Lately I've been reading a ton of posts about how ineffective using free books to drive traffic has become. Many people will download your book and just sit on it. Thousands of copies are downloaded for free and sell through is less than 10%. Paying for every click to sell that free book doesn't seem cost effective even if you have a long series.
Would a better strategy be to keep the price high 3.99 and up and consistent for your entire series? Then slowly try to grow your following through marketing, newsletter, KU, and word of mouth.
Doesn't this also increase your chance of getting a BB deal? Even not going wide they like a large difference in price.
Thoughts is Free dying or am I just focusing on the negative too much?
Would a better strategy be to keep the price high 3.99 and up and consistent for your entire series? Then slowly try to grow your following through marketing, newsletter, KU, and word of mouth.
Doesn't this also increase your chance of getting a BB deal? Even not going wide they like a large difference in price.
Thoughts is Free dying or am I just focusing on the negative too much?