I especially like your honesty. You don't try to bluff or BS. That is the number 1 reason I will follow you and your career. Best wishes, and thank you for sharing.
What a great video! I'm starting my own self-publishing journey for my short story collection and your video gave me so many ideas on how to market it before it releases. Marketing can be the most overwhelming thing for any writer, so thank you for this overview. I can't wait to check out your other videos!☺
Thank you so much. My title launches in about a week. I was more focused on getting it done and out than the marketing. Your videos were so helpful in so many areas. A lot of great things in here that I never considered. I’m really excited. Many years in the making. :)
Fantastic video Bethaney, I found you channel recently and you've been so helpful! I've always wanted to write a novel and now with kdp being so easy to upload on with your videos, it really does give new indie authors like me a chance! I have wrote and published my first novel now on kdp thanks to your helpful videos, it's called 'Might & Magic: A Tale of the Ages', and i published it yesterday! Already working on a sequel, thank you so much for your amazing tips and keep up the great work 😊
I love your videos and you are a natural in front of the camera. It's fun to watch you. Very informative information and will continue to watch and learn
Thank you for your great list of ideas! I just started showing my cut and collage books on TH-cam, and it’s so much fun to take a pair of scissors to my book and make a collage on camera, and my book sales do seem to have had a boost right away. I definitely need to get going on Tick-tock and do some of your book launch ideas for my next book which is almost ready to publish. I use the Booksprout platform which works well for me although is very clunky for my readers if they’re new to the platform. I’m off to watch more of your content now! Have a great day. 😀👍🦋✂️🦋🍄
excellent video...yes tiktok seems to be the sauce especially for short clips and creating conversations around the book - which essentially what a book should generate...the conversation should be dynamic and impactful...will sub... thanks!
If you are going to share some or all of your book then why don't I just rewrite it and call it my own? Do you have copyright before it is published or does the finished manuscript have copyright?
Hi, Bethany. I have seen many videos from different KDP gurus talking about the 7 keywords etc. However, most of them talk about no or low-content books. Often, the research method involves searching for which search terms customers on Amazon have typed in the search field. I totally get it for those kinds of books, especially if you want to make them profitable. However, when a writer writes a novel or a collection of short stories, I don't see (or believe) that this method really works. Look at your own novels! I don't believe they have been written and then marketed because Amazon customers have searched beforehand for whatever you chose (at the end) to be your keywords. Am I right? A story is a story, oftentimes that begs to be written - with no relation/view to specific keywords. So - I call for some good advice/hints from a seasoned story writer as to HOW you deal with the keyword issue. Thanks in advance for considering this. All the best, Jesper
This is a lot to digest. I feel like you put us on blast! Lol! Some of these ideas I can see working but I doubt anybody is going to want my John Hancock.. lol!
This channel is a Godsend! Thank you for all of your hard work and sound advice. Now I need to get to work before my June release!! (P.S. - I have the “New” Persian Empire in my novel set in 2120! 😃)
Hi Bethany, Congrats on your book success! I love your honesty and the way that you explain everything in detail. I was wondering if I can get a copy of that Excel Book Income Tracker?
I just on FB that several authors were having trouble with Tik Tok because of usa starting to ban them. I just looked up your name at my local library and they had 4 of your ebooks but they were all checked out. I have to figure out what I need to read ebooks.
Hi, I'm a new author on Amazon, and I intend on listening to many more of your videos. For now, can you tell me where my readers go to post their review of my book? Thank you Bethany. Jay
Very helpful! I’ll be doing a live event for a book launch in two weeks and there are some great ideas for that event here. I also love the TikTok angle. I have an account and a lot of videos but I’ve been struggling with how to utilize that for book marketing. Great ideas on that as well - probably go live with some of them too!
Thank you so much for the video! I have a quick question that I'd love your insight on... I'm self-publishing my first novel this summer and was thinking to do a special preorder bundle with a signed hardcover + swag like stickers, character cards, bookmarks, etc. but when priced out I'd have to charge almost $50 or so but I don't really know if that would be something readers would be interested in buying... Would love your thoughts and thanks again for your amazing videos!
Don't use tiktok if you have anything on your pc you want to protect. They're user agreement gives them full access to a large number of files on your digital devices.
My biggest problems are expendable money for one, and two, the fact that i'm writing books in one continuous series. So marketing new releases is hard because, theyre all sequels/prequels to the first in the series. All my marketing has to go into the first book because its where you start. obviously. And that has it sown complications. The fact that its a 500 page tome is asking a lot for new readers, and then for them to realize that theres like, 6 other stories to consume in the series. its just too daunting... I often debate on splitting book 1 into multiple volumes, but the way its structured, the pacing cant be messed with by chopping it up.
