Book Marketing Mania - market your book and grow your author platform as a Christian writer

Want to connect with your target readers authentically online? You have to show up as your true self. Kim Mosiman, author of Reflections of Joy: Learning to Love the Woman You See While Becoming the One You're Meant to Be is sharing tips on how to do that plus what she wishes she had known about book marketing before starting her publishing journey. And since we connected through PodMatch, sh...

As we get ready to turn the page on a new year, you may be facing the transition of your child graduating from high school this spring. I remember the pride and joy of that time for my boys, but I also remember it being a really hard year for me as a mom. So when I connected with Karen Jolly in Jenna Kutcher’s Goal Digger Podcast FB group, I knew I wanted her as a guest on the show. Karen is the a...

If you have an idea for sharing your hard story in your book in a way that serves and impacts others, you're going to love today’s conversation with my new friend, Mandy Capehart. Mandy is a Certified Grief Educator & Trauma Professional, author of “ Restorative Grief: Embracing our losses without losing ourselves ” and hosts a podcast by the same name. Mandy and I connected on the PodMat...

If you’re struggling with serving your target readers and showing up as your authentic self, you will love this conversation today with my new friend, Kelly Thompson. Kelly hosts The Genius in You podcast, and helps women market their coaching businesses without posting content 24/7. Kelly shares about her podcasting journey, how to find your genius in showing up online, how to be the expert your...

How do you genuinely share about your book with the ones who need to read it the most? You're going to love this conversation with my special guest, Jessica Hurlbut, author of Unlimited Motherhood and co-host of The Full Spectrum Parent podcast.  Jessica shares about using your God-given influence to connect with your target readers and build your audience ahead of a book launch. Plus she sha...

We often talk about marketing your book before it's published but what does that really look like? Especially on a podcast? That’s the question we’re answering today with my special guest, Billie Jauss. Billie is the author of several books including Baseball Family: Nine Core Qualities for Developing Healthy Relationships, and she also hosts The Family Room podcast. Billie is married to a pr...

Have you felt benched by life’s circumstances and are now wondering how the heck do you get back in the game of book marketing and podcasting?  That’s the question we’re answering today with my special guest, and podcasting client, Toni Thrash. Toni is a certified life coach and hosts the Start Your Comeback podcast. She's celebrating her 1 year podiversary this month.  Toni's new book i...

Want to make an impact with your writing but don't know how? Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to use social media to reach your target readers. Whether you're building your audience, or want to reach even more readers to market your book, you’ve invited to join me for a free one-day event hosted by my friend, Shelley Hitz:  “Market Your Books Without Social Media” I’m so honore...

If you get anxiety when it comes to marketing your book, this episode is for you!  My sweet friend and client, author Healey Ikerd, is here to share tips to help you overcome worry and self-doubt from a Biblical point of view.  Healey is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the author of " Changing Your Feelings: A Workbook for Anxiety and Worry from a Christian Perspective ", and her c...

Are you an author wanting to take your God-given message to the stage or behind the mic on a podcast?  My new friend, author and speaker Marnie Swedberg is here to share how you can customize your book topic to each platform (and time limit) in a way that serves your audience best. Marnie also shares about her experience booking podcast interviews using the PodMatch platform (where we connected)....

Have you been hesitant about writing your hard story? Today my new friend Kim Sorrelle shares about her journey to finding the true meaning of love as she wrote (and marketed) her book, Love Is: A Year-long Experiment of Living out 1 Corinthians 13 . Kim and I connected on PodMatch and I can't wait for you to also hear about the success she's had with booking podcast interviews on the pl...

Taking my annual short summer break and can't wait to be back with new episodes Friday 9/6. Thanks for tuning in, I'm so grateful! 📣  WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST? Message Kim on PodMatch 💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES 🎙️  Buzzsprout 🎧  Listeners to Readers (private podcast) 📥  Private Podcast Reader Magnet ☑️  Start Your Author Podcast Checklist 📍  Podcast Pitching Tracke r 🎙️  Microph...

This is part five of our summer series of interviews with new-to-me authors and publishers that I've connected with through PodMatch. Meet author Danielle Bernock who is sharing: -- her author journey and what’s working well to market her books -- Tips for writing a memoir that's not about you -- her experience with Podmatch as a podcast guest Danielle's website https://www.danielle...

