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One of the most important rules of online book promotion -- or any form of promotion for that matter -- is to focus on your audience. Here are three tips for developing a reader-focused online book promotion campaign:
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Not having enough time to promote is one of the most common complaints I hear from authors. Yes, book promotion takes time, but you won’t sell many books without it. Here’s a trio of tips to make the process easier:
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One of the great things about online book promotion is that there are so many options. Websites, reciprocal linking, SEO, virtual book tours, blogging, podcasting, RSS, social networking, multimedia—so many different ways to market your book, each with its own spin and variations. If you’re like me, you keep a list of all the different ideas you think of to promote your books. Sometimes, it’s a very long list. So long that it can be hard to get going or know where to start. And so the list…
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This is a question that I’m asked quite often. As a busy author, you want to focus your promotional efforts where they count most. But it’s often difficult to determine what’s working and what’s not unless a very specific, isolated promotion generates a huge volume of sales. I love analyzing things and have a very detailed system for tracking my sales success. Here are some basic tips:
Added by Patrice-Anne Rutledge on June 27, 2007 at 6:48pm — 2 Comments
Here are three of my favorite ways to promote your video book trailer … and generate more sales:
Added by Patrice-Anne Rutledge on June 3, 2007 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments
The term author platform is popping up all over the place, but what exactly is an author platform? Essentially, your platform is based on your expertise--a specific nonfiction topic about which you write or your genre and unique voice/style as a fiction author. Having a strong author platform is becoming increasing important in marketing your books or even landing a deal with a major publisher.
Here are my 15 favorite ways to develop your author platform:
Added by Patrice-Anne Rutledge on April 25, 2007 at 2:04pm — 4 Comments
All authors want to know when other sites, blogs, or online stores mention them or their book. Keeping up with all your latest mentions can be time-consuming, however. To make this task easier, and automated, try Google Alerts. Set up an alert for a specific name or phrase and you'll receive email notification when it appears on the web or in Google news. You…
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