Hello, I am a first-time author and I think I want to do self-publishing, but I have a budget of under 100 dollars what do you suggest I do? I currently have no income because of a disability and I don't qualify for disability yet.
📚 Please do a video on newsletters. For a newbie is it better to add a sneak peek of the first chapter, the entire first chapter or a prequel. Do you have any other suggestions for reader magnets for a debut author? Also for an author with a couple releases but trying to get more interested readers.
I hope to do that topic soon! I say share as much as you're comfortable, it's not going to hurt to share more, Amazon actually shares the first 10% I believe once a book is published anyway. There's so many awesome reader magnets - the best advice is to put yourself in your target reader's shoes and ask what they would enjoy.
Such great ideas! So far, I've just been referring to my book as Project Get-Away Plan, when should you announce the title and tagline? Whenever you want?
I love the game idea. As a reader u love those games! I also love learning about the inspiration for the story and why the author wrote it! Thank you for all the tips! P.s. while I read TSK series I kept wondering if Kadin was inspired by your husband 🤔😆❤
I'm confused, linked how? Like, individually? They're linked via my website on the home page plus below every single video, but youtube only gives four links on the home page so there's no way I could link all 15 books ;)
@@BethanyAtazadeh hmm... ya it will work... but for the point where you said to submit the book to book reviewers...most of them ask for a paperback which I cant do it... print option for books with amazon India is not there yet and other publishing houses who do "print on demand", the cost will be too high for anyone to buy... no one will buy a newbie's book at such high price.
Thanks for these tips, I'm terrible at marketing myself. Not sure how to get followers on tic-toc. Love making book trailers and greeting cards on TH-cam. I'm terrible at running newsletters. Lost my newsletter when the site I used to host with sold to another company. If you own the rights to your character art, then you can sell author merch on sites like Zazzle or cafepress.
Were there any book marketing strategies you didn't think of/know about? (Hopefully the answer is yes to a bunch! :)
thanks for making this video.Literally exactly what I need.
Sharing excerpts through the newsletters. Newsletters are something I have failed with in the past, and I wish there was another way.
I've just found your channel, and loving your content! I would love to see more about a news letter incentives, did you make a video on it?
TikTok surprised me.
I especially like your honesty. You don't try to bluff or BS. That is the number 1 reason I will follow you and your career. Best wishes, and thank you for sharing.
The Marketing aspect seems overwhelming but I know it’s imperative for an author to grow and become well-known. Thanks for sharing these tips. ❤
It does seem overwhelming
What a great video! I'm starting my own self-publishing journey for my short story collection and your video gave me so many ideas on how to market it before it releases. Marketing can be the most overwhelming thing for any writer, so thank you for this overview. I can't wait to check out your other videos!☺
You are super fun! Thank you for this video.
The best tips, EVER!! Thanks!
Thank you so much. My title launches in about a week. I was more focused on getting it done and out than the marketing. Your videos were so helpful in so many areas. A lot of great things in here that I never considered. I’m really excited. Many years in the making. :)
I'm so glad it was helpful! :D
Boy oh boy I think you need to do a video of all of the acronyms and words book writers use.. ARC, WIC, Trope, blurb, synopsis..So much to learn!
Thanks it was very helpful. I'm a new author who is marketing my own book. So many scammers out there.
Fantastic video Bethaney, I found you channel recently and you've been so helpful! I've always wanted to write a novel and now with kdp being so easy to upload on with your videos, it really does give new indie authors like me a chance! I have wrote and published my first novel now on kdp thanks to your helpful videos, it's called 'Might & Magic: A Tale of the Ages', and i published it yesterday! Already working on a sequel, thank you so much for your amazing tips and keep up the great work 😊
Congratulations on your new book
Do you mind if I give you an insight of things needed to promote Your book ?
I love positive people, and especially positive authors. Great vid.
Thank you so much!
I love your videos and you are a natural in front of the camera. It's fun to watch you. Very informative information and will continue to watch and learn
Thank you so much!
I needed this video today. Sales for my debut dried up months ago and I plan to release another book in a few months.
So glad it was helpful!
I Would love to see your book 📚@Lizhenderson9804
Wasn’t expecting so many great ideas, wow thank you
Thank you for your great list of ideas! I just started showing my cut and collage books on TH-cam, and it’s so much fun to take a pair of scissors to my book and make a collage on camera, and my book sales do seem to have had a boost right away. I definitely need to get going on Tick-tock and do some of your book launch ideas for my next book which is almost ready to publish. I use the Booksprout platform which works well for me although is very clunky for my readers if they’re new to the platform. I’m off to watch more of your content now! Have a great day. 😀👍🦋✂️🦋🍄
Do you think as a first time author, it's best to go under a pen name or your actual name? And how would you market differently?
