Cost Per Subscriber Lead Using Instafreebie Free Book Giveaways UPDATE: My math and my underlying raw data were both wrong. So I stand corrected with this update. I'm just passing 4,000 subscribers after 5 months of using Instafreebie on their lowest paid plan ($20 per month.) I thought it was about 40 cents per subscriber, but it was really about four cents per … [Read more...]
How to Self-Publish Your Book for Free: Sequences and Why’s
How to Self-Publish Your Book for Free: Sequences and Why's You want to know two things when you self-publish: How to publish your books(s) for no upfront cost (and no or low residual fees) How to do this efficiently so you can spend the most time writing your next one. After I've been self-publishing for over a decade, things always are changing. Another reason to … [Read more...]
The Rise of the Cozy, Clean Fiction Novel – Profitable Escapes
The Rise of the Cozy, Clean Fiction Novel - Profitable Escapes I have organized a lot of Instafreebie Giveaways. And I join as many as my books will fit into. (See my Free Books page for a current list.) The biggest disappointment is when I put in the first line of the description "Sweet/Clean/Cosy Only, Please") or some variation. And then get bodice rippers and graphic … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 22 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 22 Results Same old success, as usual. People still coming in and leaving, overall improving trends on subscribers. More improvements as the tests continue... Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 0 – paid – 16478 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 4886 – paid – 0 Subscribers: Mailerlite: 352, MailChimp: 3, Total – … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 21 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 21 Results Still regular. People coming in and leaving, overall improving trends on subscribers. Some breakthroughs this week... Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 0 – paid – 18055 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 4124 – paid – 1657 Subscribers Mailerlite: 154, MailChimp: 1, Total – 155 Instafreebie – … [Read more...]
Email Marketing: Giving Away Free Books, Opt-in’s, and GDPR.
Email Marketing: Giving Away Free Books, Opt-in's, and GDPR. Why This Came Up Yesterday I was reminded how the GDPR deadline was coming up. And Instafreebie was not going to recommend any giveaway or book on their web sight that was still "mandatory opt-in" in order to download a free book. Frankly, this was a no-brainer to me, as I explain below. I then communicated this … [Read more...]
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 20 Results
The Great Fiction Writing Challenge – Week 20 Results Regular progress. Things getting down to a dull roar of regular subscribers - and, hopefully, regular sales. Metrics Published Words Fiction: – free – 0 – paid – 7121 Published Words Non-Fiction: – free – 5952 – paid – 15764 Subscribers Mailerlite: 166, MailChimp: 1, Total – 167 Instafreebie – … [Read more...]
Self-Publishing: How to Build A Buyer’s Journey Road
Self-Publishing: How to Build A Buyer's Journey Road More commonly known as a "sales funnel", that's both inaccurate and pretty crass. Your buying readers are on a journey. You want them to buy more from you regularly, so you build a road for them. Both non-fiction and fiction have a road to build. Fiction has a "sales funnel" of their back list. This isn't really laid … [Read more...]
Publishing: Building Audience With Wattpad Syndication
Publishing: Building Audience With Wattpad Syndication Reference: https://livesensical.com/writing-publishing-building-audience-avid-readers/ This is a deeper dive just into Wattpad. I've distilled their recommended articles to pull the key startup actions you should be taking on that platform. It has its idiosyncrasies, but the point is finding your audience(s) and letting … [Read more...]
