SPF-099: Slave to the Algorithm – with Data Ninja David Gaughran
Champion of indie author justice, David Gaughran joins James at the NINC conference to discuss his start in self-publishing, and what he’s observing lately in the industry.
This week’s highlights include:
- How the fundamentals of indie publishing have not changed since 2011
- The importance of different marketing strategies depending on whether an author is in KU or publishes wide
- Why the business of being an author is better than ever
- Remembering that no one will work harder for your book than you will
- On indie authors being miles ahead of the big 5 when it comes to marketing
- David’s lesson on writing in a series
Resources mentioned in this episode:
PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Podcast’s Patreon page
David’s books: