Amazon Book Categories
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How to See Your Book Categories

Dave Chesson over at Kindlepreneur just published this video. It’s under 4 minutes and has some key information in it….

Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #5
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Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #5

These Book Marketing tips are for indie authors looking to get the biggest impact with the smallest budget.

How to Schedule your Bargain Booksy Promotion
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How to Schedule your Bargain Booksy Promotion

A step by step process for scheduling your Bargain Booksy Promotion. With Tips for setting your pricing strategy.

Using Bargain Booksy to Promote your Nonfiction Book
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Using Bargain Booksy to Promote your Nonfiction Book

A low cost alternative to BookBub that helps authors promote their nonfiction books to readers in their niche

Two Effective Book Promo Sites for NONFICTION books
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Use Freebooksy or Bargain Booksy to promote your Travel Book

Freebooksy and Bargain Booksy are two promotional sites that give you the opportunity of featuring your book when you’re offering it for free or if the purchase price is less than $5.

Researching the Budget Travel Guide Category
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Researching the Budget Travel Guide Category

I’m focused on updating and optimizing my Amazon Categories and Keywords, here’s how I evaluated Budget Travel using two online tools.

Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #4
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Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #4

We interviewed 10 travel writers to get their take on marketing and promoting their travel book. Find out which techniques have worked to sell more books and reach more readers.

News Flash Amazon Ads available in Canada and Australia
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Newsflash: Amazon Ads are now available in Canada and Australia

KDP have just announced that authors can now use Amazon Advertising’s Sponsored Products ads to reach readers in Canada and Australia.

How to add your Book to 10 Amazon Categories
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Author Toolbox: How to add your Book to 10 Amazon Categories

Did you know you can list your book in up to 10 Amazon Categories? Forget just choosing 3 when you set up your book. Do your research and increase your chances of being discovered by asking Amazon to add your book to additional relevant categories

How I got my books to #1 and #2 on Amazon
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How I got my Books to #1 and #2 on Amazon

I put together this metadata case study to use the Amazon KDP strategies I’ve been learning about to see whether I tweaking my categories and keywords can improve my category ranking.

Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #3
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Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #3

We interviewed 10 travel writers to get their take on marketing and promoting their travel book. Find out which techniques have worked to sell more books and reach more readers.

Researching How to Market your Book
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Researching How to Market your Book

There’s no way I could write a book to provide advice on marketing your travel related book, unless I’d tried them as part of my own book marketing activities. Includes a list of Amazon’s top 100 books in this category.

Free tool to create a 3d book cover mock up
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How to create a Free 3D Book Cover Mock Up

Here’s a free tool to help you create mock up cover images on a phone, ereader, and a paperback. Multiple layouts to choose from.

Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writer #2
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Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #2

We interviewed 10 travel writers to get their take on marketing and promoting their travel book. Find out which techniques have worked to sell more books and reach more readers

Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #1
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Book Marketing Tips from 10 Travel Writers #1

We interviewed 10 travel writers to get their take on marketing and promoting their travel book. Find out which techniques have worked to sell more books and reach more readers

DEFINING YOUR KEYWORDS FOR AMAZON SPONSORED ADS Jay Artale Birds of a Feather Press Self Publishing tips for indie authors and travel writers
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Tips for generating keywords for Amazon Sponsored Ads

Are you thinking about running #AmazonAds to sell more books? Here’s some insights about using automated and manually created keyword lists.

Podcast 33 Using Free Facebook Features to promote your book
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#33: How to use Free Facebook Features to promote your book

Listen to the different ways you can use Facebook to reach readers within your niche and build your mailing list. 

A to Z of Social Media Prompts for Authors (Part 1 A-F)
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A to Z of Social Media Prompts for Authors (Part 1 A-F)

Are you getting bored with social media or stuck in a social rut? Don’t worry, it happens to us all, so I’ve put together a list of 26 Social Media prompts to inspire authors to connect with your readers via your favourite social network.

