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Is social media dying as a book marketing option for authors? During one of our final writers’ group meetings for 2022, we discussed book marketing with a focus on social media. Specifically, how the various networks had declined in usefulness. Authors said they weren’t making the sales they made a year ago. One self-publishing author, … Read more
In a recent writers’ group meeting, we discussed blogging, and whether it was a waste of time. Is blogging dead? Can you use it to market your books, and earn an income? “I’d love to do more with my blog,” a member admitted. “I get a little traffic, mostly to a couple of posts. I … Read more
You’re looking for book marketing ideas. Although social media can seem like a no-brainer—you’ve got to get the news out about your book—it’s also a time sink. How do you promote your book without wasting hours on social media? Start with a strategy. Last year, when we discussed social media at our writers’ group, just … Read more
Do you hate spending money on book marketing? In a recent writers’ group meeting, we discussed our favorite ways to market our books cheaply. We agreed that it’s not so much that we resent investing our book income into marketing, it’s: The occasional unforeseen expenses which derailed our book marketing budget; Outright mistakes (perhaps we … Read more
A few weeks ago, in a writers’ group meeting, we discussed using social media for book marketing. Several authors used Instagram, others used Pinterest. It became a heated discussion: does social media sell books? Book marketing on social media: does it help you to sell more books? One author was adamant: social media, she said, … Read more
Wish you could be a DIY designer? If you’re using social media, you’ve seen the wonderful images people post on Instagram and on other social media sites. You wish you could do it yourself. But… nothing is as easy as it looks. Although you try a couple of the easy, easy! tools , they’re not … Read more