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SPS-314: Treating Your Book Like a Product – with Nick Thacker
Nick Thacker is fully immersed in the indie author world. He’s an author himself. He offers marketing services to authors as well as an...
James Blatch
Jan 21, 202246 min read


SPS-283: BookBub: More Than Just Featured Deals – with Carlyn Robertson
Carlyn Robertson from BookBub shares how to best use the platform to grow the audience for your books. She and James discuss both...
James Blatch
Jun 18, 202130 min read


SPS-260: Hindsight’s 2020: the Self-Publishing Year in Recap – with Mark Dawson
Mark and James reflect on the year that was 2020 and look ahead to what 2021 might hold in the indie author space. Show Notes Mark...
James Blatch
Jan 8, 202131 min read


SPS-252: How to Get Organic Traffic on Instagram – with Hanna Sandvig
Every social media platform has its own quirks. Hanna Sandvig has made it her mission to connect with other bookstagramers and grow her...
James Blatch
Nov 13, 202034 min read


SPS-250: Book Ad Tips to Boost Your Author Business – with Nicholas Erik
Nicholas Erik offers experiential advice about the different advertising platforms for authors, what’s working now, and why persistence...
James Blatch
Oct 30, 202040 min read


SPS-234: How to Automate Your Amazon Ads – with Dierk Demers
If you’re tired of the complexity of trying to wring data out of Amazon, there is a new tool available to help. James talks to Dierk...
James Blatch
Jul 10, 202044 min read


SPS-233: How to Identify Your Author Level – with Nick Thacker
As authors it can be hard to know what to focus on when it comes to marketing. Nick Thacker explains what an author platform is, what it...
James Blatch
Jul 3, 202039 min read


SPS-231: How to Self-Help Yourself to a Six-Figure Income – with Marc Reklau
Marc Reklau has had great success using Amazon ads to boost his book income from three figures a month to five. He talks to James about...
James Blatch
Jun 19, 202046 min read


SPF-066: The One Thing I Wish I’d Known When Starting My Indie Author Career – with Mark
Best-selling indie author Mark Dawson discusses ‘The One Thing’ he wished he’d known when starting out on his indie author career. ...
James Blatch
May 26, 20171 min read


SPF-013: Masterclass: A detailed look at a book launch – With Mark Dawson
There are many, many things that go into a successful book launch. For a self-published author it can be enough to make your head spin....
James Blatch
May 27, 20163 min read


SPF-012: How to start really selling books – With John P Logsdon
It’s always beneficial and encouraging to hear from someone who started from nothing and built a successful writing career from the...
James Blatch
May 20, 20163 min read


SPF-009: Self Publishing Success through Book Promotions – With Ricci Wolman
The book promotion piece is one of the most vital but neglected aspects of being a self published author. Today’s guest, Ricci Wolman, is...
James Blatch
Apr 29, 20163 min read
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