Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice

Don’t Let A Bad Cover Ruin Everything: Book Marketing Podcast Episode
In this book marketing podcast episode, we discuss the perils of bad covers, how to potentially fix them and how to find a cover designer that won’t cost you a fortune before you launch your book. Last November, Written...

Clever Ideas for Promoting a Book with Bonus Content
Have you ever considered using bonus content if you’ve been mulling over getting more creative with your ideas for promoting a book? Bonus content is literally one of the most underutilized strategies when determining how to market a self-published (or traditionally...

How to Market Your Book Without Losing Your Mind
Yes, it's so much more fun to write, but honestly I can share a few tips that will help you figure out how to market your book without totally losing your mind! First, create a plan. And no, it doesn't have to be super complicated, so if you're "not a planner" stick...

Smashwords Founder Mark Coker’s Explanation of Author Branding is Spot On
Author branding is not talked about enough and when it is, it's often glossed over. I'm sure many of you have already wondered how to create a good brand, why it’s important – and how you can drive more reader engagement, and book sales! Mark Coker, who started the...

Promoting a Book on Amazon Just Got Easier with the New Advertising Updates
In the last couple of weeks, Amazon changed their advertising dashboard, opening it up to any author - regardless of how they’re published - making the whole goal of promoting a book on Amazon even easier. You can now access the Amazon ads dashboard from our Author...

Tuning Into Your Perfect Reader Market
In this book marketing podcast episode, Zeroing in on Your Real Reader Market, we unpack the pitfalls of not understanding who your real markets are, and why and how to stay laser focused on who your audience is! We love...

QUIZ: How Will This Amazon Ads Update Impact Author Marketing?
You've probably heard by now, the Amazon ads team just opened up Amazon ads to every author. Previously you had to be a KDP author to get this, but now everyone from traditionally published authors to independently published authors can run ads on Amazon. This opened...

The Secret Weapon You Need To Spend More Time Writing: Book Marketing Podcast Episode
In this book marketing podcast episode, An Easy Way to Spend More Time Writing, we talk about the secret to spending more time focused on your publishing schedule without your marketing and brand suffering -- which is...

Book Marketing Strategies to Improve Your Website Performance
I talk a lot about book covers and other book marketing strategies on this blog, but one thing we don’t spend enough time on are author websites. And they are crucially important to an author’s success, but to be clear, I don’t mean that you have to have a website...

QUIZ: How to Turn Browsers into Buyers while Boosting Book Publicity
Authors are constantly reaching out to us asking for advice on generating more book publicity or figuring out why their books aren’t selling on Amazon. It is also our number one requested topic for our Book Marketing & Author Success Podcast! I do want to mention...
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