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How to Promote Your Book Using AuthorsXP.com with Amy Vansant

How to Promote Your Book Using AuthorsXP.com with Amy Vansant

by Novel Marketing | Jul 6, 2022 | Promotion, Strategy

I love introducing authors to tools that can make their writing lives easier. Some tools help you write better, publish more easily, grow your email list, and increase your readership. Different tools work for different authors, so I’m not dogmatic about which...
How to Grow Your Email List Using Delicious Reader Magnets with Tammi Labrecque

How to Grow Your Email List Using Delicious Reader Magnets with Tammi Labrecque

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 1, 2022 | Email Marketing, Platform, Promotion

Learn how to create a reader magnet (or lead magnet), what to do with it, and how to deliver it to grow your email list.

An Author’s Guide to StoryOrigin

An Author’s Guide to StoryOrigin

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 11, 2021 | Email Marketing, Platform

Learn how you can grow your author email list with the help of StoryOrigin’s author community and list-building tools.

Niche Marketing: A Coaching Session

Niche Marketing: A Coaching Session

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 30, 2021 | Platform

Writing to a small niche has its advantages. In this coaching session, an author asks how to market to a very small segment of readers.

How Jason Porterfield Grew His Email List from 0 to 6,000 in One Year

How Jason Porterfield Grew His Email List from 0 to 6,000 in One Year

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 19, 2021 | Advertising, Email Marketing, Platform, Strategy

Learn which Facebook ads work best for connecting with interested readers, growing your author email list, and ultimately selling books.

How to Get Strangers to Want to Buy Your Book Using Reciprocity (Marketing Psychology)

How to Get Strangers to Want to Buy Your Book Using Reciprocity (Marketing Psychology)

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 14, 2021 | Author Websites, Marketing Psychology, Promotion

Learn how three principles of reciprocity will help you show kindness to your readers and sell more books.

How to Build a Rejection-Proof Platform Q&A

How to Build a Rejection-Proof Platform Q&A

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 28, 2020 | Platform

15 answers to your questions about building an author platform.

How to Create an Email Onboarding Drip Campaign

How to Create an Email Onboarding Drip Campaign

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 23, 2020 | Email Marketing, Promotion, Strategy

Six steps to creating an email sequence that will help your subscribers get to know, like, and trust you.

How to Pick the Right Email Marketing Service for You

How to Pick the Right Email Marketing Service for You

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 26, 2020 | Email Marketing, Promotion

Find out which email service provider is right for you and your platform.

8 Tools to Help Authors Get More Email Subscribers

8 Tools to Help Authors Get More Email Subscribers

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 22, 2020 | Email Marketing, Platform

Grow your author email list with these 8 powerful tools.

How to Launch a Book: A Coaching Session With Krystal Proffitt

How to Launch a Book: A Coaching Session With Krystal Proffitt

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 13, 2020 | Platform, Promotion, Strategy

Learn how to create a plan and timeline to build your platform and successfully launch your book.

How to Work With Fellow Authors To Sell More Books

How to Work With Fellow Authors To Sell More Books

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 10, 2020 | Conference Tips, Promotion, Publishing

You are not in this alone! Authors who work together sell more books than lone ranger writers.

How Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Grew Her Email List by 23k Using a Reader Quiz

How Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Grew Her Email List by 23k Using a Reader Quiz

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 20, 2020 | Email Marketing, Platform, Promotion

Learn how Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith used an online quiz to add 23,000 new email addresses to her list in one year without spending money on advertising.

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.

How to Grow Your Email List With Book Sweeps

How to Grow Your Email List With Book Sweeps

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 18, 2019 | Email Marketing, Platform, Promotion

Authors learn how to build an email list without breaking the bank, and how to build a relationship with their new subscribers.

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