How I Turned $100 into $1,000,000 (And How Long it Took to Get There)

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

What was your biggest takeaway from today’s video? Let me know in the comments!

[@glennlemire5752]

The part that resonates with me the most is staying consistent. It is the part I struggle with the most but as I have been more consistent, the more successful I have been. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!

[@lynettelynette8786]

Thank you for this! You really took your mastermind group to heart! I appreciate your candidness. I've been feeling so discouraged, especially when the family tells me I'm wasting my time. I'm not sure why sales are simply trickling in still at this point. I've looked at everything I can think of. But if more books mean more trickles, I don't have to be an overnight success. I'll gladly take lots of little trickles, lol. You are wise and you are helpful. Thanks for sharing!

[@hippygold7894]

Interesting to hear you mention doing something every day - that must have been challenging holding down a job, having a family and keeping at it initially (esp at the 2 steps forward/ 3 steps back phase) .

[@k-deleon]

More than a year ago... I discovered this amazing business model through your blog...you inspired me a lot Rachel, thank you. 💖🔥

[@feliciafoster5115]

Hi Rachel. Its hard to pinpoint just one take away that was the biggest. For me, I'd have to say it was your suggestion to find a mentor and/or peers to learn from. I can't do it all by myself :-)

[@triunfa_conamanfi]

I watched this video when I was earning less than. $1000 and now I am earning more than 10k monthly. I published all the content except fiction books. Thank you for inspiring me to know that is possible 🙏 Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏 ❤

[@thapelonelsonntlhabo5998]

"Be consistent. Work on your business every day." That is my biggest takeaway. Thanks for sharing your journey, Rachel.

[@mspatsreaders]

"If you can't get rich quickly, then get rich slowly." I love that!

[@marciannapochyla2394]

Thank you so much for the inspiration! As a 50+ woman currently in the job search market, I have become very discouraged and become convinced the "Age Thing" is very real. You have given me new hope to possibly make my own future!

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

As a 50+ woman you have a mountain of knowledge and wisdom to share with the world and you can absolutely create any future that you could possibly want for yourself! People need you and the value you have to offer! I used to feel "late to the party" as a woman in my 40s, but I've come to realize that I can still create the life I want NOW. I'm not 100 years old and I still have PLENTY of time to make my dreams come true. And so do you!

[@sallyalter6003]

I published my first book last year at the age of 73. I have published two since then and I am not yet 75.

[@Kristinapedia]

SAME!! I will be 52 in three weeks and I worked in retail hardware for 30 years. Our store closed due to covid, I collected unemployment and took a couple years off. I did small internet jobs here and there but generally enjoyed my time. (It was nice! For once in my life I had money to spend!). I need to go back to work now, I just appled to the local hardware store but I want something to do part time, and also something to build up that I can do if/when I can't work anymore outside the house. . I tried affiliate marketing and it just doesn't work out for me. I could really do this. Good luck to you!!!

[@Kristinapedia]

@@sallyalter6003 THAT is so awesome!!!

[@marciannapochyla2394]

@@Kristinapedia Thank you! Good luck to you as well. 😊

[@graziacavasino8884]

What I find really hard to understand is how people don't see that there is no recipe for success. Things happens to different people in different ways: we are different, our background is different, the general conditions are different, our time is different and the same procedure cannot produce the same effects. This kind of mental short-seeing astonishes me every time.

[@tll5293]

What I love about you and your videos is that you're honest and your content is no nonsense. Thank you! 🙏

[@ronrussell592]

Your honesty, willingness to be vulnerable, and lack of bravado impress me. At 82 I am dipping my toes into residual income, specifically Kip. While I know much of what you said, having it verified through your journey gives me courage.

[@davidbourne6478]

Hi Rachel. Thanks for the encouraging video. Around 6 years to $1 million sounds good going to me. I'd be interested in what you see happening in the KDP low/ no content publishing industry over the next 5 years.

