Hi,
I know some of you have been experimenting with "free as a sales tool". It's fascinating to me and I love hearing the different ways that you guys approach it. I know that some are using a free story or novella to lead people into your body of work, and others are making the first title in a series free in the hopes of hooking the reader.
I interviewed someone today with a radical approach. Indie author Lizzy Ford is about half-way through her plan to release 12 titles this year (mostly novels), and make them ALL free. Next year she will start charging for everything and even has plans for a subscription model (she is frighteningly prolific).
Full interview here: http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/free-as-a-sales-tool-interview-with-indie-writer-lizzy-ford/
Dave
I know some of you have been experimenting with "free as a sales tool". It's fascinating to me and I love hearing the different ways that you guys approach it. I know that some are using a free story or novella to lead people into your body of work, and others are making the first title in a series free in the hopes of hooking the reader.
I interviewed someone today with a radical approach. Indie author Lizzy Ford is about half-way through her plan to release 12 titles this year (mostly novels), and make them ALL free. Next year she will start charging for everything and even has plans for a subscription model (she is frighteningly prolific).
Full interview here: http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/free-as-a-sales-tool-interview-with-indie-writer-lizzy-ford/
Dave