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Book Marketing Strategy Becomes a Publishing Idea

October 14, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

book marketing strategy

What if there’s a way for you to use your book marketing strategy to also publish another book? Interesting, right? Well, that is what I’m going to share with you today.

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7 Ways to Build Buzz for Your Book Without Hard-Selling – Instead BUBBLE!!

July 20, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

build buzz for your book

Many authors struggle to be authentic and relatable in their book marketing. Today, I’m going to share with you a training on 7 ways you can build buzz for your book without being pushy or self-promotional.

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What is a Lead Magnet and Why You Need One

July 11, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

What is a lead magnet

What is a lead magnet and why do you need one? I find most authors don’t fully understand the POWER of a lead magnet and how it will help you sell more books. In this tutorial, I share an illustration that will help you understand what a lead magnet is and how it works. When you get […]

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5 Keys to Creating an Irresistible Lead Magnet

July 7, 2016 By Shelley Hitz 2 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

irresistible lead magnet

Learn 5 key elements in creating an irresistible lead magnet and how to create an effective marketing plan to sell your books.

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One IMPORTANT Lesson My Nieces Taught Me on Vacation

July 6, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

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Marketing is not as hard as you think it is! Learn how my nine and ten year old nieces inspired me to see that certain things were not as hard as I imagined them to be. This will also open up your mind about marketing your book.

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The Basics of Book Marketing and Selling More Books

June 28, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

basics of book marketing

You know how there is the ABC’s of different tasks, right? Well, today I’m going to teach you the T-O-C’s of book marketing. I will be sharing with you some of the bare bones, basics of book marketing and selling more books.

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Do You Just Want to Find What Actually WORKS to Sell More Books

June 10, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Marketing books, selling more books

As authors we want to know how to sell more books. During a one-on-one call with my author, I asked her what her main goal is right now. And she answered “I just want to find what will work to sell more books” I think that’s a common feeling for a lot of authors. Have you ever felt that […]

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Sales on Autopilot – How I Got a 13% Conversion Rate WITHOUT Selling

June 1, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Sales on autopilot

Recently, I made sales on autopilot without knowing where exactly they came from. Once I figured out what happened, I thought “wow, this is so cool! I have to share this information.” Today, I will teach you one of the ways that I got a 13% conversion rate without actually selling.

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What Can You Do To Stand Out From Your Competition

May 28, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

stand out from competition

What can you do to set yourself apart from your competition? In this post, I share one strategy I have used to help my product stand out and be different from the rest.

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Why I Don’t Recommend A Free MailChimp Account

May 19, 2016 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

free mailchimp account

UPDATE: MailChimp now allows automation with free accounts. So I do now recommend it for authors starting out. There are some very specific reasons I don’t recommend a free MailChimp account.  I will share these reasons with you in this post. Marketing does not have to be stressful and you do not need to be sitting behind […]

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