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Ep 140: “Gumroad for Authors”
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Welcome to the 140th episode of The Author Hangout, a podcast designed to help authors, especially self-published and indie authors, with marketing their books and improving their author platform. Authors struggle with various aspects of marketing and we are here to help!
Gumroad for Authors
In this episode, we interviewed author Amy Young. She shared her journey to becoming an author, as well as her experience using Gumroad as an author, for selling your books but also using it to create additional income streams. Who doesn’t need that?
Listen to the Show / Podcast
Episode Resources:
Featured Quotes
“I’ll tell you, when I first wrote Looming Transitions, I thought it was a standalone book. I did not realize all of the potential products that could legitimately be spun off and than still be revenue streams for me. That was one of the reasons I contacted you wanting to do this interview, is I think too often as authors we haven’t been challenged enough to realize, even if you’re a fiction writer, if you’re a non-fiction writer, how can you take your first book and think of some spin off things that might not be merely books. Like PDFs or workbooks.”
“I’m thinking how am I going to get a physical product into someone’s hand, wherever. In Germany who buys it from the U.S., they’re not going to want to pay all of that shipping internationally. I was talking in my Mastermind group and someone said, “Gumroad.com is the best way to sell downloadable PDFs.” I’d never heard of it and I went out and explored. It turned out there are so many options with Gumroad for us as independent authors. To be able to do spinoff products on our books, upload them, and then sell them.”
Please Leave Us A Review
Just like authors do with their books, we need reviews for our podcast! Reviews for our podcast help other authors to learn about and learn from The Author Hangout. Can you take a moment to leave a review for our podcast? If you don’t know how but are willing to leave a review, please go here to learn how to leave a quick review for our podcast. It will only take a minute, but it will help a lot.
Thank you so much!
How To Listen
There are many ways to listen to the show:
- Right here… You can listen to the interview above!
- iTunes… Our podcast is up and running on iTunes! Click here to listen to past episodes and subscribe for free to be notified of all future podcasts!
- Stitcher… If you prefer Stitcher for your podcast listening, you can listen to our podcast here.
Other Episodes
Get caught up on the other episodes of The Author Hangout that you may have missed:
- Ep 145: “Million Dollar Book Business”
- Ep 144: “Network Net Worth”
- Ep 143: “Learning to Hack Learning”
- Ep 142: “Making Of The Perfect Optin”
- Ep 141: “Coaching Breeds Author Success”
- Ep 140: “Gumroad for Authors”
- Ep 139: “Above The Noise”
- Ep 138: “Goal Setting Check-in”
- Ep 137: “Relying On Others”
- Ep 136: “Honest Conversations on Book Marketing”
- Ep 135: “Recognition of Hard Work”
- Ep 134: “Improving Kindle Book Rankings”
- Ep 133: “Making Money Fast?”
