The Segilola Salami Show

Transition from Self Published to working with a publisher Today’s guests on The Segilola Salami Show discuss their transition from being self published to working with a publisher. They explain how they got accepted to their publisher’s books and what it has been like working with the publisher. Were they any advantages to working with a publisher for them? Has it been the best decision they made for their careers as authors? Would they go back to being self published? Listen on to find out! Guests on today’s show are: Leigh Bennett and Julie Farley Here’s the link to the podcast on YouTube. Should you wish to connect with the authors, here are their contact details: Leigh Bennett: Facebook: Do a search for Leigh Bennett – Author You can get a copy of Leigh Bennett’s Avalon Child on Amazon now Julie Farley: Website: https://www.juliefarley.com You can get a copy of Julie Farley’s Another tomorrow on Amazon now The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website If you liked the show please like, comment, share and support it. I would love to know your thoughts on the working with a publisher over being self published.If you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1

The Importance of Networking Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss the importance of networking for businesses and authors. Some authors may not realise this but by virtue of being an author, you are a brand and a business (unless you write as a hubby). Listen on to hear what our guests think on The Importance of Networking. We also discuss the self published book And I Thought Divorce Was Bad by Wilnona Marie. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end (and see below) to find out more details. Guests on today’s show are: Ken Bator and Wilnona Marie To summarise, here’s what was covered: Networking is about increasing brand visibility. However, it has to be selectively done. You need to find the right networks where you can collaborate with the other members. For instance, your local chamber of commerce would be a good starting point, especially if you write non-fiction. Open mic events are also great for fiction others. What you find by attending networking events is that you are surrounded by people who share a similar interest to what you offer! Giveaways: Wilnona: If you would like to win a Pre-Release of And I Thought Being A Grown Was Easy. Please type “Grown Up” below. The Winner will receive an author signed copy of the book and a guest spot on the podcast. I will reply to the winner. Ken: all listeners can grab a free copy of When Your Formula Doesn’t Add Up. You can access the white paper by clicking here. Also, I will give away three signed copies of my latest book The Formula for Business Success = B + C + S to the first three people that request one. Simply fill in your information on our contact page. In the comments section please write “I want The Formula” and an address where you would like the book to be sent. Here’s the link to the podcast on YouTube. Should you wish to connect with the authors, here are their contact details: Ken: Website www.btcinc.net LinkedIn Profile www.linkedin.com/in/kenbator Facebook www.facebook.com/BTCINC Twitter twitter.com/kbator You can get a copy of Ken Bator’s book The Formula for Business Success = B + C + S on Amazon.com You can get a complimentary supplement to the book here Wilnona and co authors: Website: www.andwethought.com Email: ladies@andwethought.com Podcast: blogtalkradio.com/andithought You can buy a copy of And I Thought Divorce Was Bad on Amazon

Short term sales strategies for authors Irrespective of what country you are in, things are hard financially. I am no expert but from what I hear, inflation over the last few years has gone up at a rate that exceeds any salary increases. So people have to make their money stretch further than ever before. Plus with so many free books on the market, readers don’t have to spend any money buying books if they don’t want to. A few weeks back, I had guests on the show that shared what they thought an author can do to get an income outside of book sales. Now, does this mean that authors cannot make a living directly from their writing? Find out what today’s guests Dean Roberts and David Chatfield had to say. I can assure you, you NEED to listen to this episode on Short term sales strategies for authors. Do you need extra reasons why you should listen to this episode? Well David Chatfield is an Amazon bestselling Author. Three weeks after his first book was released, his book had over 10,000 downloads. Yes ten thousand copies of his ebook was downloaded from Amazon alone. So listen to this episode to find out what this author, David Chatfield, did to get successful in his writing career and also make a living from it in the short term when most authors are struggling. Also listen on for today’s giveaway! Here’s the link to the podcast on YouTube. The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website If you liked the show please like, comment, share and support it Please leave a comment below with what you think of today’s episode. Do you know any other Short term sales strategies for authors?If you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter h...

