Hello and welcome back.

Today I would like to talk about what stuff, as an indie author and publisher you will need to outsource. You can’t do it all yourself. So here we go:

1. Editing and Proofreading. This is because you want someone who can look at your book with an objective eye. For a lot of us, our stories are like our babies. A good editor will tell you where the story does or doesn’t flow and if there’s any continuity errors. By continuity I mean if in one part of the book you have a character saying she loved that man for three years, and then later in the book saying she only met him four months ago. This would be a continuity problem, unless the character is trying to hide how long she knew him.
2. Cover design. Unless you’re a professional graphic designer you will want to spend some money here. The reality is that we judge a book by its cover. In this day and age of ebooks it is especially important because a thumbnail image on a book seller’s  website needs to grab a reader’s attention in seconds.
3. If you have the budget for it consider using some paid marketing. For this only use money you can afford to lose. You don’t want to be spending rent/mortgage or your kids’ college funds for this.

These are three things to consider outsourcing, I hope this helps, have a great day.