u/Zealousideal-Let834

I have started writing my first book!!! It's a practical guide. It'll probably be 60k-70k words.

Fortunately, I have first-hand experience in this topic, the entire category is full of fluff/outdated books, the best seller ($4000 a month!!!) is literally AI SLOP! and I literally compiled all the reviews, read 12+ months worth of reddit posts on the topic, compiled pain points, what works, what doesn't, etc. etc. and now I am starting to write the book.

I have a budget of $150 for the book cover design that I would delegate to some freelancer on Fiverr or UpWork. Is that a good strategy?

Also, I know the topic cold, but I want to optimize the title later.

Any advice?

I will be moving countries on a student visa that prohibits self-employment and I will only be legally allowed to make money online once I transition from the student visa. That's like 3-4 years of time.

If I choose evergreen niches, and literally spend that time optimizing my books and writing and refining them ad nauseum and write as many high quality books as I can, and then ship them once I am legally cleared to, is this a good idea?

You never know. Amazon could probably go out of business maybe, haha, or maybe KDP would be saturated?

I plan to start writing my practical, 70-100 page book. Gurus on YouTube keep pitching XYZ products for writing the book, doing the cover, keyword research, etc.

I used a free trial to keyword optimize my book title, but other than that, I will write it in a notepad txt file and then paste it on Reedsy's book editor.

Finally, before publishing, I'd hire a freelance cover designer to design a premium cover for it, and then I'd ship it on KDP and hope it sells.

Any advice? Thank you :)

أنا بفكر أنشئ قناة يوتيوب عربية ولكن أريد أن تتميز عن غيرها بمحتوى مفيد.

كل الأفكار اللي تراودني تتمحور حول البحث عن مجالات مفيدة ولكنها غير متوفرة باللغة العربية وترجمتها على شكل فيديوهات

مثلًا محتوى تعليمي أو وثائقي، الخ.

أو سؤال بطريقة أخرى: شو تتمنى تشوفه باليوتيوب العربي؟.

I plan to break into British accents by mastering RP first and then researching how the most commonly native colloquial British accent differs from RP, consciously drill the phonemic differences and spam shadowing like there's no tomorrow.

Will this work?

My current English is super American, rhotic, and unnatural (my connected speech is really bad).

I can't immediately start learning colloquial British accents, because there isn't any course that lays the foundations. I will have to perfect Modern RP and diverge into other accents.

I have a passion for a certain niche but I checked it on KDSpy and the #1 book literally just sells one copy a month.

The niche is recovering from being a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) or Failure to Launch syndrome (it goes by many names).

Now I am genuinely confused on whether to follow my passion and write the book anyway in my free time or to drop KDP publishing altogether.

Or, should I write the book, and market it myself? Post in relevant subreddits, etc.

And honestly? I lack the confidence to write the book. Like, who am I to write about that problem and try to solve it, as much as I can?

If I do proceed with writing the book, I would research copious amounts of information, take inspiration from my first hand experience, and check forums/subreddits of people who went through that problem and try to synthesize some kind of... "This is the best thing I can come up with."

What do you guys think?

عندي القدرة ورأس المال أوخذ كورسات رخيصة لتعلم أي مهارة أقدر أعمل منها عمل حر.

بس مش عارف على أيش أشتغل، وسألت الذكاء الاصطناعي زي شات جي بي تي بس بصدقش كلشي يحكيه.

من واقع سوق العمل، شو أحسن عمل حر بقدر أشتغل فيه كطالب؟

شكرًا!

تعديل: المهارة الوحيدة عندي أني بعرف إنجليزي منيح.

I don't want to start a YouTube channel now. I am looking for a fun, practical niche where I genuinely and passionately learn something from scratch (that's not saturated or overcrowded) for 1-2+ year(s) and then create content for.

Three rules: No generic stuff, no dead niches, and something that I can learn in my room using my laptop and the internet (can't do physical stuff or physical projects).

Thank you!

I plan to launch a YouTube channel where I currently live. I will move to another country on a student visa that prohibits self employment (YouTube counts), so I would have to turn off monetization. But after I switch my visa, I would turn monetization back again.

Can I do that?

Hi! I am a BPharm student about to graduate within a year. However, I want to pursue MSc and PhD post graduation... with a twist:

I want to create a laptop framework (using Anki, notetaking apps, etc.) and study 6-8 hours a day so I can get tiptop in that field and genuinely good at it. I want to stand out and make it fun too (as a challenge).

What would that field be? And, how to study for it and get good at it? I don't want a hands-on field or wet-lab/bench field (because I can't do lab work in my room) but I want a field that I can learn from my laptop, even if it's quantitative and hard.

Please, even if you aren't Pharmacy/Health-degree related, any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!

Reading posts here made me think that working in a community pharmacy in the UK not only pays low but is painful and full of friction. Is hospital pharmacy better?

What's the best career for a pharmacist in the UK?

Hello! My native language is Arabic and I speak English fluently (C1ish).

I have A LOT of free time after I finish my studies and I am thinking of either putting that into

(A): Learning a NEW foreign language.

