Marketing Ideas For 2010

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Permalink Reply by CBM Christian Book Marketing on November 19, 2009 at 2:01pm

For 2010, I encourage you to update and add new information to your authors media site giving it a fresh look. Start a new advertising program or expand the one you have to include author business cards, author book event posters, custom book markers, direct mail advertising using fliers and post cards, letters of introductions to bookstore managers requesting a book signing event, and some extended online marketing adding your author media site address to all your advertising means.

I also recommend creating some additional blogs that are filled with great content that are linked to your main author media site where people can find information about you and your book. These additional blogs should be topic blogs. For example if you have written a book about Hope, create a blog that is filled with hope and encouragement, whereas it attracts people to that blog searching for Hope and then showcase your book cover with a link to your author media site. I call these fishing nets. People that visit a blog about hope and encouragement are more likely to purchase a book about Hope.

Just some thoughts.

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Permalink Reply by Dianne G. Sagan on December 3, 2009 at 9:03am

I'm thinking about doing an excerpt from my latest release on twitter.

Permalink Reply by CBM Christian Book Marketing on December 3, 2009 at 6:28pm

Twitter can be fun, thats for sure. I have two twitter accounts, have met some wonderful people and found some very interesting sites on twitter.

You might also consider ShoutLife.com which offers some very nice blogs and interactions.

Author Media Blogs & Book Marketing