Episode 201 – Stirring Up Controversy, Patreon Income, and Ghost Stories on Twitter

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Question of the Week: Should you avoid feeding the trolls and keep your career’s status quo or is it better to feed the trolls for a chance at growing your business (with a chance of taking a hit as well)? And why?

To feed the trolls or not feed the trolls, that is the question. Bryan and Jim are back with the latest in publishing. First, they took a moment to thank their patrons: We Own the Sky, Faster Than Falling, and Leaving Eva. This week’s tips include how to reach more readers by building and organizing your email list, building brand recognition with an author logo, and expanding your social media reach with Grabbr. In news: Amazon partners with Susan G. Komen to fight breast cancer, new Amazon updates could give authors a sneak peak into the future of AMS, how to bring your storytelling to social media, why you should diversify your income, Draft2Digital’s big plans to boost discoverability, and why authors may not want to be afraid to stand for what they believe in. Question of the Week: Should you avoid feeding the trolls and keep your career’s status quo or is it better to feed the trolls for a chance at growing your business (with a chance of taking a hit as well)? And why?
What You’ll Learn:
  • How authors can take their mailing list to the next level
  • Why writers should create logos for their author brand
  • How one author reached new readers with Grabbr
  • What Amazon is doing to help the fight against breast cancer
  • What new changes are coming to Amazon Marketing Services
  • How one author gained one million Twitter followers with his story
  • What one hybrid author earned from her writing last year
  • How Draft2Digital plans to improve discoverability in 2018
  • Why one author says indies shouldn’t be afraid to take a stand
Links:

We Own the Sky (Book 1 of The Muse Chronicles) by Sara Crawford
Faster Than Falling by Nathan Van Coops
Leaving Eva by Jennifer Sivec
Tip #1: Inbox Detox
Tip #2: Logo Logistics
Tip #3: Grab and Go
Honorable Mention: Read for the Cure
News #5: Reporting Reboot
News #4: The Twitter Zone (1)
News #4: The Twitter Zone (2)
News #4: The Twitter Zone (3)
News #3: Income Conundrum
News #2: Draft2Discover
News #1: Get Up, Stand Up

Question of the Week: Should you avoid feeding the trolls and keep your career’s status quo or is it better to feed the trolls for a chance at growing your business (with a chance of taking a hit as well)? And why?

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