Many of you know my story and that I first started an online business a decade ago. Over the years, it transitioned to working more online until I was able to resign my job as a Physical Therapist 3 years ago. Since that time I have been self-employed working full-time as an author, speaker, and […]
Book Marketing with Videos – An Interview with Katie Davis
I’m honored to be able to interview Video Marketing Maven, Katie Davis on our blog today. For those of you who don’t know Katie, her books, published by Harcourt, S&S, and HarperCollins, have sold over a quarter of a million copies. Which is why she then published How to Promote Your Children’s Book: Tips, Tricks, and […]
Is Video Marketing the New Way to Go on Tour?
More and more I’m hearing of authors who try their hand at live events saying that they feel like they have wasted their time. They spent 5 hours sitting behind a table and only sold one book. They spent their time at the library or book store and read their book to a group of […]
5 Things You Need To Know About Book Reviews
Book reviews can make or break your book sales. Shelley always refers to a books page on Amazon with no reviews as being a ghost town – no one is there. But how do those book reviews get there? Do you as an author have any control whatsoever when it comes to reviews for your […]
4 Ways to Help Your Favorite Author
Here are 4 ways to help your favorite author: 1.) Buy and Read Their Book 2.) Share Their Book Sales Page on Amazon and/or B&N 3.) Add Their Book to GoodReads 4.) Post a Review Watch the video below: Watch videos on how to post reviews on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads and the iBookstore here: […]
Gear Up for Your Book Marketing Journey
If you’re just starting out marketing your book, there are a few things you’ll need to know before you get started. In this post, we’ll share 4 tips you’ll need to make your book marketing journey a success–think of them as gearing up before setting out. #1. Be Reader Oriented Marketing your book should be […]
Generating Pre-Launch Excitement with a Cover Reveal
Have you thought about doing a cover reveal for your upcoming book? Have you seen other authors reveal their covers and wonder what was up? Revealing your cover can be a great way to generate pre-launch excitement for you book. And they can super simple or a grand event depending on the time and resources you have […]
JumpStart Your Book Marketing (with this jumpstart checklist)
I love checklists. They always help me make sure I have everything done and keep me headed in the right direction. When my husband published his first book last fall, I wish I would have had a checklist for new authors. I’ve been writing and publishing books for close to 5 years now – it’s […]
How to Send a Kindle MOBI Review Copy Directly to a Kindle Device
When you send a Kindle mobi review copy to your book reviewers, it is best if you can send it directly to their Kindle. Yes, you can attach the mobi file to an e-mail and then they can either transfer it to their Kindle via USB or use the Send to Kindle feature. But, the […]
4 Tips For Using Facebook Events to Their Full Potential
I’ve spent all day on Facebook today. And it wasn’t a waste of time. Shelley and I were invited to join Bryan Cohen’s “March to a Bestseller” event on Facebook a while back. The live event is today and we’ve been having some amazing conversations. 16 authors got together (at Bryan’s request) and each of […]