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Planning for Retirement: Financial Strategies for Indie Authors

When you're an indie author, planning for retirement isn’t usually top of mind. Between writing, marketing, and managing everything that comes with self-publishing, thinking about long-term security often gets pushed aside. But as self-employed creatives, indie authors face unique challenges. Unlike traditional jobs with pensions and automatic retirement savings, authors have to take control of their financial future.

Should Indie Authors Comply with Apple’s EU Personal Information Request?

At the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), we recognize the dilemma Applie's EU request for personal information presents for authors: balancing compliance with emerging regulations while protecting your personal privacy. In this post, we’ll dive into the implications of Apple’s request, explore whether you should comply, and provide practical tips for navigating this situation.

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Money Management Principles for Indie Authors: Self-Publishing Money Basics Part Three

This is part three in ALLi's Self-Publishing Money Basics series. If you’ve been following along, you’ll have already considered how to embrace a positive money mindset, and learnt the key financial terms to get you started on your business journey, and now you are looking for more detail to help your money management for your author business.

How to Self-Publish an E-book for Free: A Step-By-Step Guide

For those starting out, see this as a guide of the key steps you need to consider if you are looking to self-publish an ebook for free. And for those of you who have been with us for a while, this post is ideal to share with friends and contacts asking for tips on how to get started – just send on the link!

January 22, 2024
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Money Basics for Indie Authors Part Two: The Top Financial Terms Indie Authors Need to Know

Do financial terms and money matters put your head in a spin? Here at ALLi we believe a positive money mindset can make all the difference in your author career. With this post you can build your confidence and understanding of all things money management by learning the top financial terms indie authors need to know.

Register Now: Annual Planning Workshop 2024 With Orna Ross

Register Now: Annual Go Creative! Planning Workshop for Authors and Poets 2024 with Orna Ross

If you'd like to focus on book sales, growth and profit in 2023, join Orna Ross, founder-director of the Alliance of Independent Authors and a group of dedicated indie authors for the Annual Planning Workshop for Authors and Poets: live at 5pm (UK time) on January 6th 2024, or in replay.

Self-Publishing Business and Planning Advice: Best Blogs 2023

Yet again, this year has flown by! This month we will be looking back at the top posts on the Alliance of Independent Authors blog. So, don't worry if you've missed some of our weekly advice, guidance and case studies, we'll be rounding them all up this month. And this week, we're kicking off with a selection of the best self-publishing business and planning advice covered in the blog from 2023.

Understanding Sales Figures for Indie Authors: We Need to Talk About… Numbers

If you've ever wondered what sales figures for indie authors really mean, and which numbers are important when self-publishing, read on... This month's opinion piece has been contributed by Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) member, Robin Phillips, who writes under the pen name Russell.

Money Basics Part One: Embracing a Positive “Money Mindset” for Self-Publishing Success

The rise of self-publishing has not only brought about creative freedom for authors but also a new personal responsibility for financial control over our own writing careers. Here at the The Alliance of Independent authors, we believe that adopting a positive ‘money mindset’ is critical for embracing this new accountability.

#SelfPubCon23: FREE Indie Author Online Conference – Full Lineup Announced

Free self-publishing online conference 21st - 22nd October 2023. Fantastic speaker lineup planned, with sessions covering everything you need to create a Success Mindset for Indie Authors. From campaigning and crowdfunding to money management and award submissions, speakers from across the industry will be sharing their expertise. Becca Syme will also join us for a keynote presentation that will give you a comprehensive understanding of how mindset plays a foundational role in every aspect of an indie author's business.

Spring & Summer ALLi Partner Sale 2023

Spring and summer is the perfect time to try new tools and services, especially if they are offered at a discount. At the Alliance of Independent Authors, we love a good bargain, especially when they're for writers. This year, ALLi partner members have offered a stack of generous deals for writers on all sorts of awesome tools, products, services and more. There's something for every writer in this ALLi Partner spring and summer sale for 2023.

Most Frequently Asked Questions About Self-publishing Answered

The Alliance of Independent Authors recently ran an article on the most frequently asked questions by non-members. Today, we're running another FAQ post, but this time, we're answering the most frequently asked questions about self-publishing from our members.