Helloooo! 😁 I read a tidbit of info from an author who has a lot of success with ads and is always experimenting and sharing her insights. I've always made my audiences US-only, but I noticed a bit of a dip recently. This author said that because this time of year is rampant with political ads for the US and they're fighting for our ad space, she suggested reeling back the US audience spend and shifting to my top two secondary countries (via Amazon analytics) until after the election cycle is over. So, I made affiliate links for Canada and the UK (make sure you use the right storefront links!) and started running my same US ads there, too. I lowered my US to $5/day, then set each UK and CAN to $3/day to warm them up for a bit until payday. And I can say my sales have increased again, back to what they were before my dips, AND I've increased my audience in the UK and CAN by 3-6% of the starting percentage on that tiny budget! 😱 If you're seeing a decrease in ad ROI, maybe give this a try! 💜

So currently I have three series starters that are free. While I get a good set of downloads per day I am not seeing the readthrough I should be. I am starting to wonder if they are just freebie seekers that are downloading these titles. I am thinking now of changing my strategy. I was thinking of moving the first books in each series to a 99 cent price point, perhaps lowering the second book by a dollar or so, and increasing the other books in the series up a dollar. I am planning to keep the series starters free for building my newsletter instead. Has anyone done this? Could I get some thoughts on this strategy?

I listen to the Embrace Marketing Meditation and Wealth Magnet Meditation every night as I go to sleep. Today the Embrace Marketing Meditation paid off big time so I wanted to share. I had breakfast with three of my good friends at a bar/diner I hadn't been to before, and one of my friends jokingly mentioned to the server that I was a world-famous thriller author. The server got really excited because that's her favorite genre. I happened to have some books with my old covers in my car, and one of my friends went out and got one for her. Next thing I know, the bartender and the cook are both at the table raving about how much they love thrillers, and people at nearby tables are paying way too much attention. My friend went back out to the car, got more books, and started handing them out like party favors--which completely cracked me up. But hey, they might as well go to people who will actually read them! A month ago, this whole situation would have stressed me out so bad and made me feel so uncomfortable, but today it was actually really fun. I attribute that directly to listening to that meditation every day. So thank you, Lee!

What are you excited about? Share something good--a new cover, some words, an idea you have, a win! Let's celebrate each other!

This is from my book Adventures with the Universe. 1. Write out 10 things you're grateful for and why 2. 10 things you love 3. Feel the feelings 4. Describe your desires: list what you want and use the good feelings to imagine having it 5. Put the paper in a box. It is now the job of the universe (and your unconscious mind). One day you will open the box to find it's done or you changed your mind to prefer something else