Most authors think promotion is done once they have released the book. It’s just getting started. Here are a few tips to help you promote your book.
Monthly Archives : April 2024
It’s book release day. What are you doing to promote your book? Here are a few tips I share.
10. Events – What events can you attend to meet new readers and network. I’ve found one of the best ways to meet new readers is by attending events. Live, online or both, if they have your readers, try to attend as many you can afford to attend. Remember that budget I told you about? Hopefully you added the cost of events because they can be costly. Select the ones that fit into your budget,
What are you doing before your book releases? Here are few tips I share. What are your tips for what to do before a book releases?
In 2015 I participated in the A-Z blog challenge. It was my first time doing a challenge for blogging, and I decided to have my theme on book promotion. I wanted to write 26 blogs on book promotion. I thought it went well and I ended up taking those 26-blog post and turning them into a coloring book. First day of April I saw a post on my Facebook feed about the A-to-Z challenge and
9. Interviews – Where can you be interviewed for you book – Podcasts, Radio, Television, Online Magazines, and Videos. I’m a huge fan of interviews. Mainly because I published an online magazine – Shades Of Romance for 20 years. I think interviews are an important part of your book promotion infrastructure. Most authors don’t realize they can pitch themselves to magazines, radio shows, tv shows etc. They are usually waiting on someone to invite them.
This month inside the Building Your Readership Newsletter I’m sharing about the Book Promotion Infrastructure so I thought I’d also share the videos I did. This is the last part.
8. Promotion Sites – Where can you promote your book? Find the free/paid places to promote your book. There are many sites looking for content to share with their readers, viewers, listeners. You can be the content they share. Pitch your book or services and start promoting to a new audience. Why You Should Use Promotion Sites?: Visibility – More readers knowing about you and your book is a bonus. Target Audience – Sites cater
My mentor Sylvia Hubbard inspired this post today. On LinkedIn she shared the link to her blog post about her second quarter goals. https://sylviahubbard.com/2024/04/01/2nd-quarter-goals-video-coming-soon-but-here-they-are-written-down-what-do-you-need-from-me-syllit-writerslife/ I created goals for this year, but I’ve never thought about posting them on my blog. I believe this is a great way to stay accountable by sharing them with everyone. It’s a good way to stay consistent and it’s also a record to document what I’ve tried to do and
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