How to Market A Self-Published Book in 2023

Here’s phase one of my marketing strategy

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Back in January, I shared my writing goals for 2023. One of my goals was to finally take the first steps towards self-publishing a book.

This book will be the first I ever self-publish. So, as I wrote in my January post, I’ll be focusing on researching and experimenting to find out what works and what doesn’t. Then I’ll share what I learn here. I’m excited for this adventure, and I hope you will enjoy reading these updates and find them helpful.

In February, I began working on planning out a marketing strategy. While my book is a novel, I believe these strategies can be used for a nonfiction book as well.

I’ll break these down into steps for those of you who also want to self-publish a book or more effectively market a traditionally published book.

Without further ado, let’s dive into chapter one of my indie publishing adventure.

Step 1. Write the Book

My adventure obviously started several years back when I finished writing the first draftof my novel. At the time, I hadn’t decided whether I would indie publish or would try to get the book traditionally published.