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best time for marketing your book

When is the Best Time to Start Marketing Your Book? With Author Stephen Drum

By Amber Vilhauer / March 11, 2020 /

It’s never too early to start marketing your book! There is SO MUCH planning and strategy that go into writing and promoting a book, so it’s important to know as much as possible about the best time to start marketing your book and when to get yourself “out there.” In this Author Up Live Hot Seat…

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How to Maximize Your Book Launch Timeline with a Month-by-Month Plan with Author Dr. Anna Cabeca

By Amber Vilhauer / March 3, 2020 /

Each author has a different timeline for marketing their book before launch. Whether you have two months or one year until launch day, it’s very important to have a detailed strategy of how you will reach your audience, market your book and maximize your book sales pre-launch.  In this AuthorUp Live Hot Seat, we discuss…

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How to Systematize Your Business Process to Free Time for Creativity With YA Author Julian Winters

By Amber Vilhauer / February 27, 2020 /

Every aspect of your work is important, but sometimes you need to find a way to systematize your business process and prioritize so that you can maximize your outreach. During an Author Up Live Hot Seat with young adult author Julian Winters, who is releasing his third book The Summer of Everything in August 2020, AJ…

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How a Clear Writing Outline Can Relieve the Pressure of the “Curse of the Second Book” With Author Jeffrey Shaw

By Amber Vilhauer / February 22, 2020 /

Many authors often find that writing their second book can be more challenging than the first. There’s internal pressure to meet the high expectations and success of your first book. Then there’s the question of what direction to go in terms of the message you’d like to deliver, and which audience you’d like to reach.…

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Unconventional Methods for Marketing Your Book with Fiction Author Bethany Ball

By Amber Vilhauer / February 19, 2020 /

Have you thought about an alternative approach to marketing your book? Nowadays, traditional book tours don’t necessarily have to be the route to take when you’re marketing your book. During an exciting Author Up Live Hot Seat with Bethany Ball, author of What to Do About The Solomons and who will soon release her second…

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Storytelling is the Key to a Captive Audience

By Amber Vilhauer / January 9, 2020 /

Do you love it when someone is great at storytelling? It makes a conversation go from mediocre to fascinating in no time at all. You’re captivated, focused, and begging for more! That’s why the art of storytelling is the secret weapon in marketing. During a wonderful call with a talented author named Shawn, who has…

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Simplify How You Prioritize by Asking Yourself One Question

By Amber Vilhauer / December 17, 2019 /

Do you find yourself spending most of your time doing things that aren’t really important?  It’s so easy to get caught up in the little things every day! I shared my tip for simplifying how I prioritize during my incredible interview with Heather Hubbard for her podcast, Hustle & Flow. I’d like to share it…

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Hiring a Marketing Expert is Important to Your Success

By Amber Vilhauer / December 10, 2019 /

Marketing is an ever-changing environment where every business has unique needs. In today’s video, I talk about a wonderful conversation I recently had with my colleague, Christopher Van Buren. We are both what I would call a “marketing expert,” helping our clients exceed their goals in growing their business, and it was great connecting with…

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gifts

Gifts Help You Stand Out from the Crowd and Create Stronger Connections

By Amber Vilhauer / November 19, 2019 /

Who doesn’t like receiving gifts? It makes you all warm and fuzzy inside, and it also creates a stronger connection between you and the person giving the gift. If you’re wondering how to stand out in a world of many, this is one fabulous way to do it!! You get to make someone smile, they’ll…

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Pete Vargas – Why Stages are the Fastest Way to Scale Your Business

By Amber Vilhauer / October 21, 2019 /

Pete Vargas III, the founder of Advance Your Reach, joins us live to explain WHY stages are the fastest way to scale your business and HOW to book them consistently.   Pete is known as the “Stage Whisperer” because he’s responsible for booking more than 25,000 stages over the past 16 years, and has helped…

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