Book Marketing Tips & Author Branding Advice
How to Self-Publish a Book on Amazon with Your Future Success in Mind
Whether you’re using a hybrid publisher, an indie publisher, or figuring out how to self-publish a book on Amazon directly, there are steps to success you can’t ignore. And while the technicalities of uploading your book to Amazon are crucial, today, we're going to...
Amazon Category Updates and More
So what's going on with Amazon categories? Have the changes really impacted us a lot? Our goal for this episode is to break down all the things *and* we're also dishing on something new we spotted at Amazon that could impact your book's visibility. And in other...
Hosting Local Author Events in Non-Traditional Venues
Hosting local author events in non-traditional venues is a really strategic way to get out in front of your community and build some buzz with your local media. But where do you start? In this post I'll dig into some venue ideas, as well as how to get your own...
Getting Your Books Specialty and Holiday Table Placement
You've seen the special tables in bookstores that draw your immediate attention, right? They're either for local authors, special promotions, holidays, observances, the list goes on but there's no denying they do the job well. Our goal for this episode of our author...
7 Best Book Marketing Strategies to Secure Reviews on Amazon
Getting reviews has always been one of the best book marketing strategies for authors. Because book reviews matter! Most importantly they factor into whether shoppers click buy, but they also matter to the Amazon machine, each review improves your relevancy score,...
Pitching Your Book to Specialty Stores and Gift Shops
There's so much more marketing to be done offline than many authors realize. Physical stores provide authors with a prime platform to showcase their work to a broader audience. Being on the shelves of a reputable store can significantly increase a book's visibility...
Amazon Reviews Deleted: Why Reviews Get Pulled (Plus How to Fix It)
If you've been reading my blog for a while you know that I write a lot about Amazon - the beta testing we catch, the changes once they're made, all the things. But one Amazon topic that comes up again and again, that continues to perplex authors, is why their Amazon...
How Your Amazon Author Bio Can Help You Sell Books
This is a revival from the archives because it's really THAT important! How's your bio on Amazon? When was the last time you checked it and gave it an update? An author bio is a concise and compelling summary of an author's background, expertise, and accomplishments....
Step-by-Step: How to Successfully Market a Self-Published Book
If you've self-published a book, you may be wondering how to effectively market it and reach your target reader audience. Because what was the point in writing it if no one will ever know it exists? Believe it or not, there are two ways authors usually get this wrong....
How to Use AI to Boost Your Book Marketing and Content Creation
If you've been hearing a lot about AI and sites like ChatGPT for content creation you're going to want to dig into this episode right away! AI can help authors generate ideas, improve sentence structure, and enhance overall writing quality. These tools can be used to...
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