Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Tom Schmidt is one of the digital nomads from Germany who joined the Nomad Cruise and the Nomad Summit held this year. He is an author who found his publishing career while searching how to make money online. After writing his first book while studying in a University, his parents though he was being unreasonable. Despite the doubt by his family, he decided to continue and write more books. Now, he, together with his team, has written over 50 books and was able to retire his mother.
On this episode, he shares his nomad journey from finding his online career to earning monthly passive income while traveling. He reveals his publishing process and his strategies in promoting his books. He also gives tips on how to write books that would sell. He shares the story of how he was able to retire his mom and provide his parents a stress-free life. Join this episode and find out how to earn money by writing books online.
Links:
Tom's Instagram - Instagram.com/T0mSchmidt
Blog Post - Retiring My Parents
Books:
12 Weeks in Thailand: The Good Life on the Cheap
Discussed:
Ep 84 - Crushing it on Kindle with eBook Sales
Time Stamps:
03:27 – His reason in joining the Nomad Cruise
10:27 – How he got into eBook publishing
15:27 – How he learned publishing books
20:27 – His first book: Ketogenic Diet
21:54 – Tips in writing books
25:45 – Motivation behind his first book
26:17 – The step by step process in publishing his books
29:55 – His first sale
31:33 – How he started publishing audio books
38:49 – Deciding on becoming a publisher
41:33 – How he established his team
44:59 – Promotional strategies in selling his books
50:03 – Online tools he used in his research
53:27 – Story behind retiring his mom
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Tom Schmidt is one of the digital nomads from Germany who joined the Nomad Cruise and the Nomad Summit held this year. He is an author who found his publishing career while searching how to make money online. After writing his first book while studying in a University, his parents though he was being unreasonable. Despite the doubt by his family, he decided to continue and write more books. Now, he, together with his team, has written over 50 books and was able to retire his mother.
On this episode, he shares his nomad journey from finding his online career to earning monthly passive income while traveling. He reveals his publishing process and his strategies in promoting his books. He also gives tips on how to write books that would sell. He shares the story of how he was able to retire his mom and provide his parents a stress-free life. Join this episode and find out how to earn money by writing books online.
Links:
Tom's Instagram - Instagram.com/T0mSchmidt
Blog Post - Retiring My Parents
Books:
12 Weeks in Thailand: The Good Life on the Cheap
Discussed:
Ep 84 - Crushing it on Kindle with eBook Sales
Time Stamps:
03:27 – His reason in joining the Nomad Cruise
10:27 – How he got into eBook publishing
15:27 – How he learned publishing books
20:27 – His first book: Ketogenic Diet
21:54 – Tips in writing books
25:45 – Motivation behind his first book
26:17 – The step by step process in publishing his books
29:55 – His first sale
31:33 – How he started publishing audio books
38:49 – Deciding on becoming a publisher
41:33 – How he established his team
44:59 – Promotional strategies in selling his books
50:03 – Online tools he used in his research
53:27 – Story behind retiring his mom
Enjoy this episode? Share it with friends!
