The problem with indie authors is about the visibility of their books. Your book can be interesting and great, but it is not important if nobody is seeing your book.
Indie authors are millions on Amazon. We are drowning in the crowd, hoping to get some crumbles in selling our books. How to jump out from the crowd?
The main step is to create your community. If you think you will publish a book in Kindle and wait for sales, you will never sell the book.
Some ways how to make your book visible?
Create a newsletter. Your newsletter needs subscribers, and if you have many subscribers, you can notify your subscribers every week about news in your writing, interviews, videos, reviews.
Make an interview. I made four video interviews with various writers who were hosting me.
Make a group for writers. Nothing connects people more than talking about common interests.
Gain many followers on social media. Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. You never know how will read your books.
Promote your books on promotional sites, but be careful. Some sites will only take your money, and you will sell a book or two for a big-money invested.
Try to be positive. If you complain about something every time, people will not trust you. Your energy defines your path.
Be aware of people who are here to take advantage, but with time you will learn where are rotten eggs in your basket.
Make a book selfie. An interesting cover might attract attention.
Create Amazon or Facebook ads. Advertisement is very important for visibility because many users who are on social platforms will see your book.
One important thing: Making your book visible doesn't mean that you will immediately sell the book. It is your promotion, like in shopping where things are exposed in the store. Your book is now on the virtual shelf, and you need to wait for what will happen.
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