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Is Bookbub worth the money? (The Happy Writer 31)

Is Bookbub worth the money?

Is Bookbub worth the money? The Happy Writer episode 31. In The Happy Writer 31, we look at the high-end advertising list service Bookbub. New writers are often advised that that is the panacea of list-based advertisers, but the cost is very steep. Are you likely to earn your money…

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November 11, 2021 August 30, 2021self-publishing, The Happy Writer Bookbub, marketing

Improve Your Newsletter (The Happy Writer 29)

Improve Your Newsletter (The Happy Writer 29)

Improve Your Newletter. The Happy Writer episode 29. The Happy Writer 29 looks at what to do when you’re unhappy with the results you get from your newsletter emails. What are the causes and what can you do to increase the number of sales you get? What should you consider?…

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October 28, 2021 August 11, 2021marketing, self-publishing, The Happy Writer marketing, newsletters

Social media for writers (The Happy Writer 26)

Social media for writers (The Happy Writer 26)

Social media. The Happy Writer episode 26. The Happy Writer 26 looks at social media. Do you need to be on all of it? Is it necessary? Why should you be on social media? What are the considerations? Listen and find out. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube….

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October 7, 2021 August 4, 2021The Happy Writer marketing, social media

About Book Length (The Happy Writer 23)

About Book Length (The Happy Writer 23)

About Book Length. The Happy Writer episode 23. The Happy Writer looks at book length and how you can use it to your advantage. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. Follow the series on Youtube.

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September 16, 2021 July 13, 2021The Happy Writer book length, marketing

Selfpublishing is Marketing

Selfpublishing is Marketing

Selfpublishing is Marketing. The Happy Writer episode 22. The Happy Writer looks at the source of the myth that selfpublished writers spend most of their time marketing. Listen to this episode on Bookfunnel or Youtube. Follow the series on Youtube.

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September 9, 2021 July 12, 2021The Happy Writer marketing, self-publishing

What should your readthrough be? (The Happy Writer 21)

What should my readthrough be? (The Happy Writer 21)

What should your readthrough be? The Happy Writer episode 21. This episode talks about readthrough within series and within your catalogue and when and how you should use it. A lot of people go crazy when calculating this figure, but what does it actually mean and how reliable is it?…

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September 2, 2021 July 12, 2021The Happy Writer marketing, publishing, readthrough

Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? (The Happy Writer 18)

Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? (The Happy Writer 18)

Can I pay for someone to do my advertising for me? The Happy Writer episode 18. This is one of the questions that gets asked the most often in writer groups. A new writer have discovered they don’t like marketing and is willing to throw money at the marketing problem…

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August 12, 2021 July 10, 2021marketing, self-publishing, The Happy Writer marketing

Advertising your book – how much to spend

Advertising your book – how much to spend

How much should you spend on advertising your book? This question gets asked a lot, especially by beginning writers. They’ve heard that it is probably a good idea to advertise your book, and they like to be given some kind of clear guidelines as to how much they should spend….

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October 13, 2019 May 17, 2021marketing, self-publishing advertising costs, marketing

The dreaded M word

The mention of the word marketing gives a lot of writers hives. I think this is mostly because they misunderstand what is meant by marketing. They think that marketing means shouting buy my book on Facebook and Twitter. They think that marketing means sleazy tactics and mentioning your own book…

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January 15, 2018 January 15, 2018marketing, self-publishing marketing, self-publishing

Getting hung up on the wrong things

Further to the epic rant I shared last week, I listened to Mark Dawson’s interview with the mysterious Data Guy this morning. I got up at 4am, drove to the city to drop off my husband to the bus to Canberra (where he has a course this week, so has…

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March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017marketing, news Data Guy, marketing, podcasts
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