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How to Publish on a Budget: Your First Five Years as an Author

How to Publish on a Budget: Your First Five Years as an Author

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 28, 2024 | Business Advice, Platform

Becoming a professional author will cost you. Find out how much and when an author should budget for their writing career.

Did Meta Steal Your Book? | Author Update

Did Meta Steal Your Book? | Author Update

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 21, 2025 | Author Update

Did Meta steal your book? This Author Media update investigates claims of content misuse, offering authors insights and steps to protect their work in the digital age. Links: Novel Marketing Patreon How to Make Your Author Website Amazing First Email Challenge Patron...
How to Create Sales Optimized Book Pages for Your Author Website

How to Create Sales Optimized Book Pages for Your Author Website

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 25, 2025 | Promotion

Discover why a website book page is vital for authors and how to design an effective page that captivates and helps readers and AI alike.

How to Write Emails That Readers Want to Read

How to Write Emails That Readers Want to Read

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Feb 21, 2024 | Copywriting, Email Marketing, Platform

Discover the three elements that make readers open your emails, which element is least important, and how to write good emails readers want.

101 Book Marketing Ideas That Will Change Your Life

101 Book Marketing Ideas That Will Change Your Life

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 9, 2024 | Platform, Promotion, Publishing

We’ve compiled a list of book marketing ideas that will connect you to readers, build your brand, and sell your book. If you feel stuck with your book, this guide has the idea that will get you unstuck. The goal of this guide is to help get your creative juices...
How to Supercharge Ebook Sales

How to Supercharge Ebook Sales

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 5, 2022 | Advertising, Email Marketing, Promotion

If your ebook sales are lagging, these 7 strategies will teach you how to market your ebook effectively with tactics specific to ebooks.

How Karyne Norton Successfully Kickstarted Her Book in 1 Hour

How Karyne Norton Successfully Kickstarted Her Book in 1 Hour

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 19, 2023 | Crowdfunding, Independent Publishing, Publishing

Find out how running a Kickstarter campaign for your book can solve one of the biggest challenge indie authors face.

Seven Plugins Every Author Website Needs in 2024

Seven Plugins Every Author Website Needs in 2024

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 6, 2023 | Author Websites, Platform

There are 60,000 WordPress plugins available to you, but most authors only need a handful. Learn which plugins every author website needs in 2024.

How to Use QR Codes to Boost Book Sales & Grow Your Email List

How to Use QR Codes to Boost Book Sales & Grow Your Email List

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 19, 2022 | Author Websites, Email Marketing, Promotion

Learn six ways authors can use book QR codes to connect with readers and promote their books online and offline.

How to use Reedsy to Independently Publish Your Book

How to use Reedsy to Independently Publish Your Book

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 13, 2024 | Book Design, Platform

Find out how Reedsy can help indie and traditional authors create beautiful, compelling, and marketable books.

A Nonfiction Author’s Guide to Substack

A Nonfiction Author’s Guide to Substack

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 10, 2025 | Platform

Learn how nonfiction authors are using Substack to reach audiences and convert them into paying subscribers seamlessly.

How to Grow Your Email List Fast With Giveaways

How to Grow Your Email List Fast With Giveaways

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 2, 2025 | Platform, Promotion

Need more subscribers? Explore the Kingsumo book giveaway technique that helped one author gain thousands of new emails.

Invasion of the AI Images | Author Update

Invasion of the AI Images | Author Update

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 28, 2025 | Author Update

Explore the rise of AI-generated images and their impact on authors in this Author Update. Learn strategies to adapt and leverage AI tools for your writing success. Outline Amazon Ads Expansion Amazon has recently expanded its sponsored ads, including Sponsored...
Substack for Authors: An Exciting Opportunity or Just Hype?

Substack for Authors: An Exciting Opportunity or Just Hype?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 12, 2023 | Blogging, Email Marketing, Platform

Find out the advantages and limitations of Substack for authors with various platform-building strategies.

How to Connect with Teen Readers: A Coaching Session With a Pre-Published YA Novelist

How to Connect with Teen Readers: A Coaching Session With a Pre-Published YA Novelist

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 7, 2021 | Platform, Strategy

Learn how authors writing YA books can connect with teen readers.

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