by Laura Lowell
on July 5, 2013
in Book Marketing, Facebook, Sell Books, Twitter
Even if you have a small fanbase interact with them weekly. Fans love authors that take the time to interact with them and if you do your fans will recommend you to other potential readers. You can get really creative with this but here is a list of a few things you can do to “meet” with your fans weekly:
- Hold a weekly Twitter chat.
- Create a weekly video and post on your website and social media accounts. Ask fans to comment so you can answer their questions.
- Host a Google+ Hangout weekly.
- Have a weekly chat on Facebook. You can post the notice of the chat on your Facebook Fan Page and have fans comment. You can reply to comments. Make sure you setup a regular time to start and end the chat.
- If you have local fans setup a MeetUp group to meet with fans locally.
Do you have ideas for ways to spend time with your fans? Share it with us in the comment section please!
by Laura Lowell
on June 25, 2013
in Book Marketing, Marketing, Marketing And Sales Strategy
Have you heard about BookCrossing? If you have, be sure to tell us about your experience in the comment section. If you don’t know about BookCrossing you can learn more here. The idea is that you register some of your books with BookCrossing, then you leave them in public places where they can be picked up and read by BookCrossing members. The website offers a large and active social media section where people can review and discuss books.
by Laura Lowell
on May 28, 2013
in Book Marketing, Marketing, Marketing And Sales Strategy
This is me with books!
We’re always looking for marketing ideas for our authors and we just came up with this one. Whens someone buys your book ask them to take a picture of themselves with your book. With their permission you can post this picture on your blog and social media sites and if your reader has a website of their own offer a link to that site with their photo! Start a Pinterest board with these pictures. Each month select your favorite photo and send that person a special gift. This could be another book you wrote, a bookmark, a special report, etc. Get creative and have fun.
by Laura Lowell
on May 9, 2013
in Authors, Book Marketing
Selling your book is hard enough if you are self published but getting book reviews is even harder. The 42Ruleds blog often offers review resources and today we have one more for you. There is a group of people, on Facebook, who offer book reviews in exchange for a free copy of your book. If you’d like to join and offer your book for review visit the group here.
by Laura Lowell
on May 2, 2013
in Authors, Book, Book Marketing
Book Hitch offers a free option to add your books to the site. This includes a 60-word description, 5 search keywords and a link to the site where readers can purchase your book. If you don’t mind paying a yearly fee you have the option of a more detailed listing. To see what other authors are doing visit Book Hitch and then open your free account!
by Laura Lowell
on April 30, 2013
in Authors, Book, Book Marketing
Here’s a nifty website: Nothing Binding. Authors can register for a free account and upload information about their books. Another important feature is that you can meet and network with other writers. That’s always a good thing. Already using the site? Let us know how it’s going for you!
by Laura Lowell
on April 23, 2013
in Authors, Book, Book Marketing
If you want to get noticed as a writer visit authonomy. This site was created by Harper Collins in order to find new talent and join writers and readers. You’ll need a few chapters of your work to get started. You can learn more at authonomy.
by Laura Lowell
on April 18, 2013
in Authors, Book, Book Marketing
Link to your Amazon.com to Shelfari and import your books. You can interact with potential and current readers and build your platform and audience!
by Laura Lowell
on February 25, 2013
in Book, Book Marketing, Marketing, Marketing And Sales Strategy
Book Marketing Buzz is another site for authors who need help marketing their books. They offer articles, blog tours, book excerpts, book giveaways and book promotion tips. This site has lots of great articles that can be a valuable resource. You can check it out here.
by Laura Lowell
on February 18, 2013
in Book, Book Marketing, Marketing, Marketing And Sales Strategy
Vincent van Leeuwen shares the lessons he learned at Startup Weekend in September 2010. Our favorite lesson? “Treat The Media As Your Friend.” Apply these lessons to writing a book or marketing your company. Read the entire article here.
