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ResourceNEW Keyword Research for Amazon KDP in 2022
Dale explains how to do keyword research for Amazon KDP in 2022, starting with why keywords matter: he calls a keyword a beacon that …
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ResourceAre These FREE Templates Any Good?
Dale walks through using his free children's book templates to build an illustrated children's book on a budget. He says you need …
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ResourceGetting More Reviews with an Audiobook Promo Code
Dale works with elementary school teacher Rob Phelan on promoting his first audiobook, a children's book about saving featuring …
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ResourceWe Hired Fiverr to Narrate a Children's Audiobook
Dale follows elementary school teacher Rob Feeling, client of MK Williams, as he produces a children's audiobook for his first book …
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ResourceI Hired Fiverr to Design & Make Gifts for a Friend
In a short video, Dale explains he is using Fiverr to buy his friend Keith - a fellow author and YouTuber - a custom gift after …
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ResourceIs Getting Book Reviews Through This Site Safe?
Dale tests author review site GetBooksReviewed.com, founded by Debbie Siebert, using Book Rescue guest Robert G. Kolp, who lacked …
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ResourcePromoting Your Business & Brand Through Self Publishing
Dale pitches a self-published book as an out-of-the-box promotion tool for a business - in his framing, a 6x9 business card with …
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ResourceBook Rescue: We Built an Author Platform
In this Book Rescue episode sponsored by Fiverr, Dale surprises author Robert G. Culp — whose journey the series has followed for …
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ResourceI Tried 4 Email Marketing Services...Why I Chose MailerLite
Dale, in online business since 2014, reviews the four email marketing platforms he used in the previous five to six years — …
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ResourceGoing Wide with Self Publishing? Then GET THIS...
This is a short recommendation for MK Williams and her book Going Wide, presented as the fourth book in her Author Your Ambitions …
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ResourceBook Rescue: I Paid Fiverr for 5 Book Cover Designs
In this Fiverr-sponsored episode of Book Rescue, Dale helps young adult fantasy author Robert G. Culp get professional covers. …
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ResourceI Spent Over $4000 on Book Awards, This Happened
Dale reports a year-long case study using Book Award Pro, founded by Hannah Jacobson, which he describes as a matchmaker between …
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ResourceBook Rescue: The Secret to Selling More Books (S1E2)
In Book Rescue S1E2, sponsored by Fiverr, Dale works again with author Robert G. Cope, this time course-correcting his book …
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ResourceI Bought Over 40 Self Published Books On Amazon, Here's Why
Dale Roberts explains that he bought back over 40 of his own self-published books on Amazon — 45 titles in total, plus five more …
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ResourceBook Rescue: Author Uses iPhone to Publish Books (S1E1)
This is episode 1 of Book Rescue, sponsored by Fiverr, in which Dale works with Robert G. Culp, a 28-year-old young adult fantasy …
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ResourceWanna Sell More Books on Amazon? Watch THIS!
Dale invites indie authors to People of Video in Albany, New York from October 8th to the 10th, saying it is 2021 and in-person …
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ResourceFree KDP Book Marketing for Authors | Amazon A+ Content
Dale explains Amazon A+ Content as free marketing for KDP authors: the 'From the Publisher' section on a product page, adding …
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ResourceDouble Dipping with the Amazon Associates Program for Authors
Dale Roberts explains how KDP authors can 'double dip' with the Amazon Associates program: on top of the 35% to 70% royalty he cites …
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ResourceYou're LOSING MONEY in Self Publishing, Here's Why
Dale gives five ways self-publishers lose money by defaulting to Amazon. (1) KDP vs Apple Books: KDP pays 70% only for ebooks priced …
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ResourceWriting in Third Person Narrative
In a playful two-voice skit, Dale explains third person point of view for fiction writers choosing between first and third person. …
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ResourceRunning a Self Publishing Business? You Need This...
Dale argues that anyone running or starting a self-publishing business needs to become 'a student of the game' and learn from people …
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ResourceSell More Books with GeniusLink: 1000% Return on Investment
Note: this video's caption track is in Arabic, summarized in English. Dale explains how authors can earn affiliate income on top of …
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ResourceHow I Saved Over $400 Publishing on IngramSpark
Dale explains how, by his account, he saved money publishing through IngramSpark by joining the Alliance of Independent Authors …
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ResourceI Hired 5 Article and Blog Post Writers on Fiverr
In this Fiverr-sponsored video, Dale argues authors need websites for discoverability and as a home base if platforms such as Amazon …
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