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Not exact matches
We created one right away for my newest
book, «The
No B.S. Guide to Direct Response Social Media Marketing,» #NoBSsm and included it on all of our social media posts
about the
book and throughout the month of the
book launch.
Susan's course on sound bites provided laser - sharp focus for my
book (content and
launch), blog posts and interacting with my clients — and as you
know, there's a lot of noise in the online world
about honing your message.
As you may or may not
know, I started a publishing company almost two years ago, and as part of the process of publishing and marketing
books, I wanted to create a «
Book Launch» strategy so that the authors whose books we publish could get a good start on helping people learn about their b
Book Launch» strategy so that the authors whose
books we publish could get a good start on helping people learn
about their
bookbook.
If you follow my blog and Instagram stories you probably already
know I had the opportunity to attend Amara Home Refresh Event (more
about it on a separate post) and also the
book launch of Kate's amazing new
book... Read More
We have a newsletter that now we get on a monthly basis; we
launched a newsletter on the congresses; we use the story file when we do certain acts, we have a
book... Another key element: Audiovisual for testimonies, testimonies that cause goose bumps, that get people to
know about others, not only through testimonies of professionals.
You might have written the best
book in the world, but if nobody
knows about your upcoming
book launch, you won't sell any copies.
I wish I had
known about AMC before I
launched my
book because I would have been ahead of the game.
I
know it's tempting to brag
about rankings in the
book lists,
launch day income, or to talk
about how you're able to write 100,000 words a day and publish a billion
books a year, etc..
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its
launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I
know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness
about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published
book competitions, and I read the * entire *
book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per
book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.
He got some of the most influential people in his genre to spread the word
about his
launch — he didn't
know them personally before — and built a solid street team while writing the
book that helped him take advantage of Amazon's algorithms!
If you are a member of Facebook Groups such as writing or publishing groups, let them
know about the
launch of your upcoming
book.
I only wish I had
known about Smith Publicity before I had
launched my
book.
The X-Men's «Civil War II» tie - in is
launching soon, and Jeanpaul123 wants to
know about your
books» connection to the event.
Jo and Jeff talked
about how things go now as authors with established fan bases, and Lindsay talked
about her recent pen name
launch, where nobody
knew about the
books, and she was essentially starting from scratch as a new author.
And once the
book was live on Amazon, I sent another email to each of them saying «hey, I don't
know if you've had the chance to read the
book, but if so, I would love an honest review from you and it'd be amazing if you could help me spread the word
about the
launch.»
Now that I fully understand how important this is for an author, especially a first - time writer, feel free to drop me a line and let me
know about your upcoming
book launches.
Most people outside your family and friends won't
know about your new
book, and a
book launch allows you to share your huge accomplishment with local media and members in your community.
I actually feel bad charging so much, because I don't want to seem like I'm ripping off new authors who don't
know any better, but I also
know a few emails from me
about how to
launch your
book will help more than 95 % of the marketing advice out there.
If I can sell 100 copies to my list, which I think I can (my course is great, I've proven I
know my shit and have unique and valuable
book marketing knowledge that nobody else has) then I should make
about $ 35K on
launch.
I'm not an expert on Amazon
launches or rankings, but I think that's pretty darn impressive considering how little I
knew about book marketing when I started this journey.
When I
launched my first
book, I only
knew about offline marketing and mainstream media.
With the Caribbean going from strength to strength, City.Mobi has recently
launched Jamaica.City.Mobi — this definitive guide provides you need to
know about this incredible destination, from entertainment info to
booking hotels and airport transfers.
Although Air Canada plans to
launch its own mileage scheme in 2020, Aeroplan remains the airline's frequent flyer program until then, and it pays to
know about it if you want to
book Star Alliance awards.
A few years ago, when I was first
launched into becoming the amateur investigator of what's up with whatsupwiththat, and the flood of really well crafted (certainly not done by ignorant people) anonymous emails conveying little
known proof of Obama's secret Islamitude, and other lies that would damage Rush Limbaugh's reputation if he were to personally deliver them... Ah Say, Ah Say (Foghorn Leghorn accent) when I was first
launched into all that, from reading prodigious comment - storms in many places, including judithcurry.com, but also invading more liberal venues, I concluded what we have here is less a movement for anything, than a massively stroked and stoked «Great Liberal Hating and Baiting Cult», with a very big self - organizing component, but definitely nourished in all sorts of ways by the folks you can read
about in Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Meyer (best
book yet of its class and I've read many).
Please let your readers
know about the new
book, The Inspired Room, in your post and share that you are participating in this
book launch!
If you follow my blog and Instagram stories you probably already
know I had the opportunity to attend Amara Home Refresh Event (more
about it on a separate post) and also the
book launch of Kate's amazing new
book... Read More