How Do I Make My Books More Visible?
Specifically without spending a lot of money.
Writing is the easy part. Sitting down to write is often a challenge, but the writing itself is easy to do once it gets going.
Maybe traditionally published authors have it easier, but I doubt it. While they get some help with marketing and sales from their publisher, they still need to be available to do podcasts, interviews, blogs, and other elements of promoting themselves above and beyond what the publisher provides. Or so I have read.
As an indie-author/authorpreneur, it’s all on me. I’m the writer, publisher, distributor, marketer, and sales department all rolled into one. That’s a lot of hats to wear, and sometimes there are added challenges as to which I’m wearing at any given time.
Some efforts require wearing more than one hat. Admittedly some seriously require outsourcing.
Every author should outsource the editing of their book at the very least (since you really need another set of preferably professional eyes to go over your work with a fine-toothed comb). Unless you’re a skilled graphic artist or have great tools at your disposal, you need to hire a cover artist.
The problem with hiring anyone for anything is spending versus return on investment (ROI). Hence, this…
