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Use free promos to be the next best seller

Copy what I did for Sierra Prynne, number 1 best seller.

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Teddy Smith
July 18, 2025

Hey there!

This week, we’re talking free book promotions—why they’re still one of the best tools for getting discovered, how to run them like a pro, and how My Romance Reads helped take a book all the way to #1 on Amazon (yep, got the screenshot to prove it 👇).
Plus, we’ve got two brilliant podcast episodes and a free book of the week you’ll want to check out.

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Talking of newsletters… Want to get your free book in front of dozens of promo newsletters—without submitting to each one manually?
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👉 Check out KDROI here (One-off cost of just $69 for now, this is going up in the near future! Big-time exposure.)

📣 Personal Update: I Missed Episode 100

So… I accidentally blew past the 100th episode of the podcast without realizing. Classic me.

To make up for it, I’m doing something better:
🎁 I’ve created Publishing Performance Starter Packs – themed collections of past podcast episodes to help you with everything from productivity to marketing.
➡️ Explore them at teddyagsmith.com

🎙 Podcast Picks of the Week

🔥 Tony Lee – The “Write Backwards” Method That Creates Unputdownable Crime Thrillers
We talk crime fiction, pen names, and how Tony outlines his books backwards for maximum suspense.
🎧 Listen now

⚡ Michael La Ronn – How to Write 100+ Books While Working Full-Time
Michael breaks down his crazy-efficient writing system, how he stays consistent, and why batching is everything.
🎧 Listen now

📈 How Free Promotions Helped This Book Hit #1

This week, Storm Soaked Strangers by Sierra Prynne hit #1 in Contemporary Urban Fiction on Amazon—and one of the tools that helped? A feature on My Romance Reads.

✅ Daily free and discount promos
✅ Targeted romance audience
✅ Easy author setup at myromancereads.com/advertise

🧠 Want to run your own free promo? Try stacking 3–5 promo sites. Some great ones to check out:

Free promos = visibility, reviews, list growth, and stronger rank. Still one of the best strategies around.

📚 Teddy’s Book Club - Free Book of the Week

by Kyle Woodruff

I know what you’re thinking, why are we talking about magic mushrooms.

Well, it is to show you can think outside the box to come up with new book ideas. Now, taking mushrooms to come up with book ideas might not be the best idea every, but it’s great to see some self help books coming out that aren’t just ‘money skills for teens’.

Check it out for free, this one is ranking right up the top so Kyle is doing soemthing right!

Thanks for reading!
Have you tried free promotions for your books? What worked? What flopped? Hit reply—I’d love to hear your experience.

Talk soon,
Teddy
🐦 @teddyagsmith