Even if you’re a bit camera shy, being a guest host or being interviewed on a podcast can make a huge difference in your success as an author! Every single appearance you can make on any podcast or other media outlets can 10X your visibility and grow your reader following, which is CRUCIAL to the process of successful self-publishing. And there are plenty of podcasts out there about books or even outside of publishing where you can be featured and talk about your books. But how do we find these podcasts, and how do we become featured guest hosts? In this episode of The Self-Publishing Success ..read more

Even if you’re a bit camera shy, being a guest host or being interviewed on a podcast can make a huge difference in your success as an author! Every single appearance you can make on any podcast or other media outlets can 10X your visibility and grow your reader following, which is CRUCIAL to the process of successful self-publishing. And there are plenty of podcasts out there about books or even outside of publishing where you can be featured and talk about your books. But how do we find these podcasts, and how do we become featured guest hosts? In this episode of The Self-Publishing Success ..read more

YouTube Can Be a Great Platform to Increase Visibility for Your Author Brand, Gain More Readers, and Increase Book Sales! Ever considered using YouTube as a platform for selling your books? Maybe a little camera shy and unsure if it’s the right fit for you? You can do it, even if the idea of recording yourself and putting videos out there makes you uncomfortable. In this episode of The Self-Publishing Success Podcast, I sit down with Bestselling Indie Author, Michael LaRonn, to chat about how he used YouTube to his benefit, how he was able to find and attract more readers through this platform ..read more

Why authors need Instagram to sell more books! Have you wondered if you’re wasting your time on social media…specifically, Instagram, when trying to reach readers and sell your books? Most likely, the issue isn’t Instagram or the constantly changing algorithms of most social media apps, so much as us not knowing the best way to use such amazing platforms to reach the – literally – millions of book readers who are on there every single day. But it isn’t that hard to figure out. You just have to listen to those who have gone before you and learned to use the system to their advantage. In this ep ..read more

How you, as an author, can find, hire, and work with a professional (and affordable) book editor to improve your book and your writing skills! One universal truth about self-publishing is that you absolutely cannot finish your book then go straight to publishing without first hiring a pro book editor. It will absolutely backfire by way of low/no sales, or worse yet, negative ratings and reviews. But hiring a pro book editor can do way more for you than just polish your manuscript and turn it into a book. This process can actually TEACH you how to improve your writing craft and your storytellin ..read more

How you, as an author, can find, hire, and work with a professional (and affordable) book editor to improve your book and your writing skills! One universal truth about self-publishing is that you absolutely cannot finish your book then go straight to publishing without first hiring a pro book editor. It will absolutely backfire by way of low/no sales, or worse yet, negative ratings and reviews. But hiring a pro book editor can do way more for you than just polish your manuscript and turn it into a book. This process can actually TEACH you how to improve your writing craft and your storytellin ..read more

How a regular, manageable writing schedule that works with your everyday life can increase your writing output and get you to launch faster! Do you ever feel like there’s not enough time in the day for your writing? Home life, kids, spouses, chores, and even jobs seem to take priority over writing, even though it’s your TRUE passion and what you’d much rather be doing? There’s a better, more effective way of going about this. In this episode of The Self-Publishing Success Podcast, I sit down with Bestselling Indie Author, Katherine MacDonald, to chat about she learned to manage her writing sch ..read more

Work with experienced professionals instead to avoid conflicting, confusing advice. Have you ever found yourself spending hours on the internet, searching for the answer to how to self-publish your book? If so, you probably noticed you received nothing but a bunch of confusing, conflicting advice from dozens of different experts, some who may or may not be qualified to teach you. There’s a better way. In this episode of The Self-Publishing Success Podcast, I sit down with Bestselling Indie Author, Emily Blackwood, to chat about how she learned that there’s a much better path to self-publishing ..read more

If you dream of a career as a self-published author, listen to this interview with Bestselling Indie Author, Hugh Howey! Is it your dream to become a successful indie author, but you keep hearing other people say that it's impossible to make it in self-publishing? Then, this is the episode you NEED to listen to now! In this episode, I sit down with one of the most successful indie authors of our time, Hugh Howey, Author of Wool, and many other amazing books. We'll chat about how he started his author career and what life was like as a newbie for him. And we'll talk about his biggest struggles ..read more

Self-publishing is a business. Treat your career the same way you would any other business if you want to be a successful author! Episode 2 – Show Notes Do you dream of being a successful author? Want to know the secret to indie author success? Treat your author career like the business it really is! In this episode of The Self-Publishing Success Podcast, Author Coach Christina Kaye sits down with Bestselling Indie Author, LK Wilde to chat about how important it is to approach self-publishing like any other business venture and how her own writing career took off once she realized this and dec ..read more