Reading Time: 5 minutes Having a good website is something many authors struggle with, which I understand, but the effect it can have on your book sales cannot be ignored. Maybe you’ve been plugging away at your book promotion for a while, or perhaps you’re just beginning your author journey, but having a good website is a serious piece […]
How Focused Goals Will Sell More Books
Reading Time: 5 minutes I love goals. I love them so much I actually have a goal book, like a journal, where I keep all of my goals. I’m actually kind of addicted. And like every author out there, I want to sell more books. But creating goals that actually contribute to efforts to sell more books is much […]
April Observances to Inspire Your Book Promotion & Social Content
Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to our list of April observances and content ideas for your monthly author marketing plan! I hope Q1 has already kicked off strong for you and you’re committed to making this year one of your most successful yet – because we can help you do that. If you haven’t downloaded our Monthly Book Marketing […]
QUIZ: The Right Social Media for Authors
Reading Time: 6 minutes Social media for authors can be tricky; you can’t just take blanket social media marketing advice and assume it works for your personality type and the kinds of people you want to reach. So how do you get smart about using social media and figure out where to spend your time? The goal with this […]
5 Reasons Being an Indie Author Makes You a Small Business
Reading Time: 3 minutes Being an indie author means more than just fulfilling your dream of publishing the novel that’s been rattling around in your head for years! Deciding to publish a book in today’s market is deciding to turn your name, and your author brand, into a small business. And with that in mind, here are 5 ways […]
Help! My Amazon Reviews have Disappeared! Now What?
Reading Time: 4 minutes As we all know, as an author, you work hard to get reviews. You spend hours contacting bloggers, social media followers, friends, even neighbors, asking them to review your book. You also know how frustrating it is to pull up Amazon and see your reviews have been yanked. Has this happened to you? After […]
55 Essential Resources for Indie Authors
Reading Time: 9 minutes So the main difference between carving your path as an indie author versus working with a publisher is personal accountability. Sounds scary and overwhelming, but hear me out. Most traditionally published authors eventually come to the shocking realization that being traditionally published includes far fewer perks than they originally thought, so a lot are left […]
Marketing a Book for Rewarding Reader Engagement
Reading Time: 5 minutes Marketing a book is hard work, but the efforts seem fruitless when you don’t get positive feedback in the form of reader engagement. Engagement should always be the goal, no matter what strategies you’re using to market your book. And don’t start them until you’ve fully fleshed out what you aim to achieve. And no, […]
Book Awards: Why Entering a Book Contest Can be a Great Way to Sell More Books
Reading Time: 5 minutes For years book awards and book contests have drawn in authors from a variety of book topics. I’ve judged several of them, including the Benjamin Franklin Awards from IBPA, Writer’s Digest, and several others. Book awards, in their most basic form, are designed to shed light and praise on the best books in a particular […]
4 Common Amazon Book Marketing Complaints Demystified by Penny Sansevieri
Reading Time: 4 minutes Marketing your book can be complex, and I totally understand how frustrating it can be, but Amazon is the one area you can’t skimp on in today’s retail landscape so I want to address the most common complaints I get in hopes it will put you on better footing going forward. 1. There are too […]
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