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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.
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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a privately held, founder-operated faith-based publishing company that produces inspirational, self-help, and motivational books for three primary consumer segments: single mothers, women entrepreneurs, and faith-based Christian women. The catalog consists of eight published titles across three series — the 'Confessions of a Single Mother' trilogy, the 'Sweet Success Sisters' series, and standalone titles including 'Mompraneurs: Your GPS,' 'The Process,' and 'Of Course I Am a Child of God' — with unit prices ranging from $9.00 to $19.99. The company also offers publishing services to outside authors and hosts the annual Queen's Retreat event as a community-building and sales channel.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model through a Squarespace-based e-commerce website at farrahhodgson.com, with no third-party retail, marketplace, or wholesale distribution channels evidenced. Marketing is event-driven and community-led, anchored by founder Farrah Hodgson's personal brand as author, mentor, and life coach, supplemented by testimonials and book release parties. There is no disclosed technology stack beyond standard e-commerce tooling, no AI/ML capabilities, no external funding, no parent company, and no employees beyond the founder in evidence; the copyright notice is dated 2020, indicating a bootstrapped individual-ownership micro-publisher with event-driven grassroots demand generation and limited scale.

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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a founder-operated, faith-based micro-publisher producing inspirational books for single mothers, women entrepreneurs, and Christian women, selling directly via its own e-commerce website and community events.

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Orlando
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North America
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Serves global market

Keyword5 values
faith-based publishing, inspirational books, single mother resources, women entrepreneurship books, self-help anthologies
Industry2 codes
1Religious Children’s Publishing (Faith-Based Kids & YA)
CodeMPAJAHAJPrimaryYes
2Business, Personal Finance & Careers Trade Publishing
CodeMPAJAAAKPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Book Publishers51313
SIC code1 code
  • Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing2731
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Book Publishing
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion2 records

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1Book Sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

The company generates revenue through direct sales of published books via its e-commerce storefront. Books are sold as physical and digital products at fixed one-time prices. The company publishes multiple book titles across several series including 'Confessions of a Single Mother' trilogy and 'Sweet Success Sisters' series.

farrahhodgson.com
Marketing channels3 records

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Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel
Pricing details8 tiers
1Single book purchase - Of Course I Am a Child of God
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
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$9.00 per book - religious/inspirational title

farrahhodgson.com
2Single book purchase - Mompraneurs: Your GPS
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
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$10.99 per book - entrepreneurship guide for mothers

farrahhodgson.com
3Single book purchase - The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

$19.99 per book - anthology of single mother experiences

farrahhodgson.com
4Single book purchase - The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother TOO
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

$19.99 per book - second volume in the series

farrahhodgson.com
5Single book purchase - The Struggle is REAL: Confessions of a Single Mother THREE
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

$19.99 per book - third volume in the series featuring nine authors

farrahhodgson.com
6Single book purchase - The Process
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

$19.99 per book - relationship preparation guide

farrahhodgson.com
7Single book purchase - Sweet Success Sisters: Women Entrepreneurs On a Rise
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

$19.99 per book - entrepreneurship anthology for women

farrahhodgson.com
8Single book purchase - Sweet Success Sisters: Succeeding in a Healthy Way
ModelUnit PricingBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

$19.99 per book - second book in the Sweet Success Sisters series

farrahhodgson.com
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B2C
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Digital Commerce or Content
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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a faith-based publishing company that produces and sells inspirational, self-help, and motivational books through its direct-to-consumer online bookstore at farrahhodgson.com. The portfolio consists of eight published titles across the "Confessions of a Single Mother" trilogy, the "Sweet Success Sisters" series, and standalone titles covering motherhood entrepreneurship, faith-based relationship preparation, and spiritual encouragement. The company also offers publishing services to other aspiring authors.

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Product overview1 text field

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a faith-based publishing company operated by Farrah Hodgson that produces inspirational, self-help, and motivational books. The portfolio consists of eight published books across three main series: the Confessions of a Single Mother trilogy (featuring testimonials from single mothers on overcoming adversity), the Sweet Success Sisters series (focused on women entrepreneurship), and standalone titles including Mompraneurs: Your GPS, The Process (on relationship preparation), and Of Course I Am a Child of God. The company also offers publishing services for other authors and hosts annual Queen's Retreat events.

Product and service9 records
1Of Course I Am a Child of God
CategoryInspirational Book
Description

A faith-based inspirational book authored by Farrah Hodgson, designed to encourage readers in their spiritual journey. Priced at $9.00.

