It’s been a while since I’ve had a list of resources type of post, so let’s wrap up this year with one about pretty much all the aspects of publishing.
Pre-Publishing Considerations
- “Seven Worries of an Aspiring Author” on Self Publishing Formula
- “Book Idea Validation Mastery” on Kindlepreneur
- “How to Master Your Fear Like a Navy SEAL” on Medium
- “Navigating the Parallel but Uneven Ecosystems of Traditional Publishing and Self-Publishing” on SFWA
- Query Tracker (to find an agent)
- The Make Publishing Fun Summit
- “7 Self-Employed Tips for Successfully Being Your Own Boss” on MeetEdgar
- “4 Ways to Use Google Analytics to Find Content Ideas” on Search Engine Journal
Writing and Editing
- “The Best Proofreading and Editing Tips (Spoiler: Don’t Do Them at the Same Time)” on Content Marketing Institute
- “How I Wrote the Book Description for a Famous Book” on Kindlepreneur
- “How To Create A Writing Side Hustle In 2021” on Medium
- “Get Paid to Write Your Personal Story ($200 and above)” on The Writing Cooperative
- “How to Build a Flawless Content Creation Process” on MeetEdgar
- 1000 Storybooks (for children’s books)
Marketing and Publicity
- “Hitting the Top of the Charts – With Boxed Sets” on Your First 10k Readers
- “127+ of the Top Free and Paid Book Promotion Sites” on Kindlepreneur
- “Do You Need Keywords to Get Into Certain Book Categories?” on Kindlepreneur
- “Keywords that Actually Sell Books: Broad vs Niche Keywords” on Kindlepreneur
- “10 Things You Can Do on Your Author YouTube Channel” on Literary Rambles
- “How to Speak to Journalists Before Your Book is Published (And Not Give It All Away)” on Lisa Tener
- “The Holy Grail of Book Advertising” on Deborah Jay (BookBub)
- “Getting Started with BookBub Ads: Growing a New Pen Name” on BookBub
- “Free and Paid Book Promotion Services in 2021” on Reedsy
- “How to Create Evergreen Lead Magnets That Work (+ Examples)” on SleekNote
- “3 Facebook Ad Ideas to Get Your Content Seen by Your ‘Perfect’ Audience” on Content Marketing Institute
- “5 TikTok Tips to Get More Views” on Content Marketing Institute
- “How I Grew an Instagram Account From 4000 Followers to 190k in a Year” on StartItUp
- “Anyone can now add links to Instagram Stories, here’s how to do it” on Teachable
- “How Much I Earn As a Small YouTuber with 7,231 Subscribers” on PGSG
- Book Review Targeter (software for getting reviews, I haven’t used personally)
- “1-Minute Marketing Tips: Copywriting That Sells” on Better Marketing
- “How to Create a Website” on Website Setup
- “How To Adapt Your Content To Get Found in the Conversational Search Era” on Content Marketing Institute
- “Future Billionaire Ryan Reynolds Is Putting On a Marketing Masterclass Right Now” on Better Marketing
- “Emotional Marketing: How to Leverage The Addictive Power of Feelings to Make People Buy” on Medium
- “How’d You Make That Flipping Awesome Content for Monster” on Content Marketing Institute
- “How To Make Content a More Effective Part of Your Sales Funnel” on Content Marketing Institute
- “How BarkBox Grew to 1 Million Users With its Engaging Dog Blog” on MediaShower
Emails
- “10 Best Practices to Write the Perfect Email Subject Line” on Content Marketing Institute
- “10 Tips To Avoid Email Spam Filters and Reach Your Subscribers’ Inbox” on Content Marketing Institute
- Email Marketing Unplugged on Your First 10k Readers (a five-part series)
- “Fresh Ideas and Expert Advice for Writing Email That Gets Opened and Read” on Content Marketing Institute
- “How I Scaled My Newsletter From Zero to 4K Subscribers in 4 Months” on Better Marketing
- “17 Extraordinarily Effective Email Subject Lines You Can Steal” on Better Marketing
Packaging and Distribution
- Formatted Books (a service for formatting)
- PickFu (for helping split test book covers)
- “How to Publish Large Print Books and Why You Should” on Kindlepreneur
- Apple Books for Authors (and the link to publish to Apple Books)
Legal Considerations and Publishing News
- “How to Deal with an Unresponsive Publishing or Self-Publishing Company” on ALLi
- “Ebook Piracy [2021] – What To Do If Someone Steals Your Book” on Kindlepreneur
- “New Google tools to make kids’ ebooks easier to read” on The Tribune
- “Bugs Allowed Hackers to Hijack Kindle Accounts With Malicious Ebooks” on Vice
- “Digitally Creating a Smoother Path to Book Publication” on Publisher’s Weekly
- “‘This is the best time in publishing ever,’ says Markus Dohle” on Atlantic Council
- “The Internet is Rotting” on The Atlantic
- “Google is lowering their 30% cut on Audiobooks and Ebooks” on GoodeReader
- “Serialized Books Are a Burgeoning Business at Substack” on Publisher’s Weekly
- “A.I. Can Now Write Its Own Computer Code. That’s Good News for Humans.” on New York Times
- “Kindle Vella: Description, Features, and Tips for Authors” on Kindlepreneur
