Categories
Authors

Human-Centered Book Marketing With Dan Blank [Video]

Watch/Read More

Human-Centered Book Marketing With Dan Blank

How can you connect to readers in a way that is sustainable for you and effective at selling books? 23:25 – Interview starts
How can you choose the best platform when there are so many options? Dan Blank gives his recommendations.

In the intro, TikTok ban signed into law in the USA [The Verge]; No One Buys Books [Elle Griffin]; Please stop bashing book publishing [Publishing Confidential]; The Hotsheet; Books sell, but book doesn’t [Seth Godin]. Plus, my new podcast logo; Spear of Destiny finishing energy, artist’s date at Salisbury Cathedral.

Today’s show is sponsored by my patrons! Join my community and get access to extra videos on writing craft, author business, AI and behind the scenes info, plus an extra Q&A show a month where I answer Patron questions. It’s about the same as a black coffee a month! Join the community at https://www.Patreon.com/thecreativepenn

Dan Blank helps authors develop a human-centered approach to marketing through his book, Be the Gateway: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Creative Work and Engaging an Audience, as well as his podcast, The Creative Shift, and his coaching and consultancy services at WeGrowMedia.com.

Learning how to feel good about sharing and marketing
Keeping the human connection while scaling our reach
Deciding what platform is best for your style of marketing
Differences between the “daily work” and launch marketing
Marketing later books in a series
Advantages of Substack to get your newsletter discovered
Balancing social engagement with the work of writing books

You can find Dan at https://www.WeGrowMedia.com and https://www.DanBlank.Substack.com

You can find the transcript and show notes in the podcast backlist: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/podcasts/

Buy writing books directly from me: https://www.CreativePennBooks.com

Buy my fiction and memoir at https://www.JFPennBooks.com

Join my community at https://www.patreon.com/thecreativepenn

Categories
Authors

Top Low Content Niches in 2024 [Video]

In this video, I share my 2 top low content niches in 2024!I love self publishing books, lately there have been quite a few questions around low content and mid content book publishing. Can you still make money with low content in 2024? The short answer is Yes!If you pick the right type of low content books!So join me as I show you my favorite low content/mid content books to publish and do an over the shoulder view on Amazon that these niches still sell in 2024. #KeithWheelerBooks #lowcontentbookpublishing #kdppublishing ===========================================================🔽🔽 Let me know what you thought of the video in the comments below. 🔽🔽✅ Subscribe for more free YouTube tips: https://www.youtube.com/c/keithwheelerbooks?sub_confirmation=1👍 Gain perks and bonuses as a channel member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcFfP0Px7cO3h6BCZUpXUQQ/join===========================================================✅ My Books & Merch: 🔥 My book on how to get book reviews: https://amzn.to/2Tvha97👕 My Author Merch: https://amzn.to/3B6RCoi💡 My Puzzle Book Domination Course: https://kwheelerbooks.com/pbcourse===========================================================✅ Tools and services, I use and recommend:🚀 The tool I use to find efficiently find profitable keywords, categories and niches:http://www.kwheelerbooks.com/rocket💰 The one-stop-shop for all things self-publishinghttp://www.kwheelerbooks.com/hub🖊️ Catch and eliminate grammatical issues and typos like, how to weite a book, using your FREE Grammarly account: https://kwheelerbooks.com/grammarly===========================================================✅ Recommended playlists:📚 How to Make a Children's Picture Book in PowerPoint:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3bD9qci46fB7VKyrFOCv369🥰 How to Make Puzzle Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQXBpVgkF_s&list=PLxYaxZXBOC3a5FHg1XJohOK9fUoRN6faP📓 No Content and Low Content Book Interiors:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3YQgFl-WfRdOZ1vLxXLiKjm✍️ Tips for Authors:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxYaxZXBOC3YFBySoUoF-PcgXc07VZL64===========================================================🎥 My Video Gear and Team: ✅ Video Thumbnail Designer: https://kwheelerbooks.com/thumbs✅ Video Editor: https://kwheelerbooks.com/VideoEditor📷 Webcam: https://amzn.to/3guZEQc💡 Lighting: https://amzn.to/38gazsd🎤 Lavalier Microphone: https://amzn.to/2WpD9VU🎙️ Mounted Microphone with Arm and pop filter: https://amzn.to/3ymDrcR===========================================================Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.===========================================================✅ For business inquiries contact me at kwheelerbooks@gmail.com✅ Let's connect:Website – https://kwheelerbooks.comTwitter - @kwheelerbooksInstagram - /kwheelerbooks

Categories
Authors Coaches + Trainers Entrepreneurship Increase Sales Influencers Membership Sites Online Courses Podcasting Speakers + Experts Thought Leaders

The Easy and Simple Way To Sell PDFs While You Sleep!

