One of the hardest things about setting up a subscription as an author is getting readers to pay you for it. In this 2 hour workshop, we do a deep dive into Kyra Fox’s subscription and help her grow it so that you can too.

We are so grateful to Kyra and her bravery and time in doing this.

Please check her subscription out: https://www.patreon.com/kyrafoxauthor

And here’s her website: https://kyrafoxauthor.com/

And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyrafoxauthor/

EPISODE OUTLINE:

0:00 Introduction and Context

3:04 Kyra’s Subscription and Writing Journey

7:22 The Importance of Consistency in Subscriptions

8:10 Kyra’s Experience Starting Subscriptions

11:20 Kyra’s Dream Author Lifestyle

13:20 Kyra’s Goal with her Subscription for Readers

20:15 The Lack of Discovery with Subscriptions

25:18 Diving into Kyra’s Subscription Tiers

32:10 Emilia’s Tier Feedback to Kyra

34:10 - 36:10 Michael’s Tier Feedback

36:10 - 39:54 How Authors Can Maximize High-Price Tiers

39:54 - 43:27 Making Subscription Benefits Clear to Readers

43:27 - 47:25 Why $1 Tiers May be a Bad Idea

47:25 - 54:08 How Kyra Promotes Her Books

54:08 - 1:02:50 How Kyra Networked with Bestsellers + Advice

1:02:50 - 1:06:40 How Kyra Built an Author Community on Instagram

1:06:40 - 1:08:45 How Promotes her Subscriptions

1:08:45 - 1:11:22 Why Community is a Superpower for Authors in Subscriptions

1:11:22 - 1:13:10 The Superfan Funnel into Your Subscription

1:13:10 - 1:18:50 How Kyra Builds Trust with her Readers

1:18:50 - 1:24:10 The Email That Got Kyra 5 of her 7 Subscribers

1:24:10 - 1:31:52 Giving Kyra Feedback on Her Subscription Launch Email

1:31:52 - 1:42:15 Reviewing Kyra’s Social Media Promotions

1:42:15 Thinking like an Author Creator

1:44:16 Reviewing Kyra’s Reels

1:49:21 How Kyra Has Fun With Marketing

1:52:27 Escaping the Gamification of Creativity

1:58:24 Running Your Indie Business on Your Own Terms

2:03:38 Kyra’s Takeaways and Conclusion

Links Referenced in Podcast

Eden Books: https://edenbooks.org/

Superfans by David Gaughran: https://davidgaughran.com/books/strangers-to-superfans/

Nebula: https://nebula.app/

Michael’s Article in The Tilt: https://www.thetilt.com/audience/content-curation

Publish Press: https://www.thepublishpress.com/

And join Ream, the all-in-one publishing platform by fiction authors for fiction authors: https://www.reamstories.com

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