Episode 187 – Piracy, MailChimp, and Consistent Sales

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Question of the Week: Given Amazon’s recent rank stripping of promoted books, do you think you’ll do fewer launch-style promotions and go for the slow and steady approach? Why or why not?

With Amazon’s recent rank stripping, should authors focus on a slow and steady promo effort rather than starting off with a bang? After thanking their patrons Guerrilla Tactics Against Passive Aggression in the WorkPlace, 31 Days of Wisdom, and Wanderer’s Escape, the dynamic duo of Jim and Bryan jump into tips about authors not feeling like imposters, keeping motivated during NaNoWriMo, and adjusting MailChimp settings. New items featured John Grisham’s biggest financial mistake, reading easier on mobile phones, Amazon cracking down on rank manipulation, Twitter locking authors out of their accounts, and why pirated books may not be as harmless as some think. Question of the Week: Given Amazon’s recent rank stripping of promoted books, do you think you’ll do fewer launch-style promotions and go for the slow and steady approach? Why or why not?
What You’ll Learn:
  • Why indies authors need to ditch their imposter syndrome
  • How authors can stay motivated and win the NaNoWriMo challenge
  • Why authors should adjust MailChimp’s new default opt-in settings
  • What one financial mistake cost John Grisham millions of dollars
  • How the new Kindle app design makes it easier to read on phone
  • What authors can do in the wake of Amazon’s rank manipulation crackdown
  • Why Twitter has locked some indies out of their accounts and how to avoid it
  • Why pirated ebooks may not be as harmless to publishing as some think
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