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I have alluded to some of my side hustles in earlier posts, but this will be the first time I actually talk about it in detail. My most successful side hustle right now is actually publishing erotica on Amazon (yep, I’m not joking). It’s a great side hustle because it requires very little skill, marketing, and start up costs…and it can provide a decent income source. Right now (after about 6 months), I am consistently making over $1,000 a month. Alright, let’s talk about how to write erotica!

Now a lot of you are probably wondering how I got started in the first place. Well, I actually read a blog post about it. I researched the idea a bit more after reading the post. I couldn’t believe how much some authors were making.

After sleeping on it, I decided I wanted some of that action and started my publishing business. During my first full month, I published 9 books and made $192.09.

A lot of people think that publishing your own ebooks is impossible, but it has never been easier with advancements in technology. I mean we’ve all heard of struggling authors barely getting by on stale bread and water, right?

By that logic, an independent author should have no means to make a dime! But consider this: I started my erotica publishing business with no audience, no email list, and never spent a penny on marketing/advertising…and I still made over $190 my first month!

The beautiful thing about erotica is that you can get started right away and generate money from day one. The start up costs are so low. In fact, I broke even less than a week after publishing my first book.

Right now, there are many platforms for authors to publish erotica (and other ebooks). These include (1) Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), (2) Barnes & Noble’s Nook Press platform, and (3) Smashwords. Out of all the platforms, Amazon KDP has the best royalty structure.

Here is a comparison of the royalty structures:

Amazon KDP:

35% royalty option (books must be priced between $0.99 and $200.00)
70% royalty option (books must be priced between $2.99 and $9.99)

Nook Press

40% ($0.99 to $2.98)
65% ($2.99 to $10.00)
40% ($10.99 to $199.99)

Smash Words:

45% to 85% depending on a variety of factors such as affiliate marketing, end user device, etc.

Right now, I am publishing exclusively on Amazon’s platform. Amazon KDP is great because Amazon is one of the most popular online retail websites in the world. They do hundreds and thousands of sales every second. That’s the kind of platform I want to be on.

Keep in mind that Amazon KDP pays out royalties two months in lag. So all of the sales you had for the month ending 12/31/16 will get paid out in February.

Here are 3 key reasons why you should publish erotica right away:

1. No special skills are necessary

Do your writing skills suck? Grammar skills need brushing up on? Welcome to the club! I fall into both of those categories, but guess what? None of those things have kept me from selling hundreds and hundreds of books.

The beautiful thing about writing erotica is that you’re not selling a literary masterpiece. Nope! You’re selling dirty sex. And guess what most people are doing when they read erotica? Yep! Most readers will miss 90% of the grammar and spelling errors in your book.

2. Very low start up costs

I love online businesses because they typically have low start up costs. It would cost you less than $100 to start a blog. Guess how much it costs to start a physical business? A good friend of mine invested over $100,000 to start a restaurant near the beach and that doesn’t include the $25,000 he put in for a pending liquor license! His restaurant has only been open for six months and he’s breaking even (which is actually pretty good by restaurant standards).

Writing erotica is great because there are low start up costs and it is very easy to break even. In fact, I started mine with less than $50 of investment! Even if you don’t break even, you will unlikely lose a ton of money.

3. No Marketing Needed

A lot of people think you need a big marketing list or spend on advertising to be a successful author. That may be true in certain genres, but absolutely no marketing or advertising is needed to sell erotica.Sure, having a website or subscriber list does help, but it is not necessary to be successful. As the old adage goes…sex sells itself.

4. Passive Income Baby!

The good thing about writing erotica is that you generate passive income. How great is it to see book sales come in when you’re on vacation or spending time with family/friends or just relaxing at the beach? It’s the best feeling in the world!

Currently I make over $1,000 a month. I only publish about 4 times a month these days (I used to publish 8 times a month). Each book only takes me ~3.5 hours to write, edit, and design a cover.

Now don’t get me wrong, I know my current income is a combination of passive income on old books and sales on new books. Based on my current performance, I estimate my old catalog could still pull in at least $500 a month for the next year on passive income alone.

How To Write Erotica

Some of you may be wondering how to actually write erotica. Starting your own erotica publishing empire can seem kind of scary, but it is not. Like many first time authors, I had never even published anything before. That’s why I outlined a quick two step process for first timers:

1. Know What Your Niche Is

Writing erotica is all about finding the right niches. You have to find one (or a few) that really work for you. These can be gay prison stories, lesbian stories, or even BDSM stories.

Not every niche you write in will be successful. I highly recommend getting Kindle Unlimited. It is basically Netflix for books. For just $9.99 a month, subscribers can borrow up to 10 books at a time (you can click here to get a 30 day free trial). Many erotica books are published under the Kindle Unlimited program because it provides additional royalty benefits (I’ll probably discuss this in a future post).

When you select on a book, check the far right side to see if it is published under Kindle Unlimited. If it is, you can borrow the book for free!

What you want to do is read lots books in your niche. If you’re doing gay prison stories, check out who the most successful authors are in that category and read their most recent books.

Take notes on:

how their stories are structured,
how they format the book,
what their book description is like, and
the book cover design.

Once you get an idea of why the authors in this niche are successful, you can begin writing.

2. Begin Writing!

Once you figure how what niche you want to get involved in, you’ll have to get your hands dirty with lots of writing.

For beginners, I recommend writing stories around 2,500 to 4,000 words long. When you’re just starting out, you want to write in a few niches to test the waters and see what works for you. You don’t want to invest the

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