3 Ways to Market Your Book Before You Publish
Chris and Gena tackle one of the top questions they receive: How do I get people to buy my book? Chris and Gena discuss the importance of doing this early, even before you publish it.
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Milestones and Memories: A Celebration of 100 Episodes
Has it really been 100 episodes?! Yes!!
In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, Chris and Gena celebrate their podcast’s third year and 100th episode by taking a look back at their top five most listened to episodes. They discuss the importance of avoiding cliches in writing, explore the wide range of materials that can be written for children, highlight the benefits of using an email newsletter for marketing, delve into the different types of editing needed for a manuscript, and provide a step-by-step guide on self-publishing on Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. They also give an honorable mention to an episode on making time to write based on listener feedback. Listeners are encouraged to subscribe, review, and share the podcast, and are provided with a goal-setting planner and information on an upcoming membership site.
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From Frustration to Success: How Writers Can Simplify and Streamline Email Marketing
In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, hosts Chris and Gena address the frustrations of writer Bridget, who is struggling with email marketing. They offer several solutions, including using a lead magnet in books to collect email addresses, simplifying email service providers like MailerLite or ConvertKit, and paring down email lists. They emphasize the importance of starting with what is easy and building from there. Throughout the episode, they provide practical tips and resources to help writers simplify their email marketing efforts and connect with their audience effectively.
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Liz Wilcox: Why Every Author NEEDS a Newsletter
In this episode, Chris and Gena interview Liz Wilcox, an email strategist who helps small businesses and authors build online relationships with their audience. Liz shares her journey into email marketing and why authors should have a newsletter. She explains that a newsletter allows authors to stay connected with their readers, build hype for book releases, and own their platform. Liz also provides tips for creating engaging newsletters, offers a framework for writing them, and discusses her email marketing membership where she provides templates and trainings to help authors market their books effectively.
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Our Best Kept Email Marketing Secret
This is it! Early on we discovered we can’t do this marketing thing alone. It’s TOGETHER that we have Writing Momentum! In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, Chris and Gena share their best kept secret when it comes to email marketing…and tell you how you can have it, too.
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Our Biggest Email Fails
We’ve discovered how important it is to have an email list as an author…but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to have one! In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, Chris and Gena share their BIGGEST email fails on their road to success. Learn from us so your path doesn’t have to be so rocky!
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Wow Your Readers: Email Series You MUST Automate!
“Email Automation” is when you create a series of emails that automatically go out, based on something that triggers them to send. In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, Chris and Gena discuss three different email automation series you MUST have to take your author business to the next level!
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What to Look for in an Email Service
When it comes to an email marketing service for authors, there are SO MANY choices out there! In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, Chris and Gena discuss what an ideal email service should provide for you out of the box….and if it doesn’t, keep moving!
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Email for Authors Q&A
Do you need an email list? Do you need a special email app? If so, which one? In this episode of the Writing Momentum podcast, Chris and Gena talk about email marketing and how you can build relationships with people in your audience…even before you have a book ready!
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How to Keep Google Happy with Your Author Newsletter
How does the Internet view your newsletter? Is it marked as spam or quality content? While some of that depends on your email provider, some is based on your newsletter’s format and content. In this episode, Chris and Gena list the three elements that will quickly get your newsletter marked as spam.
