Audiobook Creation and Promotion: Will Dages from Findaway Voices

Episode 102 / Do you want to promote your audiobooks? Or are you just getting started with audio and aren’t sure how to create an audiobook? Will Dages, Head of Findaway Voices, joins us talk all things audio. Will tells us about Findaway’s new Marketplace, which helps connect narrators and authors. He also shares tips about how to work with narrators, how to promote your audio on all platforms, and why you want your audiobooks in libraries.

Intro links:

Goal-setting for Authors: Episode #154 of the Successful Writer Podcast with Alana Terry

Show notes:

Why it’s easier to make an audiobook than you might think
Why audio is a long-term income generator for authors
Why social media isn’t the “holy grail” for authors
How diversifying in format widens your audience
Tips on how to work with a narrator to get a great audiobook
Trends on what is selling in audiobooks
Changes in the audiobook industry: short term promos, stair-step pricing, and uptick in sales of shorter audio
Findaway’s Marketplace and how it helps connect audiobook narrators with authors
How to promote your audio to libraries
Audio preorders and how they help promote your audiobooks