BTA Fridays – Breaking the Algorithm™: Why I Built the Trust Bridge Series™ for Indie Authors

In this episode of BTA Fridays – Breaking the Algorithm™, I’m breaking down something I’ve been quietly building behind the scenes for months: the Trust Bridge Series™.

Because let’s be honest — a lot of what we call strategy looks like:

– Running expensive Amazon or Facebook ads with almost no return
– Chasing the latest trend just to get a blip of views
– Posting constantly because “the algorithm demands it”
– Jumping on every new platform so we don’t feel left behind
– Throwing our book into random groups and hoping something sticks

That’s not strategy. That’s reacting. And it’s exhausting.

So I asked:
👉 What actually moves the needle for indie authors?
👉 How do we get our books into the right hands without burning out?

That’s where the Trust Bridge Series™ comes in.

What is Trust Bridge?
It’s a curated, growing network of:

📚 Book clubs
🎧 Podcasts
🏬 Bookstores

…and eventually blogs, magazines, newsletters, local media, reviewers, maybe even TV and radio — all intentionally welcoming indie authors.

No cold lists.
No random spreadsheets.
No guessing who’s indie-friendly.

These are people and organizations who have said:

“Yes, we support indie authors.
Yes, we accept indie books.
Yes, we want to be contacted the right way.”

Trust Bridge isn’t about doing the work for you.
It’s about making the path clearer, warmer, and less overwhelming — turning cold pitches into warm introductions and building real connection into your author strategy.

I’m being fully transparent:

✨ Trust Bridge will be a paid service — because it’s high-touch, curated, and has taken months of building, tracking, testing, and refining.
✨ There will be tiered pricing and clear packages. No mystery pricing. No “DM me for info.” You’ll know exactly what you’re getting, what it costs, and why.

As we move into 2026, the Trust Bridge Series™ is just one part of what I’m rolling out — alongside digital products to help indie authors:

– pitch smarter
– follow up better
– build consistency without chasing the algorithm

Breaking the algorithm isn’t about going viral.
It’s about building something you don’t have to chase.

If you’re an indie author, you deserve real rooms with real partners — not guessing, not begging, but partnering.

And if you run a book club, podcast, bookstore, or any platform that supports indie authors, I’d love to invite you into this wave too.

More details are coming soon — but this episode is your backstage pass to the strategy, why, and vision behind Trust Bridge.

🧩 Start plugging into my world here:
🌐 Website & guest form: https://brightheadedpublishing.com

📥 Free 44-page guide – So You Wanna Write a Book: on the homepage at https://brightheadedpublishing.com

📚 My books – Weight For It (also an audiobook) & You Sound White: https://brightheadedpublishing.com

📖 Join or pitch the Indie Reader Society (IRS) book club: info at https://brightheadedpublishing.com

🔗 All links in one place: https://linktr.ee/BrightHeadedPublishing

Let’s build real.
Let’s break the algorithm together. 💥

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