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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All the info is at http://www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP425 – Book Launch Strategies
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Congratulations! You’ve finished your first book (or series) and are ready to hit the publish button! So what can you do to get your book noticed in the sea of other new books, and how can you find the right readers for you?
In this episode, we’re getting down and dirty with practical suggestions for you to create your own successful launch plan, even if you have no existing fans / mailing list / backlist!
If you’re releasing rapidly, we recommend listening to our podcast with Elana Johnson
For bonus content information we recommend listening to our podcast EP 268
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP424 – BookFunnel Tips for Authors
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Most authors know what BookFunnel is these days (just in case: it’s a platform that helps you deliver reader magnets, ARC copies, audio files, and so much more to your readers) but do we all know how to use it the best we can?
I’m pretty sure the answer is no!
That’s why we spent this episode with Damon Courtney, creator and CEO of BookFunnel, going over all the functions, from the innovative ways that successful authors are using this platform to deliver ebook files, to using features like the one-on-one author swap tool, the group promo tool, certified mail, and the direct email integrations, to name a few. Because Damon is the creator of the platform, he knows every single thing about it, which means this episode is packed full of all the information you’ll ever need to make BookFunnel work for you!
Grab your pen and paper, and take notes, because this episode is all gold!
Don’t forget our special SPA Girls Listeners link for $50 off an annual plan for your first year! : https://bookfunnel.com/spa-girls-podcast-2023/ but hurry – offer expires Jan 31, 2024
SHOW NOTES:
About Damon Courtney:
Damon Courtney is the creator and CEO of BookFunnel, an ebook and audiobook delivery service for authors and publishers. As a lifelong software engineer, Damon is an expert in just about everything technical and can offer unique insight on publishing as it relates to software and technology. He is also the self-published author of his very own Fantasy trilogy and continues to spin stories in his head that he hopes to some day get around to writing.
Click this link to go to BookFunnel.
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All the info is at http://www.patreon.com/spagirlspodcast
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SPA Girls Podcast – EP421 – Book Marketing With Carrie Elks
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This week we talk to Carrie Elks about amping up your book marketing. It’s a fantastic and informative interview packed with great tips and advice that you won’t want to miss!
Carrie writes contemporary romance with a sizzling edge. Her first book, Fix You, has been translated into eight languages and made a surprise appearance on Big Brother in Brazil. Luckily for her, it wasn’t voted out. Carrie lives with her husband, two lovely children and a larger-than-life black pug called Plato. When she isn’t writing or reading, she can be found baking, drinking an occasional (!) glass of wine, or chatting on social media.
Find her at: carrieelks.com
Resources mentioned in podcast:
Skye Warren’s Ad course: https://www.authoradsintensive.com/
TikTok Sells Books Course: https://tiktoksellsbooks.com/
Theodora Taylor’s Universal Fantasies https://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/spa-girls-podcast-ep315-interview-with-theodora-taylor/
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Becca Syme https://betterfasteracademy.com/
NINC https://ninc.com/
RAM (Romance Author Mastermind) https://romanceauthormastermind.com/
Brighton Walsh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2lueij-iRU
Plottr https://plottr.com/?ref=367
The SPA Girls podcast is sponsored by everyone who supports us on Patreon. Thank you so much, we love our listeners and our patrons!
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