Ricardo Fayet on How Authors can use Reedsy

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Episode 046 / Founder of Reedsy and soon-to-be published author, Ricardo Fayet joins us to talk about how authors can work with Reedsy to find freelancers, get their books in front of reviewers, and find translators. We also touch on simple ways to improve your sales pages and reach international readers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Intro recap:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sara talked about what she’d learned from launching a special edition hardcover: 1) you need a long lead time so you don’t have to pay expedited shipping on the books, and 2) set up a sign-up page first to find out if anyone is interested, then set up a sales page with a “pre-order” before ordering the books from IngramSpark. Sara did the sign-up, but not the sales page and she’d do both if she does it again. Sara’s a founding author at</span> <a href= "https://bingeb.co/ecc"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">BingeBooks</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, which recently launched. It’s a bookish site for readers to discover new books, keep track of books they’re reading, and connect with authors. They have a</span> <a href= "https://bingebooks.com/pages/for-authors"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">waiting list for authors</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">who would like to claim their profile.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jami’s 99 cent sale is running and she’s directing clicks to her series page, which is one of David Gaughran’s recommendations for good conversions. Jami gives the tactic a thumbs up. Jami’s also running ads on Facebook and Bookbub.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/304647074240099/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WIKT Facebook group</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! You can find show notes and links at</span> <a href="https://wishidknownforwriters.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">wishidknownforwriter