Book Launch in a Box
The BASICS
Book launch in a box. All the tools and resources you need to plan for and execute an amazing book launch.
Welcome to Book Launch in a Box! The Basics
Copyright & Proprietary Information Reminder.
Welcome!
Planning: Where to start
Ditch the Fear & Just Market It!
Thinking about Goals - an essential building block
Creating our first set of goals
Identifying Your Ideal Target Readers
Finding the ideal reader
ASSESSMENT: Where I am at the beginning of Book Launch in a Box
Congratulations!
Module 1 Overview
Your marketing and book launch strategy
Week 1 - Creating Your Base of Operations
What is a lead magnet or optin incentive
Landing pages - one of the best ways for you to market your book
Book Landing Page Checklist
Landing pages and lead magnets help you build your reader base to sell more books
Writing the Email Sequence
Sample "regular email" to your newsletter (not advance readers)
Q&A With Nancy 10/6
Update your stats tracker!
Module 2 Overview - the next part of the launch strategy - more audience building!
Considerations for those Relaunching a book or launching a 2nd, 3rd, or later book
Tools to grow your list -
How to Use BookFunnel to Grow Your Email List - BookFunnel
How to optimize the emails collected through BookFunnel
Social media tools - Facebook
Introduction to Facebook for Authors
Getting Insights on Facebook
Using a Scheduling tool to post to Facebook
Tools for scheduling IG posts - part 1 - Tailwind
Tools for scheduling part 2 - Later
Update your stats tracker!
Q&A with Sarah - BookFunnel, Facebook, Email/Newsletter Content 10/14/21
Module 3 Overview
Using Instagram for Your Book Launches
Instagram for Newbies - how to post if you've never done it before!
IG Professional Account
Want more IG?
Q&A with Raewyn
Update your stats tracker!
BLAB Module 4 overview
VIDEO: Advance Readers and the Launch Team - Early Marketing Activities
Using Launch Teams - Launch Team in Action!
How to use a launch team - presentation
A Brief Overview of the ARC Process and Finding Reviewers
Guide to Contacting Book Reviewers
Sample Book Reviewer Tracking Spreadsheet
More traditional places to find reviewers - book review sites
Module 5 Overview
Getting In Front of Your Target Audience
Types of marketing for authors
How do I create a plan & what goes in it?
Creating Your Overall Marketing Strategy
TikTok for Authors with Cayce LaCorte
{Video Replay} Q&A with Author Katelyn Mabry
Little Black Book of Resources - Freelancers, Companies, and Experts to Use
BONUS: Trello Board: Book Marketing Resources
BONUS: Hashtags for Authors {Excel}
BONUS: Google Keyword Planner
Bonus: Leveraging Promo Sites for A Successful Launch
Bonus: Metadata Tracker
Bonus: Sarah S. "Mock" Book Launch
Bonus: Book Launch In A Box Keypoints
First Things First: Setting Up Your MailerLite Account
MailerLite Basics
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