Marketing Your Books Using Video, with Dale L. Roberts and Matty Dalrymple
About this episode
Dale L. Roberts discusses how authors can effectively use video to market their books and enhance their visibility.
In this member-first Q&A on the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, ALLi video content adviser Dale L. Roberts answers questions on how authors can use video to market their books, connect with readers, and build visibility for their author brand. Topics include the best tools for creating video content, when to start using video in the publishing process, and how to measure the impact of video on book sales and reader engagement. Roberts also addresses how to drive traffic to videos, whether book trailers still matter, how Amazon A+ Content works, and practical ways to get comfortable on camera. Show Notes YouTube for Authors, by Dale L. Roberts Self-Publishing with Dale Daniel Batal Find more author advice, tips, and tools at our Self-publishing Author Advice Center , with a huge archive of 2,000+ blog posts, and a handy search box to find key info on the topic you need. We invite you to join our organization and become a self-publishing ally.
People in this episode
Host: Matty Dalrymple
Guest: Dale L. Roberts
Topics covered
- video marketing
- author branding
- book promotion
- reader engagement
- publishing process
Keywords
- video content
- book trailers
- Amazon A+ Content
- author visibility
- reader connection
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alliance of Independent Authors
Books & works: YouTube for Authors, Self-Publishing with Dale
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