No matter the enticement, don’t spam email lists for personal gain. It discredits you as an author as well as a person. There are plenty of legal and affordable marketing and promotional techniques for authors.
9 Ways Authors Can Turn On Readers…and Sales
9 Ways Authors can Turn on Readers and Sales. Amazon Discussion Boards is a great place to not only find out what readers are craving, but what also drives them crazy when visiting author websites. How Does your Site Compare?
The Six Nevers of Promoting on Forums by Melinda Clayton
Every author should learn the ground rules of forum promotion, or risk cutting their proverbial throat. Melinda Clayton offers the Six Nevers of Promoting on Forums.
13 (Low-Cost) Marketing Strategies for Writers
1. Build a marketing platform well before your manuscript is finished. The key is to get your name out there AND have something on a personal website or blog. Cost $0, except a lot of hard work. 2. Enter contests so you have something to put in your Awards section of your site. Cost is […]
6 Steps to Do When You’ve Finished Writing Your Book
You finished your First Draft. Time to celebrate – seriously. You need to give yourself time to recoup, because now, the hard part begins. Promotion, Publication and Marketing, oh my!
64% of Publishers Offer eBook Titles
Have the publishers finally joined the bandwagon of digital eBook publication? Well, yes, and no. Out of the 600 publishers Aptara surveyed in the summer of 2010, only 64% (384) are offering eBook titles. While this figure is up 11% from an earlier 2010 survey, Aptara shows the majority of publishers are “struggling to maximize profits” from the eBook market.