How to Build Your Author Website
The complete guide to building a great author website for indie authors of all technical abilities.
Marketing
Marketing might not sound like the most exciting part of being an author, but we think it can be a lot of fun. Mark our words, we’re book marketing nerds, and soon you’ll be one too.
How to Make an eBook Marketing Funnel for Authors
How to make a book marketing funnel to organize and optimize your marketing.
The Author’s Guide to eBook Pre-orders
How to use eBook pre-orders and how each retailer makes them available to authors.
The Top Ten Publishing Trends Every Author Needs to Know In 2021
What does 2021 hold in store for the publishing industry? Every year at Written Word Media we consult experts and dive into our own data to predict the next year’s publishing trends. And, after 202...
What is KDP?: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Explained
Learning about Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing is crucial to any new author – get started here.
The Evolution of an Author: How to Go from Zero to $100k from your Writing
The analysis of our 2020 author survey. How does author behavior change by income level? How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact authors?
How to Use eBook Promo Codes on Google Play
Google Play Books announced in October 2020 that it was rolling out a promo code marketing tool for authors and publishers. This means that authors can create and share promo codes for their eBooks...
Hindsight in 2020: The eBook Market During Covid-19
What a year it has been! I think it's safe to say that none of us anticipated or expected 2020 to deliver a global pandemic, in addition to a myriad of other unexpected events. As we head into the ...
How to set up an automated welcome email with Mailchimp
Learn how to set up an automated email in MailChimp to welcome new readers to your mailing list.
How to Promote an Audiobook on Audio Thicket
We are excited to introduce the latest addition to the Written Word Media family - Audio Thicket! Audio Thicket is a promotion site dedicated to helping authors drive sales and redemptions of audio...