Book Marketing Mania - Start a Podcast, Guest on Podcasts, Grow Your Author Platform

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Kim Stewart, Podcast Coach for Nonfiction Authors, Christian Entrepreneur•kimstewartmarketing.com

Build your audience and reach new readers on podcasts.

Here on Book Marketing Mania you’ll learn to use podcasting as a guest and host to grow your author platform, market your book long before and long after your book release, and steward your message in a way that honors God and your time.

Connect with your host, Kim Stewart, Podcast Coach for Nonfiction Authors, at https://kimstewartmarketing.com.

Episodes

9. Start a Christian Podcast to Build Your Audience and Market Your Book with Misty Phillip of Spark Media

Send us a text Meet your readers where they are by sharing your message through podcasting. Whether that’s hosting your own show or being a guest on a podcast, it’s a powerful way to build your audience and share your message. My guest today is Misty Phillip, author of The Struggle is Real: But So is God Bible study, host of the By His Grace podcast, and founder of Spark Media Ventures for faith-based podcasters. She shares about: How she first started recording her podcast at the She Speaks con...

Sep 02, 2021•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast

8. Designing your Author Website to Attract Target Readers for Your Christian Book with Angela Bouma

Send us a text No matter how you are marketing your book online, your target readers will be visiting your website to learn more about how you can help them. What are the important components to include on your author website? How can readers quickly learn what you have to offer them? How can you refresh your current website to reflect your current brand and mission of serving your readers? That’s what we’re talking about today with my guest Angela Bouma of Bouma Design. She shares about: Visual...

Aug 26, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast

7. How Your Enneagram Type Overcomes Book Marketing Fears as a Christian Author with Amy Wicks

Send us a text Hey authors, ever have these thoughts about marketing your books? My message doesn’t matter. It has to be perfect. I’m so not worthy. It’s going to fail. I’ll never do it as good as she does it. It’s all out of my control anyway. Oh goodness, marketing doesn’t come easy for any of us and we all approach it differently. That’s why I invited my friend, Amy Wicks, to be my guest on the podcast. Amy is a faith-based Enneagram Coach, the author of two books including Should Christians ...

Aug 19, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast

6. Author Spotlight: What's Working Now with Christian Nonfiction Author Kathy R. Green

Send us a text How can you connect with target readers online and off? How can speaking help you market your book? Kathy R. Green is the author of three books including Meet Me in the Valley: Walking With God Through the Low Places in Life. She’s worked in the publishing industry for the past 10 years as a publishing consultant and acquisitions editor. Kathy shares what’s working now for her to meet new readers, what she wishes she’d known BEFORE marketing her books, and how she works with autho...

Aug 12, 2021•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast

5. How a Virtual Assistant Helps Christian Authors with Book Marketing Tasks with Alyssa Avant

Send us a text With all the things to do to market your book, you may decide to outsource some of those tasks and projects. That’s why I invited my friend, Alyssa Avant, as my guest today. Alyssa is an incredible Virtual Assistant herself, she trains and coaches new VAs, and she's the host of the The Virtual Assistant Advantage podcast. In this episode, you'll learn: What a VA is and the types of book marketing tasks they can help you with What you can expect to pay a VA What to have i...

Aug 05, 2021•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast

4. Using Instagram to Reach Your Target Readers with Ruthie Gray of Authentic Online Marketing

Send us a text Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms for authors to hang out on these days. But what if you don’t like recording the types of videos that Instagram is prioritizing these days? What about posting pictures in the feed? What about Stories? How do I engage with my current readers and find new ones? You have questions. My guest, Ruthie Gray, has answers. Ruthie is an online marketing coach for female entrepreneurs and host of the Authentic Online Marketing Podcas...

Jul 29, 2021•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast

3. Nine Ways Guesting on Podcasts Helps Build Your Author Platform and Market Your Book

Send us a text Podcast guesting is a great way to meet new readers and market your message. All you have to do is show up to serve. We often hear authors guesting on podcasts right around their book launch. But maybe you haven’t written your book yet, or you launched your book months ago, or you’re launching courses or memberships to take your book readers on a deeper journey. In this episode, you'll hear 9 ways guesting on podcasts helps build your author platform, long before and after yo...

Jul 22, 2021•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast

2. Prioritizing & Taking Action on Your Book Marketing Ideas as a Christian Author with Christa Hutchins

Send us a text Too much to do to market your book, and too little time to do it? That’s why I invited my friend, Christa Hutchins, to be my very first guest on Book Marketing Mania. Christa is a nonfiction Christian author and Accountability Coach, and the absolute best at helping you prioritize your ideas, map out a doable plan and keep you accountable to moving forward on things you said you were going to do. Christa shares how to evaluate your book marketing ideas against your pain points tha...

Jul 15, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast

1. Let's Simplify Book Marketing

Send us a text Let's get this party started with Episode 1. Yay! What is marketing anyway? That's the topic of today's show, plus you'll get a sneak peek at what to expect on the show in the coming weeks. ☑️ START YOUR AUTHOR PODCAST CHECKLIST 🗓️ BOOK A STRATEGY SESSION FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES: 🎙️ Microphone 🎧 Hosting (Buzzsprout) 🖥️ Recording/Editing (Descript) 📣 PodMatch (connecting hosts and guests) LET'S CONNECT: Instagram Linkedin Note : affiliate links may b...

Jul 15, 2021•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Intro to the Book Marketing Mania Podcast

Send us a text Hey nonfiction authors, this podcast is for you to learn and share what’s working now to meet new readers, market your message, and make a bigger impact online. I’m your host, Kim Stewart, a marketing strategist for authors. Join me every other Thursday as I share both solo episodes, and interviews with my friends to share their book marketing experiences with you. You’ll hear from my go-to experts to teach you the latest and greatest strategies to help you market your message onl...

Jun 28, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast