J.R. Caines

I help independent authors sell more books by getting their books in front of the right readers. He/Him

[J.R. Caines @JRCainesDesign]

To successfully sell books, a self-published author needs to understand that they are functioning as a business. Part of being a business is building and sticking to your "brand".

As an author you aren’t just selling your books, you are selling yourself…https://t.co/8EmRZbWKNq

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There are a lot of important steps to take to successfully sell self-published books. I work with authors on this every day. I am currently writing a book explaining the step-by-step process of doing just that. One thing that has stood out to me the most…https://t.co/DzCSxTV0UQ

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You can't just put a book on Amazon with over 30 million other titles being sold on Amazon and expect it to become a best seller. No matter how good your story is. Selling books is a process. First, you must make your book sellable.

Here are 6 things ev…https://t.co/6gDWfPYWLy

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@CharChristian Yes!

[J.R. Caines @JRCainesDesign]

If you are planning on selling a book you are not just an author, you are a business. To successfully sell books as an independent author you have to think like the business you are.

One thing you can do to think like a business is to define what your mi…https://t.co/ISBP2AOKGq

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Authors, there are some things you should know about changes to the Amazon search return algorithm.

Amazon updated a couple of months ago to A10. Amazon isn't super open about what they change with each new version of the algorithm, but here are a few…https://t.co/SjmnXY19h5

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I don't know about you, but the biggest struggle I have in business and in life in general is time. The funny thing about time is it always feels like there is not enough of it, but we spend so much of it doing things that don't add up to anything.

I ha…https://t.co/NrvpVrJoH0

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@ifthechufits Go get it, lil man!

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I've been learning a lot about TikTok the last few days and I am pretty interested to see what we can build for author social media outreach through that platform.

It's easy to say "that's not for me, I am too old for that" when it comes to the latest s…https://t.co/S6gB8TG92L

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In the process of selling a book on an online retailer (like Amazon), you need your potential readers to be able to find your book and you need to have a cover that communicates to them that your books out of all the others competing for their attention i…https://t.co/EGB7ZslmNe

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We just got back from a 2 week family roadtrip to Taos, the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and everything in between. It was so good to get away for a bit and see such beautiful parts of this country with my family. Very refreshing.

One of the hardest things abou…https://t.co/gfVpaV2ft6

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What is the best book you've read recently?

How did you hear about it?

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Book reviews are a huge part of successfully selling your book. Once a cover leads your potential reader to click on your book the next thing they do is read your description. If you description is written in a way that intrigues them enough, the next thi…https://t.co/9jc6zXHD8k

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Indie Authors,
Have you run Amazon ads and seen no real increase in sales? Are you over spending money running ads that don't seem to do anything for your book sales?

If your Amazon ads don't work, it's because something is broken in your process of conv…https://t.co/6JSZQIDwIu

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A part of my new business model is making sure my mind is ready to do the work I need to do to reach authors and build processes that can really help their situation.

There are a few quotes I spend some time each day thinking about to get my mind right,…https://t.co/LyCrdpEEno

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Obviously what type of book your write has an effect on your sales, but there are significant numbers of buyers out there for pretty much any type of book someone could think of. It's just a matter of finding them.

I've talked to a lot of authors who ha…https://t.co/MkhleLrEap

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I am a huge baseball fan. I was never any good at playing baseball myself, but I have loved the game most of my life.

Yesterday in the Mariners vs. Angels game, the Angels manager Phil Nevin scratched the regular starting pitcher shortly before game tim…https://t.co/B2nb34Wzqi

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I am thinking about putting together a FREE self evaluation PDF download for authors to grade their own books current ability to convert impression to sales on Amazon.

It's impossible to fix your book sales struggles without knowing what the problems ar…https://t.co/HCh63fjSzV

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So, I am not sure how many people know this about me but I race radio controlled model boats. Yes, that's a thing, and yes I do it.

There are a lot of reasons why I do it. I grew up with it being a big part of my family, my dad has been racing since the…https://t.co/hvsja2P5Kv

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I talk to a lot of authors every day who still desire to land that contract from a traditional publisher. At this point I just have to wonder why? What is the upside?

Sure, it's nice to see your name with a well known publishing companies logo on the sp…https://t.co/FwdxBoHF3w