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charlsy:
Nice, keep it up A quick question, please. Does draft 2 digital support paperback or print books? I assume they do from their site but it's in beta phase. Have you published paperback on D2D. Secondly, can I publish my paperbacks from Amazon to D2D, given that paperbacks have no exclusivity with Amazon?

Thanks

Draft2digital is strictly digital as the name implies. Their main purpose of existence is to help you convert your book manuscript to digital formats and then distribute the books to popular publishing platforms (Including Amazon). They use to publish paperbacks to Createspace before but they stopped the service a long time ago.

ambitiouschap:
I think the keyword research aspect take 70% of while cover and description take the rest.

Can you recommend any video or article about it, me I am doing low content book.

I mainly use the technique MK2 suggested. I now found other things about Keyword research on my own using publisher rocket. I haven't found a good keyword research video on Youtube. The Keyword research aspect is where the secret to success in this business lies. If everyone researches and publishes their books the same way, then the business will become too saturated and then nosedive.

eliok:
love it . keep moving. Been busy writing for others. Added only 2 books each in January and February

I love the way you churn out books so fast. I'm too lazy to write my own books. I would say I hate writing...I'd rather hire a ghostwriter. I believe in using money to make money. I have about $2500 set aside to invest in books. I try to ensure I get the Keyword research aspect right do I don't waste money.

RESHARPENED:
Hi,

Where did you get your ghostwriters and how much did they charge?

You've had a rewarding publishing journey.

I have Ghostwriter on Fiverr that specializes in my niche, I spend an average of $110 to $140 to have my books written. The word count hovers around 16000 to 25000 words.

Lolo24:
Can u teach me your biz model

Hmmm.This one deep oooh... I can't share my business model here. It took me years of work to figure out and and a few paid courses. It's not something I can share for free. But what I say is that you should take Keyword research seriously and then ensure your cover design, book content and blurb are on point. If you nail everything, then you are good to go.

eliok:
wow! So that means any book doing well on kdp will do well in d2d. That's cheering to hear

Yes bro, not in all cases though. There are some Keywords that are mainly popular on Amazon KDP. But Amazon generally gives you a popular keyword trend that works across all publishing platforms.

Lolo24:
How do u publish on Google play?

You'd have to apply or register to become a publisher on Google play. The thing is they don't accept all registrations. Once in a while they admit new publishers. You can also reach them via Publishdrive. I once had an account with them till I was banned for plagiarism issue. Before my account was closed I figured out the most import market places they reach. Google Play was one and I approached them immediately for registration. I wasn't accepted at first but got the invite from them to register 3 months later.

eliok:
great. What's the estimated figure royalty from other sources?

How many book do you have please?

I only have 3 keyword researched books and 6 non keyword researched ebooks (romance niche). Those 3 keyword research books bring in an average of $150 to $250 monthly on D2D. while about $40 to $70 on Google play. $300 plus on KDP. The 3 Keyword research books were ghost written and I handle the rest of the design and publishing process. These 3 keyword research books make up 90% of my publishing income.

Publishing Journey has been great and impressive. I now earn substantial income with few keywords researched books I have. I publish across platforms KDP, Draft2Digital, and Google Play.

hotmolo:
Was accused of operating two accounts which is a lie. I appealed to no avail

This is strange. I never knew these guys were so tough.

[quote author=hotmolo post=85565005][/quote]Guy, why did Draft2Digital close your account? As far as I know, those guys are very lenient.

kingkuntaval:
Am I the only one who noticed that the guy's phone was picked from his pocket after he got knocked the Bleep out...Streets sha ....

Good observation...I admire people who are very observant and see what most miss out. I watched the video several times but missed the part his pocket was picked, till you drew my attention with this comment...Street sha

ChiefAzubuike:
Anyway na bullet and fire dey fight war not physical gidigbo.

Nah true sha...But what happens when your bullets and projectiles finish, nah hand to hand combat sure pass. That may be the difference between life and death...There is a reason you are taught hand to hand combat in military training...This reminds me of a hand-to-hand combat incident in Sambisa between a brave, well trained Nigerian soldier and a Bokoharam gun man. The Bokoharam fighter shot him and wanted to humiliate him with the butt of his AK 47 riffle...He used the Bokoharam fighter to shield him self from the gunfire of other BH fighters across the river, while stabbing the guts of the poorly trained BH fighter who even had bullets in his AK 47... Of course, the Bokoharam fighter slumped and died for his stupidity...

