I made the first cover for my own travel memoir... and I liked it, but wasn't sure it was GREAT. I didn't tell the first 10 or so folks who I got reactions from, and when they were all stoked on it I decided against paying a professional. The cover is important, but getting a good cover doesn't mean you need to pay an expensive designer to use bright flashy color combinations and overlay the image over portions of the words. A good cover just makes you want to open the book, and most of the covers you're dunking on here... I don't have any desire to open. Here's my book if you're curious... https://www.amazon.com/Not-That-Anyone-Asked-Finding-ebook/dp/B08LG5V4X4