator Guide

A stck.me guide for writers trying to turn their passion into a career.

Why Kindle Direct Program writers are better-off selling directly to fans
Such is the stranglehold of Amazon on the books industry that if you are an author there is no way to escape it. When it comes to eBooks, the majority of writers on the Kindle Direct Program make little by putting up their work on it. Even for those who do get paid, the formula for revenue sharing is opaque and requires millions of readers to earn a meaningful amount. All the terms are worse for the first-time or new-to-the-platform authors as Kindle pushes them to offer their books “free” as part of an unlimited subscription bundle.
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Links are not enough, why stck.me is better option for writers than Linktree
We have built stck.me to be a place that has everything writers need to sell their works directly to fans and accept contributions. Linktree like other creator bio platforms enables everyone to find links to all your works in one place and enables payments.
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Blogging or vlogging: Why stck.me is better than alternatives like Wordpress and Blogger
If you are a writer publishing your work online and want to be successful, you need to think of yourself as a brand. Doesn’t matter if you are just someone sitting at your desk at home or at a cafe, in order to grow your reach and monetize your work, you have to compete with the big league.
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The easiest way for writers to make money is directly from fans
There are more than 2 million writers listed on Amazon every year. There are even bigger numbers of blogs and online story tellers. Clearly writing is one of the forms of creative expression that is more popular than ever. Paradoxically while the internet has made it easy to create it is much harder to make money online from writing than in the physical world.
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Six mistakes to avoid in selling your book(s) online
Self-publishing isn't just for debut authors anymore. It is turning out to be more lucrative than running after a publisher now. However, there are certain things to keep in mind so that you don’t end up wasting your time and energy:
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How much should you charge for your e-book?
One of the most important questions for writers selling directly to fans is what should be the price? While there are no simple answers to that question, and as more writers and readers connect directly, best practices will change over time.
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Why stck.me is a better option than creating a personal website
There are about thousands of platforms out there to help you create your own website. It is almost too tempting to not fall into their trap. It looks so easy! They all have the “best template”, are “easy to use” and (of course) they all guarantee you will be an “immediate success”.
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For writers, not starting a newsletter, stck.me is a better alternative than Substack
We have built stck.me to be a place that has everything writers need to sell their works directly to fans. For a majority of writers, a paid email newsletter is not the right format. If you are someone who wants to publish stories, essays, full eBooks, chapters, or other formats then the many limitations of email should not define your entire presence on the web. Moreover, for a lot of creative works a subscription or membership model simply is not the right fit.
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