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I’m starting today a weekend special on self-publishing, with four simple tips that can help you succeed.

When I self-published my first book, I was confident that I could easily put it forward, based on my professional career as web developer and marketeer.  I expected to sell hundreds of copies, which I now have – but only after a lot of hard work. It wasn’t as easy as I’d hoped, but neither as hard as many seem to think.

Since that fateful October day, when I hit the “publish” button on Amazon and giggled like a schoolgirl for the rest of the day, I have read hundreds of articles, blog posts and comments regarding book writing and promotion. I have also made it a priority to help my fellow Indie authors succeed in their new endeavour, in any way possible.

Thinking back on what I did right and…