Episodes

Do you know what LinkedIN can do to PUSH your book sales? Mike O’Neil of Integrated Alliances joins Judith Briles The Book Shepherd for the hour, deep-diving into how to use the Sales Navigator tool can micro-target your audi...

Writing clearly calls on different sets of mental processes – those involving creative, nonlinear thought, and those involving willpower, structure, discipline, etc. They have to collaborate like players on a team – when they...

The #1 mistake #authors make when it comes to finishing their #books and moving to print is that they don’t use a book designer-someone who does book design for living. In this AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, h...

How would you like the LONG view on SHORT talks? In this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, Sam Horn joins host Judith Briles for a lively "how to" on create a TED like talk. The result: You will rock! If you a...

Do you have a book or one that is due out in the next six month? Are you speaking about the topic of the book to audiences … right now? And if no, why not? When you speak, you change lives … to sell truckloads of books … make...

Your website is an essential part of your author and book marketing tool box. Joining The Book Shepherd Judith Briles is Michelle Renee of StreamlineYourBiz.net. The topic: author websites. -What to do when you are creating o...

Is LinkedIn a mystery to you? For many authors, it just be the ideal place to position you as an expert, resource, marketer. Book Publishing expert and host Dr. Judith Briles has answers for you to questions you didn't even k...

Authors who are successful have a “core” message. They get that they need to know and embrace the who, what, where, when and why in their writing; their publishing; their marketing. In this edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Bo...

Videos are important for promo, visibility and connecting with an author’s tribe. -Are you making them? -Are you placing them in all the right places? -Are you stuck in figuring out which tools to use? Get the answers with Vi...

The latest buzz phrase in the author world is “hybrid publishing”. There are plenty of red flags to look out for and questions to ask, starting with: -What is it? -Is it another lure for naïve wannabe authors? -Can an author ...

It’s OMG time with Amazon selling for authors and publishers. This is one “reveal” of the Amazon Beware podcast with Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd and Amy Collins. -Did you know that If you are pushing your #book out via A...

What are AT&T, #authors and #publishing companies discovering to create rapid and global discovery for products (meaning #books)? It's an excellent question ... and we've got answers. That's what this edition of AuthorU-Your ...

It’s always fun when Publicity Hound Joan Stewart joins the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast. This week, we drilled down into 16 hot tips for creating hooks and angles to lure in producers and reporters for you a...

If you want to have your books available to any buyer, you have to be on Amazon. The question is: Are "eyeballs" finding YOUR book? The will be after this podcast on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing. Face it: Amazon has ...

Ace book marketer John Kremer joins AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles on all things Pinterest. -Do you know about Tip-O-Graphics? -Have you thought about gutting ALL your Boards an...

More times then not, book signings and trade shows can turn into "dreaded" events. Who wants to JUST sell 4 books at an event? Nobody, that's who. Host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles reveals 11 tips and strategies to roc...

Every author needs juicy Socialmedia tricks from the cyberworld for any book. On the Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast this week, host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles has Melody Jones, aka Social Media Melody...

Legal stuff and “this n that” is often a challenge for authors. From when to file the copyright on your book to determining if you should file for a federal trademark or just stake out your territory with a declaration, you’l...

Rounding out the fourth show on advanced book marketing for self-published authors, Kathy Meis, founder of Bublish joins host Judith Briles. You will learn: -How to identify what a book marketing channel is. -How to create a ...

Book marketing expert John Kremer joins Judith Briles for this week’s podcast. It's all about discovering whats old, what's new, what's hot and what's so blue in book marketing for 2018. Get ready to discover what’s hot for a...

This month on AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing with host and The Book Shepherd Judith Briles, it’s been a deep dive into book marketing. From concepts, to roll up your sleeves and jump in strategies. This week, Susan Gil...

Let's face it--we authors want to hit the bestseller's list--as often as possible. Joining Judith Briles The Book Shepherd, eBook strategist Ellen Violette reveals a variety of strategies to soar eBook sales and position. -Wh...

Imagine this: all of a sudden, you don’t have access to website. Or your webmaster or tech support has flaked on you. -What happens if your VA, webmaster, tech support disappears or gulp, dies? -What are you going to do? Auth...

Have you ever wondered what’s the correct order of pages in the Front of a book? How about the Middle or the Body? And then, of course, the Back of the book. This edition of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing reveals: - Th...