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Analytics for Indie Authors

As writers, we don't often realise the amount of data and numbers we need to crunch in order to run a successful business. Many of us shy away from numbers, preferring words. But understanding how to analyse data is critical for business success. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team welcomes Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy to explain analytics for authors.

Alliance of Independent Authors: Indie Author Income Survey

If you're an indie author and you spend more than 50% of your working time on writing and publishing, the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) wants to hear from you. ALLi is conducting the first independent survey of self-publishing author income and on the factors that contribute to commercial success in self-publishing.

Indie Author Pivots: Is it Time to Start Over?

In every indie author's life comes the time when you need to change what you've been doing, or how you do it. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team is talking about starting over with covers, distribution outlets, brand names, and other indie author pivots.

The Ultimate Guide to Being a Hybrid Author

For some, being an indie author is the dream, for others it's a traditional contract. And for others still finding the perfect balance between the two is the real dream. Today, the Alliance of Independent Authors is talking to several ALLi members today, all of whom are hybrid authors. This is the ultimate guide to being a hybrid author.

January 30, 2023
AskALLi Team
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Business Models for Authors

Twelve business models for authors based around publishing books and related products and services, most widely used by members of the Alliance of Independent Authors. Which one is right for you?

Planning for Profit Part 4: Integrating Your Writing and Publishing

Are you ready for 2023? Alliance of Independent Authors founder and director Orna Ross runs a Creative Planning for Profit…

What Kind Of Publisher Are You? Indie Author Publishing Values: Image Of Keyboard

Creative Planning For Profit Part 1: Your Writing and Publishing Values

Publishing for profit as an author begins with knowing your values, mission and passion and how they link to the value you offer your reader.

If you'd like to focus on book sales, growth and profit in 2023, join Orna Ross, founder-director of the Alliance of Independent Authors and a group of dedicated indie authors live at 5pm (UK time) on January 6th 2023, or in replay.

You have two options to attend.

You can register for the workshop, live or in replay, as a one-off here: OrnaRoss.com/annual23
You can make a longer term commitment to the publishing for profit method and get additional benefits by becoming one of Orna's Publishing for Profit patrons on Patreon here.

Once registered, you'll be provided with full details of how to prepare and attend.

The Workshop

The workshop brings together writers from various backgrounds and experiences, but all united in their determination to make 2023 their most productive and profitable year as a self-publishing authors.

The aim is to provide supportive and collaborative environment for creative planning, enabling you to go deeply into your own publishing values and motivations, set good creative intentions, and develop an effective publishing plan for your writing and publishing in the coming year.

A series of fun and engaging activities–including brainstorming sessions, f-r-e-e-writing exercises, and prompts–will tap into your imagination and foster creative flow, so you can explore:

the challenges and opportunities that indie authors face in the coming year and how creative planning can help
the importance of rest and play to the creative process, in publishing as in writing, and the principles that enable creative publishing.
the three hats an indie author must wear and how to improve your abilities under each

Throughout the workshop, Orna and the group will share ideas and experiences, and tips on topics such as time management, finding inspiration, and overcoming resistance.

You'll leave with a plan for making, marketing and managing your book business already filled out, and feeling motivated, energised and raring to go.

The workshop takes place at 5pm UK time on Friday 6th January. Check this world clock to find your time–but don’t worry if you can’t make it live. There will be a replay.

Find out more about the workshops here.

Annual Planning Workshop 2023: 6th January 5pm UK Time

ALLi’s Best Self-Publishing Advice Posts 2022 – General

We're on the last stretch of our annual round up of the best posts from 2022. The Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team's aim is to bring you the best, most comprehensive content on every aspect of the publishing journey. We want our content to be helpful and applicable no matter whether you're a beginner or an established author. Today, we're bringing you a selection of the best general indie author blogs from 2022.

ALLi’s Best Self-Publishing Advice Posts 2022 – Business

We're continuing our round up of the best posts from 2022. The Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team strives to bring you the best, most comprehensive content on every stage of the publishing journey no matter whether you're a beginner or seasoned pro. Today, we're bringing you a selection of the best indie author business blogs from 2022.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday ALLi Partner Discounts for 2022

The end of November sees our an annual burst of furious shopping as Black Friday and Cyber Monday supply a bounty of internet bargains. Over at the Alliance of Independent Authors, we love a good bargain, especially when they're for writers. This year, ALLi partner members have offered a stack of generous deals for writers on all sorts of awesome tools, products, services and more. There's something for every writer at every level in this Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale for writers. These are our ALLi partner discounts for 2022.

How to Predict and Profit from Publishing Trends

Whether you're a firm fan of futurism or you're a little hesitant at the quantity of technology being created, educating yourself on what's to come is important to creating a sustainable business. Four women in the publishing industry who have a keen eye for predicting future trends are Alliance of Independent Authors Director Orna Ross, Joanna Penn, Jane Friedman and Becca Syme. Today, the AskALLi team asks them how they predict and profit from publishing trends.