How I Wrote a Book to Help with COVID-19 Relief Efforts ($3,294 in 30 Days After Launch)

In early 2020, I wrote a book about virtual team activities and donated the profits to help with COVID-19 relief efforts.

While writing it, I documented my journey to help other authors write and publish their own books.

It took me around 2 months to write the book, and I raised $3,294 in 30 days after I launched it ($2,795 in net profit).

This page is a one-stop-shop for all the posts and podcast episodes that I published along the way.

If you’d like to learn how to write and publish your own book on Gumroad, click on each of the parts below.

Part 1 [Mar 28 2020]: I’m writing a book, donating profits to COVID-19 efforts, and documenting the entire process (if you prefer to listen to this part instead of reading about it, click here)

Part 2 [April 1, 2020]: Choosing a Topic for your Book

Part 3 [April 7, 2020]: How to Build an Audience for Your Book

Part 4 [April 18, 2020]: Listing your Book on Pre-order

Part 5 [April 24, 2020]: Pre-selling on Gumroad, Designing a Book Cover, and Getting a Few Sales (if you prefer to listen to this part instead of reading about it, click here)

Part 6 [May 3, 2020]: Writing the Book & Adding a New Revenue Stream (if you prefer to listen to this part instead of reading about it, click here)

Part 7 [May 17, 2020]: Editing the Book, Reaching out to Leaders, and Announcing a Launch Date

Part 8 [June 16, 2020]: $1,423 in 24 Hours from the Book (Lessons Learned) (if you prefer to listen to this part instead of reading about it, click here)

Part 9 [June 26, 2020]: Final Results: $3,294 in 30 Days from the Book [Part 9] (if you prefer to listen to this part instead of reading about it, click here)

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