How to rank your books higher on amazon
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How to Rank your Books higher on Amazon with Publisher Rocket

Guest blogger Dave Chesson shares three major ways Rocket will help you get more exposure on Amazon and sell more books!

How to write a nonfiction book proposal
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How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal

This guest post from Reedsy highlights the 5 key elements you need to consider when putting together your nonfiction book proposal to pitch a publisher.

Publish with Purpose
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Publish with Purpose: A Free Virtual Summit for authors

Publish with Purpose, a virtual summit to help authors sell more books. If you need help with book marketing, don’t miss this free event.

Should you pay to advertise your book? (co-host David Penny) How Travel Writers Self-Publish podcast hosted by Jay Artale
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#23: Are you ready to try Facebook Ads? (co-host David Penny)

Podcast Ep#23: Are you ready to try Facebook Ads? David Penny joins me for a 20 minute chat about book advertising.

Should you pay to market your book? Podcast with co host David Penny
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#22: Should you pay to advertise your book? (co-host David Penny)

Ep#22: Should you pay to advertise your book? (co-host David Penny) In this 20-minute show travel writer Jay Artale chats…

free tool for marketing your podcast on social media
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Free tool for marketing your podcast on social media

Here’s an evaluation and step by step instructions for using the FREE Wavve online software for marketing your podcast on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Tim Grahl Author Book Marketing
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Book Marketing for Nonfiction Authors Webinar with Tim Grahl

I just watched Book Marketing for Nonfiction Authors webinar hosted by Tim Grahl, who is the founder of BookLaunch.com and author of YOUR FIRST 1000 COPIES and The Book Launch Blueprint.

How Publishing A Nonfiction Book Can Help You Sell Your Product
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How Publishing A Nonfiction Book Can Help You Sell Your Product

Guest blogger Martin Cavannagh from Reedsy shares his insights about four ways a book can help you sell more of your product, no matter what it is.

How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Book Marketing for Introverts Ep#17
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#17: Back to Basics – Book Marketing for Introverts

Ep#17: Back to Basics – Book Marketing for Introverts In this 10-minute show travel writer Jay Artale talks about how…

Cat hiding under the covers introvert author book marketing
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Nonfiction Book Marketing for Introverts – Back to Basics

Introvert authors often balk at marketing their books, but with a few simple steps you can create a solid foundation for your author brand. It’s time to get back to basics.

Podcast How to Self-Publish a Travel Book Show with host Jay Artale- Ep14 How to create a nonfiction title
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#14: How to create your non-fiction title

In this 10 minute show travel writer Jay Artale covers how to create an effective nonfiction title to entice your readers to buy your book.

Podcast How to Self-Publish a Travel Book Show with host Jay Artale The 4 Key Elements of Content Marketing for Beginners
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#13: The 4 Key Elements of Content Marketing for Beginners

This podcast focuses on a generic overview of the four elements you need to plan for in order to develop an effective content marketing plan. Use your Point of View and Audience definition to craft targeted content on platforms that support your brand’ authenticity.

Author Copies IngramSpark Amazon KDP
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How and why to order author copies from Amazon KDP and IngramSpark

Both Amazon and IngramSpark let authors buy copies of their book at a reduced cost, so you can sell them direct, donate them or give them away to friends or for book marketing.

Podcast How to Self-Publish a Travel Book Show with host Jay Artale-Episode 8
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How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#8: How to Research your Travel Book idea using Amazon

Listen to our latest 20 minute podcast to find out how to Research your Travel Book idea using Amazon, and pinpoint the research elements you need to focus on.

Posted in Author Resources Book Design Book Marketing & Promotion Book Production How to Write and Self-Publish a Travel Guide Podcast: How Travel Writers Self-Publish Self-Publishing Advice

Our new How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast

Are you ready to establish your subject matter expertise and earn passive income by transitioning from travel blogger to author, but don’t know where to start? This new self-publishing podcast will help you write, publish, and sell your books.

Five Senses Travel Journal for Travel Bloggers and Writers by Jay Artale
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Five Senses Travel Journal Available Now!

