Veronica Llorca-Smith

2 days ago | veronicallorcasmith.substack.com | Veronica Llorca-Smith

A year ago, I launched my first digital product, a self-publishing e-guide. I had just launched my first 2 books on Amazon in less than 6 months and had learned the ins and outs of the publishing world by putting in the hours, reading and diving straight into Amazon KDP. A lot of trial and error and frustration. A lot of satisfaction too. I spent long hours learning about distribution, pricing and royalties and how to strategically play with Categories to become an Amazon Best Seller multiple times.

4 days ago | veronicallorcasmith.substack.com | Veronica Llorca-Smith |Neera Mahajan

2 years ago, I had no idea what a β€œcohort” was. Now, I’m getting ready to launch my first one in August. And I’m excited to tell you all about it in this live session with my Founding Member and friend , from Author Circle. Cohorts are a powerful way to help you achieve your goals because you work hand in hand with a group of peers, keeping each other accountable and motivated along the way.

6 days ago | veronicallorcasmith.substack.com | Veronica Llorca-Smith

One of my favorite things about being a writer is that no matter how many products I launch and how many miles I run on the keyboard, I always feel like a rookie. In August I’m launching my first cohort ever and this week, I spent hours learning about strategies, softwares, vendors…and I’m still figuring things out. Every day I learn something new: platforms change constantly, algorithms evolve, new features are deployed or revamped…You are never done.

1 week ago | veronicallorcasmith.substack.com | Veronica Llorca-Smith

Are you growing a community or are you throwing numbers in your email list? Do you have a real connection with your subscribers or are they silent readers? Are you going deep with your members to understand what adds value to them? In todayโ€™s 60-minute webinar, we covered some of the real and uncomfortable challenges many creators face when they are trying to grow, scale and build their community: How to craft a compelling value proposition to attract the right people.

2 weeks ago | veronicallorcasmith.substack.com | Veronica Llorca-Smith

Growing a thriving paid community is bloody hard. That’s probably why 69% of the respondents in my recent poll voted for it as the topic for my June webinar (details below). Today we are going to break it down. I’ll share the strategy that helped me build a community of 11K+ subscribers with over 250 paid members and 75 Founding Members (English and Spanish Substacks combined) and generate over 20K US$ a year. A thriving paid community has 3 equally important elements.