Category: Marketing
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Fill-in-the-blank author bio templates for Amazon, back covers, websites and social media, with genre examples, first-time and pen-name versions.
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A four-part formula for book blurbs, genre examples, a before-and-after rewrite and the KDP description rules on length, formatting and what is not allowed.
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How to set up Amazon Author Central step by step: which stores you can edit, pen names, editorial reviews vs A+ Content, and the mistakes that leave pages bare.
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How BookBub Featured Deals work, what they cost, what editors look for, how they differ from BookBub Ads, and how to work out whether one is worth it.
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How Amazon Sponsored Products ads work for books, how to set daily budgets, end dates and caps, test small, read ACOS and stop ads that lose money.
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How much money an author email list makes: a simple formula, worked example, cost-per-subscriber limits and the maths mistakes to avoid.
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Build an author platform before your first book: website, email list, one social channel and a month-by-month plan for fiction and non-fiction.
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Turn your author platform into a business: choose a model, compare income streams, write a one-page plan, know your numbers and set up the basics.
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How genre changes covers, pricing, Kindle Unlimited, release pace and discovery, with a side-by-side table and a step-by-step genre plan.
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A 12-week indie book launch plan: pre-order rules on KDP, honest early reviews, a launch email sequence, capped promotion and how to judge results.
