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#Bookstagram: Using Instagram Hashtags to Find Book Reviewers

April 26, 2021 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Bookstagram: Instagram Hashtags

Did you know Instagram is the go-to platform for book lovers? They call themselves Bookstagrammers, Book Dragons, and/or Booknerdigans. Here’s the thing, by knowing how book lovers use Instagram, you can use Instagram to get Book reviews for your books. And book reviews written by Bookstagrammers are powerful. Here’s why… 2 Reasons You Want Bookstagrammers […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, book review, Book reviews, places to promote, social media marketing

7 Types Of Book Launch Events You Can Use To Gain Best Seller Status For Your Book

April 1, 2015 By Shelley Hitz 2 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

If you have a book that’s being published soon, you’ll want to take advantage of all that a book launch can offer! In this video, I describe seven types of book launch events with resources for you to consider: The 7 Types of Book Launch Events Discussed in the Video Discounted price Bestseller Launch Virtual Book Tours Giveaways and […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, marketing

How to Run an Online eBook Giveaway

March 18, 2015 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Why Use Giveaways and Contests? Branding – get exposure for your book and/or your other services. Exposure – giveaways and contests can go viral giving you massive exposure. Reviews – ask the winners to submit a review for your book. Book Launch – a giveaway or contest is a great way to promote a new […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Giveaway, Marketing Tips, Product Reviews, Social Media, Technology, Video Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, giveaway, places to promote, social media marketing, tools for authors

How To Get Endorsements That Increase The Credibility Of Your Book

March 9, 2015 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

When you publish a book, it is necessary to consider how to get reviews.  However, have you also thought about getting endorsements for your book?  There is a difference between a review and an endorsement. You see, a review is from a reader or a fan and an endorsement is from a respected leader or celebrity […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Marketing Tips, Networking Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing, networking tips

What Happened After They Told Me I Couldn’t Write (True Story)

February 9, 2015 By guestpost Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

A Guest Post from Jeff Herring Content Marketing is a great way to build your online business. The problem is that most people who teach it stop at the point of creating content. While creating profitable content is essential, there is so much more you can do with your content. That’s why I expand Content Marketing into the 5 […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips, Writing, Writing Non-Fiction, Writing Tips Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, live webinar, marketing, non-fiction authors, Webinars

Get the ‘Author Advantage’

January 30, 2015 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

An important part of publishing your book is the book description. The cover draws the reader in, but the description seals the deal. However, many authors find that summarizing their book in just a few paragraphs isn’t as easy as it sounds. And doing so in a way that entices readers… well, that’s even harder. […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Marketing Tips, Product Reviews Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, book review, essential books, marketing, publishing, tools for authors, Writing Advice

4 Things You Need To Know (before publishing your book)

January 15, 2015 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

The saying “If you build it, they will come” isn’t true for authors. Just because you write a book, doesn’t mean that people will buy it or read it. In this post, I share four things authors need to know (preferably before they ever publish their book). 4 Things You Need To Know 1. Who […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Editing, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Self-Publishing Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing, publishing, self publishing

How to Decorate Your Website This Christmas

December 5, 2014 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I LOVE Christmas!!! It’s my favorite time of the year. I love the lights, the music, and pretty much everything about it. So this morning, I updated my website for the Christmas season. (You can check it out here: www.paulandheatherhart.com) In this post, I want to share how you can do the same. 3 Ways To Update […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: author websites, authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, Holiday Marketing, marketing

60+ Thanksgiving Hashtags

November 21, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Hashtags are a great way to increase the visibility of your Tweets. They can also be used on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and other social media sites as well. With that in mind, we want to share 60+ hashtags you can use in your marketing this Thanksgiving. (You can learn more about hashtags here.) 15 Thanksgiving […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, hashtags for authors, marketing, social media marketing, twitter marketing

How to Schedule Facebook Posts on Your Author Page for Maximum Exposure

October 28, 2014 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Scheduling Posts on Facebook

As authors, social media can take up quite a bit of our time that might be better spent doing other marketing or writing activities. One way I have found to combat the time I spend on social media is by taking one day a week to pre-schedule some of my facebook posts. In this tutorial, […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Facebook, Social Media Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, facebook, get exposure, marketing, productivity tips, social media marketing, tools for authors

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