{"id":207123,"date":"2023-06-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=207123"},"modified":"2023-06-15T02:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T07:51:54","slug":"the-2023-indie-author-income-survey-ep128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/the-2023-indie-author-income-survey-ep128\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2023 Indie Author Income Survey \/\/ EP128"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ALLi's Orna Ross joins us to share some amazing data from the first Indie Author Income Survey, giving us insight into the money being made by authors in our industry!<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/afcaa4f4-2ed2-495d-a925-2fbbba60a091\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The 2023 Indie Author Income Survey\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 2023 Indie Author Income Survey with ALLi&#039;s Orna Ross\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQCYbS1p6SA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any successful business needs accurate data to make important business decisions. 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