EP. 67: How to Sell Your Book Using Amazon Ads w/ Alana Terry
Amazon Ads

Do you want an effective marketing strategy that not only targets readers actively looking for books but also provides you with immediate visibility and results? This week, we are speaking with Alana Terry, an award-winning Christian suspense novelist and USA Today bestseller. She is also the co-founder of the Successful Writer Marketplace and a well-known ads coach for authors. Listen as Alana shares her experience with paid advertising, reveals best practices for running Amazon ads, and encourages authors to view advertising as a time investment that can yield long-term benefits. Listen in!
Tune in to Hear:
- How Alana is selling her books with both Amazon and Facebook Ads
- How much money you must be willing to invest to get started in Amazon Ads (hint: it’s way less than you think!)
- The best practices for running an effective Amazon Ad (and the number one thing you should not do!)
- The first step you should take if you want to learn more about Amazon Ads
More About Alana:
Alana Terry is a USA Today bestselling author who writes Christian suspense that inspires the soul. Her novels have won awards from Women of Faith, Book Club Network, Grace Awards, Readers’ Favorite, and more.
Alana’s novels are known for encouraging Christian readers, raising tough questions, and presenting the gospel without being preachy. (She has also been accused of making her readers stay up way too late.)
In addition to writing fiction, Alana co-hosts the Praying Christian Women Podcast and teaches book-marketing courses for authors at the Successful Writer Academy.
Links from the Show:
- Learn more about Alana’s Coaching at https://courses.successfulwriter.net/
- Set up for your first Seven Amazon Ads with Alana’s Easy-to-Follow Amazon Ad Training
- Learn more about Alana and her books and her book website Christian Books Today
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