The business savvy author of the digital age doesn’t settle on blasting out non-stop self-promotional tweets. That is SO 2014. The REAL writer of the digital age realizes a captive audience is a a buying audience.
Tag: book marketing
Feb 05 2019
How to Sell More Books: A Tale of Fishing & Catfishing
How do we sell more books? This is the big question all authors ask (myself included). Obviously, there are countless opinions about how to sell more books, but not all opinions are created equally. Thus, before we hop onto the latest marketing/promotion fad we’re wise to understand why traditional marketing doesn’t sell books. Books are not …
Jul 18 2018
Author Newsletters: The Good, the Bad & the PLEASE JUST STOP!
Today we’re tackling author newsletters. Do we need one? Do they sell books? Does a human sacrifice help? Oops. Last time I posted at length about sales, namely what it is, what it isn’t, and why we shouldn’t be afraid of it. Science proves that, the better writers are at sales, the more books they sell. Sort …
Jul 13 2018
The Evolution & Devolution of Sales: Why Your Books Aren’t Selling
Sales can be one of the most terrifying words in the English language. If one happens to be a creative professional, let’s just multiply that fear level by ten…or a thousand. In fact, many writers long to sign with legacy publishers for the sole reason they believe a major publisher will tend to all that …
Jan 29 2018
Author Business 101: Books, Brand & Buds
Publishing is a business, and—SURPRISE—so is being an author. By definition, anyone who decides to go pro is automatically an author business. ‘Business’ is what separates the hobbyists, dabblers, amateurs and wanna-be’s from true professionals. I can already hear the great gnashing of teeth. Calm down. *hands paper bag* Breathe. One of the main reasons emerging …
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