Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice
Maximizing Your Success with Awards for Self-Published Books
Vying for awards for self-published books can be a great way to give your brand a boost! This past spring we did a podcast episode on awards for self-published books so if this recap entices you to learn more, have a listen (link in bio), because they're a great book...
The Amazon Book Sales Rank Demystified
The Amazon book sales rank is a critical metric for authors because it provides insights into the relative popularity and performance of a book on the Amazon platform. Here are several reasons why the Amazon sales rank is important: Visibility and Discoverability...
From Zero to Bestseller: Creating a Foolproof Book Marketing Plan
Are you looking to turn your book into a bestseller? Let's walk through the process of creating a foolproof book marketing plan that will skyrocket your chances of success! Whether you’re a first-time author, or have a few titles under your belt, having a strong...
How to Get Book Sales Through Catalogs and Subscription Boxes
Our goal for this episode is to help you think inside the box. See what we did there? But in all seriousness, catalogs and subscription boxes are underutilized opportunities to reach wider audiences and a lot of potential buyers you couldn't reach through other...
Fake Books on Amazon are Stealing Author Identities
We're seeing this a lot more - fake books on Amazon (often written by AI) and published under well-known author names. Our goal for this episode is to uncover why it's happening, and what you can potentially do to protect yourself or deal with it if it happens to you!...
How to Organize a Virtual Book Launch Event: 11 Clever Book Promotion Ideas
A book launch event is a fun component of any book marketing strategy, and whether you're an author of fiction or non-fiction, planning out your event with some strategic book promotion ideas will be worth your time! But to make your book launch stand out and connect...
Amazon Book Reviews Are Changing for Shoppers
Amazon is making a lot of changes lately, but this one could really level the playing field for indie authors! Tune in and we'll break down what they're testing in terms of how book reviews show up in search, plus the pros and cons for different authors. Remember to...
How to Market Your Book with 13 Pre-Order Strategies
Working pre-order campaigns into your author marketing plan can definitely help you build buzz. Plus they are an excellent excuse to engage fans and draw in new ones. And pre-orders can be really lucrative for sales, when done right. If you’ve never done a pre-order...
How to Market Your Backlist Titles
We get it, writing is the fun part. And we generally don't write books because we can't wait to market them, right? But we also can't keep writing books without putting in the effort to get them in front of readers. Our goal for this episode is to share some tips and...
Mastering Book Marketing: 7 Genius AI Strategies to Help Authors
There’s a lot of buzz out there around ChatGPT, and a lot of it is scary. Like the fact that ChatGPT could take over your job or how it’s changing the publishing industry. More recently, there has been discussion about users using this AI to write books. With every...
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