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Today's Writing Challenge
Write a 3-minute flash: You are taking your dog for a walk when he starts talking to you. In fact, all the animals in the world have just become extremely conscious and have begun talking to their masters. How does this change things? A new civil rights movement, perhaps? Click 'Write' and post your flash in the comments. Thanks!
Indie Authors Need To Add A Call To Action To Their Books
Ask your readers for reviews - The largest challenge indie authors face is building a fan base. The second largest challenge they face is getting their readers to review their books. One way to get more readers is to get the readers you have to write a review. The best way to get that review is to ask your reader for it, and the best time to ask for the review is at the end of your book when your reader is still emotional engaged! They've made it to the end of your book; they've just finished it's safe to say they enjoyed it! Now is the time to ask them to go back to the URL they downloaded it from and leave a review. Thank them for reading your book, for the time they have invested and for the review, they are about to leave.
This video was filmed in July 2011, but it gives a great overview of Paradise Publishers, Free-ebooks.net, and in the video the 'coming soon' Foboko.com from our founder, Nicolas Gremion. Meet Nic, and listen to him talk about our goals, and our passion for helping indie authors. If you're a self-publishing indie author, after you view this video, contact me at [email protected], and let's chat about how we know we can help you build a fan base! Let us help you grow!! Here is a short description of the video: Paradise Publishers, is a rapidly growing online, user-generated, content provider. The company specializes in the delivery of electronic books to businesses and end-users worldwide. Over the last five years, the Company primarily focused on developing internet properties offering free content, web tools and ecommerce applications. Currently, Paradise is developing a new internet property, Foboko.com, which is an online [social] tool that allows anyone to write, design, publish and promote digital books.
Have you created your Guerrilla Marketing team?
We’ve all heard the saying before, “No man is an island.” It’s true; we don’t thrive in isolation. I know a few writers that write in isolation, but once that phase is done; we need people. If we’re going to succeed, we need team support. Do you have your team in place? Have you thought about your team? We talk about self-publishing like it’s a solo sport, a team of one, but it’s not. It is a team sport. A good team consists of people who can help you with your guerrilla marketing strategies, keeping your social media sites updated, proofing and editing before you even publish, and a test group of readers [Hollywood has beta audiences, and will re-film an ending when needed], etc. Switching gears from writing to marketing takes planning. Have you planned? Are you planning? Have you recruited your team? Do you have a marketing calendar? What about a marketing budget? Are you ready to execute? Does everyone know their roll? If you are planning on giving your book away, do you have all your free platforms lined up? Don’t forget to max out your bio on all your platforms. We know at Foboko.com that readers check bio’s before downloading books and that more books are download when authors have bio’s completed. Remember, you’re working in real time and using social media, most of what you’re doing should be free to start, and you should be prepared to change on a dime if it’s not working. Don’t be afraid to refine and improve. We’d love to hear from you. Tell us how you’re preparing and what else other writers can do and should do to make it easier when launching their marketing campaign. Post your feedback. It’s the only way we all grow. Thank you.
Do you have a marketing plan to reach readers?
Your work doesn't stop after you write and self-publish. It switches to another gear. Self-publishing is an excellent option for many writers with go-getter attitudes. Is that you? Are you ready for the next stage? Remember book sales only happen if you make them happen! If you plan on self-publishing, how are you going to make people aware of your book? Ask yourself the following: Do you know your readers? Do you know where they are and how to reach them? Do you have your social media sites set and ready? Have you created a campaign? Do you have your strategies in place? Once you reach your audience, how will you draw them in, make them interested? Do you have a strong call to action? Do you have a support team of friends and family willing to help spread your word and build your buzz? We'll call this team your Guerrilla Marketing team. This is a short list. Use it as a springboard to build on. We'd love to hear from you. What other questions should we be asking to build a strong marking plan and team to be a successful self-publishing indie author? Post your feedback. It's the only way we all grow. Thank you.
Amazon Fights to Keep Secrets
Amazon Fights to Keep Secrets in E-book Trial. Do you think think should be allowed to redact the information? http://ow.ly/leUz2
