Promote Your Writing

Your book is not selling on Amazon! There are millions of Kindle ebooks currently available, and thousands more are published every day. An even larger number of paperback and hardcover books are listed on Amazon. So it’s no wonder your book can get lost in the crowd. Sure, some book promotions can help a little.…

If you self-publish, you need a plan to promote a book online. Writing a great book is one thing. But marketing your book and selling it is another. Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and all the other ebook and book retailers will not promote your books. While they may run promotions from time to time, there is…

For an author and self-publisher, there are many ways to promote your book online. But sometimes, very simple book promotion changes can make a big difference to your book sales potential. Often the common problems with online book promotion are that it can become repetitive. Potential book buyers can become advertising immune to your promotional…

Can you automate social media posts for book promotion? Spending hours every day promoting a book is hard work and time-consuming. It is often counter-productive as it eats into your writing time. Endlessly adding posts manually to your social networks can help. But is all this hard work effective? The answer is probably yes, but…

Promote your book on Instagram without spending much money. Congratulations on publishing your book! You must have put a lot of effort and time into it, and you believe that it may bring much value to your readers. Although your book is interesting for your friends and family, you need to tell the world about your…

Writing a book description to hook new readers is not an easy task. A good book description is definitely one of the most critical elements in your book promotion. It is the first thing a potential reader or book buyer will read before deciding if they think your book is worth buying. That’s why you…

I wrote a book, so why isn’t it selling? You wrote a book, and it took a long time. For those authors new to self-publishing, the next step can be daunting – trying to attract readers willing to pay good money to buy and read your book. But first, they have to be able to…

Why do you need universal book links? When a potential book buyer clicks on your book link, where do they end up? If they live in Scotland, do you send them to Amazon US? For someone in South Africa, do you send them to Amazon UK? If you do, you probably lose a great chance…

If you are a self-published author, there is often some confusion about the difference between how to market and promote a book. In essence, marketing should start after you’ve written your first draft and well before you publish. Promoting occurs after your book is published and available for purchase. To give you an example of…

You’re a published author, so you know that it’s a challenge to promote self-published books or Kindle ebooks. In an already crowded and competitive market, it can be hard work. Well, unless you can get your book featured in the New York Times. But usually, it will take patience, a lot of work, and a…