Tag: Twitter
Climbing the Amazon ladder . . .
Guest Expert: Scott Hunter
Following the milestone of 27,000 Kindle copies sold of my archaeological thriller, The Trespass, Freya has invited me to share a few marketing tips . . .
Here, in no particular order, are some of the actions I have taken over the past eight months which I believe have contributed (and still are contributing) to healthy sales of my four novels.
So, what did I do? Well, I …
• …signed up to BookBuzzr.
This was one of the first things I did. I liked the Read more [...]
Hunger Games Fan Festival Twitter Contest Winner Announced
As you may know, the Hunger Games Fan Festival is happening on Freado until the 30th of April.
Before the festival began, we conducted a Twitter contest in which a number of contestants participated.
We completed the prize drawing yesterday and the winner (drum roll please!) is Stephanie Norris.
Stephanie walks away with the following:
1. 12 month free subscription to a BookBuzzr DIY Pro account.
2. A copy of The Hunger Games Collectors Edition.
Congratulations Stephanie Read more [...]
Experiences of a Publishing Virgin
Guest Expert: Karlene Blakemore-Mowle
My dream was always to write a book and have it accepted by a publisher. After many years of rejections and the constant learning curve that just didn’t seem to end! my dream finally came true, eleven years after completing my first book.
I’m not sure if I’m on my own here or not, but after years of fighting just to get my manuscript passed by an editor—I never even thought about what happened next! It came as a huge shock to me that I would be Read more [...]
The Benefits of Community
Guest Expert: Sherrod Story
I have to tell you - in all honesty - I have no frickin' idea how to market a book. None! I have a Twitter account, a blog, a Facebook account for me, and one for my book LOL, and I'm on all of them every single day. That's all I know to do.
Oh, that and beg for Twitter followers and blog subscribers, and thank everyone profusely when they bite, which works, believe it or not. I've asked around, read articles, and the general consensus for all my online research Read more [...]
‘Tweeting’ To Publicize Your Book
Guest Expert: Scott Lorenz
Congratulations, you’ve written a book. Good for you! Now, do you think you can use 140 characters to successfully promote it? After all, what good is your book if no one (except your family) reads it? Twitter is a great tool to utilize while shamelessly promoting your book. As with most things, successful book promotion via Twitter is an art form not to be taken lightly.
The first thing you need to do is create an account with a not-so-boring username. In my case Read more [...]
Saying Yes to Learning as Much as Possible About Online Book Marketing
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller
You’re written a book – or two or three – and you’ve probably put blood, sweat and tears into making this as good a book as you possibly can.
Now you want people to read this book, don’t you?
Then you must be willing to put blood, sweat and tears into learning as much as possible about the tremendous online opportunities to market your book with little or no money spent on advertising and promotion.
(And, of course, once you learn these Read more [...]
How To Use Twitter To Sell More Books
Expert: Gary Smailes
I am yet to meet a writer who has not been told that social media channels, such as Twitter and Facebook hold the magic key to publishing success. However, this bold statement is often followed by wishy washy feel good advice, the kind of advice Dan Zarrella would refer to as. ‘unicorns and rainbows'. In this post I will give you realistic and pragmatic guidance on how you can use Twitter to build a following and sell more books. This advice is based on hard learned lessons, Read more [...]
Q & A: Marketing your Book on Twitter
On 23rd Feb. webinar on Marketing Your Book On Twitter was interesting and packed with great info. Our panel consisted of Joanna Penn(Author and creator of the Author 2.0 Blueprint) and Gary Smailes(with over 10 years experience of the publishing industry).
We answered a lot of questions but still had a few unanswered. This post answers those questions. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments for our panel.
1: Thanks for your advice. Did you mention the TITLE of your book Read more [...]
