Outreach is the best way to grow your organic traffic and build your brand. Podcasts are huge right now so it just makes sense for authors to take advantage of this. Here are the things we’ve realized are really important after seven months of podcasting. Use Your Laptop or Computer Having a … [Read more...] about How to be a Good Podcast Guest
Book Marketing 101: Outreach
All these posts have been to help you set up Tim Grahl’s Connection System. So how do we connect with readers? Through outreach to influencers. Outreach is how you drive traffic to your newly optimized site and get new subscribers to your list and new readers to your books. The … [Read more...] about Book Marketing 101: Outreach
Painful Book Marketing Myth #1
You need money to market or your book won't ever be seen.I hate this myth in particular. I talk about Tim Grahl, Joanna Penn, and Nick Stephenson a lot on here. The reason for that is they’ve done it. They are more successful than I even want to be. Tim is so successful that he had to find twenty … [Read more...] about Painful Book Marketing Myth #1
Successful Author Starter Kit
I've been thinking about ways to share the unique tools and people I've found in this industry over the last several years. I still have plans for a pretty epic giveaway but I want to provide this information now. There are so many amazing tools and so much information out there, it can be difficult … [Read more...] about Successful Author Starter Kit
Book Marketing 101: Website
**Note** some links provided are affiliate links. Why do you need an author website? I’ve heard from more than one person that websites will be obsolete because of things like Facebook pages and Tumblr. While Facebook and tumbler have their place in this process, I wouldn’t count on that (at … [Read more...] about Book Marketing 101: Website
Not All Email Subscribers Are Created Equal
If you’ve been in the indie game--or publishing in general--you’ve heard about email lists. We have several articles about them on this site because it’s the most effective way to build an author career.But not all email subscribers are created equal. You may have noticed this … [Read more...] about Not All Email Subscribers Are Created Equal
Book Marketing Training with Tim Grahl: 9 Things I learned
I was giving into resistance the other day on Twitter and saw that Belinda Griffin of Smart Authors Lab wrote a post on her key takeaways from our time in Nashville with Tim Grahl. I really clicked with Belinda while we were there because we were both freezing in the AC, so every lunch break we went … [Read more...] about Book Marketing Training with Tim Grahl: 9 Things I learned
How to Create a Subscriber Magnet
Book marketing can be a complicated beast but it doesn’t have to be. Your author platform is what you use to sell your books. An important part of that platform is your email list. So once you’ve designed (Or paid someone to design) a fantastic cover, and chosen the perfect software for your email … [Read more...] about How to Create a Subscriber Magnet