JohnDuke101:
Absolutely. The other soldier was restraining the MP from helping his colleague.

Lol...You are right. The supposed soldier in mufti displayed poor situational awareness and tactics in his combat display. He even had the guts to turn his back on the first assailant / traffic officer, who took advantage of his poor tactics and training to land him a cranium shifting blow at the back of his head...The impact from that unexpected blow to the back of his head did some good damage that may not be felt now but a few years to come. He had to be saved by his colleagues...When you are fighting in a bunch or group, 360 degree situational awareness is key to your survival...

lol...The soldier in mufti was severely beaten by the more tactical police traffic officer. Poor combat tactics by a supposed soldier. This one wouldn't last a week in Sambisa....

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Misterdhee1:
It's a new account actually. I don't intend to go through the verification process. I am expecting the same result though. Will the banning stop me from accessing my funds? I intend opening a new account later on. Is there any tip to avoid the video verification shii on a new account?
Thanks

About withdrawing your funds, I strongly doubt they will allow you do that since your account has been placed on a temporary hold. This action also freezes funds. There is no way you can escape video verification if you open a new account. It is compulsory...Started recently though. The only way to use a foreign account successfully is for a foreign citizen to open and verify his account with his genuine I.D and then pass you the credentials for using the account...Don't bother using fake I.d or documents you could be banned permanently...

Misterdhee1:
I got this on my upwork account:




Hello Helen,

We are reaching out to let you know that we need to have a brief video chat with you to verify your profile. Occasionally, we ask Upwork users to take this step as part of our efforts to ensure our site continues to be a secure place for Freelancers and Clients to connect and collaborate.

The call should take less than ten minutes and we will ask you a few questions about the information in your profile. A temporary hold has been placed on your account wherein you will not be able to submit new proposals or change your profile photo. Your account will be fully resumed upon successful profile verification. Please respond within a week to avoid more serious restrictions.

To complete the required video call, please click on the link below. https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us?action=verify-profile

Please ensure that you are on a desktop device with a camera and microphone. Also, during this process, allow Upwork Help Center use of your camera and microphone so that we can initiate the video verification. You may disable this feature after the chat session. This process works best with the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers.

Thanks in advance for helping to keep Upwork a secure place. See our forum post on this topic here: https://community.upwork.com/t5/Announcements/Testing-video-chat-profile-verification/td-p/257712. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Regards,
Kenneth
Upwork Trust & Safety

Hello Misterdhee1,

Please can you take your time to explain your recent activities on your flagged account? Did you operate a foreign account that required logging in with foreign IP? Did you have any misunderstanding with a client recently? Did you edit any part of your profile recently e.g. profile picture or email address? Did you use a paid static VPN or free VPN with multiple IPs to access your account? If your account is new or you recently opened your account , then this video verification process is normal. From the little I gathered based on your nairaland.com moniker, you are a guy operating a female Upwork account, if this is true, then you can consider your account banned...

obekediamondfuto:
oooooh Mr digimon... sorry digitech. I understand that u spent a lot of money without value... guess what?

so have I and a lot of us here... 4gt that crap that anybody that I give money.... bla bla bla... I'll make sure he pays.... not every time broda.

so he serviced ur injector/alternator/radiator with ULTRASONIC bath heck me I want me some ultrasound abi ultrasonic bath he can even service my compressor with it sef I don't mind.

I'm sure u all have learnt valuable lessons from this experience
.... that's more than enough to me.
for u, u have learnt that u need to treat ur car like ur wife cos they both have the ability to kill u; instantly! know ur car very well, read manuals and get technical. before u go to a mechanic, get some or all of the technical details first. else u come in a Porsche cayenne and leave with a horse.
if u took ur wife in for surgery and when u go to pick her u meet someone else won't u know? get that intimate with ur car.... and remember not everyone that wears overall is a technician, some are lazy damn quack mechanics capable of absolutely nothing other than pressing spoil button. test every spirit likewise test every mechanic.... every mechanic that doesn't preach or emphasize on the need for thorough diagnosis before treatment, isn't there in MY name!

cc obitee52 pipedreams

mayor has also learnt to choose his customers wisely, and also to say no to some jobs... I'm sure cos he's damn smart. I'm sure Gazuzz learnt this the hard way.

peace y'all

I'm having an ultrasonic superfluous big dump right about now and I'm gonna get me an ultrasound bath afterwards

Funny response but wise words my brother...It's been a really painful, nasty experience for me...Bitter lessons learnt as well. I hope you have a successful ultrasonic big dump (I wonder what you ate last night) and bath as you purported...lmao

diportivo:
this name u r blurring tho

did he come and scan at home?

did he change 02 sensors?

the 12k for the parasitic drain thingie,did it include buying the alternator?

diagnosis on the overheating,did he find out what caused it?

if he bought alternator out of the twelve Kay,kosoro mbe....except omo Ibo will take back the part

also,oga has said it's impossible for him to fix that sorta alternator as guru concerned

so

what gangan are going to do right now?

