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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

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

Do You Need a Distributor for Your Books?

August 11, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Writing a book takes a lot of work, so making sure it’s available for readers to buy is pretty important. So how do you make your book available? Do you need to hire a distribution company? That’s the question that Polly asked us before our last Q&A session. You can watch the video clip where we […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Business Tagged With: book distribution, Book Marketing, get exposure, marketing, tools for authors

Why Should You Go On A Blog Tour? An Interview with A. Terry

July 31, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

The number of ways available to authors to market their books is endless. However, we believe some marketing activities yield greater results than others. One of those activities is going on a blog tour. Hi Alana, we are really excited about your new book, “How to Promote a Book with a Blog Tour,” so let’s […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Interview, Marketing Tips Tagged With: authors, blog hosts, Blog Tours, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, guest blogging, marketing, places to promote, tools for authors

{Giveaway} Social Media Marketing Graphics Pack

July 26, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Do you use social media to market your books? If not, chances are that you are missing out on some major visibility and networking opportunities. Social media platforms can be great places to connect with readers, network with other authors, and promote your book. In honor of the power of social media, we are hosting […]

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Book Marketing with Videos – An Interview with Katie Davis

June 21, 2014 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I’m honored to be able to interview Video Marketing Maven, Katie Davis on our blog today. For those of you who don’t know Katie, her books, published by Harcourt, S&S, and HarperCollins, have sold over a quarter of a million copies. Which is why she then published How to Promote Your Children’s Book: Tips, Tricks, and […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, Google+ hangouts, hangouts on air, marketing, video marketing, videos, youtube

Is Video Marketing the New Way to Go on Tour?

June 19, 2014 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

More and more I’m hearing of authors who try their hand at live events saying that they feel like they have wasted their time. They spent 5 hours sitting behind a table and only sold one book. They spent their time at the library or book store and read their book to a group of […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, live events, live webinar, marketing, places to promote, tools for authors, video marketing, videos, Webinars

How to Increase Your Chances of a New York Times Book Review

June 16, 2014 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Every author has different goals. I once heard an author say that they would only count themselves successful if their book was reviewed in the New York Times. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but when doing some research this week, I found out that the New York Times Book Review has an […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Marketing Tips Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, marketing, places to promote

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