- Ep 132: “Book Marketing & Book Launches”
- Ep 131: “Authors Answers: How To Get Book Reviews”
- Ep 130: “Author Answers: Author Street Teams”
- Ep 129: “Author Answers: Using KDP Select or Not”
- Ep 128: “Traffic, Subscribers, and Sales”
- Ep 127: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 7)”
- Ep 126: “Media Interviews & Book Marketing”
- Ep 125: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 6)”
- Ep 124: “Goal Setting for Authors”
- Ep 123: “Author Answers: Social Media Engagement”
- Ep 122: “Speaking, Podcasts & Mailing Lists”
- Ep 121: “Authors Answers: DIY Blog Tours”
- Ep 120: “Book Launches & Pay-Per-Click Advertising”
- Ep 119: “Author Answers: Choosing Comparison Titles”
- Ep 118: “Writing as a Career & Audiobooks”
- Ep 117: “Self-Publishing & Book Launches”
- Ep 116: “Podcasting for Book Marketing”
- Ep 115: “Author Answers: Best Marketing Activities”
- Ep 114: “Book Launches & Video Marketing”
- Ep 113: “Writing Faster, Marketing Smarter”
- Ep 112: “Book Marketing Momentum”
- Ep 111: “Building Book Launch Teams”
- Ep 110: “Book Launches and Distribution”
- Ep 109: “Email Lists & Facebook Live”
- Ep 108: “Facebook Ads for Book Marketing”
- Ep 107: “NaNoWriMo, Writing, and Marketing”
- Ep 106: “Book Marketing Success & Failure”
- Ep 105: “Telling Stories & Reaching Readers”
- Ep 104: “Connect With Other Authors”
- Ep 103: “Maximizing Your Book Marketing”
- Ep 102: “Audiobooks and Book Marketing”
- Ep 101: “Author Email Marketing Automation”
- Ep 100: “Looking Back, Looking Forward”
- Ep 099: “Maximizing Book Promotions”
- Ep 098: “Meta Data Is Your Brand”
- Ep 097: “Kindle in Motion & More”
- Ep 086 – How To Create an Irresistible Opt-In Incentive
- Ep 085: Build a Killer Self-Hosted Author Website
- Ep 084: An Introduction to How to Build a Responsive Author Email List in Just 30 Days
- Ep 083: How To Use Content Marketing To Delight Your Readers
- Ep 082: “The ONE Social Media Platform You Should Be on Today!”
- Ep 081: “How To Create A Reader Profile”
- Replay 013: “Book Marketing Success”
- Replay 012: “Free Book Promotions & More”
- Replay 011: “Blogging for Authors”
- Replay 010: “How to Sell Books and Build Your Email List Through Facebook Ads”
- Replay 009: “Storytelling for Book Marketing”
- Replay 008: “Secret Book Launches & ARCs”
- Ep 080: “Finances for Authors”
- Ep 079: “Your Author Platform is Important”
- Ep 078: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 5)”
- Ep 077: “How To Make A Living With Your Writing Pt. 2”
- Ep 076: “How To Make A Living With Your Writing Pt. 1”
- Replay 007: “Author Earnings: The Real Story”
- Ep 075: “The 4 Ps for Book Marketing”
- Ep 074: “Replace Your Income With Writing”
- Ep 073: “Build Credibility With Your Book”
- Ep 072: “Engaging With Your Email List”
- Ep 071: “The Author Business: Finances”
- Ep 070: “Goal Setting and Kickstarter”
- Ep 069: “Marketing A Series of Books”
- Ep 068: “Book Covers and Giveaways”
- Ep 067: “Write Your Book Faster”
- Ep 066: “How To Get 10,000 Preorders”
- Replay 006: “Building Your Mailing List & Meta Data”
- Replay 005: “Book Launches and Free Promotions”
- Replay 004: “Writing, Productivity, and Marketing”
- Replay 003: “Book Marketing Success”
- Ep 065: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 4)”
- Ep 064: “How to Sell Books and Build Your Email List Through Facebook Ads”
- Ep 063: “Create Relationships With Authors”
- Ep 062: “Building & Engaging An Audience”
- Ep 061: “Secret Book Launches & ARCs”
- Ep 060: “Book Launches & Building An Audience”
- Ep 059: “Prosperity for Writers”
- Ep 058: “Discount Book Promotions”
- Ep 057: “Radio and Media for Authors”
- Ep 056: “Crowdfunding Your Book”
- Ep 055: “Writing As Book Marketing”
- Ep 054: “Using Video To Promote Books”
- Ep 053: “Book Launch Ideas”
- Ep 052: “Make Your Book More Appealing”
- Ep 051: Book Marketing Tips from Experts – Part 3
- Ep 050: Book Marketing Tips from Experts – Part 2
- Ep 049: Book Marketing Tips from Experts – Part 1
- Ep 048: “3 Tips For Building A Mailing List”
- Ep 047: “Book Marketing On The Cheap”
104 episodes
Ep 140: “Gumroad for Authors”
The Author Hangout: Book Marketing Tips for Indie & Self-Published Authors
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on September 23, 2021 11:10 (). Last successful fetch was on May 04, 2021 18:45 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 173450895 series 40338
Welcome to the 140th episode of The Author Hangout, a podcast designed to help authors, especially self-published and indie authors, with marketing their books and improving their author platform. Authors struggle with various aspects of marketing and we are here to help!
