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What is Traditional Publishing?
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We’ve talked about indie-publishing and self-publishing. Now, let’s talk about traditional publishing! This option, in my opinion, is the easiest way of publishing…In one sense. While, most likely, a publishing house will have both a team of editors, and marketing team, your book still needs to be accepted, and they…
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What Is Indi-publishing?
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I talked about self-publishing, but what about independent publishing? (also known as indi-publishing) Indi-publishing has characteristics of both self-publishing and traditional publishing, but in my opinion it’s the worst of both worlds. It has the aspect of self-publishing where you find your own team of editors, artists, ect… And you’re…
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What is Self-publishing?
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I have gotten a few questions about how to publish, so over the next few weeks, I’m going to be explaining the different routes you can take. Today, I’m talking about self-publishing! Self-publishing is the author doing all the marketing, branding, writing, editing, and formatting. He has all the creative…
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Homework Check In
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I’ve been giving you homework…have you been following through?! Maybe you’re not quite ready to start marketing your book (or whatever you’re selling) just yet. Or you’re following along just to support me (thanks!). BUT! If you have something you’re thinking of putting out into the world, I can tell…
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Recap of the First 12 Marketing Tips
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I’ve posted 10 action items to take when marketing your book for the first time. Here’s a quick recap of those 10 items all in one post so you can save this for quick reference! Have questions about any of these? Comment below send me a DM! Create a file…
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Homework check in
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I’ve been giving you homework…have you been following through?! Maybe you’re not quite ready to start marketing your book (or whatever you’re selling) just yet. Or you’re following along just to support me (thanks!). BUT! If you have something you’re thinking of putting out into the world, I can tell…
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Find a Marketing Buddy
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A tough thing about marketing is when you think you have a great idea, but when you share the idea with a friend or family member and they rip the idea apart- sometimes intentionally, sometimes unintentionally. It can hurt your feelings when people give feedback- especially when you didn’t ask…
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Who is your ideal follower?
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You could have the best reels, and they could all flop- or worse yet, could attract the totally wrong person. Why? Because you haven’t been intentionally talking to your ideal audience. Sometimes the thing that you’re marketing is exactly for people like yourself, so it’s easy to talk like your…
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How to Build Your Network
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Not only do you want potential customers to know you exist, but you need to let the book industry know you exist! That’s where you can get A LOT of traction for spreading the word. Remember the Google search I talked about the other day? Do that! Do a Google…
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Make Success Goals
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By the time my book is published, we’ll have put about $1000 into my book. That’s from paying a professional editor, book cover artist, website purchase, paying for a few ads, and giving a physical copy of my book to bloggers to review. So setting goals is super important. If…