Storytellers Rule the World

How This Author Grew From 0 to 100 Paid Subscribers in 100 Days


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Reece Barden is a paranormal romance author who got her start in publishing just over a year ago. After garnering over a million views on serial fiction platforms and finding success with retailers, she started a subscription where she grew her paid subscribers from 0 to 125 readers in under 4 months. Today, she shares with us her insights and her inspiring journey as a subscription author.

Reece Barden's Website: https://www.reecebarden.com/

Reece Barden's Subscription: https://www.patreon.com/reecebarden

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EPISODE OUTLINE:

0:00 Introduction

2:31 How Reece Broke Out in Serial Fiction During Her First Year

6:26 When Reece Made the Move from Serial Fiction Platforms to Also Being on Retailers

7:34 How Reece Found Success on Wattpad

11:20 When Reece Started Her Subscription

15:06 Writing an Exclusive Novel on Your Subscription

16:34 How Reece Gained 125 Subscribers in Her First 4 Months

18:21 Starting Small With Subscriptions

24:07 How Reeces Has Continued Building Her Community as Her Readership has Grown

28:42 Keeping Up with the Pressure of Posting to Your Subscription

33:07 How Reece Creates Bonus Content for Her Readers

36:05 How Reece Has Promoted Her Subscription

39:29 Reece's Final Advice to Subscription Authors

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ABOUT STORYTELLERS RULE THE WORLD

We help authors break free from publishers, retailers, and big-tech platforms that take advantage of us. The most powerful people in publishing are YOU – storytellers.

Emilia Rose, a multi-six-figure romance author and co-founder of Ream, and Michael Evans, sci-fi author of a dozen novels and CEO of Ream, are here to help you succeed in the future of publishing as the founders of Storytellers Rule the World.

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Ream combines the best features of a mailing list, community platform, and a world-class reading and listening experience into one easy-to-use platform. All for $0 a month. We only make money when you do — and authors keep 90% of what they earn.

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