First steps towards promoting your ebook
As
a writer you will soon learn the hard work isn’t done when the book is
finished. The most difficult part will be finding ways to successfully market
your book and getting your first sales. This article explains how to get
started.
While
many people don’t like the dominance Amazon has, the site is vital for new
authors that want to sell ebooks. If you’re signing up to Kindle make sure to
join the Kindle Direct Program so that you can participate in the free
promotions that program offers. This can help to gain reviews and the more
reviews the book gets, the more likely it is to sell.
One
of the most important parts of book marketing will be building a loyal
following and you can do this in many different ways. If you haven’t already
established an account on Twitter, then the time to do it is now. Twitter is
valuable resource for building interest in your book; other forms of social
media such as Facebook and LinkedIn are useful too.
Another
way to build a following is to set up a blog or website that can then be used
as a platform to gain followers and get an audience for the book. Once the blog
is set up, you’ll also want to consider a regular newsletter to help keep in
contact with your followers and let them know of the latest developments and
any new releases.
As
an independent author, you might think that advertising is out of your reach
but there are many cost-effective ways of getting your book out to a much wider
audience. One good way of effectively promoting your book is by using the
services on Fiverr.
Many
sellers on Fiverr offer low-cost ways of getting publicity for a new book but put some
careful consideration into the type of services you use. For instance, a
service the offers your book to 10,000 Facebook followers that are avid fans of
independent authors will give you far more chance of getting a sale than
someone promoting your book to website that might have a relatively low visitor
count.
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