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5 Reasons You're Still Single

Whether you're having a dry spell or an entire desert, at some point, you've probably wondered why somebody hasn't taken you off the market.  After discussing this matter with Nadia at length, we came up with several reasons that some of our male friends can't seem to get a break when it comes to matters of the heart.  Here are our Top 5! 1.  You've got standards that you don't meet, yourself If you have very rigid criteria about what kind of person you're searching for, you've probably been disappointed on a regular basis.  I'm not suggesting that you lower your standards, but perhaps review them.  For example, you can't expect your partner to be financially stable if you're on struggle street.  Work on being a catch yourself before you dismiss others for superficial reasons. 2.  You're getting bad advice from family and friends Sometimes, your friends (and even family) might knock your girl because they're jealous.  You might have a

Writing and selling your first ebook

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On Tuesday, I finally finished writing my first ebook, and after much thought, I decided to publish it through Kindle Direct Publishing.  There were several reasons for this.  Firstly, people are already on Amazon searching for books, so I wouldn't have to pay for Google Adwords to get traffic to my landing page.  In fact, publishing with Amazon was absolutely free.  I simply uploaded my Word document, and in less than 24 hours it was available as an ebook in the Kindle Store! I was also concerned about copyright.  Amazon enables Kindle books to be shared for a limited period of time only.  Despite these advantages, there are some down sides to KDP.  Amazon suggested that I sell my book for a measly $2.99!  It wouldn't even let me sell it for more than $9.99.  I guess it calculates this based on similar titles in the store. In addition, Amazon takes a huge cut on top of tax.  So, I will probably end up with a mere $3 per book after all.  I will let you know how the book sales a