Ep 196 - Nomad Cruise, Using Kindle Publishing in Germany to Retire his Mom

Tom Schmidt is one of the digital nomads from Germany who joined the Nomad Cruise and the Nomad Summit held this year. He is an author who found his publishing career while searching how to make money online. After writing his first book while studying in a University, his parents though he was being unreasonable. Despite the doubt by his family, he decided to continue and write more books. Now, he, together with his team, has written over 50 books and was able to retire his mother.

On this episode, he shares his nomad journey from finding his online career to earning monthly passive income while traveling. He reveals his publishing process and his strategies in promoting his books. He also gives tips on how to write books that would sell. He shares the story of how he was able to retire his mom and provide his parents a stress-free life. Join this episode and find out how to earn money by writing books online.

 

Links:

Tom's Instagram - Instagram.com/T0mSchmidt

Blog Post - Retiring My Parents

 

Books:

12 Weeks in Thailand: The Good Life on the Cheap

 

Discussed:

Ep 84 - Crushing it on Kindle with eBook Sales

 

Time Stamps:

03:27 – His reason in joining the Nomad Cruise

10:27 – How he got into eBook publishing

15:27 – How he learned publishing books

20:27 – His first book: Ketogenic Diet

21:54 – Tips in writing books

25:45 – Motivation behind his first book

26:17 – The step by step process in publishing his books

29:55 – His first sale

31:33 – How he started publishing audio books

38:49 – Deciding on becoming a publisher

41:33 – How he established his team

44:59 – Promotional strategies in selling his books

50:03 – Online tools he used in his research

53:27 – Story behind retiring his mom

 

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