Looking to make passive income online by just selling downloadable PDF files? Well, right now is the best time to do it. Why? Because the market is already using them, wants more of them, and searching for them online. Why should you sell PDF products online? Because you can easily create a broad range of […]

Categories
Authors

How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book? [Video]

How much does it cost to self publish a book? Whether your publishing books on Amazon or distributing your work through direct sales, I'll give you the point-by-point breakdown of what to expect and how much it costs to self-publish a book. Find out things you can get done for free and what cost is unavoidable in your publishing business.Recommended Videos: ● 10 Best Places to Publish eBooks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6235uI4VY&list=UULFKv8xcrFntOERL7NUXgkypg&index=2 ● Finding Keywords for KDP in 10 Minutes - https://youtu.be/rXvaT9DeWMQ?si=YO4rGZZ3C_wNyQ4p ● Draft2Digital Interview with CEO Kris Austin - https://youtu.be/o17AAYLZw38 ● Top Faved Kindle Vella Author Shares Secrets: Callie Chase (aka Jeanne De Vita) - https://youtu.be/kr0WnNBukps ● My Content Manager Shares Book Marketing Tips | Ava Fails - https://youtu.be/b0Qmu88vDjo Sources:● Community Tab poll - https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxuQxnakYqQie0lasZzjhNYy-yWnyK3Pdy ● Amazon Keywords for Books - https://DaleLinks.com/KeywordsBook ● The Consummate Fitness Professional - https://books2read.com/u/49J8OJ● Fiverr - https://DaleLinks.com/Fiverr (affiliate link)Research & Strategy● DS Amazon Quick View - https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ds-amazon-quick-view/jkompbllimaoekaogchhkmkdogpkhojg ○ DS Amazon Quick View Extended (paid) - https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ds-amazon-quick-view-exte/ilpimgbmpmhfhdaaeepjokoigelkfbee ● Publisher Rocket - https://DaleLinks.com/Rocket (affiliate link)● Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link) ○ Use coupon code DALE10 to get 10% off your subscriptionWriting● Scrivener - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener ● Vellum - https://vellum.pub/ ● Atticus - https://www.atticus.io/ ● Descript Pricing - https://www.descript.com/pricing-150225 ● Rev - https://dalelinks.com/rev (affiliate link)● Dragon Naturally Speaking (Amazon) - https://geni.us/0PDKMW (affiliate link)Editing & Proofreading● How Much Does an Editor Cost? - https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/editing/cost/ ● Sam Wright Writes - https://dalelinks.com/samwrightwrites (affiliate link)● Jeanne De Vita (editor) - https://www.book-genie.com/ ● Ava Fails (editor) - https://heyyoava.com/ Interior Formatting● Draft2Digital - https://DaleLinks.com/D2D (referral link)● Calibre - https://calibre-ebook.com/ ● Miblart - https://DaleLinks.com/Miblart (affiliate link) ○ Use coupon code DALE10 to get 10% off your order.● Walt W. (book formatting) - https://DaleLinks.com/polarbear (affiliate link)Cover Design● GIMP - https://gimp.org/downloads ● PhotoPea - https://www.photopea.com/ ● Canva - https://dalelinks.com/canva (affiliate link)● Fiverr (my list) - https://DaleLinks.com/List (affiliate link)● GetCovers - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link)Miscellaneous: Email Marketing & Premium Newsletter Promotions● MailerLite - https://dalelinks.com/mailerlite (affiliate link)● Mailchimp - https://DaleLinks.com/Mailchimp (referral link)● Convertkit - https://convertkit.com/pricing ● StoryOrigin - https://DaleLinks.com/StoryOrigin (affiliate link)● BookFunnel - https://bookfunnel.com/pricing/ ● Written Word Media - https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/ ● CraveBooks - https://dalelinks.com/cravebooks (affiliate link)🔴 The Self-Publishing Hub - https://TheSelfPublishingHub.com🟣 Join Channel Memberships - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKv8xcrFntOERL7NUXgkypg/join 🔵Join my Discord community - http://dalelinks.com/discord🔥 Check out my podcast channel - https://www.youtube.com/@selfpubwithdale Where noted, some outbound links financially benefit the channel through affiliate programs. I only endorse programs, products, or services I use and can stand confidently behind. These links do not affect your purchase price and greatly helps to building and growing this channel. Thanks in advance for understanding!- Dale L. Roberts