Guerrilla Publishing Techniques for Indie Authors
Although I’ve been talking about book marketing for almost a decade, I mostly used nonfiction books to build my client-based business. I...Read More 
How to market young adult fiction (and get more book reviews)
I’ve recently realized that I have way too many websites; I haven’t posted anything on this one for awhile – I continue...Read More
Book Marketing for Non-Fiction – Health and Body
“Health is wealth.” “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Such sayings may sound cliched, but there is truth in them. Bodies age,...Read More
Book Marketing for Non-Fiction – Memoir
The memoir is a beautiful genre of non-fiction in which the writer tells stories from his or her life, in an engaging,...Read More
How to market your young adult fiction
Young adult writers sometimes have difficulty connecting with readers and selling more books, for several reasons: Young adult (teen) readers may or...Read More
7 Crucial Mistakes Authors Makes with Their Email Lists
You’ve probably heard multiple times by now how important an email list is in helping to generate more sales. And like the...Read More
Book Marketing for Non-Fiction – Poetry
Below, you’ll find links for places where you can market and/or publish your poems/poetry collection, as well as resources for the poet....Read More
100+ Places to Market Your Chick Lit and Women’s Fiction Book
Chick lit and its umbrella, women’s fiction, are genres that concern themselves with the issues of the modern woman. These types of...Read More
A simple trick to dominate Twitter
Check this out: RT @AMZ0NE A SciFi author reflects on the Myth of Equal Opportunity. http://t.co/zyqSzMRsnk pic.twitter.com/a4JhtQ9uqA #SciFi #amreading — Steve McEllistrem...Read More
How to get celebs to market your book for you (without asking them!)
I thought I was done for the day, but I just noticed this bullshit article on Twitter. The headline said, “Johnny Depp...Read More
How to get $750,000 worth of book marketing for $1000.
Today I got my hands on an Advanced Review Copy of the 5th Wave. The interesting thing about it was the blurb...Read More
Why book trailers are a waste of time (and what to do instead)
Book trailers are a fun idea: a visual storytelling of your book, to put up on YouTube. They can be done really...Read More
The absolute best use of your money to market your book
I’ve gotten this question a lot lately: If I only had X amount of dollars to spend on book marketing, what’s the...Read More
100+ Places to Market Your Historical Fiction Book
Historical fiction places the reader in the past, taking them to live through historical events through the eyes of the people involved...Read More
Staying Relevant by Newsjacking Current Events and Trends in Your Field or Genre
Pluto has all eyes at its bright heart surface right now. I bet you’ve seen its close-up portrait ruling the web and...Read More
100+ Places to Market Your YA Book
Young Adult fiction is one of the most popular fiction categories today, appealing not only to adolescents and young adults, but also to...Read More
The Automatic Bestseller Launch Campaign That Works Every Time
You’ve read pages upon pages of launch game plans and even experimented on some mainstream tactics. Finally, after recurring trials and errors,...Read More
How to Generate Early Interest in Your Book by Asking Questions and Getting Feedback
Everything began with a question. From spiritual gurus to self-publishing’s most renowned names, all they did was ask. And it’s not just...Read More
How to Widen Your Funnel with Reddit, LinkedIn, Goodreads, and LibraryThing
As you gallantly parade along the streets of social media with your followers cheering on, you could’ve thought “Hmm, this social media...Read More
How to Test Your Funnel with Facebook Ad Campaigns and Other Options
You may not realize it, but you have a sales funnel. It’s the invisible wormhole that draws your readers to become fans,...Read More
How to Get Famous People to Promote Your Book for You
From two-liner word plays to printed winks of approval, and now shout outs seen by a million fan base – endorsements vine...Read More
How To Use Autoresponders and Drip Content to Make Your Readers Love You
Love at first sight is a beautiful rarity. But sometimes even attraction falls short after readers opt-in to your email list. Don’t...Read More
How to Get More Reviews and Blurbs For Your Book Without Even Trying
Your book is a 60,000-word art collective. But before readers can even prove its majesty, there’s this 2-liner influx of superlatives styled...Read More
Make Your Book Standout by Optimizing Your Amazon Page
Amazon is the ultimate gladiator in the self-publishing arena. Know its nuts and bolts and your book sales will sky-rocket once you...Read More
How to Write a Bestseller: Tips from the Industry’s Finest
Yoda had wisdom and Don Quixote found chivalry, while Alice seized her wonderment. Much like their makers’ triumph, each character had a...Read More
The Author’s Spark: Why Write and For Whom?
Why do you write? What makes you fuse pen and paper and rattle your keyboard? Is there a purpose for all these...Read More
Do you want to sell more books, or don’t you? (The book marketing strategy you ignore at your own peril).
For the last year, I’ve been able to get any book #1 in its category on launch. So I started adding some...Read More
The really weird thing about book marketing
I’ll admit it, I’m new at this game. I started as a writer, editor and then book cover designer. I didn’t really...Read More
Where should I promote my books? (Like, really… WHERE?)
I saw a big long post on Facebook this morning with someone asking this question. Where should I promote my books? The...Read More
12 Book Marketing Tips from 12 Industry Experts
Bridging a story between the creator and the reader is as spry as writing and publishing. Marketers find ways for readers to...Read More
My top 10 tips for book marketing
There are tens of thousands of authors trying to promote their books. That’s a lot of competition. Some of them have huge...Read More
How NOT to Run a Goodreads Giveaway: Tips & Tricks for the Indie Author
Goodreads should play a part in your marketing strategy as an author. Not a big part, certainly a smaller part than Goodreads...Read More
Why you should never pay for “Book Blast” marketing
If there’s one word in the book promotion space that should make you run away in terror, it’s “Blast” – and unfortunately...Read More
Why Book Marketing Fails
I have some friends who make over 100K a year marketing other people’s businesses. A lot of it is just basic SEO...Read More
On Book Cover Design
A couple years ago I would go to conferences and not know how to introduce myself. “I’m studying a PhD in Literature.”...Read More
