How Willow Winters Built a Book Box Empire

Today we sit down with Willow Winters, romance author extraordinaire, TikTok sensation, and a titan in the subscription and book box space. Yes, we used a lot of big adjectives… that’s cause Willow is amazing, and we learn everything from her mindset to marketing tips to the BTS of running a book box so popular it needs its own warehouse. This one is a real treat.Willow’s Links:Willow’s website: https://willowwinterswrites.com/Willow’s book boxes: https://www.willowwinterswrites.com/book-box-subscriptions/Willow’s subscription: https://www.patreon.com/WillowWintersAuthorJoin Ream, the subscription platform by fiction authors for fiction authors: https://authors.reamstories.com/Episode Outline:00:00:00 Introduction00:02:43 Willow's Subscription00:05:08 Mastering the Author Ecosystem: Navigating Kickstarters, Patreon, and Direct Stores00:07:00 Willow's Approach to Elevating Accessibility00:12:11 From Zero to 500K: The TikTok Journey00:14:26 Empowering Storytellers: TikTok Tips for Aspiring Authors00:18:05 Nurturing a Thriving Readership: Scaling Your Author Community00:23:52 Diverse Creative Avenues: Exploring OnlyFans and Web Comics00:33:38 Cracking the Mystery Box Code: Viral TikTok and Subscription Box Retention00:37:32 Balancing Growth and Sustainability: Navigating Explosive Success in the Author World00:41:02 Authorship and Entrepreneurship in the World of Willow Winters00:44:26 Connect with Willow Winters: Where to Find Her00:46:20 ConclusionABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR AUTHORSWe are the premier community to learn about making money from subscriptions as an author. We have this weekly podcast, our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/group....s/subscriptionsforau with thousands of fellow authors, and a newsletter where we are committed to having the best free educational resources and networking for authors looking to break into this exciting new publishing model.ABOUT REAM:Ream is a platform that helps authors make money with subscriptions. Think of us like Patreon built for fiction authors by fiction authors.The platform allows writers to build communities around their stories and charge a monthly fee that rewards their super fans with connection and access.You can join Ream and start making money from subscriptions on the only platform built by authors for authors: https://reamstories.com/. Thank you so much for listening to this podcast! Always feel free to reach out to the team at hello@subscriptionsforauthors.com. Happy writing everyone :)