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Highlights from 2018

Highlights from 2018

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 25, 2018 | News

Highlights from 2018

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.

Public Speaking for the Introverted Writer with Joanna Penn

Public Speaking for the Introverted Writer with Joanna Penn

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 21, 2019 | Conference Tips, PR, Promotion, Public Speaking, Publishing

Joanna Penn gives introverted writers tips and courage for overcoming fear of public speaking.

How to Spend LESS Time Marketing Your Book

How to Spend LESS Time Marketing Your Book

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 28, 2021 | Productivity, Promotion, Strategy

Learn how to get stellar book sales while spending LESS time on marketing. If book promotion stresses you out, these steps are for you.

How to Build an Email List Before Your First Book Comes Out Using Short Stories

How to Build an Email List Before Your First Book Comes Out Using Short Stories

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 20, 2018 | Email Marketing, Platform

Are you putting the cart before the horse? Learn how to build your email list before your book comes out by writing short stories.

Book Marketing 101: Marketing Funnels

Book Marketing 101: Marketing Funnels

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 3, 2018 | Marketing 101, Promotion

When you don’t have good book sales, evaluate your marketing funnel. Learn how to create a process that converts.

How One Author Used Her Shelved Manuscript to Get a 3 Book Deal

How One Author Used Her Shelved Manuscript to Get a 3 Book Deal

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 6, 2019 | Publishing, Traditional Publishing

How One Author Used Her Shelved Manuscript to Get a 3 Book Deal

Marketing 101: Twelve Marketing Terms Every Author Must Understand

Marketing 101: Twelve Marketing Terms Every Author Must Understand

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 4, 2019 | Marketing 101, Promotion

Get familiar with 12 key marketing terms for authors to navigate promotions and analytics, and make smarter marketing decisions.

10 Common Author Homepage Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

10 Common Author Homepage Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 18, 2017 | Author Websites, Platform

Author’s make a lot of mistakes with their homepages. Here is how to avoid them and create a homepage that works.

How to Use Facebook To Promote Your Book

How to Use Facebook To Promote Your Book

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 10, 2018 | Advertising, Promotion, Social Media

Tips for authors on how to use Facebook for marketing your book and which tactics no longer work at all.

How to Use Your Book’s Back Matter to Sell More Books

How to Use Your Book’s Back Matter to Sell More Books

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 25, 2019 | Book Design, Independent Publishing, Promotion, Publishing

Learn how to use your book’s back matter to sell more books and grow your email list.

Email Marketing for Humans with Bryan Cohen

Email Marketing for Humans with Bryan Cohen

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 23, 2018 | Email Marketing, Promotion

Email Marketing is the #1 tool for driving book sales. In this episode we talk with Bryan Cohan about how to craft the kinds of emails that readers want to see.

How to Track Your Book Promotion

How to Track Your Book Promotion

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 3, 2019 | Business Advice, Promotion, Strategy

Learn how to measure the results of your book marketing efforts with these online tools and dashboards.

200th Episode Celebration

200th Episode Celebration

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 5, 2019 | News

Celebration

148 – How to Get Libraries to Buy Your Indie Book, with Lacy Williams

148 – How to Get Libraries to Buy Your Indie Book, with Lacy Williams

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 31, 2018 | Independent Publishing, Promotion, Publishing

In this episode, we talk with Lacy Williams about how to get libraries to buy your indie books using services like Overdrive and Draft2Digital. 

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