Marketing for Childrens Authors with Laurie Wright

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Are you ready for this?  This is the first of 3 episodes that will RELEASE you from the chains of social media! (unless you like them, in which case this is not for you) Join the Marketing for Childrens authors FB group! Support the show Ready to stop relying on Amazon for your sales? Join the Author Growth Hub  and learn how to double or triple your profit!

Listen to the fifth most downloaded episode of 2021! Be strategic during your social media time! Four tasks for children's authors to do daily to curate your feed, build and improve relationships, and grow a reader community. This is a repeat of last week's activities because you don't need anything new right now! Support the show Ready to stop relying on Amazon for your sales? Join...

Listen to the 4th most downloaded episode of 2021! Where are all the people?! You know you need traffic, but where do you find the people... In this episode Laurie shares where to find traffic, how to know what to post, and how to think more strategically. Want to talk more about traffic and book marketing?  Join the Marketing for Childrens Authors FB group! Support the show Ready to stop relying...

 Listen to the third most downloaded episode of 2021! Have you ever wondered why you're getting NO RESULTS from your book marketing activities, even though you're doing exactly what everyone else is?! You'll want to tune in to hear the reason why, in the third and final episode in the TRAFFIC series. Join Laurie as she shares a new way to think about your book marketing activities....

The number one most downloaded episode of 2021! Something we all hear often from authors is that they don't know where to start, which is what  keeps them STUCK! Overwhelmed with analysis paralysis - because they technically KNOW all that they should be doing, but they just don't know HOW to get started. Last week Laurie shared an overall book marketing strategy childrens authors can use...

Have you ever just wanted to know what it takes to have a solid book marketing system? If YES , then this is for you! Join Laurie for the BIG PICTURE overview of an excellent book marketing system, specifically for childrens authors.  Website template I talked about   Support the show Ready to stop relying on Amazon for your sales? Join the Author Growth Hub  and learn how to double or triple your...

Written by Becca Syme, 'Dear Writer, You Need To Quit' isn't specifically written for childrens authors, but is definitely still applicable. This book is part of a whole "Dear Writer' series which is a very cool premise. This one has 15 chapters on things you should QUIT, and those are bookended by 'The Bad news' at the beginning and 'The Good News' at...

Welcome to Season FOUR! Over the past 3 years we've done a variety of things on here.. we started with interviews and spent over a year listening to interviews with other indie authors of varying experience about how they made it happen for themselves. Then we started to have more specific topics on the show, and I went looking for guests who could speak to things like seasonal books, rapid r...

Struggling to find new readers and make sales? You might need to back up a few steps and think about how you're getting traffic. The basics of book marketing are: turn the traffic you have into a captive audience, engage and connect with them, and ultimately convert them to loyal fans (and paying customers). Here are four ways you can borrow someone else's audience, connect with them, an...

Join Laurie as she shares 5 actionable tips to be more productive when you're online. Will these tips help you write or sell your books? NOPE. But they WILL help you to spend  less time sorting emails less time wading through posts from people that bring you down MORE time on what matters! Childrens authors! Spend 10 minutes a day this week and clean your digital house! Support the show Ready...

The truth is, the shine usually wears off of running a book business, sometime after you publish, and when you realize how much work the marketing is.  In this show you'll learn the 5 TOP things you can do on a weekly basis, that will always work to move your book business forward. And by moving it forward, you can banish the boredom, and stay motivated! Support the show Ready to stop relying...

How do you act when you go to a party? Do you hover in corners, eye cast down, making sure not to cross anyone's path? Or do you mingle a bit, shake hands, make eye contact and say 'hello'? Believe it or not, social media is just like a party! And Facebook groups are someone else's party. Have a listen to today's episode to make sure you're not being a Kanye at other...

Imposter Syndrome. Not sure my HBa in Psych (15 years ago)  qualifies me to speak about this issue.... but it's something that many authors struggle with - especially Indie authors who haven't got an 'official' publisher behind them validating their story. This episode isn't the ultimate guide on the perfect ways to overcome your self doubts and brush off imposter syndrome...

Join Laurie as she gets to know author and publicist Jane Owen.  Jane was able to PIVOT last year, and instead of feeling sorry for herself (for not * too* long) she set to work working a lifelong goal happen. Find Jane's book here on her website , and connect with her on  instagram  here and here ! Support the show Ready to stop relying on Amazon for your sales? Join the Author Growth Hub  a...

What matters when it comes to analytics? Author and metrics expert Brandi Johnson is here again, walking us through what's important to track when it comes to metrics, and what we should DO with that information! Share with a friend Website metrics, social media metrics, email analytics --> what's the most important part of all of these? Brandi breaks it all down in a really easy to u...

Author and publishing coach Lene Dybdaul chats with Laurie about money making activities authors can do. Share with a friend Lene shares her tips for book marketing... she suggests planning in advance and building an audience even BEFORE your book is published, so that you can launch your book to a waiting audience. #smart A congratulatory SHOUT OUT to all authors launching their books this week,...

Take a common HACK and make it work for you! You've likely gotten this weird FB message from a friend of yours, I've had them from  my 80 yr old aunt, my tech savvy cousin in law, and another author....  it's a YT link and just one single sentence... listen now and then tag me when you make your hooky post! @lauriewrightauthor Join the fun on Facebook HERE Support the show Ready to...

It’s almost here and I am NOT prepared! Who’s with me?  Today on the show I’m sharing quick content ideas you can put into action with very little preparation. I know I LOOOVE a good social script, it doesn’t get any easier than plugging in a pre-written post, does it?  If you want: 3 social post scripts 6 Valentines’ related ‘sign offs’ - use in emails, live videos or social posts 2 promo ideas 1...

I made you something! Something to help cut through the noise of what you think you *should* be doing, that outlines all the things you NEEd to be doing, to market your book for kids. I made it to cut through all that NoisE you see online. Here’s what you actually NEED to do: You need to create valuable content , consistently .  You need a place to gather your fans. You need a way to talk to your...

The Kidlit creator stack has been on my mind all day, and I had to share about it because it’s gone in just a week! But that got me thinking about all the other resources out there in the wild that you might enjoy as well. From zero dollars to $800 there is a range in here, but all are worth exploring! First off, decide what you need help with the MOST. Is it writing, publishing, editing, formatti...

Join Laurie as she shares 10 actionable tips to get you up and running with book marketing! Take these ten tips and get GOING! Practice your elevator pitch, know your numbers, build an author network and MORE! Links mentioned: Marketing for Childrens Authors group on Facebook Support the show Ready to stop relying on Amazon for your sales? Join the Author Growth Hub  and learn how to double or tri...

Join Laurie as she chats with Tonya Duncan Ellis, author of the award winning, best selling Sophie Washington children's books series. Tonya's books recount the adventures of a precocious African American preteen from Houston, TX and her diverse group of friends. Each funny and heartwarming story teaches lessons about friendship, responsibility, truthfulness and perseverance. Who doesn&a...

You’ve seen others make it look so easy. You’ve tried doing it yourself a few times, but it never seems to go to plan.  Every time you get close to figuring out your book marketing, something goes wrong. Maybe you run out of steam.  You get distracted.... ...m aybe there’s a pandemic and all your kids are home and you can’t concentrate because the world is going to shit... Time to change that. Thi...

It's time to get OFF the hustle train! Why not approach your book marketing with playful curiosity instead? Maybe it's just me, but in the past I've approached my book biz with a huge 'hustle' energy and in 2021 I want to not do that anymore! Did I really sign up for 5 New Year's challenges? Have a listen and see if you can relate. Important Links: The email organizat...