Children's Book Marketing Made Easy
The Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy Podcast helps self-published children’s book authors grow their audience, increase book sales, and build a profitable publishing business using simple, organic strategies. Hosted by full-time award-winning Author and Illustrator Harleigh Manske, each episode shares actionable tips for Amazon KDP, email list growth, and consistent traffic—adapted from high-value YouTube content for learning on the go.
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25: How an Award-Winning Author Built Her Successful Children’s Book Business
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares a behind-the-scenes look at how she turned a childhood creative passion into a successful children's book business. In this special interview episode, she talks about where Doppy came from, how becoming a mom inspired her to revisit her dream of becoming a children's book author and illustrator, and what it took to turn that dream into a full-time career. </p><p>Harleigh also gets into the parts of self-publishing that go far beyond writing and illustrating, from learning digital illustration and refining her books through multiple drafts to...
24: Successfully Market Amazon KDP Children’s Books as an Introvert
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares five ways to successfully market your Amazon KDP children's book as an introvert, without constantly showing your face, posting on social media every day, making phone calls, or putting yourself into situations that feel completely outside of your comfort zone. </p><p>From optimizing your Amazon listing so your book can be discovered organically to building a website and email list that you actually own, Harleigh breaks down marketing strategies that can continue working behind the scenes. She also shares how reaching out to children's book influencers, rea...
23: $300 in Children's Book Sales in 3 Hours (Here's How I Did It)
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares how she made $300 in children's book sales in just three hours at a local farmers market, without running ads, hard-selling, or needing a massive crowd. She breaks down what made this particular event so successful and why in-person selling has become such an important part of her children's book business. </p><p>Harleigh walks through the three things she believes made the biggest difference: creating a simple, branded table setup that doesn't overwhelm shoppers, developing a natural sales pitch that tells the story behind your books, and usi...
22: Use this Free eBook Strategy to Rank Children’s Books on Amazon KDP
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares one of her favorite Amazon KDP launch strategies: giving away the eBook version of your children's book for FREE.</p><p>It might sound counterproductive when your goal is to sell more books, but a strategically planned free eBook promotion can help you generate hundreds of downloads, increase your Amazon visibility, gain reviews, generate Kindle Unlimited page reads, and introduce new readers to the rest of your books.</p><p>Harleigh breaks down exactly how she uses KDP Select free eBook promotions during launches and relaunches, how sh...
21: The BEST 2026 Amazon KDP Children’s Book Marketing GROWTH Strategy
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares the exact step-by-step strategy she would use to rebuild her children's book author platform from zero in 2026.</p><p>If she lost her entire audience tomorrow—including her social media followers, email list, and online communities—this is the marketing system she would use to start over without relying on paid ads or trying to post everywhere at once.</p><p>Harleigh breaks down how to pair one nurture platform with one growth platform, build an email list you actually own, create a sustainable content schedule, consistently drive...
20: Steal This Strategy To Sell More Children’s Books On Amazon
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares one of the biggest shifts that transformed her own children's book business: choosing evergreen book topics that readers search for year after year.</p><p>Many self-published authors write a story they love and hope readers will find it. While that can work at in-person events, Amazon is a search engine, and books built around evergreen topics, holidays, and seasonal themes often have a much better chance of being discovered. In this episode, Harleigh explains how she applied this strategy to her own bestselling books, why recurring se...
19: 3 Low-Cost Tools to Grow Your Children's Book Publishing Business
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares the three low-cost tools she personally uses to publish, market, and grow her children's book publishing business without wasting money on unnecessary software.</p><p>Many self-published children's book authors feel pressured to purchase dozens of expensive subscriptions, but the truth is, you only need a few reliable tools to build a successful publishing business. </p><p>In this episode, Harleigh explains why Canva, Publisher Rocket, and MailerLite have become essential parts of her workflow, how each tool helps at different stages of the publishing process, and why...
18: Here's Why Your Amazon KDP Children's Book Isn't Selling
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh breaks down the five biggest reasons why children's books fail to make sales on Amazon and, more importantly, how to fix them.</p><p>Many self-published authors assume Amazon is the problem when their books aren't selling, but often it's a handful of small issues that are preventing readers from clicking the "Buy Now" button. In this episode, Harleigh walks through the most common mistakes she sees during coaching calls, from weak book covers and unclear book topics to poor Amazon descriptions, a lack of reviews, and ineffective ma...
17: How to Build Launch Momentum for Your Amazon KDP Children's Book
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares how to build excitement and momentum before your children's book is published so you can launch with more visibility, reviews, and sales from day one!</p><p>One of the biggest mistakes new children's book authors make is waiting until their book is live to start marketing it. In this episode, Harleigh walks through the exact pre-launch strategy she teaches her coaching clients, including choosing the right social media platform, creating consistent content, growing a book launch team, and building an engaged community before your book ever go...
16: Market a Brand New Amazon KDP Children’s Book With $0
<p>In this episode of Children’s Book Marketing Made Easy, Harleigh shares exactly what she would do if she had a brand-new children's book on Amazon KDP and a $0 marketing budget.</p><p>Many authors think they need paid ads, a massive social media following, or complicated marketing funnels to sell books. In this episode, Harleigh breaks down a simple, beginner-friendly marketing strategy that focuses on optimizing your Amazon listing, choosing the right social media platform, creating content that attracts readers, and leveraging your local community to generate book sales. </p><p>If you're looking for practical ways to mar...
