Top 10 Book Promotion Strategies for 2010
A recent survey reveals that authors and publishers are anxious to leverage the benefits of social media marketing as they promote their books in the coming months.
According to Dana Lynn Smith of The Savvy Book Marketer, nearly all – 94 percent of the respondents – said they plan to promote their books with social networking [...]
Blogging a Novel
Sometimes, you just give in to peer pressure. I have always had the writing bug. However, I never pursued this endeavor until many family and friends said it is time to write a book. But, never really explored this “art” until October of 2008. That is when I started writing my novel, “Diary: Alone on [...]
What Do Your Customers Want? Find Out With Skribit
If there is one thing I know, that’s book marketing, and from time to time I learn about a neat new tool that makes selling books online just a little bit easier.
I would like to introduce you to Skirbit. Skirbit.com allows an author to easily add a small widget to their blog [...]
Let Your Characters Market for You in Social Media
Does your heroine have a Twitter account? Why not? Posting to social media sites in the voice of your characters gives you another way to interact with readers and get them involved in your story. This works especially well for series characters, where the character’s relationship with the audience builds with each book. Social media [...]
8 Ways to Use Blogging as an Interactive Marketing Tool
Here are some ideas for using blogging in social and interactive ways:
1. Encourage your readers to share your content with others.
Make it easy for readers to share your content by adding “share” buttons from http://sharethis.com or http://www.addthis.com. Then ask readers to share by including text at the end of your best posts such as: “Do [...]
Ten Steps for Developing a Social Media Marketing Plan
Marketing through social media can be a great way to promote yourself and your book, but you’ll save time and be more effective if you do some planning before you dive in. Below are some steps for developing an effective social marketing plan.
1. Think about the other promotional tactics you are already using and how [...]
Book Marketing Blog Carnival – March 11, 2009
Welcome to the March 11, 2009 edition of the book marketing blog carnival.
Marketing and Online Marketing
Kathleen Gaga presents Authors! There’s Power and Profit when you get FREE Publicity posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “One of the greatest ways to promote a book is with free publicity. It is not difficult to secure [...]
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