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12 contributions to Book Marketing Bootcamp
Pricing for direct sales
Does the pricing on your book on your site have to match what it sells for on Amazon, etc?
1 like • 3d
I have to say I've never seen Amazon price match to an author's website. They'll rarely even price match to smaller vendors, like Kobo. They DO pick up fairly quickly on Apple or Google, though. And now, they seem to have stopped price matching to free, period, which is messing up a lot of authors' promo strategies. :( That said, I also have a 15% coupon code on my site for any reader's first purchase and lots of folks take advantage of that.
What is your zone of genius?
I'm rereading the Big Leap by Gay Hendricks and here are the questions to figure out where to focus your time and energy: What do I love to do that I can do for long periods without getting bored? (You're passionate about it and love the challenge... you can also discover this by trying things you hate and figuring out what you'd want instead) What work do I do that doesn't feel like work? (you'd do it for free!) In my work, what produces the highest ratio of abundance and satisfaction amount of time spent? (this lens shows you the money) What is my unique ability? (often this is a combo of the above but with your own twist). My zone of genius is reading, networking with authors and entrepreneurs (I would do this for free), digital products (I figured this out by attempting to sell physical products and hating it), coaching and talking about self help strategies and mindset stuff (I do it for free), writing spicy scenes or group action scenes with wacky side characters (my word count per hour doubles or triples with these scenes).... and hypnotherapy . I also love dance, music, and creating playlists but more for fun. Same with gardening witchy, wild spaces. You?
What is your zone of genius?
2 likes • 18d
Believe it or not, revising. First drafts can be really hard (I can never seem to fully turn off that inner editor) but once I have something on the page to polish, I can lose myself for hours doing that. I also enjoy playing with graphics, even though I'm not particularly good at it. Interacting with readers (online, not so much face to face - serious introvert here). Interesting exercise!
10k in 10 days
Who wants to do a 10k in 10 days challenge (Rachel Rodgers-style?) In October 👀
10k in 10 days
3 likes • 30d
@Kerry Schafer Yeah, I was thinking words, too, and was about to raise my hand... I haven't managed a $10K MONTH in quite a while, though. (And I'm traveling the last half of October.) Words is doable (and needed), so THAT I'll sign up for!
2 likes • 26d
What I want to hear is HOW folks plan to make $10K in 10 days. I'm all ears!!
Boxed Sets: Wide or KU
Hi, I'm wide and getting ready to put my boxed sets back up online and add a couple of new ones. Q: Is it good thinking to only put the boxed sets in KU to get those readers (and have a longer read) or should I go wide with the boxed sets too? In case it matters, my indie books are mainly steamy Regencies. Thanks!
1 like • Sep 1
Boxsets do really well on Kobo for me (and you can price them higher - I only put my omnibus boxsets on platforms other than Amazon for that reason). They're great for Kobo promos, too.
FREE vs 99 cent series starter
So currently I have three series starters that are free. While I get a good set of downloads per day I am not seeing the readthrough I should be. I am starting to wonder if they are just freebie seekers that are downloading these titles. I am thinking now of changing my strategy. I was thinking of moving the first books in each series to a 99 cent price point, perhaps lowering the second book by a dollar or so, and increasing the other books in the series up a dollar. I am planning to keep the series starters free for building my newsletter instead. Has anyone done this? Could I get some thoughts on this strategy?
3 likes • Aug 22
I fairly recently put prices back on all my series starters (one at 99c, one at 2.99 and one at 3.99) while keeping them free for newsletter subs. That seems to be working pretty well and I think my read-through has improved.
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Brenda Hiatt
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sweet and spicy historical romance and YA science fiction romance.

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