Marketing Your Book is In Your Hands (Part 1) Guest Expert: Flora Morris Brown Ph.D. New authors are usually surprised to learn that they must market their own books if they want to sell them, that is. For this reason, I ask my new clients if they want their story “told” or “sold.” An author […]
BookBuzzr Brand Definitions
For your quick reference, below are the short descriptions of various BookBuzzr brands that you keep seeing: BookBuzzr – The company that provides various book marketing technologies to authors. BookBuzzr Games – A technology from BookBuzzr that helps authors market their books to book lovers through online games (formerly referred to as CoverBuzzr). Freado – […]
Announcing the Launch of the World’s Biggest Free Book-Winning Site
We’re super-excited to let you know that our vision of building the World’s Biggest Free Book-Winning Site targetted towards book-lovers has moved a giant step closer to becoming a reality. We now list over 300 books on the Freado.com site. No other book contest or book giveaway site comes close to this number! Genuine book […]
Book Marketing Mondays: Minimize Time Maximize Online Presence
Guest Expert: Jo-Anne Vandermeulen I have only so much time and want to connect with the most people possible. Now is not the time to stress; but to know, you can *conquer all obstacles* by following the Solution to Maintain Online Social Media Presence. *Build Relationships* – create maximum presence by focusing on the 3 […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: The Real Secret to Twitter
Guest Expert: Penny C. Sansevieri If you’ve ever been impressed by the number of followers someone has on Twitter, I have a newsflash for you: it doesn’t matter. The thing is, you can buy followers (no, I’m not kidding) sort of like buying mailing lists. How effective is buying followers? Well, let me ask you: […]
Mid-Week Book Marketing Tips: 10 Marketing Tips on Spending Less Money to Market Your Book
Guest Author: Iris Waichler All authors know that unless you have the right name (you know what they are) it is a challenge to spread the word and get the press you need to sell your book. Here are some helpful ideas I used to assist you in marketing your book and promoting your visibility. […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: How to communicate online to get better book sales
Guest Expert: Teresa Morrow You have taking on the endeavor of writing a book. In order to sell your book, you will need to tell people about it. You will need to communicate the message about your book so those readers who resonate with your book will want to know more about you and the book. […]
Book Marketing Mondays: The Craft of Marketing
Guest Expert: C. Patrick Schulze Listen to a PODCAST of this article. All other things equal, would you rather chow down on a fast food burger or one hot off your backyard grill? I’ll bet big money most of you say the one from your grill. Am I right? However, who sells more of their […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Effectively Using Twitter to Promote Your Book
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller One of the extra perks of having your book featured on BookBuzzr is that BookBuzzr community manager Freya tweets achievements and news about you and your book to over 10,000 followers. But if you yourself are not on Twitter, you’re losing out on optimizing the tweets about your book. Here’s […]
Book Marketing Mondays: Six Ways Authors Can Promote Books on Facebook
Guest Expert: Dana Lynn Smith Many Facebook users never venture beyond their profile, but there are several other ways to gain visibility on Facebook. Here are some suggestions for getting the most from this powerful networking tool: 1. First, be sure to take full advantage of the promotional opportunities on your Facebook Profile. Just below […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Recommended Reading, Listening and Help for Writers
From The Frugal Editor Guest Expert: Carolyn Howard-Johnson When we’re learning something new we may need a real, honest-to-goodness college- type reading list so that we’re aware of every aspect of the new subject we’re learning. It’s especially important for people entering into the publishing industry because there is much misunderstanding and so much new. […]