Welcome to the fourth day of the Are You Ready To Promote 7 Day Challenge Today’s challenge is about: Your Goals CLICK TO LISTEN TO AUDIO http://bit.ly/1xZ2CjC Do you set SMART Goals for your online promotion? Most writers set writing goals, but have you considered setting promotion goals. What is it you want from your promotion? PROMOTION GOALS FOR THE YEAR –EXAMPLE Blog Tour Radio Interviews – 1 a month Magazine Interviews – one every
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Welcome to the third day of the Are You Ready To Promote 7 Day Challenge Today’s challenge is about: Emails/Email signatures LISTEN TO THE AUDIO http://bit.ly/1y9bJi2 Don’t make the media hunt you down, make sure your email addresses are listed on your website, blog, social media pages and your promotional items (bookmarks, book covers, business cards etc. Your email signature is an important part of your book promotion plan. This is the best form of
Welcome to the second day of the Are You Ready To Promote 7 Day Challenge Today’s challenge is about: Mailing Lists CLICK TO LISTEN TO AUDIO For me this is your number one promotion tool. I don’t recommend you promote without one. Part of your promotion strategy is meet new readers. If you have no way to capture these readers, you are promoting to the wind. Make sure you create a mailing list on a
This month is all about getting ready to promote. I will share with you a 7 Day Challenge I did about getting ready. The group is closed, so feel free to post in the comments. Today’s challenge is about your home base. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO AUDIO If you don’t have a website, please consider getting your own domain. When readers look for you, they look for your site first. Not everyone is on
Promotion isn’t about the sale. Promotion is about keeping yourself in front of the reader so they know who you are. People buy from people they trust. If they don’t know you, they have a hard time spending their money on you. That’s why businesses advertise, so you know who they are and feel comfortable enough to try them out, same for book promotion. You do the blog tour, you buy ad in online magazines,
Here are five ways to get the most out an online conference 1. Participate – Join in on the discussions, share your wisdom, meet new people, have a little fun. There is always a chance to introduce yourself and you book, take advantage of this and toot your own horn. 2. Links – make sure you include a link to your website with every post. You want those in attendance to stop by your website.
Newsletters are a good way to communicate with your readers. You can keep them up to date with what’s going on with your writing and books. You can feature your upcoming events dates. You can do mini interviews with fellow authors. You can showcase pictures of events you attended. You can offer writing tips. You can answer fan letters. Make your newsletter fun and keep a subscribe link on your website. http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/a-to-z-challenge-sign-uplist-2015.html
When you start promoting your books, there are few jargons that come up a lot. Here are few : Blurb – A short summary of your book that is normally used for the text on the back of the book Synopsis – A summary of the major points of your book. It’s usually a longer than the blurb. Sometimes they can be 1-2 pages or 1-25 pages depending on who is requesting it. ARC—Advance Reading
An interview is a fun way to promote your book and meet new readers. Take time to schedule one or two interviews a month. Below are a few tips to help with your interviews. 1. Complete the interview. A lot of authors miss their opportunity for an interview because they don’t complete the interview. 2. Copy and paste the interview Most blogs/sites copy and paste the interview to their posts. It’s a lot easier for
Groups are a good way to meet new readers. Most platforms have groups you can join and participate in. Tips: Find a few groups that focus on the genres you write. How To Use For Promotion Groups are the perfect place to showcase your expertise. You can be the featured author or you can have a book discussion. You can ask the group members advice on an excerpt, or give you feedback on a work
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