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

Are you attending a Christian Writers Conference this summer? It's the best opportunity to pitch your book idea to a traditional publisher or literary agent. My guest today is Barb Roose, publishing agent at Books and Such, and she's sharing the top four features that agents look for in a book proposal and tips to ease your anxiety as you prepare for your 15-minute publishing appointment...

Wondering how you can attract more of your target readers to your website to sign up for your email list and learn more about your books? The answer is SEO and keywords! Today on the show my guest is Faith Hanan, a copywriter, content strategist, and host of the Simple SEO and Marketing podcast. Faith shares whether or not SEO is worth your time (if you think you can't rank on page 1), how so...

Ready to take a break from social media or write it off completely? My guest this week is Sandy Cooper, author, host of The Balanced Momcast, and co-host of the new Writing Off Social podcast. Sandy is sharing several ways to grow your author platform and market your books without using social media, and four questions you can ask yourself to evaluate which strategies will work best for you and yo...

Looking for more time to market your books? My friend Lissa Figgins, time management coach and host of the REDEEM Her Time podcast, is here to teach us how to do a time audit (it’s not as painful as you think).  She’s also sharing three questions to ask as you look at how you’re spending your time, and three ways to own your time when you’re marketing your books. CONNECT WITH LISSA: https://redeem...

How can you sort through all your book marketing strategies to find what’s working best for you AND your readers? My friend Shelley Hitz, author, and co-host of the Kingdom Writers podcast, is sharing how you can audit your book marketing and make sure you’re on track with what God wants you to do with the message He gave you. GRAB SHELLEY'S BOOK PROMOTION PLAN WORKSHOP 50% OFF https://kimste...

Have you thought about starting a podcast to market your book? Maybe something is holding you back, like it will take up too much time, or it will be too hard to do it all alone, or you don’t think you’ll be able to keep up with it week in and week out. Well I have great news for you today. There are a variety of ways to host a podcast, and it’s not one size fits all.  And as the host of your own...

Do you find yourself distracted from the time you need to market your book to the readers you wrote it for? Today I invited my friend, Dalene Bickel to be my guest to talk about three reasons you may be avoiding marketing your Christian book and how to overcome them. Dalene is a book coach, host of the Ink and Impact podcast, author of The One-Year Collection of Weekly Writing Prompts, and founder...

Do you want to get your message in front of more people by being a guest on podcasts? Once you decide that’s a market strategy you have time for, do you find yourself staring at a blank screen wondering what to say in your podcast pitch? I've rounded up what 7 of my past guests have shared about what they like (and don't) in a guest podcast pitch. RELATED EPISODES: #9 Podcasting to Build...

No time to market your books, or build and nurture relationships with your target readers on social media? I know, you may have a love/hate relationship with social media. Me too. If you're sticking with social to market your books, are you using it to connect with new readers, nurture existing ones, or simply to numb out? Let's get real today about the time we're spending there. 📣...

Launching your book as a first-time author and wondering how soon to start pitching podcasts, what to include in your pitch, and how to manage the process? Tune in for part two of my interview with Rebecca George, host of the popular Radical Radiance podcast, and author of Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl , releasing in April. Rebecca takes us behind...

When launching a book it can be overwhelming to look at all the things that need to be done. Where in the world will we find the time? My guest this week is my friend Rebecca George, host of the popular Radical Radiance podcast, and author of Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl , releasing in April. We talk about the tension of time and capacity, how to...

Guesting on other people’s podcasts is THE BEST way to grow your own show. But before you start pitching yourself, there’s 4 things I want you to do first to get the best return on your time invested in podcast guesting. Tune in today and get all the scoop. RELATED EPISODES: Why Guest on Podcasts? Here’s 9 Ways It Builds Your Author Platform   7 Ways to Share Your Interviews as a Podcast Guest   P...

Hey friend, welcome to Book Marketing Mania! I'm your host Kim Stewart, a book marketing strategist for nonfiction authors. I know firsthand that books change lives and that you’d rather spend your time writing than marketing. God never intended for it to feel frustrating or yucky when getting your message out there. He simply wants you to serve those He called you to, and share how you can h...

Book Marketing doesn't come easy for any of us, and that’s why I invited my friend, Amy Wicks, to be my guest this week. Amy is a faith-based Enneagram Coach, author of "Should Christians Use the Enneagram?" and host of the Simply Wholehearted Podcast. Amy gives a quick overview of the Enneagram, and how each of the nine types can overcome their book marketing fears. Should Christia...

Want to outsource or hire help to do your book marketing but not sure how you'd pay for it?  Today on Book Marketing Mania, my guest Becky Kopitzke is sharing how you can earn book marketing money by selling digital products. Becky is a nonfiction author, hosts The Inspired Business podcast, and coaches Christian communicators to earn an income to help get their God-given messages out into th...

It's our series finale! Are you keeping track of what podcast you pitch, when you pitched, what topic, when you followed up, etc?  Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #9 and I'm sharing how you can fix or avoid it. 📣  WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST? Message Kim on PodMatch 💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES 🎙️  Buzzsprout 🎧  Listeners to Readers (private podcast) 📥  Priva...

What’s wrong with pitching podcasts only when we’re launching a book? Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #8 and I'm sharing how you can fix or avoid it. 📣  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...

Have you been a guest on podcasts before or have other speaking experience? Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #7, not sharing your speaking experience with your host, and how you can fix that even if you have no experience today! 📣  WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST? Message Kim on PodMatch 💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES 🎙️  Buzzsprout 🎧  Listeners to Readers (private podcast) 📥...

When a podcast host receives your guest pitch and checks you out online, what will they find? Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #6, your brand is confusing to the host, how to fix/avoid it. 📣  WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST? Message Kim on PodMatch 💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES 🎙️  Buzzsprout 🎧  Listeners to Readers (private podcast) 📥  Private Podcast Reader Magnet ☑️  Star...

Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #5, your pitch is all about you, and how to fix/avoid it. 📣  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 🎙️  Microphone 📥  (Hello Audio) 🖥️ ...

Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #4: sending cookie cutter pitches and how to fix/avoid it. 📣  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 🎙️  Microphone 📥  (Hello Audio) 🖥️...

Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #3: cold pitching the masses and how to fix/avoid it. 📣  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 🎙️  Microphone 📥  (Hello Audio) 🖥️  Des...

Today we're tackling common podcast pitching mistake #2: pitching without a plan and how to fix/avoid it. 📣  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 🎙️  Microphone 📥  (Hello Audio) 🖥️  Desc...

Not seeing the results you want from podcast pitching? Thinking maybe it’s not worth your time? I’m kicking off a new series with the most common mistakes I see authors making when pitching podcasts…and sharing how to fix them. RELATED EPISODE: #34 How to Pitch a Podcast 📣  WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST? Message Kim on PodMatch 💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES 🎙️  Buzzsprout 🎧  Listeners to Readers (p...

Do you sometimes struggle with who your specific target readers are and how to stay on track with what God’s calling you to do? Are you constantly hearing from others “you SHOULD be doing this or you SHOULD be doing that” when it comes to marketing your books? Today my guest is my friend, Anne Watson, an incredible business strategy coach, and host of the new Swayology podcast, and I can’t wait fo...