
Book Marketing for Broke Authors: What Actually Works?
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No budget? No problem! You don't need a big advertising spend to market your book effectively. Learn free and low-cost book marketing strategies that actually work, how to sell more books with minimal effort, and where to focus your time for maximum impact. If you're an indie author on a budget, this episode is a must!
- Book Award Pro - https://DaleLinks.com/BookAwardPro (affiliate link)
Mentioned Sites & Services:
- MailerLite (email marketing) - https://DaleLinks.com/MailerLite
- Kit (email marketing) - https://kit.com
- Author Letter - https://authorletter.com
- My List of Book Promotion Site Lists - https://DaleLinks.com/BookPromo
- PodcastGuests - https://PodcastGuests.com
- StoryOrigin (book marketing resource) - https://DaleLinks.com/StoryOrigin (affiliate link)
- BookFunnel (book marketing resource) - https://BookFunnel.com
- eBookFairs (book marketing resource) - https://DaleLinks.com/eBookFairs (affiliate link)
- GetCovers (pro cover design service) - https://DaleLinks.com/GetCovers (affiliate link)
- Hidden Gems Books (ARC service) - https://HiddenGemsBooks.com
- NetGalley Co-Op (ARC service) - https://DaleLinks.com/NetGalleyCoOp (affiliate link)
- BookSirens (ARC service) - https://BookSirens.com
- Pubby - https://Pubby.co
- Get Authentic Book Reviews - https://GetAuthenticBookReviews.com
- Book Bounty - https://DaleLinks.com/BookBounty (affiliate link)
- Gemsy - https://DaleLinks.com/Gemsy (affiliate link)
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- My Books - https://DaleLinks.com/MyBooks
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- Dale L. Roberts
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