The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos
Thinking of promoting your book with online video? (you should)
Here’s the best up to date tips on using video to promote:
When You Think About Someone, Let Them Know
When I’m out and about promoting and marketing books and authors, I meet a lot of people. Then there’s my mailing list, my linkedin connections, Myspace, Facebook, Friendster.
Thousand and thousand of relationships. How do you keep up?
When someone asks me how I manage to know so many people, I smile and accept the compliment, but inside I’m thinking that I know that I miss more opportunities than I can count. (if you haven’t heard from me, I apologize).
So now I focus on web sites, systems and tools that help make real connections.
Last week, a woman that I met last year sent a Facebook message to let me know she had told an author about how I can turn a book into a best seller and suggested he contact me to attract more readers. So far, I haven’t heard from him, which is exactly my point.
I would never know that she thought of me if she didn’t reach out and let me know
I’m all for doing good without looking for the reward, and appreciate that people make referrals, give testimonials and talk up a person or a product just because they want to help that person.
But why not make someones day and let them know you cared enough to think of them?
Once I got the message about the author needing book promotion, I sent a thank you reply and
that would have been the end of it.
Then I thought. Why not take 1 minute and return the favor?
I sent a message to one of my clients that might be interested in her services, then sent her a greeting card from Send Out Cards
Great service they have. In about a minute, I can send a real greeting card.. I just type in the name and address (or pull it from my address book that I have imported), type a note and hit send.
They take care of all the rest.
Have you tried SendOutCards?
What do you use to let people know you are thinking of them?
Post a comment and let me know you were here.
Best Selling Author Joel Bauer on Book Marketing and Promotion
Here’s and unsolicited opinion from Joel
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A Thanksgiving Gift To New Bloggers
Because it’s Thanksgiving Day in the US.. I was surfing for ideas on how I might share some love with authors. (“love” in this sense means “free web traffic”
I was inspired by the following.
A Thanksgiving Gift To New Bloggers My Affiliate Journey – Affiliate Marketing Blog by Vlad
I’m planning something similar for authors that subscribe to my free ecourse at http://bookmarketingstrategy.com/ and list building partners at http://zerocostpromotions.com/
Phrases That Keep Your Reader’s Attention
Why You Should Keep Writing Articles to Market Yourself
by Judy Cullins
The following is a guest article. I feature the best book marketing ideas for authors from whereever I find them, and cross promote with other professionals and authors whenever I can. Leave a comment about how you like this feature and what other quesitons and topics you would like to read about here.
Maybe you have affiliate programs, maybe you have a service-oriented web site. Definitely you want more affiliate click throughs that boost your commissions. Definitely you want more qualified clients, and definitely you want more targeted visitors to your site. To stand out from the crowd do these things:
1. Feature your own free content on you web site to educate your visitors. This builds trust and they are more likely to buy from you. Make most of these articles your own to show you as the savvy expert.
2. Set up your articles with links that lead to your affiliate programs. When you write an article why something is important and useful to your audience, it’s like a mini sales letter and sets up ready buyers.
3. Parlay targeted people coming to your site daily. Build these numbers by submitting your well-edited articles to top article directories like ezine articles.com and article city.com. When thousands, even millions, interested in your topic people, read your gems, they will eagerly go to your web site where after a few visits, will buy from you.
4. Know this viral marketing is the number one way to get BIG visibility. Because blogs, other web sites, newsletters, and big companies constantly need new content for their readers, you can expand to much bigger audiences.
5. Find out your visibility progress by Googling your name or your article title. Once you see the growth as min from 900 in four months to over 110,000 in 6 years. Read where you are featured, and send them more articles because they already used you..
6. Know consistently writing and submitting articles will make you well-respected and known globally. Be sure to send one or two weekly to top-rated Web sites to make your marketing sizzle.
Other article writing benefits include low cost, free if you do it yourself, and you attract many because you take time to educate them . The time to do this is also short, probably only four hours a week. Keep writing those articles. The payoffs are big.
Book and Internet Marketing Coach Judy Cullins helps businesses get all the clients and sell all the books they want. Author of 13 books including How to Write your Book Fast, The Fast and Cheap Way to Explode Targeted Web Traffic, Advanced Article Marketing – Nine Mistakes and How to Solve Them, and Advanced Article Three Book Program. Judy offers 260 articles and free eBook ‘Book Writing and Marketing Tips’ with monthly ezine subscription at http://www.bookcoaching.com
Cross Promote with a Best Seller Book
On Tuesday 11/13, our partners will be sharing a new book with millions of new readers.
Thousands of authors have learned to use cross promotion with other authors to boost sales of their own books, build a readership or new subscribers online and get connected with the movers and shakers in the publishing world.
It FREE and easy for any author to join us.
- Sign up for our free cross promotion website
- Submit digital “gifts” to show your stuff.
- Let your mailing list know that you read other books too
- Order a copy on the launch day and meeting authors that are will join you when you launch your own book. (hint: each one of them knows our system and wants to help you)
Imagine what it will feel like when you are attending a conference or media event and run into another author who says “I first bought and read your book…”
That’s how every author feels when you tell them you helped them on a book launch. (even the big name authors tell me this)
Watch for news about the Tuesday promo.. and get signed up to take part.
Authors Vacation for FREE
Here’s a fun idea from my friend Captain Lou.
He sets up these events for authors, who always attend free, and often make money.
Got a book? Consider this…
Fastest Way for Authors to Get Online
I’m here at BlogWorld to spread book marketing to new areas. We’re seeing quick success for authors who blog and using more of my connections to help promote new books.
If you have a book blog, post a comment and tell us where it is. I’ll visit your site and tell others to do the same
Author Advice from Ben Frankilin