[@GrowWithWill]

That's a heck of a journey! I['m glad that you've always found a way to work around the business speedbumps. You've come a long way, Rachel!

[@MarGoGoBootz]

I make $130k a year at my 9-5, have a 10 month old and I am trying to replace my income with my side hustles so I can be with him. I lost my first child and now I want the chance to be with my second baby more. Gotta find the time and the energy but I think I can do it!

[@julilouw512]

I needed this video today. I’m feeling a bit discouraged lately, but still going at it!

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

We ALL feel discouraged sometimes; I'm certainly No exception! Just keep moving forward and you'll get to where you want to go!

[@julilouw512]

@@RachelHarrisonSund Thank you very much! It was nice to hear there are other people juggling life, KZbin and KDP 😅.. and that it’s possible to do it!

[@chinapoetry]

I watched the entire video from start to finish and shared it with friends. The valuable experience here is exactly what I need, especially flexibility and persistence, as well as taking a long-term perspective. If want to achieve something, must have partners to walk with, so that can go farther. Thanks for sharing.

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks for watching and sharing; I appreciate you!

[@jenniferevelynhayes]

Thank you, Rachel! I appreciate you sharing the ups and downs in your journey and how you pivoted along the way. I'm at the point where pivots in my journey need to happen too. It's scary and exciting at the same time!

[@stacywilloughby5431]

Thank you for the realistic outlook of this business. I needed to hear this today. I’m a beginner and am starting to see a smidgen of success. Your voice of keep working it daily has been on my mind since starting a year and a half ago. I work full time and after hours with my job. It’s so hard to carve out time, but I am now going to make it happen regardless. Again, thank you.

[@auxibenitez1]

Thank you for this! I have invested in so many courses but I am yet to get some revenue from them. I am also self-publishing low content books, I self-published 2 children's book and I have two other books about my own infertility journey and another on how to achieve your goals! Thank you for your ideas and being so real about your journey!

[@WordsPictures997]

My spirit needed this. Thank you so much Rachel!

[@NatalieBrownMusic]

Rachel I really love your practical, down to earth approach to everything! Would love to know how to go about getting into the fiction realm and know how to vet ghostwriters etc. Thinking of doing this as well as low content. What I love about your journey is that you identify what people need and serve them. All the while you are building wealth. I would also love to know how you go about really validating when to get into turning something you enjoy doing into a business to serve others. Thanks for sharing Rachel!

[@football-planet22]

I Wich , you teach us how to outsource for high content books step by step especially what is the criteria to consider when looking for a ghost 👻 writer and what kind of book are selling well based on your experience

[@NatalieBrownMusic]

I would love to learn this also.

[@yourbeautiful8080]

I'm here applauding you and so happy for your success. Thank you for all the videos and for sharing your knowledge. Your earnings are great, but you as an individual and your sharing are even better. 😀

[@geoffatavoncliffe221]

Well only a few moments and you mentioned Tim Ferris book 4 Hour Work Week BUT sadly Amazon are saying due to copyright issues, it is not available in my country (UK). Umm - Well done Amazon

[@RachelRamey]

As an author/publisher who does both "regular" books and low-content books, I'm curious: is your single best-selling book a low-content book or a regular fiction/non-fiction book?

[@elisa533]

Excellent and motivational video. Thank you and I love this channel.

[@ehabnaoum6399]

Many thanks Rachel, You always give me positive energy 💪💪💪

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

You're so welcome, thanks for watching! What was your biggest takeaway?

[@oldschoolfootball]

We can presume your low content book earnings have reduced because you don't reveal earnings anymore (always a sign) do you think it's too saturated now?

[@YourChicGeek]

Wow! Great Story Rachel and well done

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks so much! Did any of it resonate with your own story?

[@YourChicGeek]

@@RachelHarrisonSund Absolutely it did! Definitely gotta step up my content game. Thanks again for sharing your journey.