This is part four of our summer series of interviews with new-to-me authors and publishers that I've connected with through PodMatch. Meet author and pastor, Brenda Seefeldt, who is sharing: -- her author journey and what’s working well to market her books -- the unique church she started during the pandemic -- how she’s serving Gen Z and tips for you to best connect with them -- her experien...

This is part three of our summer series of interviews with new-to-me authors and publishers that I've connected with through PodMatch. Meet Stacy Kaye, author of Damaged Goods: A Devotional for the Slightly Imperfect . She's sharing: -- why she wrote her devotional and who her target reader is -- her #1 tip for writers considering self publishing -- what’s working well to market her book...

This is part two of our summer series of interviews with new-to-me authors and publishers that I've connected with through PodMatch. Meet Michele DeFilippo, an author and founder of 1106 Design. Michele shares: -- the self-publishing services she provides for authors  -- why she advocates for self publishing -- her own experience using PodMatch as a podcast guest Check out 1106 Design and dow...

I’m excited to kick off a summer series of interviews with new-to-me authors and publishers that I've connected with through PodMatch. Meet Susan Gabriel, an author and co-founder of her own Christian book publishing company.  Susan shares: -- how (and when) she helps writers make their publishing dreams a reality -- what it means to her to follow God in business as an author -- what she’s se...

Are you wanting to easily find guests for your podcast, or be a guest on podcasts but don’t know where to start?  If only there was an easy way to outsource this work that wouldn’t break the bank, would you be up for it? Well there is and it’s called PodMatch and I can’t wait to share about it today! TRY OUT PODMATCH (aff): https://kimstewartmarketing.com/podmatch RELATED EPISODES: Create your pod...

Let's wrap up this mini series on the importance of podcast reviews and talk about how and when you should ask for a podcast review, and a couple of tips on what not to do especially when it comes to asking your guests for a review. RELATED EPISODES: Why Podcast Reviews Matter (#127) How to Leave a Written Review (#128) How to Find and Share All Your Podcast Reviews (#129) 📣  WANT TO BE MY P...

If you're hearing from your listeners that they’ve written a review for your show, but you’re not seeing them, let’s make sure you know where to look to find all your reviews in one place. Reviews are not only great feedback for you as a host, but also social proof for potential listeners, so we’re also talking about where to share the reviews you receive. RELATED RESOURCES: Apple Podcasts fo...

Last week we talked about why podcast reviews are so important to podcasters and their listeners, and this week let’s talk about how to leave a written review for other people’s podcasts.  That way you’ll know how easy it is to support your favorite shows and be able to easily share with your listeners how they can leave one for you too! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Apple Podcasts (leave a review) https:/...

Let’s talk about podcast reviews and why they matter to you as a podcast host, to your potential listeners, to your potential guests, and to you if you want to be a guest on other people’s podcasts. RELATED EPISODES MENTIONED: Build Relationships with Hosts Before Pitching (#44) https://kimstewartmarketing.com/44 How to Pitch a Podcast (#34) https://kimstewartmarketing.com/34 📣  WANT TO BE MY POD...

I’m excited today for another author spotlight! On the show is my sweet online friend, author Naomi Fata. Naomi is the author of two books including Stitching Your Story Piece by Peace (a 13 week devotional releasing in October 2024).   She's sharing about what's working well to market her books, especially LONG BEFORE her book release, and how she builds relationships and serves her tar...

Summer is fast upon us. Time to make plans for whether you continue your current schedule of hosting or guesting, change things up a bit, or a take a much-needed break. Today's conversation is from my friend Amy Debrucque’s podcast, Life on Purpose. She invited me to be her guest last year to talk about savoring summer as a podcaster with ideas for repurposing content, airing solo episodes an...

Last week, I attended the Podcasting Made Simple LIVE quarterly conference. It’s hosted by Alex Sanfilippo, founder of Podmatch and host of the Podcasting Made Simple podcast. I was taking notes like crazy on hosting and guesting and wanted to share 8 of my favorite takeaways with you. Connect with Alex: https://podpros.com Podmatch (aff): https://kimstewartmarketing.com/podmatch RELATED EPISODES:...