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Nell Goddin on How Direct Sales Helped Revive her Author Business
Nell Goddin on How Direct Sales Helped Revive her Author Business
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Episode 161 / Nell Goddin experienced long Covid and wasn’t able to write or release books for several years. Now she’s using direct sales to revive her author business. We also talk about the importance of persistence, not limiting ourselves when it comes to mindset, and asking for help.? ? Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode. https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support Jami’s author consulting https://www.jamialbright.com/authorservices? New Date!! First private Zoom chat for supporters – April 11th at 7pm CST Show notes:How Nell moved from literary writing to genre fiction later in lifeWhy Nell layers elements like a French setting and French food into her mysteries, which appeal to readers and keep her series interesting to writeHow Nell learned to allow herself to make mistakesHow Nell uses a simple set up for her direct sales: landing page and a checkout pageHow she sources text for her landing pages from comments on her Facebook adsThe link between doing direct sales and an increase in sales on the major retailersYou can find Nell at https://goddinbooks.com/More links: The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcastJami’s Launch Plan https://www.jamialbright.com/launchplanJami’s books https://amzn.to/3wSraA5Sara’s books https://www.sararosett.com/bibliography/Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help UkrainiansSupport the show
Released:
Apr 4, 2023
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