# Time-wasting Marketing Traps Authors Can Avoid

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Podcast: [Book Marketing Simplified](https://stenobird.com/podcast/book-marketing-simplified-598642)
Published: 2025-05-09T16:21:00+00:00
Episode link: https://jenndepaula.com/podcast/085
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## Resource

If you feel like you’re constantly marketing but still not seeing book sales, you might be pouring your energy into the wrong strategies. In this episode, Jenn & Marcus discuss how you can stop spinning your wheels and start focusing on what actually moves the needle for you and your book. You’ll learn: Common marketing tactics that waste time and money (and how to avoid them). Which analytics and metrics matter the most when assessing marketing efforts. A simple framework to map out your reader’s journey through your marketing funnel. Grab the free Pick Your Platform guide to clarify where you should show up online: https://jenndepaula.com/platform Ready to create a book marketing plan that works for you? Check out the Book Marketing Starter Kit : https://jenndepaula.com/book-marketing-starter-kit

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