Book Marketing Strategies and Tips for Authors | Best Seller Campaign | Self Publishing

[@judyprescottmarshall4713]

I cannot thank you enough! This is the BEST Book Marketing Strategy and Tips for Authors video EVER! Thanks April for introducing us to Melanie Johnson!!!!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

You’re welcome!

[@melaniejohnson5551]

So happy it was helpful for you

[@melaniejohnson5551]

Glad it was helpful for you

[@Melanie-my6qi]

This interview is awesome. Great information thank you for bringing Melanie onto your show.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rajan4915]

Super-excited things in terms of incredible expression as well as insightful eposide at large scale.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

thanks for sharing.

[@darrencouncil1649]

This video was awesome. Really motivated me to find new ways to market my book

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Glad to hear Darren!

[@Lothar-Wolfsbane]

NFT section really dated this video, its an interesting video with strategies i wouldn't have ever considered. The whole NFT section reminded me of google glasses or The Zune by microsoft which was their verizon of the ipod.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks for your input.

[@stories2tell777]

Very informative; I learnt of some cost-effective and innovative book promotion strategies Via this video. Many thanks!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Glad to hear Charles!

[@vivianuwakwestudio]

I must say that this chat with Melanie was one of the most eye-opening book marketing videos I have watched on this channel. It has rich practical advice too. I have watched it twice and I will watch it again . I can't thank you enough for what you do for me and authors around the world April! 🙂

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks Vivian!

[@melaniejohnson5551]

So glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for watching it twice

[@chooseanamazinglife]

Fantastic interview chalked full of great advice for new authors! Thanks so much ❤

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

You’re welcome Nicole!

[@karemaakilah5132]

Sooooo glad you taught this amazing lesson on Web3!! So much has changed since. Great info!!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Absolutely true!

[@familiajugandobasquet]

This is an amazing interview 🎉🎉 thank you very much!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@garryknight7889]

Thanks for opening my eyes on promoting book.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks for the comment!

[@jeffhutcheson8198]

Thank you! Very helpful. Good stuff!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Glad to hear!

[@jimbo3891]

Great 🎉 stuff!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks Jimbo! Love your avatar LOL.

[@KH-ed9kv]

Best video I’ve seen on this topic!😊

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks. Glad you liked it!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Awesome!

[@sethkorgah8175]

Wow, great stuff! Thank you

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

You’re welcome Seth!

[@rafakopo]

Superrrr!👏

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thank you!

[@truthdiggershow]

Very valuable information. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

You’re welcome! What was it that resonated with you?

[@truthdiggershow]

@@SelfPubMadeSimple yes!

[@geminiwahhaj4407]

How do we contact her?

[@truthdiggershow]

@@SelfPubMadeSimple There are so many great points, that it is hard to choose one. I am new to this. This is why everything she said is very valuable. Thank you.

[@mandylove3618]

This video is truly phenomenal and has tons of tools. Can you please provide some information about 99 cents promotion? Do you do that days prior to book release date or first day of book release? When is the time to complete that step? Thank you

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Great question. I will ask Melanie to weigh in on that here in the comments.

[@melaniejohnson5551]

We have the book at $.99 for 24 to 48 hours. But you have to change the price about 24 hours before the launch to make sure that Amazon updates the price in time.

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

What I do is a soft launch week where the book is up for 99 cents and the “launch team” and people who got advanced reader copies are the only ones who are told and they can go buy cheap copies and leave reviews so on official launch day you bring the price back up and you’ve got reviews and momentum going when you announce it to everyone else.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

That’s a good strategy.

[@sojibrana7481]

nice

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks!

[@brandonestelle9029]

This is incredibly helpful content April!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks Brandon

[@billyrichards8834]

They guarantee Best seller status. You know WHY? Or, HOW they do it? Because if all you need is '25' people in a day to purchase your book to be a best seller, what they do is contact YOU, have you drop your e- book down to 0.99 cents, THAN they contact '25' people on THEIR mailing list to purchase your book for only 0.99 cents. And they do this with EVERYBODY. NOW, your a bestseller. Can you say ... SCAM?

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

She didn’t say one important reason not to do the launch with a free book, the ranks for free are totally separate lists from the paid rankings. You won’t get any boost in the paid rankings and won’t get the bestseller status. That wasn’t the case ten years ago but it is now. Makes sense because a best “seller” means it sold, not that it was given away!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Yes that’s true. I’ve been recommending a period of selling the ebook during launch for .99 or 1.99 to get that best-seller. Regardless, you want to keep those sales going and that’s the most important thing is to have a strategy for that.

[@Financiallyfreeauthor]

@@SelfPubMadeSimple Definitely!

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Agreed!

[@godofallgodswithnoothernam920]

Awe you two soooooo fiesty 😂

[@mandylove3618]

I am a bit confused. She recommends not to do kindle ebooks bc you are lock in for 90 days. But use amazon ebooks? I didn’t know there were two different ones? Please provide some clarification.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

If you enroll in kdp select you can set your book for free (free days) and it is available free for those that have it in kindle unlimited. However, Jenn recommends you do not do that but instead have a low priced launch of your ebook that can help you get sales (at a low cost) to drive the best-seller ranking. So if you launch an ebook for .99 for example and ask your launch team to purchase the ebook and provide reviews then every sale at that .99 brings you closer to best-seller. Make sense?

[@melaniejohnson5551]

It's Kindle select that locks you in for 90 days. Hope that clarifies

[@CheKelley]

NEVER EVER EVER SELF PUBLISH U DONT HAFTO DO THAT

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

What do you recommend and what has your experience been that makes you so against self-publishing? I’m interested to know… honestly.

[@Knuhben]

12.000 - 150.000$ lol. No thank you

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

Thanks for the comment. What approach do you take?

[@godofallgodswithnoothernam920]

What's 12000 to 150000 USD?

[@godofallgodswithnoothernam920]

What's this for?

[@Knuhben]

@@godofallgodswithnoothernam920 It's the cost for the service, that this channel promotes in the video. The cost for marketing books. Ridiculous.

[@SelfPubMadeSimple]

It is the cost of their services but the knowledge they share in this video is helpful for all authors.