Aim Belo

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

For the last 5 years, I've been obsessed with one thing:

Helping books succeed.

I started publishing on Amazon KDP in 2022 with big dreams.

Like many new publishers, I thought success would come quickly.

It didn't.

Over the years, I published books that didn't sell.
I wasted money on covers that didn't attract readers.
I chose the wrong titles.
I wrote weak blurbs.
I picked poor keywords.
I made launch mistakes that cost me time, money, and confidence.

Some books failed because they weren't good enough.

Others failed because I didn't know how to present them.

Every mistake taught me something.

After five years of testing, failing, learning, and improving, I realized something:

Most authors don't need more luck.

They need better feedback before they publish.

That's why I'm building BookScore.

A simple tool that helps indie authors answer one important question:

"Is my book really ready to sell?"

The first feature is Free Cover Score.

It reviews your cover for:
• Title readability
• Genre fit
• Thumbnail strength
• Professional appearance
• Clickability

Later, BookScore will also review your title, subtitle, blurb, keywords, categories, pricing, and launch checklist—so you know what to improve before publishing.

I'm building BookScore in public.

I'll share what I'm learning, what I'm shipping, and the mistakes I'm making along the way.

If my five years of trial and error can save another author from making the same expensive mistakes, then every failure was worth it.

If you're an indie author, publisher, or someone dreaming of publishing your first book, I'd love to have you along for the journey.

Reply "cover" or send me your book cover and genre, and I'll give you a free manual review.

Let's build better books together.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@malakhovdm Totally get that, Finding your own voice is way harder than it sounds, especially when you’re building everything solo

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

What’s the hardest part about building as a solo founder?

• Staying consistent
• Finding customers
• Building the product
• Marketing
• Doing everything alone

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@OptiMindInsight Thanks, I appreciate that! I’d definitely be interested in hearing a tip or two. Always looking for simple ways to improve my sleep without overcomplicating things

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

solo founder checklist today:

✅ shipped feature
✅ fixed 2 bugs nobody reported yet
✅ analyzed user behavior
✅ updated docs
✅ responded to 3 emails
❌ slept 6 hours

this is the game

sustainable speed > burnout hustle

but velocity feels different when you own everything

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@OptiMindInsight Not regularly, but definitely more often than I should.

And yeah, I can feel the difference in focus and productivity the next day. Sleep is something I need to improve.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

Solo building = designing, coding, marketing, fixing bugs… all before lunch.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

What are you building right now?

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

Another day, another feature shipped.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@mindinpanic Looks great! Love the simplicity 👏 Keep shipping! 🚀

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

Builders:

Drop your SaaS below.

I want to see what you're working on 👇

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

If you could automate one boring task in your business, what would it be?

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

Would you rather have 100 users paying $10/month or 10 users paying $100/month?

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

What’s the hardest part of building SaaS for you?

Coding, marketing, or getting customers?

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@shownotover Amazing brother

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

What's harder?

Building or marketing? 👀

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

0 customers?

Keep building.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@shownotover You’re right. Marketing matters too 👌

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

Stop overthinking.
Ship the feature.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@shownotover Nice, keep building! 👏

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

What are you building today? 👇

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

Your MVP doesn't need to be perfect.

It needs to exist.

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@shownotover Congratulations

[Aim Belo @aimbelo]

@shownotover Marketing? That’s tomorrow’s bug 😂