Posts Tagged ‘Promotion (marketing)’
How to Create Pre-Launch Buzz for Your Book Right Now
In a previous post, I discussed how to pre-market your book and create buzz. Many writers are tentative about this process: how can I market a book that doesn’t exist yet? Oh, but you can, and today I’m going to share with you: specific, practical ways to do exactly that, when to start, and the…
Read MoreThis is How to Talk about Your Book by guest @PaulGeigerSpeak
I’m pleased to welcome Paul Geiger, professional speech coach, voice artist and performer, and now author of Better Business Speech: Techniques and Shortcuts for Public Speaking at Work, to the blog today to discuss top ways to talk about your book, whether in real life, interviews, conferences — and some general public speaking tips we can…
Read MoreHow To Succeed as an Author? The Secret You Already Know
What differentiates authors who succeed from those who don’t? It’s a secret you already know: Do the work. There’s no getting around it, and for those of us who love what we do, we don’t want to! We are fascinated by the process of writing and publishing, sales and marketing, and really anything that has…
Read MorePowerful Free Book Marketing and Business Help On the Go by @K8Tilton
Susan is driving home from work and hits the worst traffic of the month; now a half an hour drive suddenly becomes a two-hour drive. But despair Susan does not, because with this extra time she can catch up on the latest podcasts she’s subscribed too. Mike works from home as a full-time author, but…
Read MoreWhat IS a Target Audience? What You Need to Know by @K8Tilton
Jerry Gentry asked, “How do you get a handle on your target audience? Not what you think it is, but what it is in reality? Is it people who leave reviews, follow you blog, send you million dollar checks?” Good question, Jerry. Let’s first take a look at what a target audience IS. Dictionary.com defines…
Read MoreHow To Sell Without Being Sleazy by @K8Tilton
You’re browsing Twitter, looking to connect with readers and authors who share your love of reading. You find an author who writes YA fantasy, your favorite kind of books, so you click that follow button and look forward to some great tweets about fantasy worlds, weapons, and creatures. Instead, you get an automatic direct message…
Read MoreHow to Engage Readers on Pinterest by @K8Tilton
Today I am pleased to answer writer Camela Cami Thompson‘s question “How the heck do I use Pinterest in an engaging and relevant way?” [share ]After Twitter, Pinterest is my favorite social media platform. [/share]For those of you who don’t know, Pinterest is a visual social media platform. This means all the content you share on Pinterest…
Read More4 Common Misperceptions About Self-Publishing Authors Need To Change NOW
I was talking with a publisher friend the other day about some of the scariest (and saddest) delusions many self-published authors believe about having a successful book. Here are a few I hear all the time. Let’s deconstruct. IT’S SO EASY Yea, sooooo easy. Please. I’m grateful that when I decided to self-publish my first…
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