Posts Tagged ‘author promotion’
These are the Reasons Most Authors Fail at Book Marketing
Are you failing at book marketing? You’re not alone. I hear this from authors daily. I’ve gleaned a lot of information on author behavior over the years and especially with the free 30-day book marketing challenge I started on a year ago last February (if you missed out, you can purchase the book which has…
Read MoreIs Expecting People to Help You Market Your Books Lazy? A Discussion.
If your book marketing plan is: “Well, it can’t hurt to ask,” as you inundate someone’s PM, DM, or email with “Buy my book!” (aka ‘drive-by’) spam, I think you’ll agree with me when I say, you can do better. You’re not only annoying people, you’re potentially headed for account suspension or worse, fines.…
Read MoreThe 4 Most Effective Book Marketing Strategies That Work
Updated 2/10/2020 Must I Market? I’m asked this a lot and I’m constantly amazed by the sheer number of writers who are about to release their first book, or have already released their first book, and have zero marketing in place. Nothing, nada, oftentimes less than zero. They remind me of the college kid who…
Read MoreHow Do I Know the Stats on Your Blog are Wrong? by @sugarbeatbc
Why Your Blog Stats Matter You work hard on your website or blog. You are trying to grow your audience. How do you know if what you are doing is working? It’s not unusual for me to hear the comment: “No one is commenting on my blog so there must not be much traffic.” My…
Read MoreHow Will an Author Platform Make You a More Successful Author?
*Updated 2019* (This post is for those in need of understanding book marketing. We’re not here to discuss the craft and art of writing, which is another subject entirely, and something, I would hope, each author has spent many hours on already.) Every day I hear prickly, sometimes even angry authors, discussing the evils of…
Read MoreHow to Use Social Media Management Tools to Promote Your Book with guest @LilachBullock
Promotion, as an author, is a lot of hard work. Particularly as an indie writer, it can be very difficult to stand out on social media and grab potential readers’ attention. But, if you have a good tool to help you manage your social media, you can not only save a lot of valuable time…
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