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8 Ways You Can Promote Your Book for Free (or Almost Free)

Do you write because it’s your hobby? If yes, you don’t have to spend a lot of time thinking about marketing. However, if you are writing to sell, you need to publish your book so...

How to REALLY Reach Your Target Readers and Sell More Books!

If you want to sell more books, (and spoiler alert: we all do), you have to really know your reader.

5 FREE (and Awesome) Design Tools for Writers

As a self-published writer, you often find yourself in the shoes of a designer too. Here is a selection of less known apps and tools that will help you design and improve the looks of...

12 Things to Know about Book Marketing and Social Media

Working smarter, not harder, applies to most things. And social media should be at the top of your list of strategies to streamline.

7 Marketing Strategies for Building Your Audience and Selling More Books

One of the biggest challenges for writers nowadays is that they have to compete with all of the content available to audiences online.

6 Tips for Pitching to Local Media + How to Do It Effectively

Marketing your book to the media is a great way to get exposure for your book. And while you may be tempted to go after the big national outlets right out of the gate, don’t...

5 Perks of Being an Indie Author

In another era, an aspiring writer might dream of one day having a book published by one of the Big Six Publishers: Random House, Penguin, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, or Macmillan. 

7 Tips To (Better) Promoting Your Book on Instagram

You may not know it but Instagram (and specifically #bookstagram, an Instagram account dedicated to books) is a great way to promote your title. 

Next Steps After Your IndieReader Review

As consumers, we often go for a sure thing – name brands, established retailers, familiar movie stars, etc. – because we like what they offer and we know what to expect.