Looking for the best ways to spread the word about your books and get them sold? We have you covered with proven book marketing techniques that cover advertising, social media, email campaigns, sales copy writing, publicity, networking, podcasting, public speaking, and more. You’ll learn how to get early book reviews for a successful book launch and how other authors can support your book launch efforts.
You’ve spent weeks writing, rewriting, and polishing your manuscript. Now, you have it in book form — thoroughly edited, artfully formatted, and wrapped
Boom! Your book is finally written, and it’s freakin’ amazing (if you say so yourself). You’ve sent it off to the editor for
With almost two million ebooks on Amazon, authors can get lost in the sea of books available to readers. Because you are competing
Quote of the Day The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading. In order to write, a man will turn
Quote of the day: “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Barrie and Ron
Quote of the day: “I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather
Quote of the day: “The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him
Quote of the day: “Facebook is so ubiquitous now that it’s like another manifestation of the Web itself.” – Max Levchin In this
Quote of the Day: “Landing pages are the new direct marketing, and everyone with a website is a direct marketer.” – Seth Godin
“People on the success curve live a life of responsibility. They take full responsibility for who they are, where they are, and everything
“When you live your life in alignment with a purpose that is centered on selflessly adding value for others, opportunities become abundant and
“Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the rollercoaster of the creative journey.” – Joanna Penn Joanna Penn
“A small list that wants exactly what you’re offering is better than a bigger list that isn’t committed.” – Ramsay Leimenstoll For the
“To be successful and grow your business and revenues, you must match the way you market your products with the way your prospects
“All of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business
“The most important single thing is to focus obsessively on the customer. Our goal is to be earth’s most customer-centric company.” – Jeff
If you like a book you read, tell someone. If you hate it, tell em harder. – J.D. Mader Reviews are essential to
What gets measured, gets managed. – Peter Drucker Steve and Barrie talk with Jesse Lakes from GeniusLinks and discuss how the tool can
“When it comes to promoting your book, BookBub.com is the Holy Grail.” – Steve Scott Steve and Barrie talk about BookBub, the massive
“For it is in giving that we receive.” – St. Francis of Assisi Steve interviews Matthew Turner, an author and storyteller who works
“A bad review is like baking a cake with all the best ingredients and having someone sit on it.” – Danielle Steele Debbie
“The harder I work, the more luck I have.” – Thomas Jefferson Barrie’s book sold 2,900 copies in a 12-hour span. How did
Book marketing is a phrase that’s sure to get an author’s attention, mostly because the avalanche of conflicting information about book promotion makes
Every time you publish a book, you’re putting your name out into the world. People will look for you on Amazon and other
Walk into any bookstore, and you’ll see thousands upon thousands of book spines staring at you. For the average person who is “looking
Book launches can be frustrating. You dedicate a few weeks—even months—to writing the book. Then you spend a week or so promoting it.
After months (possibly years) of writing, your book is finished. You’ve spared no expense. You used the best writing software to write it.
“Sure, I know the author of that book. We’re in a group together on Facebook.” Be honest. How many of you would love