It takes, on average,
about 10 books released
in one of my niches
to start seeing
adequate sales.
Before that point,
sales likely won’t cover costs.
I shared that guideline
with a niche-hopping friend.
She decided to release in my niche anyway.
She produced 3 books,
got bored,
and declared the niche a failure.
Then she moved to the next niche.
The writing and release
of those 3 books
was the equivalent
of finishing 30% of a project.
Of course, it wasn’t a success.
The project hadn’t been completed.
Seth Godin
shares
“The same time/money math
applies to doing a good job
on any social network.
It only takes a few minutes
to sign up for an account,
but most users put in
just enough time
to be wasteful
and not nearly enough time
to generate anything of value
as a result.”
Know the size of the commitment
before building a business
or taking on a task.
Also know your own nature
and ability to handle
that size of a commitment.
Half completing a task
is a waste
of everyone’s time and precious resources.