So I'm at the stage again of needing to spend money to publish my book. I require an editor, and I'll also need to pay my cover artist, and he basic costs of self-publishing.
Already, there is a lot that I'm doing myself to lower the costs of A LOT, but there are things I need someone else's services for. For that I need money, and as a self-employed freelancer with adrenal fatigue, I've not had much opportunity to make too much money. I've been able to keep afloat, for which I am ever grateful, but it would be nice to make the amount I need for publication of my next book.
I'm open to ideas anyone might have in regards to that. I hear sponsorship can be a thing, if the person donating doesn't mind having credit in the book as a sponsor and no other benefit, aside from perhaps adding their logo and website address in the first pages of the book and in the last pages of the book. I certainly won't turn down a sponsor who would be satisfied with such a deal.
In the past, for other types of projects, I've done fundraising campaigns, but in those, you have to promise a lot in return for donations, and honestly, it's a lot of work for very little reward, and with my adrenal fatigue, the reality is, my energy reserves are limited and I must be selective what I spend my energy on.
Something I've heard can work also, is marketing some services. I'm fairly good at Photoshop with Photo Editing and I've got other skills as well that require only focus energy, and I am good enough and at ease enough, that it won't cause me stress to do as a paid service to raise money for myself. Finding clients, however, is trickier in that regard.
I'm sure there are other methods that I haven't thought of. So I am open to suggestions and ideas. I can evaluate if it fits for the project, if I'm able to do it, with what's involved and everything.
And in the meantime, I'll just keep posting, because maybe I'll get enough upvotes to make enough money to pay for publication. That would be nice, thousands of upvotes. Enough upvotes for thousands of dollars. One can dream, but I'm not ruling that out either. /cheeky grin
Thanks for popping in. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and ideas.