What self-publishing is, how much you can expect to spend, and enlisting the help of others with Chelsea Cole.

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Welcome to episode 187 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Chelsea Cole from A Duck’s Oven about the process of self-publishing a cookbook.

 How to Self-Publish Your Own Cookbook

It’s time for part 2 of our two-part publishing series!

This week, we’re chatting with Chelsea Cole, sous vide master, all about the steps she took to self-publish her very own cookbook.

Self-publishing is certainly different from traditional publishing, so this episode focuses on the nuances that make self-publishing so accessible and exciting for bloggers.

You’ll learn how she found her topic, how much you should expect to spend if you’re self-publishing a book, and more. Enjoy!

In this episode, Chelsea shares:

• Where her blog name comes from
• What sous vide is
• How she decided to focus on sous vide
• Why she started thinking about writing a cookbook
• How payments work when you write a cookbook
• How she managed her cookbook team and timeline
• How much you should plan on spending if you self-publish a cookbook
• How she promoted her book
• What she would do differently next time

Resources:

• Delivering Happiness
• A Duck’s Oven
• Shoe Dog
• MacBreak Weekly
• Sous Vide 5-year trend on Google Trends
• Well Fed
• Diane Morgan
• Asana
• Amazon’s Royalty Calculator
• 097: How to Create a Full-Time Income from Blogging Using The Egg Carton Method with Bjork Ostrom
• Everyday Sous Vide: It’s All French to Me
• BONUS! Check out Chelsea’s blog post all about her self-publishing process

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