SPA Girls Podcast – EP445 – 7 Easy Tips For Building Your Newsletter List
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How the heck do you build a reader newsletter list when you’re first starting out?
We’re back with another SPA Girls minisode, to get your author career rocking. Listen up for how we built our own reader newsletters and what tools and services we recommend.
7 SIMPLE WAYS TO BUILD YOUR NEWSLETTER LIST:
- Join bookfunnel
- Provide a tasty sample
- Sign ups on social media
- Sign ups in books
- Join newsletter builder through Booksweeps etc
- Work with other authors
- Run a facebook ad to your free sample on bookfunnel
SPA Girls EP378 Be Newsletter Ninja with Tammi Labrecque https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/?s=378
SPA Girls EP258 Nail Your Newsletter with Holly Mortimer
SPA Girls EP177 & 178 with Larissa Reynolds
SPA Girls EP424 with Damon Courtney of Bookfunnel
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP443 – Book Marketing and TikTok with Kate Hall
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Kate Hall is a paranormal romance and non-fiction author who has taken her marketing expertise and used it to kick butt on TikTok. She started Alyne Digital Solutions in an effort to help authors make a sustainable income from their books, and since starting has scaled two of her businesses and several others’ to six figure incomes.
As well as discussing facts and figures for TikTok, we’re also delving into marketing for authors, and why you’re probably using the wrong hooks in your social media.
A wonderful open and informative discussion that could unlock answers to questions we’re all asking right now!
Links:
Find Kate at: Alyne Digital
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SPA Girls Podcast – Episode 435 – Interview with Dan Wood from Draft2Digital
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Today we’re interviewing Dan Wood, Chief Operating Officer at Draft2Digital, one of the best known distributors for eBooks, print and audio books.
We last spoke to Dan in 2019 and a lot has happened since then!
D2D has not only merged with Smashwords to make their reach even stronger, they build tools and services that let you focus on writing while they take care of layout, publishing, distribution, print-on-demand paperbacks, and more.
If you’re a new author or simply want to level up and expand, Dan has lots of tips to help you, including promotional opportunities and Books2Read, an author promotions powerhouse that includes New Release Notifications, Universal Book Links (UBLs), B2R Author Pages, B2R Book Tabs, and so much more!
Books2Read is a reader-facing, author-empowering tool, loaded with industry-first and industry-leading tools to help promote you and your books.
Universal Book Links (UBLs) — a single link that lets readers click through to your books everywhere they’re sold online. Customize your UBL to use in marketing materials, and never worry about them expiring or becoming obsolete. They can be updated manually or automagically, with just a click.
B2R Author Pages — consider these your home away from home page. If you don’t have a website, our Author Pages can do the job, giving you a place to send readers when they want to know more. Or use them as the “Books Page” for your existing website. Each Author Page can include your photo and bio, plus customizable carousels of your books, organized however you like.
B2R Book Tabs — Powered by our Universal Book Links, a Book Tab is a product page that promotes your book without distractions. No ads, no also-boughts, no “find it cheaper” recommendations. Just your cover and book description, and a handy “GET IT NOW” button. You can also include a custom carousel if your book is part of a series.
Find out more at: https://draft2digital.com/
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP431 – Graphic Design For Authors – with Book Brush
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This episode, we’re joined again by the effervescent Kathleen Sweeney from Bookbrush. Book Brush is a platform where authors can easily create their own professional-looking ads and marketing images for social media.
Kathleen is going to update us on best practices, new additions to Book Brush software and added service options that can save authors time and stress producing graphics.
Kathleen’s kindly given us a coupon code for listeners that gives you 15% off a single author plan. Visit bookbrush.com and use SPA15
Bio: Kathleen Sweeney is the Customer Service Manager & Marketing Lead at Book Brush. She loves creating images. She brings over 20 years of client service experience, business assurance, strategy and problem solving to Book Brush.
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SPA Girls – EP428 – 8 Awesome Tips to Kickstart your New Year
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Want to set yourself up for an awesome 2024? Then this is the SPA Girls podcast episode for you. We go through our top eight tips to help amp up your career and kickstart your year!
From looking at the data and knowing what you want, to getting your newsletter humming and revamping blurbs, we give you all our best advice for 2024.
SHOWNOTES:
Our Top Eight Tips:
1. Know what you want
2. Reverse Engineer
3. Fine Tune Your Processes
4. Check Look Insides
5. Get Your Newsletter Humming
6. Revamp Blurbs
7. Reassess Your Keywords & Categories
8 Keep Moving Forward!
Resources mentioned:
SPA Girls Podcast with Laurelin Paige (#221)
Amazon Categories with Alex Newton from K-Lytics
Dave Chesson with the SPA Girls
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP426 – How To Launch A Successful Series with Helen B. Scheuerer
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Are you dreaming of an easy approach to create successful book releases? Listen up, because we’re joined again by the bestselling fantasy author, Helen Scheuerer, who shares all the secrets of a Successful Series Launch, including:
- How You Should Handle Your Book’s Backmatter
- Using Pre-Orders Effectively
- Getting ARC readers
- Running A Successful Street Team Easily
- Best Timing For Book Releases
Helen is a rare “three timer” guest on the SPA Girls Podcast. Previously she was on EP#282 A Full Time Income From One Book A Year and EP#345 How To Write A Successful Series
Helen’s latest non-fiction book for writers, How to Launch A Successful Series, has just been released and can be found on all bookstores in ebook and print.
Introducing the ultimate guide to revolutionising your book series launches: How To Launch A Successful Series! This must-read resource will equip you with the tools and knowledge to conquer the world of book launches. Inside, you’ll learn invaluable lessons, including:
- Perfecting your backmatter to optimise read-through.
- Mastering the art of timing your launches for maximum
impact and visibility. - Nailing the management of reviewers and ARC campaigns to generate buzz.
- Harnessing the power of a dedicated street team to amplify your reach.
- Unleashing the potential of pre-orders as a crucial part of your launch strategy.
- Implementing content and outreach marketing tactics that guarantee results.
- Conquering the marketing game between releases to keep your momentum soaring.
About Helen:
Helen B. Scheuerer is the bestselling fantasy author of the series, The Oremere Chronicles, Curse of the Cyren Queen and The Legends of Thezmarr.
Her work has been highly praised for its strong, flawed female characters and its action-packed plots. She also publishes advice for authors with her nonfiction series, Books For Career Authors.
Helen’s love of writing and books led her to pursue a creative writing degree and a Masters of Publishing. She has been a full-time author since 2018 and now lives amidst the mountains in New Zealand where she is constantly dreaming up new stories.
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⭐ Get personal online coaching with the SPA Girls each month through our $100 tier. Spots for this are strictly limited and on a first-come-first-served basis.
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