[@ReniCreative]

Rachel! You are amazing! Thank you so much for these beautiful and inspiring thoughts.🥰🌸

[@elheruel1784]

Thank you for that motivating video. I have created a few low content books on Amazon a few months back and they are just collecting cyber dust as of now. I look forward to investing in your course so I can move to the next level and become a champion like you!

[@gemblue1480]

Rachel, thank you so much for yoir honest experience story, it really touched me. I am so glad and feel lucky that I found you!

[@lindajamesbennett9350]

Thanks for your honest point of view vs all the hype that's out in the world about 'getting rich' online.

[@Linda211]

Sometimes the obvious is right there in front of us but it takes someone else (YOU) to show us. i.e., hiring a ghostwriter and then re-investing your profits. Consistent persistency! So inspiring! Rachel, when you hired the ghostwriter for your Paleo Vegetarian book, did you provide this person with the recipes for the book?

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks, Linda! My ghostwriter came up with the recipes, as she had a background in health and nutrition writing-immensely useful! She did quite a few of these types of books for me and they all turned out quite well!

[@Linda211]

@@RachelHarrisonSund Thank you for answering my question.🙂

[@libbykalis1790]

Excellent content - many thanks! Libby

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Glad you enjoyed it, Libby!

[@NiazMohammad]

What an inspiring and motivating real-life story!

[@Kay-uy4xn]

My biggest takeaway is a small investment re-invested consistently gets results

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

YES! It's a lot like compound interest in the investment world. A little bit invested and then re-invested on a regular schedule created massive results over time-TIME being the key factor.

[@Kay-uy4xn]

@@RachelHarrisonSund I need to get started!

[@gareththomas3234]

Good pep talk

[@jamesbradley7079]

Great video as usual Rachel, thank you.

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks for watching, James! What was your biggest takeaway?

[@jamesbradley7079]

Don't be afraid to make adjustments. I'm still cementing my idea in my head. I've voiced it to many people and without exception they all like what I propose. Now I just have to figure out how to articulate it correctly to make it happen. Thanks again for the great content! Good stuff!

[@tatianaflorez7858]

Thank you Rachel for educating us. Would you give an example of Low Content Books please?

[@rosarioesteban4792]

Hi Rachel!! Your videos are great and very informative! When I started my KDP journey, your videos helped me a ton! That's why I would love to add Spanish subtitles to them, so more people can enjoy them. If that's something you'd be interested in, please consider me :)

[@AL6198]

My biggest takeaway? There are many positive lessons here, but I prefer to underline those which are so seldom mentioned, namely: pivot, zigzag, or stop beating a dead horse. I always see the same replies from KZbinrs: 'Keep at it'; 'You can do it'; 'Eventually you will be successful'. And while this can be very true, sometimes the smart thing is to stop beating that dead horse, may be we are not good at this; we have no $ to invest in help or ads; we are not willing to work that hard at it, just hoping for something quick and lucrative.... It is very nice to encourage people as you do as well, but also, it is good to remind us there is no more marrow in that old bone. And may be all it takes is to pivot as you say. These points are simply never mentioned in other videos. In any case, you always look so perfect and organized, it is nice to unravel your journey and stumbling blocks so we can all relate.

[@simonedm111]

Thanks Rachel, great video! 100% with you on having persistence and patience when it comes to growing a business and making money from it.

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

So true, Simone! Without those two things you're screwed. 😂

[@Milan-cw7zs]

Great video, thanks for sharing your journey. 😊

[@yellowowl]

What is your Amazon store name? I would love to see your products you made.

[@nabilnabil-vt1lq]

This is so motivating, Thank you! I'm following you for about a week now and this video is coming at the right time, I'm just starting over with kdp I'm still confused with a big amount of information to handle in a short time in order to upload my first low content book and frustrated at the same time but this kind of video you posted is very helpful to keep the train on the rails, Thank you!! I know you're now focused on low contents books, but I'm interested to know where you found your ghosts writers who bring you this type of ebook quality content to have this kind of incomes All the best My dear : )

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks for watching! I found my ghostwriters on Upwork, and while I worked with several over the years, I mainly worked with just one. There's a huge range of quality when it comes to writers on Upwork, so when you find a great one you stick to it!

