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The Power of Repurposing – A Super-Fast Way to Get Your First Draft DONE

October 12, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Power of repurposing

Do you want to know a super-fast way to get your first draft done? It is the power of repurposing! In this training, I share a few ideas on how you can use repurposing to get your first draft done really fast.

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

My New Favorite Tool for Tracking Book Sales

October 6, 2016 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Book Sales Tracker

I love any tool that will save me a lot of time and not break the bank. And finally, I found a tool that will track ALL my book sales in one place!

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

{Focus2Finish Session} How To Use Webinars to Grow Your Business

August 11, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

webinars for business

Have you set your 90-day goal yet for this quarter? How are you working to achieve it? Join us today in my first Focus2Finish session with Debra Butterfield that may give you insights to help you achieve your goal.

Filed Under: Marketing, Video

{Godly Gain} Are You Striving in the Spirit or the Flesh?

August 5, 2016 By Shelley Hitz 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

striving in the Spirit

Are you striving in the Spirit or the flesh? Many times we strive in our own efforts to make something work and then go to God once we’re tired and worn out. In today’s Godly Gain segment, we encourage you to stop striving and let God work in you and through you.

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

7 Ways to Build Buzz for Your Book Without Hard-Selling – Instead BUBBLE!!

July 20, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

build buzz for your book

Many authors struggle to be authentic and relatable in their book marketing. Today, I’m going to share with you a training on 7 ways you can build buzz for your book without being pushy or self-promotional.

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing

What is a Lead Magnet and Why You Need One

July 11, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

What is a lead magnet

What is a lead magnet and why do you need one? I find most authors don’t fully understand the POWER of a lead magnet and how it will help you sell more books. In this tutorial, I share an illustration that will help you understand what a lead magnet is and how it works. When you get […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

One IMPORTANT Lesson My Nieces Taught Me on Vacation

July 6, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

important marketing lesson

Marketing is not as hard as you think it is! Learn how my nine and ten year old nieces inspired me to see that certain things were not as hard as I imagined them to be. This will also open up your mind about marketing your book.

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

How to Create a Link on Amazon for Book Reviewers

June 30, 2016 By Shelley Hitz 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

link on Amazon for book reviewers

All authors love to get new reviews on their books in Amazon, right? Reviews give more credibility and social proof to your book. Therefore, in this post I decided to share with you how to create a direct link on Amazon for book reviewers to post their reviews.

Filed Under: Marketing

The Basics of Book Marketing and Selling More Books

June 28, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

basics of book marketing

You know how there is the ABC’s of different tasks, right? Well, today I’m going to teach you the T-O-C’s of book marketing. I will be sharing with you some of the bare bones, basics of book marketing and selling more books.

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

{Case Study} How I Got Paid to Create a Free Lead Magnet

June 24, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

paid to create free lead magnet

Do you want to know how I got paid to create a free lead magnet? Today I’m going to share with you a case study on how I was able to earn $200 (and this continues to grow) for creating a free training. What is a lead magnet? A lead magnet is a marketing strategy or […]

Filed Under: Marketing

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