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5 Easy Steps To Repurposing Your Blog Post Into An Audio Podcast

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Synopsis
Repurposing your blog post is one of the smartest and easiest ways to spread your message to a wider and more varied audience. The more people that see it and read it, the more that will benefit from it, and you will sell more books. With these 5 steps, you can easily and quickly take that same written post, and change it into an audio podcast.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn the quickest and easiest way to repurpose your blog post into a podcast.
2. You will learn what equipment and software you will need to create your podcast.
3. You will learn how to reformat your blog post into a podcast script. Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Carnival Of The Indies, Content Marketing, Podcast, Podcasting, Repurposing | Tagged Author Website, Blog, Blogging, Carnival Of The Indies, Content, Content Creation, GarageBand, Podcast, Podcasting, Repurpose Content, Repurposing Content, Website | Comments Off

Sell Sheet Worksheet And Questionnaire For Self-Publishers

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Synopsis
This worksheet and questionnaire is simply a boiled-down list to help you start to organize what you’ll need to begin building your first sell sheet. Part I is very straightforward, and it’s just a matter of filling in the blanks with some specific facts about your book. But, in Part II, you’ll need to give some honest thought and reflection about yourself, your book, and your audience.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn the essential elements that are required for an effective sell sheet.
2. You will learn how to analyze and explain what you book is truly about.
3. You will learn that this process will force you to look at your book in a new way.
Continue reading →

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Benefits Vs. Features: A Crucial Key to Selling More Books (Infographic)

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Posted in Book Marketing, Bookstore Sales, Copywriting, Design, Features, Sales | Tagged Authorship, Back Cover Copy, Benefits, Book Design, Book Marketing, Book Selling, Copywriting, Differentiation, Features, Infographic, Nonfiction, Perception, Problem, Product Benefits, Product Features, Value, Value Added | Comments Off

Benefits Vs. Features: A Crucial Key to Selling More Books

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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One of the biggest marketing mistakes we non-fiction authors can make is to confuse the benefits and features that a reader will get if they buy our book. And, if you the author don’t understand how to explain the benefits and features of your own book, the reader/buyer will certainly be confused – which means that they won’t buy your book. So, here is a quick explanation to help you understand the basic differences between a book’s benefits, and a book’s features.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn how to quickly define your book’s benefits.
2. You will learn how to quickly define your book’s features.
3. You will learn how and why benefits and features work together to help you sell more books. Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits, Book Marketing, Bookstore Sales, Copywriting, Design, Features, Sales | Tagged Authorship, Back Cover Copy, Benefits, Book Design, Book Marketing, Book Selling, Copywriting, Differentiation, Features, Nonfiction, Perception, Podcast, Problem, Product Benefits, Product Features, Value, Value Added | Comments Off

The Business of Self-Publishing Podcast Now Available On Overcast Radio

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

The Business of Self-Publishing podcast is now available on Overcast Radio, which is a powerful yet simple podcast player for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

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The Business of Self-Publishing podcast now available on Overcast Radio.

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Needs And Wants Reduced To Its Simplest Terms (Infographic)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Posted in Audience Needs, Book Marketing, Needs, Wants, Wants And Needs | Tagged Audience Needs, Audience Wants, Book Marketing, Customer Needs, Customer Wants, Needs, Wants | Comments Off

Understanding Your Reader’s Needs AND Wants Can Lead To Higher Book Sales

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Your needs and wants, as an author, can be surprisingly and distinctly different than those of your reader. But, once you realize these differences between you and the reader, you can then focus your attention on truly understanding who your reading audience really is, and what their needs and wants are about. So, here is a short discussion to help you start to define and understand what your reading audience needs and wants in their own life, which is what has led them to you and your non-fiction book.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn that your needs and wants don’t necessarily match those of your readers.
2. You will learn how to begin asking yourself the right questions in order to start better understanding your readers.
3. You will learn how and why understanding the needs and wants of your audience will make you stand out from the crowd. Continue reading →

Posted in Audience Needs, Emotional Connection, Needs, Reader Needs, Sales, Wants, Wants And Needs | Tagged Book Marketing, Book Sales, Consumer Needs, Consumer Wants, Emotional Connection, Needs, Nonfiction, Reader Needs, Reader Wants, Wants | Comments Off

Understanding Your Reader’s Needs AND Wants Can Lead To Higher Book Sales (Infographic)

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Authors: If You Learn How To “Walk In Your Readers’ Shoes,” You WILL Sell More Books! (Infographic)

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Successful Non-Fiction Authors Don’t Confuse “Empathy” With “Sympathy”

