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Guest Expert: C. Patrick Schulze Listen to a PODCAST of this article. All other things equal, would you rather chow down on a fast food burger or one hot off your backyard grill? I’ll bet big money most of you say the one from your grill. Am I right? However, who sells more of their [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Book Marketing Mondays: The Craft of Marketing
June 28th, 2010 TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Effectively Using Twitter to Promote Your Book
June 25th, 2010 Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller One of the extra perks of having your book featured on BookBuzzr is that BookBuzzr community manager Freya tweets achievements and news about you and your book to over 10,000 followers. But if you yourself are not on Twitter, you’re losing out on optimizing the tweets about your book. Here’s [...]
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Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, books, publicity, Twitter 
6 Comments »Book Marketing Mondays: Six Ways Authors Can Promote Books on Facebook
June 21st, 2010 Guest Expert: Dana Lynn Smith Many Facebook users never venture beyond their profile, but there are several other ways to gain visibility on Facebook. Here are some suggestions for getting the most from this powerful networking tool: 1. First, be sure to take full advantage of the promotional opportunities on your Facebook Profile. Just below [...]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Recommended Reading, Listening and Help for Writers
June 18th, 2010 From The Frugal Editor Guest Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson When we’re learning something new we may need a real, honest-to-goodness college- type reading list so that we’re aware of every aspect of the new subject we’re learning. It’s especially important for people entering into the publishing industry because there is much misunderstanding and so much new. [...]
Posted in Book Marketing, TGIF Book Marketing Tips Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, books, publicity, reading, Writers 2 Comments »Announcing the Release of a Faster, Lighter BookBuzzr Book Widget
June 15th, 2010 We’re pleased to announce the release of a faster, lighter BookBuzzr Book Widget. You will notice that the Book Widget loads with just one “Loading” message (earlier there were two messages.) The load time is also lesser. If you’re an existing author, you don’t need to do anything. Just take a look at your own [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, BookBuzzr and Freado, books, publicity, Widget, Writers 2 Comments »Book Marketing Mondays: Innovative Marketing Techniques Sells Books
June 14th, 2010 The New Decade: Innovative Marketing Techniques Sells Books Guest Expert: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen The New Decade: Innovative Marketing Techniques will dictate which producer will meet their ultimate goal and sell their products. For you to conquer all obstacles you will need to: 1.) Accept the changes in today’s marketing cyber-world. 2.) Understand today’s consumer. Consider your [...]
Posted in Book Marketing, Book Marketing Mondays Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, books, publicity No Comments »TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Inbound Marketing Rocks! Now what?
June 11th, 2010 Crafting a Message Your Audience will care About Guest Expert: Penny C. Sansevieri So at this point, you probably all know that Internet/inbound marketing is not only the wave of the future, but the best way to sell yourself, your book, your product, or your service. So maybe you’re on Twitter, Facebook, you might even [...]
Posted in Book Marketing, TGIF Book Marketing Tips Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, books, publicity No Comments »12 Ways to Market Your Book By Giving Away Free Stuff
June 10th, 2010 This article offers 12 ideas to market and promote your book by giving away free stuff. Each of the ideas or ‘models’ is named after a person or company that I associate the model with. The idea is to stir your imagination and help you get creative with how you price and promote your book.
Book Marketing Mondays: Don’t Go At It Alone
June 7th, 2010 Book Marketing: Don’t Go At It Alone Guest Expert: Tony Eldridge Most authors achieve a lifelong goal when they write and publish a book. But it’s not long before the stark light of reality hits when they realize that they now have to put on the hat of marketer. For many, they have no desire [...]
Posted in Book Marketing, Book Marketing Mondays Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, books, publicity 5 Comments »TGIF Book Marketing Tips: 5 Ways to have your Author Website Work for You
June 4th, 2010 Guest Expert: Teresa Morrow Just like any other business owner, you, as an author want to have a website that will showcase your book in its best light. However, knowing where to start can be a daunting task, leading your head to spin. The website is about you and to focus on the end result are [...]
Posted in Book Marketing, TGIF Book Marketing Tips Tags: Authors, Book Marketing, Book Promotion, books, publicity, website 5 Comments »