Gumroad for Authors
In this episode, we interviewed author Amy Young. She shared her journey to becoming an author, as well as her experience using Gumroad as an author, for selling your books but also using it to create additional income streams. Who doesn’t need that?
Listen to the Show / Podcast
Episode Resources:
Featured Quotes
“I’ll tell you, when I first wrote Looming Transitions, I thought it was a standalone book. I did not realize all of the potential products that could legitimately be spun off and than still be revenue streams for me. That was one of the reasons I contacted you wanting to do this interview, is I think too often as authors we haven’t been challenged enough to realize, even if you’re a fiction writer, if you’re a non-fiction writer, how can you take your first book and think of some spin off things that might not be merely books. Like PDFs or workbooks.”
“I’m thinking how am I going to get a physical product into someone’s hand, wherever. In Germany who buys it from the U.S., they’re not going to want to pay all of that shipping internationally. I was talking in my Mastermind group and someone said, “Gumroad.com is the best way to sell downloadable PDFs.” I’d never heard of it and I went out and explored. It turned out there are so many options with Gumroad for us as independent authors. To be able to do spinoff products on our books, upload them, and then sell them.”
Please Leave Us A Review
Just like authors do with their books, we need reviews for our podcast! Reviews for our podcast help other authors to learn about and learn from The Author Hangout. Can you take a moment to leave a review for our podcast? If you don’t know how but are willing to leave a review, please go here to learn how to leave a quick review for our podcast. It will only take a minute, but it will help a lot.
Thank you so much!
How To Listen
There are many ways to listen to the show:
- Right here… You can listen to the interview above!
- iTunes… Our podcast is up and running on iTunes! Click here to listen to past episodes and subscribe for free to be notified of all future podcasts!
- Stitcher… If you prefer Stitcher for your podcast listening, you can listen to our podcast here.
Other Episodes
Get caught up on the other episodes of The Author Hangout that you may have missed:
- Ep 145: “Million Dollar Book Business”
- Ep 144: “Network Net Worth”
- Ep 143: “Learning to Hack Learning”
- Ep 142: “Making Of The Perfect Optin”
- Ep 141: “Coaching Breeds Author Success”
- Ep 140: “Gumroad for Authors”
- Ep 139: “Above The Noise”
- Ep 138: “Goal Setting Check-in”
- Ep 137: “Relying On Others”
- Ep 136: “Honest Conversations on Book Marketing”
- Ep 135: “Recognition of Hard Work”
- Ep 134: “Improving Kindle Book Rankings”
- Ep 133: “Making Money Fast?”
