Book Launch Show
Follow along as book launch expert Tim Grahl teaches you the fundamentals of launching a bestselling book. Based on his work with hundreds of authors and launching dozens of top New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other bestselling books, he will share the insights and step-by-step tactics you can use to launch your own successful book.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2019
Working With A Marketing Coach
Sooner or later you're going to need to hire someone to help you with your marketing activities. When that time comes, you'll need to know what questions to ask and what kind of services to expect. T…
00:27:14 |
Tue 09 Jul 2019
Author as Entrepreneur
How can writers use the storytelling skills we already have, to market our books and grow our businesses? This week, Valerie interviews Jarie Bolander, a fellow Certified Story Grid Editor who helps …
00:34:16 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
Bonus Episode - Amazon and Facebook Ads
As part of her 10K strategy, Valerie is considering using adverts, but there's a whole lot she doesn't know. So, this week, she sits down with Mark Dawson for some expert (and eye opening) advice abo…
00:34:34 |
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Valerie's 10K Strategy
How do you get 10,000 pairs of eyeballs on your book? This week, Valerie came up with a strategy. Does Tim like it? Or, are there improvements to be made?
00:25:47 |
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Start At The End
As Valerie continues to wrap her head around sales, Tim advises her to find the nerds first and craft a pitch that will grab their attention. What's the best way to do this? Start at the end and work…
00:34:32 |
Tue 28 May 2019
The Single Most Important Thing To Do
This week Tim and Valerie talk about the elephant in the book marketing room; asking people to buy your book. If earning a living from your writing is your goal, you have to do it eventually. So, whe…
00:30:49 |
Tue 21 May 2019
How To Build A Tribe
How do you create a following of diehard fans so that you don't have to rely on an algorithm to find new readers? It doesn't happen overnight, but there are things you can do (that don't take a lot o…
00:36:46 |
Tue 14 May 2019
The Magic Number
Tim called his book Your First 1,000 Copies, but why a thousand? Does that number have to come from sales or can they be free downloads? Do authors need to move 1,000 copies within any particular tim…
00:34:54 |
Tue 07 May 2019
What business are you trying to build?
This week, Tim tells Valerie to not market a book that she's written. Why would he say this and how could this advice help her find readers and grow her business?
00:32:34 |
Tue 30 Apr 2019
Asking for Blurbs
Have you ever bought a book because the front or back cover contained an endorsement quote from a notable author or journal? Ever wonder how to get those blurbs for your book? If you have, this episo…
00:34:00 |
Wed 24 Apr 2019
Outreach, Outreach, Outreach
This week, Valerie and Tim take another look at the Connection System. Now that permission and content are in place, it's time to drill down on outreach. How do you figure out where your readers are …
00:31:50 |
Tue 16 Apr 2019
Innovative Marketing Ideas
This week, Valerie thinks outside the box and proposes a very different way to present author updates to her audience. Has she innovated an idea, or is she completely off the mark. Tune in to find ou…
00:35:21 |
Tue 09 Apr 2019
Turn One Marketing Idea Into Many
Valerie has started a book club for her mailing list subscribers. How can she turn that one marketing idea into many so that, without a lot of extra effort, she has can exponentially grow her audienc…
00:31:55 |
Tue 02 Apr 2019
Building Your Platform at Live Events
In this special episode, recorded Live in Nashville, Tim explains how authors can leverage in-person events to develop their platform and grow their audience.
00:32:13 |
Tue 26 Mar 2019
Booking Podcasts, Starting Book Clubs
Valerie's outreach to podcasts has been a success! Find out what she did to get bookings and hear her plan for starting a Book Club to attract readers and develop a long term relationship with them.
00:35:47 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Becoming a Podcast Guest
It's finally time for Valerie start her outreach activities! Now that she has a list of podcasts, what's the best way to contact them? What should she say when she reaches out to them? Tune in to fin…
00:34:12 |
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Is your website doing what it needs to do?
Valerie has done a lot of work to improve her website, but she's still missing some key strategies to get readers on her mailing list. Are you doing everything you can to convert your subscription ra…
00:34:57 |
Tue 05 Mar 2019
Creating Detailed Personas
The more specific you are about your ideal readers, the more likely you are to find them. This week, Valerie gets super specific about who she's trying to reach and she's come up with a great tool to…
00:40:55 |
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Should authors have a blog?
Blogging has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, so should Valerie be blogging or is it a waste of her time? Tim talks about what blogs do best and how Valerie can make the most of them.
00:32:24 |
Tue 19 Feb 2019
Essential Elements of an Author Website
As Valerie continues to revamp her website, Tim advises what should be on her homepage and how she can optimize the site to build her mailing list.
00:35:27 |
Tue 12 Feb 2019
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