In response to your questions

Did he come to do scan at home? Yes he did...

Did he change 02 sensors? Yes he did (the one under the vehicle )

The 12k parasitic drain thingy was a payment for his time and does not include purchase of an alternator. He actually billed me 25K because he claimed he spent time diagnosing my car for the parasitic drain. He held my car for 5 days and claimed he dropped other jobs for mine. I beat the price from 25K to 12k with serious argument ooh...

Diagnosing the overheating. He didn't know that the overcharging system he fix was bleeping the guages up. Car never overheated. The cluster guages were misleading as a result of the excess voltages going into them. Instead I paid him money for his incompetence and inefficiency...

Bro, there is nothing I can do but review his services and warn others...

scarplanet:
Since u can't collect the money paid to him without any service rendered, at least u can collect back the numerous tips you gave him.

Let us know how much all the tips amounted to, so we can start the #NoTipsForMayor movement

Broh, the tips were provided in good faith as I wasn't forced to provide them. Some even involved paying for drinks for the entire staff...I decided not to track them as I did that out of empathy...

TRYGO:
This receipt thing is just somehow. So you spent all this amount to fix or purported fix that car?

I'm more concerned about the overheating thing, and parasitic drain charges.

I'm trying to draw a correlation between a battery drain, and overheating situation.

So, are you saying the other mechanic did fixed the issues with the car, without confirming the car was overheating when you brought it to him?

I think we'd still have to wait for @mayor to respond to all these allegations.


Regards,
Joseph
www.dxta.net.ng

Bro! Try to read the opening post and go through the thread as well. Car never overheated in the first place. It was the charging system he fixed that was supplying 16 to 18 volts at idle that was messing up with the guages and electricals. Making us believe that the car was overheating. The Parasitic drain was also coming from the alternator, which I paid him to fix. He removed my faulty after market alarm, thinking it was the culprit behind the parasitic drain (But it wasn't). He kept my car in his workshop for 5 days and claimed he had resolved the issue, only for me to discover subsequently that the drain continued. By that time, he had sent me away from his workshop like a dog (I thank God he did)...No refunds, no apologies for a grace period of 4 months, which I gave to him...

thebigkendo:
Mr Paul Mrdigitech you neva come back from village?

We are still waiting for your "excel sheet"

Hello thebigkendo, I'm back. I have gone through my Excel sheet and will list the services performed without receipt issuance and their dates.

16-May-2017 Vehicle Scanning service N6000 (Home Service)

18-May-2017 Oxygen Sensor Bank 1 Sensor 2 Replacement N10000 (service fee inclusive)

14-Nov-2017 Parasitic Battery Drain Diagnosis N12000 (Parasitic drain continued)

4-Dec-2017 Overheating Diagnosis N7000 (Affected by the charging system he fixed)

The above does not include some small amount I provided as tips for return jobs (As a little compensation for their time) which I didn't track...

Attached are the receipts in my possession

sooperrescue:
Instead of enjoying yourself over there, you still dey plan update. Leave matter and bring bobozi come for me and some other guys here wey shame nor let them ask.

sooperrescue, No be small enjoyment oooh...lmao, We no dey chop bobozi for my place oooh...Nah Edo people get that one ooh...

thebigkendo:
Mr Paul Mrdigitech you neva come back from village?

We are still waiting for your "excel sheet"

Bros, Thanks for checking up on me. I never forget ooh...But as I said I should be back this week. As soon as I'm back I will check my Excel sheet to accurately specify the services he offered and upload some of the receipts in my possession with the names edited...

disloman:
clean $$$$ but could bought a 2001 car?HMmmmmm

Bro you are still a learner. Measuring wealth by type of car or ownership of vehicles (liability in every sense) because you can never recover the amount expended on it through sales...I know several multimillionaires without a ride but mad investments broh...A car isn't a measure of one's wealth...It isn't a priority for me...