Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion Archives

What is Hybrid Publishing and Should I Consider It? More Questions Answered; AskALLi Member’s Q&A with Orna Ross and Michael La Ronn; News with Daniel Holloway

What is hybrid publishing and should I consider it? That is among the questions answered this month on our monthly…

September 25, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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How to DIY PR for Indie Authors

PR can feel like a mystery to writers. It's done by experts and those in the field or the industry. But author member, Helen Baggott is here to remove the mystery and tell us how we can DIY PR as indie authors.

September 19, 2019
Helen Baggott
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Book Blurbs, Book Hooks! #AskALLi Self-Publishing Fiction and Nonfiction Salon with Orna Ross, Boni Wagner-Stafford, and Adam Croft

Orna Ross, Adam Croft, and Boni Wagner-Stafford discuss the similarities, differences, and key elements in your book blurbs. What must…

September 18, 2019
Howard Lovy
Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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What the Ideal Author Website Looks Like

Whether you use your website for content marketing or as a static home for information about you and your books, a website – in this day and age – is a must for all authors. Partner members, AllAuthor, are here to tell us what an ideal author website should contain.

September 16, 2019
Laksmhi Padmanaban
Business & Planning, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Self-Publishing Advice Conference Highlights: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies, With Rachel Thompson

What can you do today to master social media book marketing strategies? Which strategies work and which are a waste…

#SelfPubCon Speaker Line Up

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference is almost upon us Digital Book World kicks off this week and there's just five days to go until our own #SelfPubCon. While we’re preparing the presentations, I thought I’d share the schedule so you can plan your conference attendance.

September 9, 2019
Sacha Black
Business & Planning, News, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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How to Get Editorial Reviews for Your Self-Published Book

Who says it's impossible to get editorial reviews for your self-published book? Granted, it may not seem easy, and as indie authors we may not have the established relationships with endorsers that traditional publishers have. But as Boni Wagner-Stafford explains, that's no reason not to try.

How To use Podcasting To Market and Sell Books: AskALLi Advanced Self-Publishing Salon with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn

From audiobooks to readings to podcasts, audio has never been a hotter topic in publishing. But how do you use…

September 4, 2019
Howard Lovy
Podcast, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Welcome to Our First #AskALLi Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast with Orna Ross and Dalma Szentpály

In another first for the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and as part of its 2019-2020 season of broadcasts, ALLi…

August 28, 2019
Howard Lovy
Podcast, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion, Writing
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Audiobook Promotion for Indie Authors

We've been focused on audiobooks this month, with posts on the future of audiobooks, how to narrate them, and many more. But today brings something a little different. Today, author member Mary Louisa Locke looks to the promotion and marketing of audiobooks.

August 26, 2019
Mary Locke
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution, Process 5 & 6: Marketing & Promotion
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Poetry Marketing on a Budget

Poetry is an age-old art for writers, and at last, it seems to be gaining notoriety. But with the boom in poetry business, the market, like all others becomes saturated. So how does one market poetry? Especially on a budget? That's something author member Jessica Cotten is here to explain.