[@nabilnabil-vt1lq]

@@RachelHarrisonSund Thank you my dear I will follow your advice and look for a good ghostwriter I wish you a lot of success 😊

[@persebra]

Outstanding! Well done!

[@sohananawsheensonali2680]

Hi rachel, the only thing that is stopping me from taking a step forward is the fear of acc being terminated. How can i assure myself from acc being terminated...is it just a bad luck or lack of knowledge? Plz do enlighten me

[@adriennefinlay9023]

Thanks for the realistic time line for success. I really appreciate your content.

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks, Adrienne! With so many crazy success stories out there I'm glad to present something I think is more reasonable for those of us that have a lot more "life" to balance! We might take a wee bit longer to get there, but we WILL get there in our OWN time!

[@campfiretrailers2848]

Hi Rachel, great video! Thank you for sharing your entire journey :) I LOVED it! Question: what do you foresee as the next big KDP trend? I have gone through low-content, and coloring books but I feel like those genres are waning. what are your thoughts about what is next? Thanks in advance!

[@Tammar_Tammy]

Thank you for all this! Very helpful! You mentioned Kelly publishing… can you put a link to her channel? 💜

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thanks, Tammar; I've put the link in the description. :)

[@Tammar_Tammy]

@@RachelHarrisonSund thank you 💜

[@rayne9323]

Hope you can answer. I see a lot of people telling others to sell low content books, however on the first 15 pages amazon does not advertise these. Amazon sells an amazon basics journal that fully opens 180 degrees an option they do not give us if we post low content journals on kdp. THey've also removed isbns for low content. How does one get started in this if amazon has said it doesn't want these books cluttering the market? It seems like the only way to be seen is to dump more money than you earn into advertising. I have also seen the quality of kdp books and they don't seem very user friendly for journals. What advice can you offer?

[@TheShinetan]

Amazing Video!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!

[@kristinapattis224]

What was the word count on your first romance book?

[@diyday21]

Great video Rachel!

[@RachelHarrisonSund]

Thank you!! What was your biggest takeaway?

[@diyday21]

Find your why and just start is my biggest takeaway!

[@andonarnold7469]

Do you still make low content books to sell, or do you only focus on KZbin and your low content course?

[@nickdoherty6900]

Hi Rachel, thank you for your videos. Appreciate the content you put out! It's awesome! One quick questions... if you find a niche you would like to dive into anfdthere isn't many products in that niche... would you creat multiple products in that niche then? Example: Instead of one coloring book in that niche... you create 3 or 4? Hope that makes sense. LOL Thanks so much!

[@Now6674]

Great video Thank you 🙏 How many books did you publish?

[@colorsnsparkles]

Thank you so much for sharring❤

[@danissaforever]

Do you think we can still make 6 figures in low content books in 2022-2023?

[@maryannebryce5210]

I have some super duper rich patients and they say to be honest I timed it right and got lucky. Of course they saw it and worked day in and day out but they said anybody who tells you they knew x would work they are lying. But they tired x and y and z and h and h and s.

[@carolynnf5760]

Thank you from 🇬🇧

[@margafanador]

I am so glad I found❤❤❤ you

[@Vasuys]

How do you work with a VA?

[@DanielleBaylor]

Ok, but that gluten free meal plan sounds great. I hate trying to figure out what and how to eat 🤣. I always end up eating something I shouldn't then regretting it 😫

[@XRPeakyBlindAR]

How did those poor ghost writers make any money. Lol. They are literally writing books for a hundred bucks? What in the heck.

[@hippygold7894]

Rachel, thank you for that. Could you cover off what networks to use to get your books seen? We are all looking for sales and reviews to give us the step up, just wondered if you had some advice on that ( I’m off to look at your ‘Quit’ video to make sure I’m not there yet 🫣😂 . Thanks for the content, much appreciated, HG