🎯 How to Sell 10,000 Books Without Social Media | Renee Puvvada’s Amazon Marketing Secrets

Want to learn how to sell 10,000 books without social media? 📚 You're in the right place! In this episode, Renee Puvvada shares her step-by-step blueprint for mastering Amazon book marketing, cracking the Amazon algorithm for books, and building a thriving self-publishing business without ever relying on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook.

If you're an aspiring author struggling to grow your sales or wondering how successful writers pull off six-figure book sales, Renee provides direct answers and a proven process you can start using today. We dive into smart book launch strategies, why building your audience via Substack for authors beats chasing social media trends, and why having strong author branding tips matters more now than ever.

Renee’s personal story — from stumbling into book publishing during Covid to selling over 15,000 copies and generating over $120,000 from one book — is proof that real success comes from strategic action, not social media vanity metrics. Her insights on self-publishing success are practical, actionable, and rooted in experience.

Plus, if you’re someone exploring spiritual entrepreneurship and want a business aligned with authenticity and freedom, Renee shares her journey of integrating personal growth into business growth — a powerful, often overlooked part of becoming a standout author and entrepreneur.

This episode is packed with real-world wisdom, relatable answers, and solutions tailored to your dream of making a living from your writing without relying on noisy social media channels.

00:00 - Introduction: Meet Renee Puvvada01:12 - How Renee started publishing books without social media03:40 - Mastering the Amazon algorithm to drive book sales06:15 - Lessons learned from Robert Kiyosaki's early publishing mistakes08:50 - How to engineer your book for six-figure success11:20 - Building an audience with Substack vs traditional social media14:00 - The surprising role of spirituality in entrepreneurial success16:30 - Advice for authors who want to grow their business through books18:50 - Final words of encouragement + Where to find Renee online

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