One of the first things you’ll notice as an indie author is that there are hundreds of people and businesses all vying with each other for your money. Ostensibly they will tell you how to tap into the gold mine that is indie publishing.
Some are legit and others are simply in it for the money, that is to take your money and put it in their pockets. Some are authors who have made it big and want to share the secrets of their success. A portion of those will only sell the info to you. Others will give you free info, as well as sell more in-depth information.
It’s a jungle out there and it’s only getting worse.
Today, I want to introduce you to two guys who are successful authors (that means they make money) AND are interested in sharing their knowledge.
The Author Helper
John Logsdon and Ben Zackheim are two guys who write fiction and also want to share what they know with the indie community.
I ran across their website, The Author Helper, when I took Mark Dawson’s Facebook Ads for Authors course last year. The website has good information. You should check it out at the above link.
I also joined The Author Helper Facebook group, which I encourage you to join because it is a great community with a number of successful indie authors as members. There’s nothing like being with successful people to show you that, yes, you too can be successful.
ReaderLinks
For the past several months I’ve been part of a beta group testing the replacement for the Author Helper plugin. The plugin was great, but had limitations due to the vagaries of WordPress. John and Ben decided the way to go was to build a website subscription service that offered all the advantages of the plugin plus so much more.
I count myself very fortunate to be part of the beta testing team and can tell you that this is one fabulous tool for authors to manage the business side of our little empires.
You need a Sales Tracker? ReaderLinks has it.
Do you want universal book links? ReaderLinks has it.
Need Tweet management and automation? ReaderLinks has it.
Want one place to display all of your books? ReaderLinks has it.
Street team management? ReaderLinks has it.
And that’s not all! There is much, much more. Head on over to the ReaderLinks website. Watch the video, and then subscribe. It’s launching soon. Get in on the ground floor. I don’t think you’ll be sorry.
ReaderLinks and The Author Helper are valuable aids to help us promote our books and put money in our pockets.
Comments are always welcome, and until next time — happy reading!
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