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Hello Web Design’s Product Hunt launch recap
On January 19th (after fretting for at least two weeks), I finally launched Hello Web Design on Product Hunt (You know, my book/video course teaching design for non-designers. The post did way better than I hoped, becoming the #5 product of the day. Here’s my recap of the process and … Read more...
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Shipping and fulfillment for my self-published books (update since I’ve moved to Canada)
Since I’ve moved to Toronto, Canada, I’ve had to set up a completely new fulfillment system, so now that blog post is completely out of date. My current solution still has some kinks but lately I’ve had a few big “ah ha” moments (and a few shipping disasters, costing me … Read more...
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My adventures and advice on fulfilling orders for a printed self-published book
First off, let me say — if you're self-publishing, going digital-only saves so much stress and work. However, I just couldn't resist creating a physical book. I mean, look at this: Read more...
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Designing and printing Hello Web App's PDF and paperback editions
Had I released Hello Web App as digital files only (as a lot of other self-publishers do), my life would have been a lot easier. However, I just couldn't say no to having and selling a gorgeous paperback book. Read more...
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I self-published a learn-to-code book and made nearly $5,000 in pre-orders
On May 4th, my book Hello Web App was released. Since then, hundreds of people used it to learn how to build web apps using Python and Django. Today I share a breakdown of all my sales numbers across all the platforms I used, and some of the lessons I … Read more...
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Hello Web App's Kickstarter campaign: How I did it, what I regret
I recently released Hello Web App, my book teaching web app development with Python and Django aimed at designers and non-programmers.__ The year-long journey kicked off with a Kickstarter campaign in April 2014. The campaign went super successfully (as you can see!) and now seems like a great time to … Read more...
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Economics of self-publishing a book via Kickstarter: Hello Web App's story
About a year ago, I ran a Kickstarter for Hello Web App — and now that the book has officially launched, I thought it would be useful to run down how much money the Kickstarter raised and where it went! Read more...
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