Gather round class, we’ve finally hit the last week of dissecting my summer marketing experiment. After three months of offering my first book, Shadow’s Edge, as free to readers, what happened? Let’s start with sales ranks. The graph below shows my sale rank on each book from end of May when the free status “unofficially” […]
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Journey through #BookMarketing, Part II: How To Spread the Word #bookpromo #bookadvertising
Good morning, class. Every settle down, and let’s pick up with part two of our marketing experiment. Last week, we laid our ground work, mapped our road and ensured our supplies were stocked and ready to go. Today we’re going to chat about the wild, wild world of book advertising. Stop groaning, shhh. It’s all […]
Continue readingDelving into #BookMarketing, Part I: Donning the battle gear #bookpromo
I promised when my summer marketing experiment finished, I’d share my discoveries with you. For those of you interested in the mysteries behind book marketing, today’s post, and the next couple will focus on what happened. Tiny disclaimer here: keep in mind, every author’s journey in marketing varies. Alrighty then, class is now in session. […]
Continue readingNavigating the Marketing Maze as a Writer #marketing #writers
One of the biggest challenges facing authors today is getting word out about our books, enough so our little babies get shoved to the front of the bookseller line. An author’s skill lies in word crafting, not marketing, at least not for the majority of us. I entered the published works world in 2011, with […]
Continue readingBalancing on the Marketing Wire for Writers #marketing #writing
With five books under my belt (four in print, the fifth currently in eformat, with print scheduled in May 2015), learning the ins and outs of marketing as a writer has been hit or miss for four years. It hasn’t been an easy road by any stretch of the imagination (and I’ve got a wild […]
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