OR

(B): Starting an amateur hobby YouTube channel to teach English to Arabs from scratch to B1/B2.

For (A), I don't know which language to learn honestly. I can't travel and don't have the means to, so I won't be travelling. If I ever learn a foreign language, I will strictly choose one that's ubiquitous online so I can find target language communities, media, videogames, etc. to engage with.

(C): Do nothing and just play video games.

For (B), I would make my English impeccable and explicitly learn the ins and outs of English grammar, and reverse engineer textbooks/curricula and take TEFL/ESL teaching stuff, read material on how to teach English, etc. and get really good and improve my own English before I start a YouTube channel where I put out a structured, streamlined pathway from A1 to B1/B2 in English. It would be fun, no?

For (B), I won't "monetize" it or put anything behind a paywall, even if I somehow go viral and make professional-grade lessons, and might just settle with monetizing my YouTube channel, so again, it's a leisurely, hobby pursuit, not a business idea.

Should I do (A), (B), or (C)?

I like playing old, classic video games and to document them, but I don't think anyone cares.

Should I pivot to more mainstream, popular niches?

أنا جربت أسجل جيم شهر ما ارتاحيت مع العلم أتمرنت الشهر كله

هسا أنا عندي دمبلز تعديل بقدر أحط فيها من 5 كيلو لأكثر شيء 12 كيلو ومناح

أنا شب وطولي 168 سم

المهم، بفكر أني أرجع أتمرن بالبيت وأضبط الأكل تبعي بشكل مش طبيعي حتى أحسب حبة الرز وأدبر حالي بالدمبلز والبنش اللي معي بالدار

بقدر أعمل جسم رياضي/لياقة بالدار؟ بديش أصير بيج رامي، المهم لما أنحف يكون جسمي مرتب.

I am planning to start an amateur YouTube channel where I teach (British) English to people who speak my native language.

I am not planning to teach English to high level of proficiency, just enough to get my viewers to become independent and reach fluency on their own after they finish my channel's content, 100% purely amateur.

The goal is not "perfection". I just want to go through the SSBE accent and then practise it for a few months and then start the YT channel.

As I learn the British IPA phonemes, do I need to actually STOP listening to any American songs, movies, YouTube videos, etc. so I can minimise phonetic interference and make my ear only receive 100% British input?

Sorry if the question sounds bizarre, I don't have much hands-on experience with language learning, so I don't know if this matters. My English proficiency is low C1.

I drink from 400 mg to 600 mg (caffeine) worth of energy drinks a day.

I walk like a mule, like 10,000-15,000 steps. I don't smoke.

I just bought an expensive fitness watch and after a 2 hour walk it told me my lungs are great but my heart sucks. Which I know because I get tachycardia (fast heart beats) and feel anxious 24/7 because I am constantly hyped up with this damned caffeine.

I literally track my caffeine intake on an app. Right now, at night, 11:04 PM, I got 212 mg of caffeine left in me.

I have ADHD and trust me I don't EVEN feel energized I just consume it out of pure addiction.

صار عمري 26 وبطلت أحب ألعب جيمز على الكومبيوتر ويعني كثيرها ساعة بالأسبوع. سجلت جيم وهذا كان قرار صحيح

بس هسا مش لاقي أشي أعمله بوقت فراغي يكون مفيد وممتع بنفس الوقت

أنا شوي انطوائي وبحبش الاختلاط بالناس وبحب أشي بتعمل بالدار

فتوصلت أنو أحسن هواية أمامي هي تعلم اللغات

أحتمال أتعلم اللغة الألمانية كلغة أجنبية جديدة، أشتغل على العربي كلغة أم واقرأ كتب وأشوف وثائقيات، وأقوي من اللغة الإنجليزية تبعتي أكثر وأكثر.

وأخر شيء عندي سؤال غريب شوي: بديش أتعلق بأشي وبعدين ببين وييرد (غريب الأطوار) هسا للبنات إذا شفتي شب وحكالك هوايته تعلم اللغات وبحكي 5-6 لغات شو راح تكون ردة فعلك؟

ببساطة بديش هواية تعملي مشاكل اجتماعية

ناس كثيره في عائلتي عندها توحد شديد (بحكوش) وأنا كمان عندي شويه توحد بس بعدين شفت واحد متوحد لفل الوحش بتحرك حركات توحد ويدفش بالناس صرت أحمد الله أنو التوحد عندي 15%

للأسف المجتمع هون ما عنده رحمة لكل شخص مش اجتماعي بالسليقة

أنا يا أما أتوتر كثير لما أحكي مع الناس أو أضل ساكت والناس بحسو أني شوي غريب

100% توحد رحت لمعالج نفسي وشخصني حاجة قريبة من التوحد بس نسيت شو أسمها

أشي زي

developmental disorder

etc.

بس يعني ما عندي تخلف عقلي أنا حتى فحصو الذكاء تبعي طلع 110 وبحكي إنجليزي كمان يعني مشاكلي بس اجتماعية