Winter was a Time for Growth for IPG

Exciting things are happening for Indie Publishing Group in 2023!

Winter was a Time for Growth for IPG. Over the cold winter months, I invested some much-needed love, attention, and time back into Indie Publishing Group. As self-published authors ourselves, starting almost a decade ago and with minimal experience, we wanted to provide the best self-publishing services in Canada to Canadian authors looking to self-publish their books.

As a small business owner, finding the time to invest back into your business can be challenging.

When you’re spending 8-10 hours per day working on clients’ projects and helping their dreams to be an author become a reality, it leaves little time to sit down and look at your business.

However, in 2023, I committed myself and my business to being a better business owner. I hope this translates into more business, opportunities, and exposure for my clients, as well as a better experience and finished product.

Right now, as I write this blog, my website is being completely redesigned. My talented and hardworking website designer is working tirelessly to prepare the new website. Not only will it be easier to navigate and load faster for a better customer experience, but I’m also adding some new services.

One of the most exciting features I plan to add is a book page, where authors who have worked with Indie Publishing Group can list their books (if they choose to), along with a link to purchase them online. In addition, I would love the opportunity to showcase the great work my team and I do at Indie Publishing Group, helping authors self-publish their books, as well as the fantastic books that my clients create and publish.

In conjunction with listing client books on IPG, I’m also doubling down on my author interviews. Marketing any books, especially self-published books, is extremely time-consuming. However, as a self-published author myself, I want to enable authors to showcase their work and themselves.

Check out The Best Self-Publishing Platforms for Canadian Authors, where we discuss the best self-publishing platforms for Canadian authors looking to self-publish their books.

Feel free to contact me if you’re interested in doing an author interview.

IPG Marketing and Social Media Updates

Speaking of marketing and social media, I hope you’ve noticed my increased social media presence. I have committed this year to doubling, if not tripling, my own social media presence, focusing on the essential topics that new authors and self-published authors need to know. If you follow the IPG page on Instagram, you may have noticed my new Questions for Chrissy posts. You can also connect with me on LinkedIn and Facebook.

For those who don’t know me personally, I’m not the biggest fan of putting myself out there. Videos and photos have never been my favorite thing to share. However, it’s a new year, a new me. I’m also working on building a course for self-published authors who are considering setting out on the self-publishing pathway for the first time.

If you’re ready to self-publish your book and considering Amazon KDP, check out Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing for Canadian Authors, where we discuss everything you need to know about setting up your Amazon KDP account, uploading print and ebooks, and managing titles through your author dashboard.

In conjunction with this project, I’m also working on doing author book reading videos and uploading them to my author’s YouTube channel. It’s completely nerve-wracking and terrifying, but it’s happening!