The Segilola Salami Show – 5 easy steps to promote your book With millions of books published every year, only a few books get to the top of the list that allows ease of discovery. The rest are lost in a black hole with millions of other books. Today’s guests are Ira Nayman and Ken Elliott, who give their 5 easy steps to promote your book to ensure a successful career. Listen on to hear what they have to say! We also discuss the self published book Manifesting 123: and you don’t need #3 by Ken Elliott. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end (and see below) to find out more details. Giveaway Ira: I would also like to host a giveaway here. I would like to give away What the Hell Were You Thinking? It’s a collection of humourous science fiction advice columns, if you can imagine such a thing! To enter for a chance to win one of three electronic copies, listeners should type NASTRUGAL FARTFLOOGIES as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube, including an email addresss where I can send the winners their copy of the book. I will choose the winners at random one week after the air date of this show. Here’s the link to the podcast on YouTube. Connect with today’s guests Should you wish to connect with: Ira Nayman, you can do so on Facebook under his own name and Twitter as ARNSProprietor (on his self-published books, he is listed as the Proprietor of the Alternate Reality News Service). Most of his work can be found on his Amazon.com author’s page, and he have a Goodreads author’s page. If you’re really keen to contact him, Ira can be emailed at aardvarkseyes@hotmail.com. Ken Elliott, you can do so via his websites www.Manifesting123.com and www.kenelliott.com The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my

Is there a difference between self and independent publishing? Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss the different types of publishing. What are the different types and what are the differences between them? Does one have an advantage over the others? What is the difference between self and independent publishing? Listen on to hear what our guests think. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end (and see below) to find out more details. Guests on today’s show are: Sherry Meeks, Ethan Howard and Adam Sherman To summarise, here’s what was covered: There are so many terms in publishing that sound quite similar. From indie publishing, self publishing, vanity publishing, hybrid publishing, independent publishing to traditional publishing. Before you decide on the type of publishing to go for, you need to establish what your goals are and have SMART Objectives set. Traditional publishing gives you royalties in advance With vanity publishing, you pay the publisher You are classed as a publisher if you own the ISBN for your books, so you are an independent publisher You are self published if you do not own the ISBN for your books So the main difference between self and independent publishing is with regards to who is classed as the publisher of your book. Giveaways: Sherry: I would like to giveaway Finding Tambri (my novel in stories) in PDF format. To enter for a chance to win one of three copies, listeners should type 1 + 1 = 3 as a reply to the comment I will make to this podcast’s video page on YouTube. I will choose the winner(s) at random on May 2, 2016 Ethan: I would also like to host a giveaway here. I would like to giveaway Hostis Humani Generis . To enter for a chance to win one of 2 copies, listeners should type WACKY RACES as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. I will choose the winner(s) at random on May 2 Here’s the link to the video on YouTube. The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website If you liked the show please like, comment,

Amazon Book Ranking Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss Amazon Book Ranking. First of all, what exactly is Amazon’s algorithm? How does it affect a book’s rank? What can a author do to reach top 100? Listen on to hear what the guest authors think. We also discuss the self published book Minnesota: Her Account, Her View by Nick Knardirell. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end (and see below) to find out more details. Guests on today’s show are: Nick Knardirell (twitter handle @nickknardirell) and Tara Woods Turner (twitter handle @ohtaratara) To summarise, here’s what was covered: * Books with less than 50 reviews get little attention as far as Amazon Book Ranking * A book must perform well and over a certain amount of time. Long term standing in the ranks has as much to do with longevity as it does with sales. Ratings has an indirect relationship to Amazon promotions when it accompanies sales. * Author’s should understand their market before they begin to worry about rankings. A nonfiction author in a niche market has different concerns than does a fiction writer in a crowded niche. Of course we all worry about sales and rankings as it relates to promoting and marketing our work but unless you understand what you are dealing with you will waste time and money chasing Amazon rankings that may not even benefit you. Giveaways: Nick – I would like to giveaway the Ebook version of Minnesota: Her Account, Her View. To enter for a chance to win, listeners should type WACKY RACES as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. I will choose the winner(s) at random Tara – I would love to host a giveaway here. I would like to giveaway a digital copy of Beyond Good Manners: How to Raise a Sophisticated Child as well as a complimentary editing package at BlurbPerfect.com, which helps writers come up with professional blurbs or summaries for their books. The giveaway will run through April 21 and to enter all you have to do is follow me on Twitter and mention you saw this on the Segilola Salami Show. My twitter name is @ohtaratara. Here’s the link to the video on YouTube The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/amazon-us/. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting

How to succeed as an author – tips by self published authors Today on The Segilola Salami Show, I recap tips by previous guest authors on the show on how to succeed as an author. To summarise: Do not be afraid to ask for reviews Make sure your ebook is available on Amazon Use social media to be social, have conversations with people Make your twitter posts go viral with CoPromote Consider making your book available in other formats, not just ebooks Monetise your website as an additional source of passive income Get brand representatives; build a street team Make sure your writing style is suitable for your book and audience Decide for yourself if listing your book exclusively on Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited programme is suitable for you Here’s the link to the podcast on YouTube The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website If you liked the show please like, comment, share and support it. Share this Page  If you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1

Kindle Unlimited, friend or foe? Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. It is a service that gives readers the freedom to explore. Readers can try new genres, discover new authors, and dive into new adventures with unlimited access to Amazon’s wide and varied selection of books. However, is Kindle Unlimited friend or foe to authors? Listen on to hear what our guest authors think. We also discuss the self published book Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants: Timeless wisdom on being a man by Elliott Katz. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end (and see below) to find out more details. Guests on today’s show are Leo Dufresne, Linda Wattley, Elliott Katz, Jeannie Ewing Giveaways Elliott Katz: I would like to give away 3 copies of my book Being the Strong Man A Woman Wants: Timeless wisdom on being a man. To enter for a chance to win one of 3 copies, listeners should type 1 + 1 = 3 as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. I will choose the winner(s) at random three days after it is posted. Jeannie Ewing: I would like to giveaway my caregiver bundle that includes my book, Navigating Deep Waters: Meditations for Caregivers and some blank notecards with the words “I grow strong again” and “Out of the darkness and into the light”. To enter for a chance to win the package, listeners should type A IS FOR APPLE as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. Linda Wattley: I would like to giveaway Soldier with a backpack, living and dying simultaneously. To enter for a chance to win one of 2 copies, listeners should type WACKY RACES as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. Leo Dufresne: I would like to giveaway my novel, Touched Up. To enter for a chance to win one of 10 copies, listeners should type I Love Mitch as a reply to the comment I will make to this video’s page on YouTube. I will choose the winner(s) at random on April 28th. Here’s the link to the video on YouTube You can also support these authors and buy a copy of: Soldier With a Backpack: Living and Dying Simultaneously by Linda Wattley on Amazon Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants: Timeless Wisdom on Being a Man by Elliott Katz on Amazon Navigating Deep Waters: Meditations for Caregivers by Jeannie Ewing on Amazon Touched Up by Leo Dufresne on Amazon The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we see guests share their experience on self publishing in a virtual cafe. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London.

Writing styles for authors Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss the different writing styles for authors. So what are the different writing styles for authors? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? When is best to use each type? There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end to find out more details. Today’s guest is Tara Turner, she’s the author of Beyond Good Manners: How to Raise a Sophisticated Child. To summarise, writing style is a personal thing, so you have to find your voice within you. Think about the type of book you are writing too. If you were to write both fiction and non-fiction, would you use the same voice? Is it appropriate to use the same voice? You alone can make that decision. I read somewhere that a good writer is one who reads a lot. I think this holds true as reading a lot exposes you to a lot of other writing styles, thereby helping you find your voice. So please, do read up as much as you can before you make your book available finally. The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/subscribe-to-podcast/ Here’s the link to the video on YouTube. Tara has left a comment on there with how to connect with her and more details on her giveaway. Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely Connect with me via my website If you liked the show please like, comment, share and support it Share this Page If you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1

How to build a street team Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we talk about street teams – who makes an ideal street team member? How do you recruit members to your street team? When is the ideal time to recruit members? What are the disadvantages to having a street team? There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end to find out more details. Guests on the show today are Alex Okoroji, Felice Cohen, Ling Zhang and Yolanda Tucker Here’s a summary of what was said: You can put together your street team at any time, however, it would be more beneficial to do so before you release your book. That said, promotion is an ongoing effort, so you can always start at any time, even after you have released your book. The members of your street team are your brand representatives. Yes even as an author you are a brand. So you need to make sure that the people you recruit can represent your brand effectively. Your street team can work online or offline or both. Initially, you may want to consider asking family and friends to join your street team. Then you can put up posts online on social media sites to try to recruit members. For online recruiting, create a form that people can enter their details in, most especially their name and email address. You can use Google forms for this. Once you have a few people in your street team, it is important for you to make them feel ‘loved’ and know that their new team if fun but organised. The first way to do this is to have a welcome pack ready. In your welcome pack, have a welcome letter that thanks them for joining your street team, tells them about you and your books, describes what is expected of them with the Dos and Don’ts and a calendar of your upcoming events. If possible, you can consider giving them a copy of your book. I definitely do recommend you doing so. I mean, how can one represent you effectively if they haven’t read your book? Finally, make sure that who ever you recruit is one who you are happy with representing you and your brand. If it all sounds complicated and you would like someone to talk you through what you are doing, you can contact any of the guests on today’s show or you can contact me for a one to one consultation. That’s it for today If you would like to be in the audience for my next show, please subscribe to my Youtube channel If you would like to sponsor the show, please do get in touch The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u Connect with me Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Yetunde3DAnimation Youtube https://www.youtube.