2Mompraneurs: Your GPS
CategorySelf-Help Book
Description

A guidebook for entrepreneurial mothers, providing strategic advice for balancing business ownership with motherhood responsibilities. Priced at $10.99.

3The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother
CategoryInspirational Anthology
Description

An anthology featuring nine authors sharing personal testimonies and coping mechanisms for single mothers facing life's challenges, providing encouragement and inspiration. Priced at $19.99.

4The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother TOO
CategoryInspirational Anthology
Description

The second installment in the Confessions of a Single Mother series, featuring additional authors sharing experiences about overcoming adversity through faith and confession. Priced at $19.99.

5The Struggle is REAL: Confessions of a Single Mother THREE
CategoryInspirational Anthology
Description

The third book in the series featuring twenty-seven women sharing diverse cultural perspectives on single motherhood, providing raw testimonials and practical coping mechanisms. Priced at $19.99.

6The Process
CategoryFaith-Based Book
Description

A collaborative book by Farrah Hodgson and co-authors exploring healthy relationship preparation from a faith-based perspective, addressing topics from fornication to celibacy. Priced at $19.99.

7Sweet Success Sisters: Women Entrepreneurs On a Rise
CategoryEntrepreneurship Anthology
Description

The first book in the Sweet Success Sisters series, showcasing women entrepreneurs sharing their journeys and strategies for business success. Priced at $19.99.

8Sweet Success Sisters: Succeeding in a Healthy Way
CategoryEntrepreneurship Anthology
Description

The second book in the Sweet Success Sisters series focusing on achieving entrepreneurial success through healthy practices and balanced lifestyles. Priced at $19.99.

9Publishing Services
CategoryPublishing Service
Description

A service offered by the company to publish books for other authors under the Daughter of the King Publishing imprint, as evidenced by Christine Mersan's Hey Young King, Hey Young Queen book published through this service.

Scale indicator3 records

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Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major trade publisher with dedicated religious imprints (HarperOne, HarperChristian, FaithWords). Broad incumbent comparable because it publishes across the full faith-based and inspirational categories in which this company operates, with much larger scale and distribution.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Established inspirational/self-help publisher across mind-body-spirit, personal transformation, and women's empowerment. Compares because it monetizes inspirational nonfiction through author-led brands and D2C ecommerce, the same model Daughter of the King Publishing uses, though at significantly larger scale.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent Christian publisher focused on inspirational living, women's issues, marriage, family, and personal growth. Directly comparable because its product mix mirrors the topics covered by Daughter of the King's titles (relationships, motherhood, spiritual growth).

TypeDirect peer
Description

Christian publisher targeting Spirit-filled and faith-based readers with inspirational, testimonial, and self-help titles. Closely comparable to Daughter of the King Publishing's anthology/testimonial-driven approach to faith-based nonfiction for women.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Major Christian publisher (HarperCollins) producing books across inspirational, self-help, and faith-based living categories. Compares directly because its catalog overlaps the women's inspirational, relationship, and personal-growth space that Daughter of the King Publishing occupies.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Christian publisher specializing in inspirational, Spirit-led, and testimonial-driven nonfiction. Compares directly because of its emphasis on personal-story and faith-testimony content aimed at Christian readers, paralleling the anthology format used in this company's single-mother series.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Christian fiction and nonfiction imprint (Baker Publishing Group) producing faith-based titles for women and families. Comparable because it publishes in the same inspirational, relationship, and personal-growth categories that drive this company's catalog.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Independent feminist press publishing women-authored nonfiction and memoir. Compares because it serves female authors and readers with inspirational/personal-growth content, runs a curated author-services model, and sells via its own storefront — overlapping with Daughter of the King's author-publishing and D2C motions.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent Christian publisher with strong presence in inspirational nonfiction, women's faith, and devotional content. Compares because it targets the same Christian-women reader and ships faith-based titles through both retail and D2C channels.

TypeDirect peer
Description

One of the largest Christian/inspirational book publishers in the US, now part of HarperCollins. Directly comparable because it publishes faith-based nonfiction, self-help, and inspirational titles targeted at Christian women audiences — exactly the segments Daughter of the King Publishing serves.

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Ideal customer profile3 records

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.

Book Publishingfarrahhodgson.com

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a founder-operated, faith-based micro-publisher producing inspirational books for single mothers, women entrepreneurs, and Christian women, selling directly via its own e-commerce website and community events.

What Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. does

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a privately held, founder-operated faith-based publishing company that produces inspirational, self-help, and motivational books for three primary consumer segments: single mothers, women entrepreneurs, and faith-based Christian women. The catalog consists of eight published titles across three series — the 'Confessions of a Single Mother' trilogy, the 'Sweet Success Sisters' series, and standalone titles including 'Mompraneurs: Your GPS,' 'The Process,' and 'Of Course I Am a Child of God' — with unit prices ranging from $9.00 to $19.99. The company also offers publishing services to outside authors and hosts the annual Queen's Retreat event as a community-building and sales channel.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model through a Squarespace-based e-commerce website at farrahhodgson.com, with no third-party retail, marketplace, or wholesale distribution channels evidenced. Marketing is event-driven and community-led, anchored by founder Farrah Hodgson's personal brand as author, mentor, and life coach, supplemented by testimonials and book release parties. There is no disclosed technology stack beyond standard e-commerce tooling, no AI/ML capabilities, no external funding, no parent company, and no employees beyond the founder in evidence; the copyright notice is dated 2020, indicating a bootstrapped individual-ownership micro-publisher with event-driven grassroots demand generation and limited scale.

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.
Legal name
Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.
Website
https://farrahhodgson.com
Company type
Private
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a founder-operated, faith-based micro-publisher producing inspirational books for single mothers, women entrepreneurs, and Christian women, selling directly via its own e-commerce website and community events.
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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. industry classification

Industry
Product category
Book Publishing
NAICS
Book Publishers (51313)
SIC
Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)
akta.pro primary industry
Religious Children’s Publishing (Faith-Based Kids & YA) (MPAJAHAJ)
akta.pro secondary industry
Business, Personal Finance & Careers Trade Publishing (MPAJAAAK)

Keywords

  • Faith-based publishing
  • Inspirational books
  • Single mother resources
  • Women entrepreneurship books
  • Self-help anthologies

Where Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Orlando
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Digital Commerce or Content
Cost components
Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

  1. Book Sales: The company generates revenue through direct sales of published books via its e-commerce storefront. Books are sold as physical and digital products at fixed one-time prices. The company publishes multiple book titles across several series including 'Confessions of a Single Mother' trilogy and 'Sweet Success Sisters' series.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - Of Course I Am a Child of God
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - Mompraneurs: Your GPS
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother TOO
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - The Struggle is REAL: Confessions of a Single Mother THREE
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - The Process
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - Sweet Success Sisters: Women Entrepreneurs On a Rise
Unit PricingPay-as-you-goSingle book purchase - Sweet Success Sisters: Succeeding in a Healthy Way

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a faith-based publishing company that produces and sells inspirational, self-help, and motivational books through its direct-to-consumer online bookstore at farrahhodgson.com. The portfolio consists of eight published titles across the "Confessions of a Single Mother" trilogy, the "Sweet Success Sisters" series, and standalone titles covering motherhood entrepreneurship, faith-based relationship preparation, and spiritual encouragement. The company also offers publishing services to other aspiring authors.

Product overview

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a faith-based publishing company operated by Farrah Hodgson that produces inspirational, self-help, and motivational books. The portfolio consists of eight published books across three main series: the Confessions of a Single Mother trilogy (featuring testimonials from single mothers on overcoming adversity), the Sweet Success Sisters series (focused on women entrepreneurship), and standalone titles including Mompraneurs: Your GPS, The Process (on relationship preparation), and Of Course I Am a Child of God. The company also offers publishing services for other authors and hosts annual Queen's Retreat events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Of Course I Am a Child of God A faith-based inspirational book authored by Farrah Hodgson, designed to encourage readers in their spiritual journey. Priced at $9.00.
  • Mompraneurs: Your GPS A guidebook for entrepreneurial mothers, providing strategic advice for balancing business ownership with motherhood responsibilities. Priced at $10.99.
  • The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother An anthology featuring nine authors sharing personal testimonies and coping mechanisms for single mothers facing life's challenges, providing encouragement and inspiration. Priced at $19.99.
  • The Struggle is Real: Confessions of a Single Mother TOO The second installment in the Confessions of a Single Mother series, featuring additional authors sharing experiences about overcoming adversity through faith and confession. Priced at $19.99.
  • The Struggle is REAL: Confessions of a Single Mother THREE The third book in the series featuring twenty-seven women sharing diverse cultural perspectives on single motherhood, providing raw testimonials and practical coping mechanisms. Priced at $19.99.
  • The Process A collaborative book by Farrah Hodgson and co-authors exploring healthy relationship preparation from a faith-based perspective, addressing topics from fornication to celibacy. Priced at $19.99.
  • Sweet Success Sisters: Women Entrepreneurs On a Rise The first book in the Sweet Success Sisters series, showcasing women entrepreneurs sharing their journeys and strategies for business success. Priced at $19.99.
  • Sweet Success Sisters: Succeeding in a Healthy Way The second book in the Sweet Success Sisters series focusing on achieving entrepreneurial success through healthy practices and balanced lifestyles. Priced at $19.99.
  • Publishing Services A service offered by the company to publish books for other authors under the Daughter of the King Publishing imprint, as evidenced by Christine Mersan's Hey Young King, Hey Young Queen book published through this service.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. technology and API

