Ep149: Does Permafree Still Work on Amazon?

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Announcements:

Registration is open for the 2024 Writer Craft Writing Retreat and Workshop in Marcola, Oregon. At this point, there is only four private tickets left and three shared tickets. We'll likely sell out again. ValerieIhsan.com/retreat for more info.
Erick is publishing an anthology; call for submissions (horror inspired by PNW); https://caretakerpress.org

Valerie:
New book out for writers: Three Story Method: Writing How-To Books by Valerie Ihsan, J. Thorn, and Miranda Weingartner

Erick:
working with marketer (digital); an analysis of web presence has a LOT of tasks to do (do this when you've been in the market--author services--for a while and have some idea of where you lack before hiring the analysis.)

Just finished: The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter

I'M READING:

The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter

Up Next:

The Bachman Books (Stephen King)

Ring Shout P Djèlí Clark

Show Notes:
KDP is always changing.
In marketing main series, put lead magnet as permafree on Amazon (instead of using Book Funnel to get people on mailing lists).
1. New cover
2. 99 cents on amazon
3. Barnes and Noble free
4. Let amazon know for the price match
5. No marketing to it. But naturally 100 downloads from organic reach. Led to sell through to rest of series. A+. Plus led to multiple reviews to all the books.
Permafree method still works.
Next step: running ads to permafree and amping up the sell-through.
Virtual Voice on Amazon/KDP (in KDP profile opt in to Beta testing).
Ease of use is great. Have an audio book at a click of button.
Cost of narrator and editor (local guy) = ~$2200
Two different versions of the audio book? Narrated by Virtual Voice vs Narrated by the author.
Can we proof the audio files? Am I "locked in" to this audio?
We do outgrow things. We can pivot.

Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor

Erick’s free book on Ghostwriting: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cexki4kp5n

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