Monetisation strategies for authors Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss the impact free books are having on the publishing world as well as monetisation strategies an author (or anyone with a website) can employ to generate ongoing passive income. We also discuss the self published book Sidereus Nuncius by Ethan Howard. There are some freebies up for grabs, so listen to the end to find out more details. Here’s a summary of what was said on the show: When you are starting out as an author, unless you are extremely lucky, you won’t be able to quite your day job within a month of releasing your first book. In fact, there are loads of authors, several years later who are yet to make a decent income from their writing. Just keep writing. There are some things you can do that relates to you as an author to bring in some money that is not directly from the sales of your books. Here are my suggestions: * If you have to do one thing and one thing only, get an author website. If you don’t know why this is important, do a google search. There isn’t enough time on the show to go into it. * Once you have your author website, make sure that it has a blog and you regularly post new articles to it. You can link your blog directly to your Goodreads page. You  can also link your blog to your twitter page. This way, you increase your chances of getting visitors to your blog. * Once you get traffic to your website, then you can monetise it. You cannot monetise a website that no one sees. Set up Google Adsense. It shows ads on the sides of your page and you get paid per impression CPM or per click. Check out the adsense page for more info. This is the most straightforward option. * Another option is to have banner ads on your blog. This way, you can manually add the banners of the companies you want. With adsense, you have no control over this. However, with this method, you may have to approach companies and convince them to advertise with you. * Regularly post videos on YouTube and monetise them. This is also quite straightforward to do. The main thing is to make sure you drive traffic to your videos. If no one views your videos, you don’t make any money. * Join an affiliate program, for example Amazon. Post affiliate links to relevant products on your blog. Every time someone buys something via your link, you get a small commission. That’s it, these are my top monetisation strategies in may yield results in the short term. No matter than the return on each is small initially, when you combine all, you will see a cumulative effect. But don’t just take my word for it, please do your own research. If you know of any other strategies that can give an author a payout in the short term, then please do leave a comment on my YouTube channel or via Facebook or Twitter or my blog. I would love to know them too. The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/amazon-us/. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The show is about books, books and more books but specifically self published books. The show is in the form of a round table discussion. We give tips to help self published authors then discuss an indie book (like a book club). Or better still, think of it as a group of book lovers having virtual coffee discussing books. The aim of the show is to be entertaining but educative as we...

Audio books, ebooks, paperbacks and more Today on The Segilola Salami Show, we discuss the different formats books are available in today from paperbacks to ebooks to audio books. Does each book need to be available in multiple formats? What are the pros and cons of each of them? What are the implications for a self published author? We also review a most interesting book. Listen to find out more. Here’s the summary of what was said: Writing your book is the easiest thing you can do on this journey. My tip is you need to first establish who your target audience is and how suitable each format would be to them. So an example of what I mean is this: if you write children’s books for instance, who would do the reading? The child or the adult? How do you think it should be read? On an ereader alone or physical book? How about those who are visually impaired? You don’t necessarily have to make your book available in every single format the first day it is published. You can consider adding more formats as part of your marketing activities. Hopefully by this time, you would have had a number of reviews to help boost things The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/amazon-us/. Part of the proceeds from the sales of this book goes towards helping UK Charity Jigsaw4u. The show is about books, books and more books but specifically self published books. The show is in the form of a round table discussion. We give tips to help self published authors then discuss an indie book (like a book club). Or better still, think of it as a group of book lovers having virtual coffee discussing books The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/subscribe-to-podcast/. Here’s the link to this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/ABvL1XhMKjA Join my authors and bloggers mailing list https://eepurl.com/bPi2_f to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/contact/ If you liked the show please like, comment, share and support itIf you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1

