Demystifying Direct Sales: The Five Types of Direct Sales and How to Pick the Right One For You ?

<p>Episode 176 / Direct sales is the current hot topic in the author community, but there’s lots of choices to be made. Landing page or store? Kickstarter or subscription? And taxes–what about taxes? Hello, decision fatigue. Fear not, we&apos;ve got your back.</p><p>In this episode, we break down direct sales into five main types 🖐️. We&apos;ll walk you through the difficulty level of each type, explain what kind of authors are best suited for each, and share some invaluable resources 🧰. </p><p>💜 🎙 Become a supporter of the podcast! We can’t wait to give you a shoutout in a future episode. <a href='https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support'>https://wishidknownforwriters.com/support</a></p><p>Time Stamps:</p><p><br/></p><p><br/>Buy Button<br/><br/></p><p>Difficulty: Easy</p><p>Software options: Bookfunnel, Payhip, WooCommerce, Lulu</p><p>Best for: Authors who want to add direct sales to their income stream, but don’t want to spend time on ads</p><p>Recommended resources: Bookfunnel integrations guide <a href='https://authors.bookfunnel.com/help/delivery-actions/'>https://authors.bookfunnel.com/help/delivery-actions/</a></p><ul><li>Podcasts: most recent podcast with Jami Davis (WIKT Episode 170) <a href='https://wishidknownforwriters.com/170-2/'>https://wishidknownforwriters.com/170-2/</a></li></ul><p><br/></p><p><br/>Landing Page<br/><br/></p><p>Difficulty: Medium </p><p>Software options: Bookfunnel, Lead Pages, ThriveCart, etc with BookVault, Lulu</p><p>Best for: Authors who have either a few products and don’t want to create a store or authors with a huge backlist who want to sell direct, but don’t want to spend a massive amount of time uploading backlist to a store</p><ul><li>Podcast: Nell Goddin (WIKT Episode 161) <a href='https://wishidknownforwriters.com/161-2/'>https://wishidknownforwriters.com/161-2/</a></li></ul><p>Recommended resources:</p><p>Russell and Monica’s Author Ecosystem <a href='https://authorecosystem.com/overview/'>https://authorecosystem.com/overview/</a></p><p><br/></p><p><br/>Store (usuall