. About a month ago I found an article by Mark Coker (founder of Smashwords) on Huffington Post. Coker was publishing the results of a study he did about book sales. I always test my book pricing, but because of Coker’s results, I ran one more set of tests and am thrilled by the results. […]
What is YOUR Buying Strategy?
How do YOU make buying decisions? Everyone has a strategy they use for making purchases. In fact you probably have several strategies depending on price points. For example a strategy for items under $10, another strategy for items $11 to $100 and so on. Most people have NO idea they have a strategy. IF you […]
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 Get More Book Reviews: Social Media
Are you using social media to get reviews? One of the purposes of having set up your social media channels is to promote your book. This includes getting reviews. Whether you are engaged on ONE channel or a dozen, that is your choice and depends on your communication preferences and time constraints. Channels could include: […]
When SHOULD you Write and Self-Publish a Book?
A REALITY Check That Will Hopefully Influence Your Decision I work with Book Authors every day … helping them promote their books. The reality is, many of them should never have written or self-published! Here’s what happens and WHY many people write and self-publish: 1. They believed the HYPE that you can make hundreds of thousands of […]
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 the marketing spectrum. These are the authors and self-publishers I see steadily growing their […]
Are Your Books WAY Over Priced?
You could be KILLING any chance of selling your book by overpricing it. $7.49 for a book from an unknown author? Are you kidding me? Are you CRAZY? I have worked with hundreds of authors by helping them market their Kindle books. Many of the authors I work with are promoting FREE days or 99cent […]
Sell More Books With An Amazon Universal Link
Make more sales of your books by using an Amazon Universal Link.
Sell More Books, Products and Your Expertise By Becoming An Interview Guest
Become an Interview Guest and connect with writers, radio and talk show hosts with content experts.
Your Amazon Author Page and BIO Helps Sell Books
Your Amazon Author Page and BIO is part of your sales strategy. It should engage your reader. It should be interesting and informative. It should SELL your books. It should sell YOU. I’ve worked with authors on hundreds of Amazon and Kindle promotions. The BIGGEST mistake I see is the absence of an author bio, or […]