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Book Launch Show

Tim Grahl

51 episodes

4 months ago

Follow along as book launch expert Tim Grahl teaches you the fundamentals of launching a bestselling book. Based on his work with hundreds of authors and launching dozens of top New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other bestselling books, he will share the insights and step-by-step tactics you can use to launch your own successful book.

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Follow along as book launch expert Tim Grahl teaches you the fundamentals of launching a bestselling book. Based on his work with hundreds of authors and launching dozens of top New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other bestselling books, he will share the insights and step-by-step tactics you can use to launch your own successful book.

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Episodes (20/51)

Book Launch Show

Working With A Marketing Coach

Sooner or later you're going to need to hire someone to help you with your marketing activities. When that time comes, you'll need to know what questions to ask and what kind of services to expect. This week, Certified Book Launch Coach, Sue Campbell, takes us through the process.

6 years ago

27 minutes 14 seconds

Book Launch Show

Author as Entrepreneur

How can writers use the storytelling skills we already have, to market our books and grow our businesses? This week, Valerie interviews Jarie Bolander, a fellow Certified Story Grid Editor who helps business owners tell better stories about who they are and what they do.

6 years ago

34 minutes 16 seconds

Book Launch Show

Bonus Episode - Amazon and Facebook Ads

As part of her 10K strategy, Valerie is considering using adverts, but there's a whole lot she doesn't know. So, this week, she sits down with Mark Dawson for some expert (and eye opening) advice about Amazon and Facebook ads.

6 years ago

34 minutes 34 seconds

Book Launch Show

Valerie's 10K Strategy

How do you get 10,000 pairs of eyeballs on your book? This week, Valerie came up with a strategy. Does Tim like it? Or, are there improvements to be made?

6 years ago

25 minutes 47 seconds

Book Launch Show

Start At The End

As Valerie continues to wrap her head around sales, Tim advises her to find the nerds first and craft a pitch that will grab their attention. What's the best way to do this? Start at the end and work from there. Tune in to find out how.

6 years ago

34 minutes 32 seconds

Book Launch Show

The Single Most Important Thing To Do

This week Tim and Valerie talk about the elephant in the book marketing room; asking people to buy your book. If earning a living from your writing is your goal, you have to do it eventually. So, when it comes time to sell your book what is the single most important thing you have to do? Tune in to find out.

6 years ago

30 minutes 49 seconds

Book Launch Show

How To Build A Tribe

How do you create a following of diehard fans so that you don't have to rely on an algorithm to find new readers? It doesn't happen overnight, but there are things you can do (that don't take a lot of time or cost a lot of money). In this week's podcast, Tim explains what they are and how you can use them.

6 years ago

36 minutes 46 seconds

Book Launch Show

The Magic Number

Tim called his book Your First 1,000 Copies, but why a thousand? Does that number have to come from sales or can they be free downloads? Do authors need to move 1,000 copies within any particular timeframe? For answers to these questions and more, tune into this week's Book Launch Show podcast.

6 years ago

34 minutes 54 seconds

Book Launch Show

What business are you trying to build?

This week, Tim tells Valerie to not market a book that she's written. Why would he say this and how could this advice help her find readers and grow her business?

6 years ago

32 minutes 34 seconds

Book Launch Show

Asking for Blurbs

Have you ever bought a book because the front or back cover contained an endorsement quote from a notable author or journal? Ever wonder how to get those blurbs for your book? If you have, this episode is for you.

6 years ago

34 minutes

Book Launch Show

Outreach, Outreach, Outreach

This week, Valerie and Tim take another look at the Connection System. Now that permission and content are in place, it's time to drill down on outreach. How do you figure out where your readers are and how do you know which outreach activities work best?

6 years ago

31 minutes 50 seconds

Book Launch Show

Innovative Marketing Ideas

This week, Valerie thinks outside the box and proposes a very different way to present author updates to her audience. Has she innovated an idea, or is she completely off the mark. Tune in to find out.

6 years ago

35 minutes 21 seconds

Book Launch Show

Turn One Marketing Idea Into Many

Valerie has started a book club for her mailing list subscribers. How can she turn that one marketing idea into many so that, without a lot of extra effort, she has can exponentially grow her audience and author platform?

6 years ago

31 minutes 55 seconds

Book Launch Show

Building Your Platform at Live Events

In this special episode, recorded Live in Nashville, Tim explains how authors can leverage in-person events to develop their platform and grow their audience.

6 years ago

32 minutes 13 seconds

Book Launch Show

Booking Podcasts, Starting Book Clubs

Valerie's outreach to podcasts has been a success! Find out what she did to get bookings and hear her plan for starting a Book Club to attract readers and develop a long term relationship with them.

6 years ago

35 minutes 47 seconds

Book Launch Show

Becoming a Podcast Guest

It's finally time for Valerie start her outreach activities! Now that she has a list of podcasts, what's the best way to contact them? What should she say when she reaches out to them? Tune in to find out.

6 years ago

34 minutes 12 seconds

Book Launch Show

Is your website doing what it needs to do?

Valerie has done a lot of work to improve her website, but she's still missing some key strategies to get readers on her mailing list. Are you doing everything you can to convert your subscription rates? Tune in to find out!

6 years ago

34 minutes 57 seconds

Book Launch Show

Creating Detailed Personas

The more specific you are about your ideal readers, the more likely you are to find them. This week, Valerie gets super specific about who she's trying to reach and she's come up with a great tool to help you. She's also redesigned her website. Is her new site doing the two things every author website needs to do? Is yours?

6 years ago

40 minutes 55 seconds

Book Launch Show

Should authors have a blog?

Blogging has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, so should Valerie be blogging or is it a waste of her time? Tim talks about what blogs do best and how Valerie can make the most of them.

6 years ago

32 minutes 24 seconds

Book Launch Show

Essential Elements of an Author Website

As Valerie continues to revamp her website, Tim advises what should be on her homepage and how she can optimize the site to build her mailing list.

6 years ago

35 minutes 27 seconds