I recently published my tenth ebook in the last three years.
I didn’t write all of these books in that time frame, some are decades in the
making, but all have been meticulously proofread and edited. In my quest to
sell books I’ve made every mistake a new author can and spent thousands on
promotions that didn’t work.
As my latest book begins the process of getting noticed and
reviewed, there are still a few new surprises I’ve learned while marketing this
one. I’ll begin with the obvious. Join a writer’s group. I’ve recently joined
Enovel Authors at Work. Their promote each other philosophy has really
increased my sales and exposure. Go ahead and check out the requirements for
membership.
Another new marketing surprise I tried was with Facebook
post boosts. If you don’t know what they are, here’s the lowdown. You target a
specific group of people to see your post and pay Facebook for the amount of
people you want to see it. I spent fifty bucks on two posts and reached a
combined 45,000 Facebook users. I saw absolutely no change in sales and in less
than a day it was all over but the dust of nothingness.
Save your money and use it for editing and a great cover and
blurb. With the internet, millions of people can see your ad or post, but that
is only one item out of the thousands they will see in an hour’s time. If the
blurb and cover catch them, you’ve got yourself a new reader.
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