$149 Revenue From a 1-Hour Amazon Product

Mark TilburySerial Entrepreneur $149 revenue from print on demand book
Published July 31, 2023 by Fardeen Khan

In a recent video, Mark Tilbury challenged himself to build and publish a book on Amazon in under an hour …

3 rules for the challenge…

Don’t write anything in the book.Do it completely from his laptop.Finish in under 1 hour.

He used Book Bolt, an easy-to-use software for creating books (they have a 3-day free trial).

After researching popular and profitable niches, Mark settled on creating a planner, which sells well year-round

He picked a minimalist style…

I’m on a time limit so you get the idea. I’m sure you could probably make it look nicer but as I said computer design isn’t my strong suit. At least you know if this sells, then yours will probably do better.

Then Mark listed it on Amazon KDP which does print on demand, so he didn’t have to pay anything upfront

The book took 72 hours to get approved for sale on Amazon.

Then…

Zero sales the first 3 days.First sale on the fourth day.After 2 weeks, 10 books sold for $149 total revenue.

However, after Amazon fees and the Book Bolt subscription, Mark pocketed only $26.91 in profit

But the takeaway here is not the money he made – or the lack of it – but how quick and easy Mark was able to create a product and list it for sale online.

How about trying something like this yourself over the weekend?

Do some keyword research, get ChatGPT to help you with the title and description, then upload your book to Amazon and Etsy.

Leave it for a while and let the algorithms and search engines do their work

You’re unlikely to make a ton of money, though it could turn into a nice little passive income stream.

More importantly, you’ll have taken action and created a real product that people can buy online.

That’s more than most folks ever do

Keep in mind these words from Zig Ziglar…

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

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