- Ep 132: “Book Marketing & Book Launches”
- Ep 131: “Authors Answers: How To Get Book Reviews”
- Ep 130: “Author Answers: Author Street Teams”
- Ep 129: “Author Answers: Using KDP Select or Not”
- Ep 128: “Traffic, Subscribers, and Sales”
- Ep 127: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 7)”
- Ep 126: “Media Interviews & Book Marketing”
- Ep 125: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 6)”
- Ep 124: “Goal Setting for Authors”
- Ep 123: “Author Answers: Social Media Engagement”
- Ep 122: “Speaking, Podcasts & Mailing Lists”
- Ep 121: “Authors Answers: DIY Blog Tours”
- Ep 120: “Book Launches & Pay-Per-Click Advertising”
- Ep 119: “Author Answers: Choosing Comparison Titles”
- Ep 118: “Writing as a Career & Audiobooks”
- Ep 117: “Self-Publishing & Book Launches”
- Ep 116: “Podcasting for Book Marketing”
- Ep 115: “Author Answers: Best Marketing Activities”
- Ep 114: “Book Launches & Video Marketing”
- Ep 113: “Writing Faster, Marketing Smarter”
- Ep 112: “Book Marketing Momentum”
- Ep 111: “Building Book Launch Teams”
- Ep 110: “Book Launches and Distribution”
- Ep 109: “Email Lists & Facebook Live”
- Ep 108: “Facebook Ads for Book Marketing”
- Ep 107: “NaNoWriMo, Writing, and Marketing”
- Ep 106: “Book Marketing Success & Failure”
- Ep 105: “Telling Stories & Reaching Readers”
- Ep 104: “Connect With Other Authors”
- Ep 103: “Maximizing Your Book Marketing”
- Ep 102: “Audiobooks and Book Marketing”
- Ep 101: “Author Email Marketing Automation”
- Ep 100: “Looking Back, Looking Forward”
- Ep 099: “Maximizing Book Promotions”
- Ep 098: “Meta Data Is Your Brand”
- Ep 097: “Kindle in Motion & More”
- Ep 086 – How To Create an Irresistible Opt-In Incentive
- Ep 085: Build a Killer Self-Hosted Author Website
- Ep 084: An Introduction to How to Build a Responsive Author Email List in Just 30 Days
- Ep 083: How To Use Content Marketing To Delight Your Readers
- Ep 082: “The ONE Social Media Platform You Should Be on Today!”
- Ep 081: “How To Create A Reader Profile”
- Replay 013: “Book Marketing Success”
- Replay 012: “Free Book Promotions & More”
- Replay 011: “Blogging for Authors”
- Replay 010: “How to Sell Books and Build Your Email List Through Facebook Ads”
- Replay 009: “Storytelling for Book Marketing”
- Replay 008: “Secret Book Launches & ARCs”
- Ep 080: “Finances for Authors”
- Ep 079: “Your Author Platform is Important”
- Ep 078: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 5)”
- Ep 077: “How To Make A Living With Your Writing Pt. 2”
- Ep 076: “How To Make A Living With Your Writing Pt. 1”
- Replay 007: “Author Earnings: The Real Story”
- Ep 075: “The 4 Ps for Book Marketing”
- Ep 074: “Replace Your Income With Writing”
- Ep 073: “Build Credibility With Your Book”
- Ep 072: “Engaging With Your Email List”
- Ep 071: “The Author Business: Finances”
- Ep 070: “Goal Setting and Kickstarter”
- Ep 069: “Marketing A Series of Books”
- Ep 068: “Book Covers and Giveaways”
- Ep 067: “Write Your Book Faster”
- Ep 066: “How To Get 10,000 Preorders”
- Replay 006: “Building Your Mailing List & Meta Data”
- Replay 005: “Book Launches and Free Promotions”
- Replay 004: “Writing, Productivity, and Marketing”
- Replay 003: “Book Marketing Success”
- Ep 065: “Book Marketing Tips from Experts (Part 4)”
- Ep 064: “How to Sell Books and Build Your Email List Through Facebook Ads”
- Ep 063: “Create Relationships With Authors”
- Ep 062: “Building & Engaging An Audience”
- Ep 061: “Secret Book Launches & ARCs”
- Ep 060: “Book Launches & Building An Audience”
- Ep 059: “Prosperity for Writers”
- Ep 058: “Discount Book Promotions”
- Ep 057: “Radio and Media for Authors”
- Ep 056: “Crowdfunding Your Book”
- Ep 055: “Writing As Book Marketing”
- Ep 054: “Using Video To Promote Books”
- Ep 053: “Book Launch Ideas”
- Ep 052: “Make Your Book More Appealing”
- Ep 051: Book Marketing Tips from Experts – Part 3
- Ep 050: Book Marketing Tips from Experts – Part 2
- Ep 049: Book Marketing Tips from Experts – Part 1
- Ep 048: “3 Tips For Building A Mailing List”
- Ep 047: “Book Marketing On The Cheap”
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