Planning and Measuring Your Book Marketing with Susan Neal
So how can you best plan and measure your book marketing efforts?
That’s what we’re answering today with my guest Susan Neal!
Susan is the author of eight books including her recent release, How to Sell 1000 Books a Month. She’s also CEO of Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA), which offers a slew of resources to help you when you first start writing your book all the way through publishing and marketing.

We talk about how she balances marketing with writing, how to create a monthly marketing plan that matches your personality, and how she measures the success of podcast tours to market her books.
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Susan emphasizes the importance of balancing writing and marketing by framing it as wearing different hats for each task. She also provides insights on encouraging authors to shift their mindsets about marketing, presenting it as a ministry to benefit readers.
Our discussion covers tailoring marketing strategies to one's personality, whether extroverted or introverted, and the significance of creating a structured monthly marketing plan.
Susan also highlights the importance of having a lead magnet and gaining 50 Amazon reviews to activate algorithms and boost book sales.
She also shares her success story of selling 7,000 books through a podcast tour and how to measure the impact of marketing efforts over time.
📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED 📚
How to Sell 1000 Books a Month
Christian Indie Publishing Association
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