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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. partnerships and signals

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • HarperOne / HarperCollins (FaithWords): Major trade publisher with dedicated religious imprints (HarperOne, HarperChristian, FaithWords). Broad incumbent comparable because it publishes across the full faith-based and inspirational categories in which this company operates, with much larger scale and distribution.
  • Hay House: Established inspirational/self-help publisher across mind-body-spirit, personal transformation, and women's empowerment. Compares because it monetizes inspirational nonfiction through author-led brands and D2C ecommerce, the same model Daughter of the King Publishing uses, though at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

  • Harvest House Publishers: Independent Christian publisher focused on inspirational living, women's issues, marriage, family, and personal growth. Directly comparable because its product mix mirrors the topics covered by Daughter of the King's titles (relationships, motherhood, spiritual growth).
  • Charisma House / Charisma Media: Christian publisher targeting Spirit-filled and faith-based readers with inspirational, testimonial, and self-help titles. Closely comparable to Daughter of the King Publishing's anthology/testimonial-driven approach to faith-based nonfiction for women.
  • Zondervan: Major Christian publisher (HarperCollins) producing books across inspirational, self-help, and faith-based living categories. Compares directly because its catalog overlaps the women's inspirational, relationship, and personal-growth space that Daughter of the King Publishing occupies.
  • Destiny Image: Christian publisher specializing in inspirational, Spirit-led, and testimonial-driven nonfiction. Compares directly because of its emphasis on personal-story and faith-testimony content aimed at Christian readers, paralleling the anthology format used in this company's single-mother series.
  • Bethany House Publishers: Christian fiction and nonfiction imprint (Baker Publishing Group) producing faith-based titles for women and families. Comparable because it publishes in the same inspirational, relationship, and personal-growth categories that drive this company's catalog.
  • Tyndale House Publishers: Independent Christian publisher with strong presence in inspirational nonfiction, women's faith, and devotional content. Compares because it targets the same Christian-women reader and ships faith-based titles through both retail and D2C channels.
  • Thomas Nelson (Nelson Books / W Publishing): One of the largest Christian/inspirational book publishers in the US, now part of HarperCollins. Directly comparable because it publishes faith-based nonfiction, self-help, and inspirational titles targeted at Christian women audiences — exactly the segments Daughter of the King Publishing serves.

Emerging players

  • She Writes Press: Independent feminist press publishing women-authored nonfiction and memoir. Compares because it serves female authors and readers with inspirational/personal-growth content, runs a curated author-services model, and sells via its own storefront — overlapping with Daughter of the King's author-publishing and D2C motions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. leadership team

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Profiles1 record

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. M&A and investment

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Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.

What does Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. do?

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a faith-based publishing company that produces and sells inspirational, self-help, and motivational books through its direct-to-consumer online bookstore at farrahhodgson.com. The portfolio consists of eight published titles across the "Confessions of a Single Mother" trilogy, the "Sweet Success Sisters" series, and standalone titles covering motherhood entrepreneurship, faith-based relationship preparation, and spiritual encouragement. The company also offers publishing services to other aspiring authors.

Is Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. a public or private company?

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. founded?

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. based?

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. is headquartered in Orlando, United States, in the North America region.

How does Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. make money?

One revenue line is on record: book Sales.

Who are Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.'s main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are HarperOne / HarperCollins (FaithWords) and Hay House. Direct peers are Harvest House Publishers, Charisma House / Charisma Media, Zondervan, Destiny Image, Bethany House Publishers, Tyndale House Publishers and Thomas Nelson (Nelson Books / W Publishing). She Writes Press is listed as an emerging player.

Does Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. have an API?

No public API is recorded for Daughter of the King Publishing Inc..

What industry is Daughter of the King Publishing Inc. in?

Daughter of the King Publishing Inc.'s product category is Book Publishing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAJAHAJ, Religious Children’s Publishing (Faith-Based Kids & YA), with a secondary code of MPAJAAAK, Business, Personal Finance & Careers Trade Publishing. Its NAICS code is 51313 and its SIC code is 2731.

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