Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva
If your blog post doesn’t grab immediate attention it’s doomed to a plot in the cemetery of the dreaded unread.
Here’s 5 tips that will keep your posts from being buried alive.
It’s important to use at least one intriguing photo with each post, such as the one I used here. Many are free, as was this one downloaded from StockXChange but I sometimes pay $1 for stock images at iStockPhone. Sometimes you can use your own photography, and often I use Read more [...]
Archive for: September 2010
An Example of a Good Book Trailer
Most book-trailers don't receive any attention from readers. Problems with many book-trailers include the following:
1. The music does not match the mood of the books
2. They are too long
3. They are too wordy
This particular book-trailer of a book by author - L. Anne Carrington does not have any of these problems.
The music matches the mood of the book and is likely to appeal to it's target demographic (mostly sporty young men and some women.)
It is short - just 57 seconds Read more [...]
Book Marketing Mondays: How to be a successful blogger: Really Love Thy Neighbour
Guest Expert: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen
The characteristics of a successful blogger are not too far off from the attributes as being an excellent teacher. I taught school for 20 years and swimming for 5 years before that. Classroom management was my strong suit…and the fact that I loved my students, they in turn…loved me back. I can honestly say that I was a great teacher…and, I truly had wonderful students.
Having a teaching background has helped me become an expert blogger in such a short Read more [...]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Your 10 Point Website Check Up
Guest Expert: Penny C. Sansevieri
So you have a website, congratulations! Now let's make sure it's doing what it is supposed to be doing for you. Read: selling your book or product. While websites will differ in color, layout, and target audience, there are a few things that need to remain consistent. Let's take a look at them.
1. Editing: Your website needs to be edited. There is no discussion on this topic at all. And don't self-edit. Hire someone to go through your site page by page and Read more [...]
Are you wasting time checking your Amazon Sales rank?
How often do you check your book's Amazon sales rank per day?
Does checking your Amazon sales rank make you more productive or less productive?
As an author, you feel compelled to check your sales rank because that's the only way you know if your book is selling. You visit Amazon several times a day to find out if your book's sales rank has improved. While this may take just a few minutes of your time, it does cut into your 'flow' ... sometimes with devastating consequences to your morale and Read more [...]
How To Create An Email Signature That Promotes Your Book
Last Updated: 22-March-2013
Using either Firefox or Chrome go to www.wisestamp.com
Please click on 'Free Download' and install the wisestamp add on for your browser.
Restart your browser (i.e. close and reopen).
Now, open www.bookbuzzr.com in a new tab.
Login to your BookBuzzr account.
You will be redirected to the “Book Marketing Home” page.
Click on "Email Signature" option under 'Get Widgets' section.
Now in your browser, at the bottom Read more [...]
Book Marketing Mondays: Free Downloads For Authors
Guest Expert: Tony Eldridge
One of the popular resources I have on my Marketing Tips For Authors blog is my free toys and downloads for authors list. In these lists, I compile programs that I have found and enjoy using. Best of all, they're free! I have decided to share the list with the BookBuzzr blog readers today. I hope you can find some cool toys that you can use.
I have rolled these out in three lists on my blog. Here they are in the order I rolled them out in:
List 1
WORD PROCESSORS
If Read more [...]
Would you like to make a guest post for the BookBuzzr Blog?
BookBuzzr started out as an idea to help one author market his book. Now, we have 5 types of technologies for book marketing and over 7000 authors using BookBuzzr tools. Through our blog we share techniques, advice, tips and experiences in book marketing with authors and writers. It is also our way of giving back to the author community who have given us such love and support.
In our quest to share maximum knowledge we are opening our blog out for guest posts. Why post on the BookBuzzr blog, you Read more [...]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Authors: Make yourself memorable at any event
Guest Expert: Teresa Morrow
You sign up or join a writers or authors group because you want to meet people in your industry who live in your local area. You want to be around people who will understand, share and support your endeavors of writing and getting the word out about your book.
However do you know how to increase your chances of people remembering you once the event is over or do you not even think to give it a second thought?
Let’s look at this scenario:
When you are getting Read more [...]
