Category: Marketing and Sales
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Episode 14: Can You Really Make Money With Children’s Books?
This episode comes from questions I got from several members of my course and Facebook group– is it really possible to make money as a self-published children’s author? Is the income consistent? How much are we talking here? All good questions, and all get addressed in this episode. Earning money as a self-published children’s author is…
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Episode 13: Pricing Your Children’s Book for Maximum Profits
In this episode, I talk about a topic that trips up many self-published children’s authors: how to price your book so it actually sells. But beyond just selling, it’s important that you actually make some money from your books so you can keep creating more! Sometimes selling (or giving away) as many copies as possible…
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Episode 11: Why Bother with Free Book Promotions?
On this solo episode of the podcast, I’m tackling a topic that’s a little controversial in the indie children’s book world. You may have heard other self-published authors talk about giving away copies of their book for free and wondered, “Why the heck would I want to give away the book that I put so…
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Episode 9: Author Catherine Driscoll “Talks Turkey”
My guest this week is Catherine Driscoll, self-published author of the hit book “The Town Turkey.” Catherine wrote it based on a funny event that happened in her town, and ended up turning the idea into a very successful first book! In this interview she shares how she came up with the idea, what led…
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4 Simple Tricks for Getting Book Reviews Fast
Author’s Note: Although I wrote this article for children’s authors, and there are a few things that are unique to children’s books, these methods work for any author in any genre who needs to get more reviews! Please share it with any authors you know. One of the best ways to start selling a lot of…
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My Huge List of Places to Feature Your Free Kindle Book Promotion
Note: Although my site is geared towards children’s authors, this list will work for any self-published or indie author, especially fiction authors. The whole point of running a free Kindle giveaway promotion through Amazon’s KDP Select program is to get as many downloads as possible, right? If that’s the case, then getting your promotion featured in…
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From Struggles to Sales: 5 Things Successful Self-Published Children’s Authors Do Differently
Let’s be honest for a second, OK? There are a lot of struggling self-published authors out there who aren’t making any sales of their books. I’m not going to tell you that there’s some magical formula to finding success as a self-published children’s author; I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve had (and still…
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My First Free Book Promotion
I just finished up my first Amazon KDP Select free promotion of my book The Knight Who Wouldn’t Sleep, and I wanted to give you all an in-depth look at the results, what I’ve learned, and what I’ll do differently next time around. My Approach I want to start this post off by saying that…
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What’s the Best Price for Your Children’s Book?
If you’ve never sold a book before, deciding on a price can be a big mental hurdle. If you price too low, you may be undervaluing your book. If you price too high, customers may pass on your book if they haven’t heard of you before. So what’s the ideal price? The good news is…