So you’re considering whether to make your own cover DIY style, or hire a professional to do it for you. Either way, you don’t want to be caught dead making these mistakes. Your cover is the most important part of your book marketing. Everything else will fall apart if you don’t get this right. People […]
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How to Create a Kick-Ass Brand (for Beginners)
Before we begin, you might be wondering, who the hell is this chic and how what does she know about branding?!? So I’ll get the intro’ out of the way so we can get down to business… My name is Kelly Servis and I’m the owner of Alchemic Creations, an intuitive brand strategy and soul-infused […]
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How to get “The Big Four” Versions of Your Book Live On Launch Day
The hardest part about launching and marketing a book is the timing associated with getting everything synced up and ready to go on launch day. I’ll show you why this isn’t as hard as you might think. Yes! It’s possible to get the big four versions of your book live on launch day. The big […]
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Two Quick and Easy Ways to Boost Your Amazon Book Sales
Today we’re going to show you two simple ways to make your Amazon page stand out. In a crowded marketplace you want to ensure you’re doing everything you can to make your sales page pop because someone else will be aiming to do it better. Worse, your potential customer clicked away, didn’t buy, which hurts […]
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How to Get Book Reviews: The Ultimate Manifesto
How to Get Book Reviews: The Ultimate Manifesto In this blog post we will detail how to approach getting quality honest reviews for your book, and legitimately—in ways that won’t risk getting your Amazon account suspended. In this article you’ll learn: How to get Amazon book reviews How to get blogs to review your book […]
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DIY book Covers? Don’t Even Think About it: 4 Reasons You Need A Professional Book Cover
I know what you’re thinking… you’ll just create your own book cover and save time, money and energy, right? Wrong. Don’t do it. Here’s why: For 99% of authors out there, this just isn’t realistic. At least not if you want to actually sell your book. Sure, you can create a book cover yourself, but […]
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How to Become an Audiobook Narrator Who Gets Paid
How to Become an Audiobook Narrator Who Gets Paid Highlights from the video: Rob recommends starting somewhere and whetting your chops How do I become an audiobook narrator? I’d like to get into the industry- any advice? Top 100 Public Domain Books via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/scor… Audible Creation Exchange (ACX) Submission Guidelines: http://www.acx.com/help/acx-audio-sub… How to Create an […]
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Use Lead Magnets Like a Boss: How 10 Best Selling Authors Grow Their Email List with Calls to Action (CTA’s)
Use Lead Magnets Like a Boss: How 10 Best Selling Authors Grow Their Email List with Calls to Action (CTA’s) Recently on our blog we shared that building a platform is the #1 reason to write a book. But how do you actually build a platform with your book? Lead magnets. Lead magnets are essential […]
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The #1 Reason Why You Should Write a Book (and 7 Reasons Why Not)
The #1 Reason Why You Should Write a Book (and 7 Reasons Why Not) Every day, thousands of people search for how to write and publish a book. Google search alone is filled with answers to this question. Far fewer ask the infinitely more important question though, “Should I write a book?” “Your scientists were […]
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Self-Publishing for Entrepreneurs: DIY or Done-For You? This is How You Self-Publish in 2018
Self-Publishing for Entrepreneurs: DIY or Done-For You? This is How You Self-Publish in 2018 Self-publishing in today’s fast changing and competitive marketplace is becoming increasingly difficult. From dealing with Amazon’s recent changes, to mastering editing, formatting, planning your book launch and on-going marketing, you have your work cut out for you. There are hundreds of […]
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