Case Study on CoPromote Today on the show, I have with me Nicole Delacroix who is a social media marketing expert. We did a case study on how to increase reach of a post on any social media platform using CoPromote. We discuss the outcome on the show with the figures we got. If you want to increase your social media reach without spending a penny and only a few minutes of your time invested each day, then happy listening. Results of case study using CoPromote Case Study: Post boosted I had an absolutely lovely time on today's recording for #TheSegilolaSalamiShow https://t.co/AZPFTKhCIH @NicoleDelaCroix @debhockenberry — Segilola Salami (@iyayetunde1) February 12, 2016 Post boosted on 2/12/2016 Total number of retweets: 29 Total number of Co-Promote retweets: 26 Total number of followers reached from Co-Promote: 62,877 % increase of reach: 867% YouTube side: # of views: 141 # of views before boost: 45 % increase: 313% That’s not bad for a start If you have used CoPromote, please leave a comment below on your thoughts about it The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and a self publishing strategist. She provides one to one support to aspiring authors to help them self publish their own books and make a success of it. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9am GMT London. Subscribe to the show now to listen to this and other episodes. You can listen to the podcast on YouTube Join my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. As an author, you should be willing to review other authors’ books. You have to give to receive. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/contact/ If you liked the show please like, comment and share it We would appreciate any support you can render to help us grow the showIf you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1

How to grow organically on social media and more Today on the show, we discuss how an author can grow his fan base on social media organically without having to pay for it. We also review a book by Jason Klamm. To summarise, here’s what was said on the show Firstly, go to where your target audience is. I cannot stress how important Goodreads is. I know I talk about Goodreads a lot but I have to put a disclaimer here. I do not work for Goodreads, I do not get paid for talking about them. In my journey as an author, I have found Goodreads to be more helpful than not. It is the social media for book lovers. Everyone on there likes books. Once you have an account on Goodreads, join groups. Be social, build connections then ask those connections to connect with you on your other platforms. Be willing to do more than you hope to receive. If you want your content shared, share a lot of other people’s contents. Offer to review other author’s books, post the reviews on Amazon, Goodreads and link your Goodreads review to your twitter account, so all reviews get posted to your profile automatically. Then share that twitter update with the author by adding their twitter handle. That’s all part of sowing good karma. And surprise, surprise, you will have people retweeting you that you don’t even know. Add everyone of them and you will see that some of them will add you back. As a newbie author, I know this is time consuming but it is a new journey and I think you should enjoy every step of it. If you are not willing to invest in yourself, how do you then expect others to invest in you? The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also a self published author and self publishig strategist. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother The show is about books, books and more books but specifically self published books. The show is in the format of a round table discussion. We give tips to help self published authors then discuss an indie book (like a book club). Or better still, think of it as a group of book lovers having virtual coffee discussing books Join my authors and bloggers mailing list  to find out about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for one to one consulting Connect with me via my website https://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/contact/ If you liked the show please like, comment and share it YouTube LinkIf you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1

Amazon, Kobo, Nook and more Today on the show, we discuss the impact Amazon, Nook and Kobo are having on the publishing world as well as the self published book Fat Free for Life by Braxton Cosby. To summarise what was discussed on this episode, before publishing on any platform, it is important you do your research. Writing your book is the easiest thing you can do on this journey. Amazon’s CreateSpace has a guide which will give you basics on book sizes, cover image quality and so on. By following their guide, it will ensure that your book has a finish that can compete with those made by traditional publishers The Segilola Salami show is hosted by Segilola Salami who is also an author and self publishing strategist. Her latest book is called Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother The show is about books, books and more books but specifically self published books. The show is in the format of a round table discussion. We give tips to help self published authors and discuss an indie book (like a book club). Or better still, think of it as a group of book lovers having virtual coffee discussing books. Please join my authors and bloggers mailing list to get notified about self published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback. If you are an author and would like reviews for your books, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list. If you are a blogger or book lover, please subscribe to the list, you will be helping a lot of self published authors immensely If you would like some guidance on how to self publish your book, you can contact me for a one to one consultation Here’s the link to the show on YouTube If you liked the show please like, comment and share it You can get a copy of Fat Free for Life by Braxton Cosby on AmazonIf you have found this blog post useful, you can subscribe to Segilola Salami's blog via email by visiting http://www.segilolasalami.co.uk/blog/. You can also follow Segilola Salami on Twitter https://twitter.com/iyayetunde1