Love this! It's very helpful. I definitely want to play more of those games for my book because I think they're so fun!
Yay! So happy it’s helpful! The games definitely make it entertaining!
excellent video...yes tiktok seems to be the sauce especially for short clips and creating conversations around the book - which essentially what a book should generate...the conversation should be dynamic and impactful...will sub... thanks!
Thank you Bethany, this is BRILLIANT! ❤
You're so welcome!
If you are going to share some or all of your book then why don't I just rewrite it and call it my own? Do you have copyright before it is published or does the finished manuscript have copyright?
Definitely a rewatch!!! Thank you
Yay! So glad you enjoyed it!
Hi, Bethany.
I have seen many videos from different KDP gurus talking about the 7 keywords etc. However, most of them talk about no or low-content books. Often, the research method involves searching for which search terms customers on Amazon have typed in the search field. I totally get it for those kinds of books, especially if you want to make them profitable.
However, when a writer writes a novel or a collection of short stories, I don't see (or believe) that this method really works. Look at your own novels! I don't believe they have been written and then marketed because Amazon customers have searched beforehand for whatever you chose (at the end) to be your keywords. Am I right? A story is a story, oftentimes that begs to be written - with no relation/view to specific keywords.
So - I call for some good advice/hints from a seasoned story writer as to HOW you deal with the keyword issue. Thanks in advance for considering this.
All the best,
Jesper
This is officially my favorite YT vid! Saving for later!
Yay so happy to hear that!!
Those games are such a fun way to keep your readers thinking about your stories! Such a good idea :)
Yes exactly! They’re so fun to play!
Thank you for the tips. I will try some of them.
Have fun!
This is a lot to digest. I feel like you put us on blast! Lol! Some of these ideas I can see working but I doubt anybody is going to want my John Hancock.. lol!
This channel is a Godsend! Thank you for all of your hard work and sound advice. Now I need to get to work before my June release!! (P.S. - I have the “New” Persian Empire in my novel set in 2120! 😃)
Your videos are always helpful and fun. You are a natural teacher!;
Thank you so much!
So informative, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Bethany, Congrats on your book success! I love your honesty and the way that you explain everything in detail. I was wondering if I can get a copy of that Excel Book Income Tracker?
Thank you this helped me very much I am determined to do this God first allows it to be a success
Great info! Thanks for sharing ❤
Well this is going to help tons with my first novel I published this week! Thank you :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Bethany! Great advice.
I just on FB that several authors were having trouble with Tik Tok because of usa starting to ban them. I just looked up your name at my local library and they had 4 of your ebooks but they were all checked out. I have to figure out what I need to read ebooks.
Fun ideas! I love the idea of just having fun interactions and connections with readers and not just trying to get them to read my books :)
Yay! I'm so glad it was helpful! :D
Hi, I'm a new author on Amazon, and I intend on listening to many more of your videos. For now, can you tell me where my readers go to post their review of my book? Thank you Bethany. Jay
Thank you for giving me some new inspiration! this was so great.
Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful! I’ll be doing a live event for a book launch in two weeks and there are some great ideas for that event here.
I also love the TikTok angle. I have an account and a lot of videos but I’ve been struggling with how to utilize that for book marketing. Great ideas on that as well - probably go live with some of them too!
Thank you so much! My second book is about to release, I will be using a few of these ideas 💕
You're so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
This is SUPER helpful!!! Thank you so much!!
So glad it was helpful!
Nice vid as usual. Oh, and your editor called, you have a spelling error 00:40.
You made me curious so I checked, it’s all spelled perfectly! ;)
What can I do when I already published
Thank you so much for the video! I have a quick question that I'd love your insight on... I'm self-publishing my first novel this summer and was thinking to do a special preorder bundle with a signed hardcover + swag like stickers, character cards, bookmarks, etc. but when priced out I'd have to charge almost $50 or so but I don't really know if that would be something readers would be interested in buying... Would love your thoughts and thanks again for your amazing videos!
This was incredible. Thanks so much
So glad it was helpful!
Thanks for all this very helpful information 🙏
Thank you so much for posting this ❤️❤️❤️
This was so helpful!!
Love your video just came across it, thank you!
Thank you so much!
Don't use tiktok if you have anything on your pc you want to protect. They're user agreement gives them full access to a large number of files on your digital devices.
great advice! Great video!!
Amazing! Thank You so much!
I like how mostly every marketing tip had a vid attached to it.
Yay I’m so glad!
There are real stories of genies/jinn in The Red Sea Bride by Sylvia Fowler. Thank you for an awesome video!
