If you've been reading my blog for any time, you know I have BIG opinions, often radical opinions. This fits in the almost radical category. As far as I'm concerned a generic book cover is the kiss of death! GENERIC BOOK COVERS Are you freaking … [Read More...]
How To Set Up A Book Promo Team
Over the past several years, I have found myself advising my customers to set up a book promo team. Invariably they ask me ... "what does a book promo team mean?" and "how do I do it?" After repeating myself a hundred times, I finally (DUH) … [Read More...]
Book Trailers? Mmmph!
What's the Mmmph! all about? Well, I have a slightly mixed message about book trailers, so please DO keep reading till the end. I pretty well think that most book trailers stink. They are so boring watching a 30 second clip can put me to sleep … [Read More...]
Marketing, Exposure and Sales
Today I got a message from one of my customers. I could hear the "pain" underlying her questions simply because I too have experienced (and still do experience) that same level of pain and frustration. I think that in my correspondence … [Read More...]
Your Marketing Plan is a Road Map to Building and Sustaining Your Freelance Writing Business
On the day AFTER Christmas, smart and savvy freelancers, entrepreneurs, and marketing agencies start gearing up for NEXT years Black Friday and Christmas promotions. Some of them are actually looking five to ten years in the future.That's ONE end of … [Read More...]
Melrock – Fiverr Reviews
Many people have been burned on Fiverr and complain about getting bogus or fake services. I actually started as a Fiverr buyer many eons ago. I too had my share of really horrible services, poor to horrendous communication and scam artists. I … [Read More...]
7 Ways To Get Those All Important Reviews For Your Kindle Book
You can't even give a book away for free without at least one review. Here are seven different ways to get reviews. Some of them are fast, some of them are very effective, all of them work. Most of them are free, if you don't count the hours you … [Read More...]
Best Books On Publishing And Selling Kindle Books
I've worked with over 2000 Kindle book sellers over the past seven years. In spite of the many free resources available online, Kindle authors still don't know how to position their books to sell. They complain about how difficult marketing is and … [Read More...]
Reviews, Reviews and MORE Reviews
7 Ways To Get Those All Important Reviews For Your Kindle Book
You can’t even give a book away for free without at least one review. Here are seven different ways to get reviews. Some of them are fast, some of them are very effective, all of them work. Most of them are free, if you don’t count the hours you will put into it, and others […]
How To Ask Your Friends For A Review
Approaching friends, relatives and associates is one of the FASTEST and often easiest way to get reviews just after you hit the publish button. Why are you so reluctant to ASK your friends for a review? I know you are shy and are reluctant to ask your friends for a review … but just DO […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Amazon Reviewers
Amazon Reviewers LOVE posting reviews! There are thousands of Amazon reviewers who regularly post reviews! These are people who not only buy and read books, they are the readers who actually spend the time to REVIEW the books they’ve read. These Amazon Reviewers absolutely LOVE posting reviews. Some of them post dozens of reviews, some […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Author Groups
Author Groups or Circles Author groups or “circles” are small to large gatherings of “like minded individuals,” including in-person and on-line author help groups, readers groups, small support groups and masterminds. Joining or CREATING a group well before you need reviews is mandatory. It is totally unacceptable to join a group one day and ask […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Purchase Reviews
Yes, you can purchase reviews. Yes it is OK according to Amazon! If you are prepared to purchase reviews there are a growing number of companies that will help you. They stick to Amazon’s rules so you are safe. I have my ears covered and am hiding under my desk. Many of you are […]
Auto Post To Facebook Groups
There are hundreds of Facebook Groups specifically focused on writing, authorship and self-publishing. Many of those groups allow you to “advertise” your Kindle book. If you do a rough count of the number of members these groups have, it comes to well over a million. So? Are you going to ignore a million people who […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Your Website
Your Website or Author Blog is your MOST important marketing resource. You should be building your website or author blog with two things in mind: The first is to build your email list. The second is to engage your followers. Whether you are starting with just one book, or you have many … each book must […]