Reading Time: 9 minutesIf you want to sell more books, the answer usually isn’t to do more marketing. It’s to do smarter, more strategic marketing. One of the biggest mistakes I see authors make is throwing themselves at every possible tactic at once. And let’s...
Reading Time: 5 minutesMost authors have heard of Amazon Author Central. Far fewer understand what it actually does. And that gap matters more than people realize. Because Author Central isn’t just a profile. It’s one of the few places where you can directly control...
Reading Time: 4 minutesMost authors don’t actually have a marketing problem. They have a positioning problem. When readers can’t instantly recognize what your book is and who it’s for, every promotional effort feels like pushing mud uphill. Ads bring traffic that...
Reading Time: 4 minutesMany authors crave originality so fiercely that they reject anything resembling a formula. The instinct makes sense. Writing is creative work. But in the marketplace, structure is not the enemy of creativity—it’s the container that lets...
Reading Time: 4 minutesAuthors love momentum. The problem is that not all momentum converts. In fact, some of the most exciting-looking activity in book marketing does almost nothing to predict sales. High likes, busy posting schedules, and short-term spikes feel...
Reading Time: 6 minutesBook publicity is one of the most confusing parts of being an author. There are countless companies offering everything from “guaranteed bestseller campaigns” to “Hollywood book-to-film deals,” and let’s be honest — a lot of what’s out there...