This blank Five Senses travel writing journal will help travel bloggers and travel writers improve their travel writing by showing instead of telling. Use your senses to capture the scene and connect with your readers.

How To Use Scrivener To Manage Your Social Media Content and Strategy
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How To Use Scrivener To Manage Your Social Media Content and Strategy

I started using the Scrivener writing software to manage my Content Strategy and Social Media Management. This article explains the Binder and Folder Structure and how I’m using Icons to tag my content.

Female Travel Bloggers Community
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Join a community of Female Travel Bloggers

I was pleased to be asked to join the Female Travel Bloggers Twitter Team a couple of months ago, and I’ve been working with them to build the audience and engage with our followers.

7 easy steps for making the most of Amazon Kindle
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7 easy steps for making the most of Amazon Kindle

Have you already published your books on Amazon? Then here’s a list of 7 easy steps for making the most of your presence on Kindle.

Dave Chesson Kindlepreneur 3 ways to gain a competitive advantage
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3 Ways To Gain Competitive Advantage In Your Nonfiction Niche by Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson, creator of Kindlepreneur.com, shares his 3 favorite ways of finding a nonfiction opportunity within the travel niche you’re researching to help you write books that people are looking for.

Amazon's Jumpstart Training KDP
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Start your self-publishing addiction with Amazon’s new 12-step Program KDP Jumpstart

If you’re new to Kindle Direct Publishing and want to self-publish your own book via Amazon KDP but don’t know where to start, you’re in luck. Amazon have just created KDP Jumpstart, which is a streamlined, step-by-step process for self-publishing your book on their KDP platform.

Travel and Memoirs twitter 3
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Travel & Memoir ebook Giveaway Oct 1st-7th

Travel Writer Jack Moscrop is hosting an ebook giveaway on Book Funnel this week, which features a promotional version of my Freewriting for Travel Writers ebook that introduces you to the concept of freewriting and includes a 100 freewriting prompts.

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2 Keys Tips for Writing your Amazon Book Descriptions

Two Author tips to get the most out of your Amazon Book Description. Find out which HTML tags you can use, and how many characters you have to play with.

BookFunnel Bundles
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BookFunnel Bundles available in Beta

Hot off the press from BookFunnel: You can now easily build book bundles and group promotions right on BookFunnel. Team…

Pirate Queen Book Signing
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Book Signing for HN Klett’s “Pirate Queen”

I worked with Nick Klett, author of Pirate Queen, to do his internal ebook formatting. Congrats to Nick on his first book signing event.

I am Gaffen What does Marketing
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What does Marketing Mean to me?

What does Marketing mean to me? My guest blog post for IamGaffney. My chance to share my view and approach to content marketing.

Dan Blank Podcast Reaching Readers
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5 Tips from Dan Blank about Reaching Readers

Here’s 5 Tips from Dan Blank about Reaching Readers to inspire you to put your own personal plan together to increase your readership.

Louise Cottrell Travel Pinners
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5 Ways to Rock Pinterest: A Guide for Travel Bloggers

Are you using Pinterest? I’m a big Pinterest fan, and tout it as a platform that all travel bloggers and…

Turkey Tales: A Bodrum Travel Memoir in Verse Jay Artale
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Turkey Tales: A Bodrum Travel Memoir in Verse by Jay Artale

eBook Released September 1st 2016 Travel Memoirs can transport you to a destination, and enable you to visualise people, cultures…

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Top Marketing Tip for Non-Fiction Authors with a Small Budget

Don’t let a lack of budget stand in your way Don’t have a budget? Don’t know how to start marketing…

Birds of a Feather Press for writers with an independent spirit
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3 Tips on using Bloggers to Promote your Book

Although the goal of these 3 tips on using bloggers to promote your book, you need make sure you’re adding…

Birds of a Feather Press for writers with an independent spirit
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Tools And Resources For Authors And Writers

Here’s my reference page of Resources For Authors And Writers, and includes all of the invaluable tools that I couldn’t…