Amazing marketing tips. Please do a video about newsletter ❤
Thank you! I will make an effort to do that one soon! :)
My biggest problems are expendable money for one, and two, the fact that i'm writing books in one continuous series. So marketing new releases is hard because, theyre all sequels/prequels to the first in the series. All my marketing has to go into the first book because its where you start. obviously. And that has it sown complications. The fact that its a 500 page tome is asking a lot for new readers, and then for them to realize that theres like, 6 other stories to consume in the series. its just too daunting... I often debate on splitting book 1 into multiple volumes, but the way its structured, the pacing cant be messed with by chopping it up.
Hello, I am a first-time author and I think I want to do self-publishing, but I have a budget of under 100 dollars what do you suggest I do? I currently have no income because of a disability and I don't qualify for disability yet.
📚 Please do a video on newsletters. For a newbie is it better to add a sneak peek of the first chapter, the entire first chapter or a prequel.
Do you have any other suggestions for reader magnets for a debut author? Also for an author with a couple releases but trying to get more interested readers.
I hope to do that topic soon! I say share as much as you're comfortable, it's not going to hurt to share more, Amazon actually shares the first 10% I believe once a book is published anyway. There's so many awesome reader magnets - the best advice is to put yourself in your target reader's shoes and ask what they would enjoy.
Hi Bethany. I love your video. How do you do TikTok advertising?
Thank you! I don’t advertise on TikTok and I’m not even very good at organic regular videos on there haha, so I can’t teach that unfortunately!
Great ideas!
Do you have an ebook of this that I could buy from you. This is good stuff
If yall want to learn more about Amazon ads, Bryan Cohen does some good stuff
Such great ideas! So far, I've just been referring to my book as Project Get-Away Plan, when should you announce the title and tagline? Whenever you want?
yep whenever you want! when you're ready to set up a preorder is always a good time
Really appreciate this video, it was very helpful ❤️🥰
So happy to hear that, thank you!
For ARCs/free copies, how much can give you out? How much do you deicide when is enough?
There’s no magic number, it’s entirely up to you and how much interest you get when you set it up. Check out the arc video for more!
@@BethanyAtazadeh Thank you so much!
I love the game idea. As a reader u love those games! I also love learning about the inspiration for the story and why the author wrote it! Thank you for all the tips!
P.s. while I read TSK series I kept wondering if Kadin was inspired by your husband 🤔😆❤
Exactly! Yay thank you and he was the inspiration a little bit!
I'm curious why you don't have your books linked to your TH-cam?? 😊
I'm confused, linked how? Like, individually? They're linked via my website on the home page plus below every single video, but youtube only gives four links on the home page so there's no way I could link all 15 books ;)
The new shopping tab... I guess yours is not directly linked...I see it now...saw pillows and other products. Thanks
Hey Bethany, are you from the USA?
Nice one Bethany... hey can you tell us about how to promote a book which is/will be self publish only on amazon kindle?
I publish my books “wide” meaning outside of kindle as well. But all of these tips could be just as effective for kindle unlimited.
@@BethanyAtazadeh hmm... ya it will work... but for the point where you said to submit the book to book reviewers...most of them ask for a paperback which I cant do it... print option for books with amazon India is not there yet and other publishing houses who do "print on demand", the cost will be too high for anyone to buy... no one will buy a newbie's book at such high price.
Ahh I also have a Persian partner and put Persian characters in my books! (Written under the pen name- Charlotte Dune)
So many great ideas! Thanks, Bethany! ❤️
Yay! Thank you! ❤️
Do you offer private coaching?
No I don’t, sorry!
Any alternative for TikTok because Tiktok is banned in my country (India 🇮🇳)
Please reply 🙏
Instagram reels!
@@BethanyAtazadeh Thanks ♥️🙏
Your both right. The devil is a jinne Commander, but They have free will like humans. So yes they can be good or bad.
P O B ? 6:26
I love how your husband said Djinns are demons and you just went straight to thinking that means they're evil. Lucifer is an angel.
Demons literally mean evil. ;) and Lucifer *was* an angel
I had thought your last name was Iranian. I'm half Iranian like your son and have a very similar middle name to your last name :)
It is! Ahhh that's so cool! :D
Who tf is Penny 😂
I guess it's money 💰
I see a baby pic
Thanks for these tips, I'm terrible at marketing myself. Not sure how to get followers on tic-toc. Love making book trailers and greeting cards on TH-cam. I'm terrible at running newsletters. Lost my newsletter when the site I used to host with sold to another company. If you own the rights to your character art, then you can sell author merch on sites like Zazzle or cafepress.
So glad it was helpful!
So glad it was helpful!