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How BookFunnel Can Help you Grow Your Email List

How BookFunnel Can Help you Grow Your Email List

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Nov 9, 2022 | Email Marketing, Independent Publishing, Promotion

BookFunnel offers amazing and useful tools for authors looking to give their readers the fastest, easiest and most enjoyable e-reading experience.

Hybrid Publishing

Hybrid Publishing

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 13, 2022 | Business Advice, Independent Publishing, Promotion, Publishing

Is working with a hybrid publisher the right decision for you? Learn the pros and cons of hybrid publishing and how to explore your options.

Innovative Indie Marketing with S.D. Smith

Innovative Indie Marketing with S.D. Smith

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 29, 2022 | Independent Publishing, Publishing, Strategy

Independent authors need marketing tools and skills to be successful. Learn how one indie author reduced his reliance on gatekeepers and sold books directly to his readers.

How to Run a Kickstarter Campaign for Your Book with Jonathan Shuerger

How to Run a Kickstarter Campaign for Your Book with Jonathan Shuerger

by Novel Marketing | Nov 17, 2021 | Independent Publishing, Promotion

Learn how to raise money from future readers, pay for your book before you publish it, and reward your supporters for contributing.

How Jack Ellem Went from Unpublished to Bestselling Indie Author

How Jack Ellem Went from Unpublished to Bestselling Indie Author

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 29, 2021 | Independent Publishing, Promotion, Strategy

Find out how Jack Ellem became a bestselling indie author in two foreign countries while living in Australia and learn how his strategies can work for you.

7 Kinds of Indie Authors

7 Kinds of Indie Authors

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 16, 2021 | Business Advice, Independent Publishing, Publishing

Find out which kind of indie author you are and which sales strategies and promotional tools will work best for you.

How to Publish Your Book Independently

How to Publish Your Book Independently

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 31, 2021 | Independent Publishing, Publishing

A step-by-step guide to help you publish your book independently.

10 Decisions Every Indie Author Needs to Make

10 Decisions Every Indie Author Needs to Make

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 24, 2021 | Independent Publishing, Publishing

Expert advice for the 10 critical decisions of indie publishing.

Why Rapid Release is a Risky Book Launch Strategy

Why Rapid Release is a Risky Book Launch Strategy

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 7, 2020 | Independent Publishing, Promotion, Strategy

Is rapid release a shortcut to success? Or is it a trap that could destroy your author career? Learn when and why it does and doesn’t work.

What Indie Authors Need to Know About Kindle Unlimited with Lacy Williams

What Indie Authors Need to Know About Kindle Unlimited with Lacy Williams

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 2, 2020 | Independent Publishing, Publishing

Kindle Unlimited (Affiliate Link), also called KU, is the “Netflix of ebooks.” It costs readers $9.99 per month to get unlimited access to over one million ebooks. So, is it a good idea for your book to be in Kindle Unlimited?

How to Rank in Amazon Search Results with Dave Chesson

How to Rank in Amazon Search Results with Dave Chesson

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 3, 2020 | Advertising, Independent Publishing, Promotion, Publishing

Learn Amazon SEO tips and tricks with guest Dave Chesson.

How to Optimize Your Amazon Listing with Bryan Cohen

How to Optimize Your Amazon Listing with Bryan Cohen

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 6, 2020 | Book Design, Independent Publishing, Promotion, Publishing

A bad Amazon book page can hamper all your marketing efforts. Bryan Cohen tells authors how an optimized book page can drastically improve your sales.

Where to Find Mentorship for Your Publishing Career

Where to Find Mentorship for Your Publishing Career

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 2, 2019 | Independent Publishing, Publishing, Traditional Publishing

Do you ever feel alone in the writing journey? Or perhaps you are not sure what to do next. You don’t need to! In this episode Thomas talks about10 different places to find mentorship and the pros and cons of each.

Print On Demand vs Offset Printing for Indie Books

Print On Demand vs Offset Printing for Indie Books

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Nov 18, 2019 | Book Design, Independent Publishing, Publishing

Find out which printing method makes the best business sense for your book’s genre and your author career.

Book Marketing 101: How to Price Your Ebook

Book Marketing 101: How to Price Your Ebook

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 12, 2019 | Business Advice, Independent Publishing, Marketing 101, Promotion, Publishing

Book Marketing 101: How to Price Your Ebook

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