{"id":2297,"date":"2012-10-13T03:34:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T11:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2012-10-13T03:34:05","modified_gmt":"2012-10-13T11:34:05","slug":"how-to-promote-your-authors-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=2297","title":{"rendered":"How to Promote Your Authors Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

First an announcement\u2014Amazon.com has my latest book up. The cover design changed in midstream and I\u2019ve been waiting for Amazon to make the change at their site. It is done! Please go to Amazon and see the interesting, colorful cover. Oh yes, and buy the book. It\u2019s:
\nTalk Up Your Book, How to Sell Your Book Through Public Speaking, Interviews, Signings, Festivals, Conferences and More<\/em>. http:\/\/www.amazon.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

Type in my name, Patricia Fry and \u201cTalk Up Your Book.\u201d Would love your feedback\u2014and your order. If you are involved in or will soon be involved in book promotion, I have to tell you that personality sells books. This is a great resource and guide for any author of fiction, nonfiction, memoir, children\u2019s books, and others.
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\nYour Freebie<\/strong>
\nYesterday, we talked about that freebie I recommend you offer from your website. Today, I want share some ideas for promoting it. The point of offering something of value to your audience free is to attract more of your readers and potential readers to your website so they are aware of your offerings and to demonstrate the scope of your expertise in your book\u2019s topic. You want to entice people to your site so they can learn more about you and your books. You want them to become familiar with you so they will consider purchasing your current book and any future books you may produce, as well.<\/p>\n

So how do you spread the word about your freebie? Here are 10 ideas.
\n\u2022\tMention it in the bio or tagline at the end of the articles\/stories you submit to various publications related to your topic\/genre.
\n\u2022\tSend a notice about your freebie to your emailing list.
\n\u2022\tAnnounce it at Twitter, Facebook and your other social media accounts.
\n\u2022\tTalk about it in your blog posts.
\n\u2022\tMention it when you are a guest blogger.
\n\u2022\tTalk about it when you go out to speak.
\n\u2022\tInclude it in your handouts.
\n\u2022\tTalk about it in related forums in which you participate.
\n\u2022\tAsk to have it mentioned in the announcements sections in your organization newsletters.
\n\u2022\tHand out vouchers for the freebie when you do book festivals and signings.<\/p>\n

You might be saying about now, \u201cGosh, that\u2019s kind of like the same things I would do when promoting my book.\u201d YES! Promotion is promotion. <\/p>\n

Tomorrow, I will talk about how to use the information you receive from the people who download your freebie.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I\u2019d love to hear about some of the freebies you are offering from your site or discuss with you some that might work for you. I am currently offering \u201c50 Ways to Promote Your Ebook.\u201d It has been extremely popular. I am working on my next freebie\u2014\u201c50 Ways to Prepare for Publishing Success.\u201d
\n http:\/\/www.patriciafry.com<\/a>
\nPLFry620@yahoo.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First an announcement\u2014Amazon.com has my latest book up. The cover design changed in midstream and I\u2019ve been waiting for Amazon to make the change at their site. It is done! Please go to Amazon and see the interesting, colorful cover. Oh yes, and buy the book. It\u2019s: Talk Up Your Book, How to Sell Your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t