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Synopsis
Even though empathy and sympathy both involve your “feelings” about your readers, they refer to two distinctly different emotions. As an author, and book marketer, (and as an emotionally mature adult that is trying to help people) you must genuinely understand the difference. Here is a short discussion about the importance of empathy, and how it relates to your book sales.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn the difference between empathy and sympathy.
2. You will learn why understanding the difference will help you sell more books.
3. You will learn how and why empathy for your readers will improve your book sales. Continue reading →

Posted in Book Marketing, Carnival Of The Indies, Empathy, Non-Fiction, Podcast, Sympathy | Tagged Audience, Book Marketing, Carnival Of The Indies, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Feelings, Marketing, Non-Fiction, Podcast, Self-Publishing, Sympathy | Comments Off

Sarah Wylie Sharing My Quotes In Her Videos On YouTube

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Thank you very much to Sarah Wylie for sharing my quotes on YouTube.

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5 Surefire Ways To Optimize Your Book’s Sell Sheet (Infographic)

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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5 Surefire Ways To Optimize Your Book’s Sell Sheet

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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In order to become, or remain, financially successful as a self-publisher, you must be able to quickly and effectively get your marketing message to your book-buying audience. Your book’s sell sheet is an excellent tool to do this. The sell sheet is a perfect marketing tool for offline AND online marketing – because it’s simple to understand, and gets directly to the point. So, here is a short discussion of five certain ways to make your sell sheet a very powerful marketing tool.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn about the 5 most important elements that you must incorporate into your book’s sell sheet.
2. You will learn how and why these elements are important for your book’s success.
3. You will learn the 5 most important ways to optimize your sell sheet so that people want to read it. Continue reading →

Posted in Book Marketing, Call To Action, Carnival Of The Indies, Inbound Marketing, Offline Marketing, Online Marketing, Outbound Marketing, Sales, Sell Sheet | Tagged Book Marketing, Carnival Of The Indies, Copywriting, Marketing, Marketing Materials, Marketing Principles, One Sheet, Online Marketing, Outbound Marketing, Sales Sheet, Self-Publishing, Sell Sheet | Comments Off

All Blog Traffic Is Not Created Equal (Infographic)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Is A Large Platform Critical For An Author’s Success?

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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Creating a huge platform with many thousands of followers might seem like the most obvious way to achieve success. But there’s more to it than that. A huge email list, and huge Twitter and Facebook following, are all great, and are always an accomplishment to strive for. But the quality of those followers is what’s really important.

What You Will Learn In This Post
1. You will learn why a large author platform isn’t always the best or most practical for most self-published authors.
2. You will learn why high-quality email addresses are more important than a large number of email addresses.
3. You will learn what you need to do to start building your author platform. Continue reading →

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The 10 Reasons That Convinced Me To Become A Self-Publisher (Infographic)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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The Foreword, Preface, And Introduction As Powerful Marketing Tools (Infographic)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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7 Tips To Working With Your Spouse As A Business Partner (Infographic)

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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6 Things Readers Expect From Your Blog (Infographic)

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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3 Easy Steps To Adding a “Share Box” To Your Infographic (Infographic)

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Joseph C. Kunz, Jr.

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5 Easy Steps To Repurposing Your Blog Post Into An Audio Podcast

Sell Sheet Worksheet And Questionnaire For Self-Publishers

Benefits Vs. Features: A Crucial Key to Selling More Books (Infographic)

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Benefits Vs. Features: A Crucial Key to Selling More Books

The Business of Self-Publishing Podcast Now Available On Overcast Radio

Needs And Wants Reduced To Its Simplest Terms (Infographic)

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Understanding Your Reader’s Needs AND Wants Can Lead To Higher Book Sales

Understanding Your Reader’s Needs AND Wants Can Lead To Higher Book Sales (Infographic)

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Authors: If You Learn How To “Walk In Your Readers’ Shoes,” You WILL Sell More Books! (Infographic)

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Successful Non-Fiction Authors Don’t Confuse “Empathy” With “Sympathy”

Sarah Wylie Sharing My Quotes In Her Videos On YouTube

5 Surefire Ways To Optimize Your Book’s Sell Sheet (Infographic)

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5 Surefire Ways To Optimize Your Book’s Sell Sheet

The 10 Reasons That Convinced Me To Become A Self-Publisher (Infographic)

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The Foreword, Preface, And Introduction As Powerful Marketing Tools (Infographic)

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7 Tips To Working With Your Spouse As A Business Partner (Infographic)

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