The Art of Connecting with Influencers in the Indie Author Community What are Influencers? I call Influencers anyone who your potential fans or readers listen to when it comes to those things that you care and write about as an author. A fact I had to face early on is...
Defining Your Author Identity: The Key to Authentic Marketing One of the things that’s consistently surprised me is that when I ask authors, “Why do you write what you write?” most authors seem to have no idea. One of the things that’s consistently surprised me is...
1,000 True Fans:Answering the Money Question Even if you’re sold on the 1,000 True Fan concept, you may still be asking the Money Question. Read Part One: Embracing the 1,000 True Fans Concept Read Part Two: Identifying, Finding, Connecting with, and Growing...
Identifying, Finding, Connecting with, and Growing Your 1,000 True Fans How to make the “1,000 True Fans” concept work for you. Read Part One: Embracing the 1000 True Fans Concept In the previous part I described the 1,000 True Fans Concept in broad terms...
Embracing the 1000 True Fans Concept How to Build a Loyal Reader Base In 2008 Kevin Kelly wrote the original idea for the 1000 true fans. It breaks down like this: If you can find 1000 people who buy anything you create, that should be enough to earn you a living...
How to Build a Bookish Community How to build a community around your writing by changing your focus from “a platform to sell” to “a community of like-minded people I can serve.” No matter what you write—and no matter how you publish—you’re going to have to find...
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