Setting up keywords and categories to maximize your book’s reach on Amazon
Launch to Market is Live
Quite a few astute readers noticed that the release date for Launch to Market kept getting quietly pushed back. Sadly, this wasn’t because the book wasn’t written. It has been. I’ve been so busy outlining The Great Pack and writing Void Wraith that I didn’t make time to get the book uploaded. I finally got…
Launch to Market Part 3: Smarter Artist, Facebook Ads, & Destroyer Kicking Ass
Today’s video is the longest I’ve recorded, weighing in at nearly 17 minutes. I apologize for the length, but there was a lot to cover. I discussed the Smarter Artist Summit, Facebook ads, mailing list growth, and did a Q&A section. There’s also a DayQuil fueled rant or two. Now that we’re a ways into…
Launch to Market Part 1- Pricing, Preorders & Kindle Unlimited
Hey everyone! Today is a pretty important milestone. I’ve listed Destroyer on Amazon for pre-order, and have begun preparing for Monday’s launch. The first video discusses a lot of that setup. Specifically, why I listed it for 99 cents, why I did a preorder, and why the book is enrolled in Kindle Unlimited despite the…
Marketing is Farming, Not Hunting
Writing a novel is an immense undertaking, and before you finish it you think it’s the most daunting thing you’ll ever do. Then you DO finish it, and suddenly you need to figure out how to get people to read it. Before long you realize you need to learn this strange sorcery called marketing, so…
10x Thinking: Applying startup methodology to indie publishing
This is a reprint of a post I made over on Kboards, but it was suggested I include it as a blog post as well. I don’t do a lot of posts aimed at indie publishers, but why the heck not? I live in the land of Uber and Fitbit, where Apple is king and…