Jan Fischer Wade's Blog – September 2011 Archive (6)
QR Codes: Get Yours Now to Market Yourself and Your Work!
Quick Response Codes! I think they are also called 'Semapedia Tags'. They are those two-dimensional, square bar codes, with lots of tiny boxes, that can be read by most smart phones. You put them on physical things, like business cards, posters, t-shirts, books, stickers (to stick on things!), billboards, etc.
The smart phone user scans the code and POOF!!! There are a number of things that can happen! They can…
ContinueAdded by Jan Fischer Wade on September 30, 2011 at 12:07pm — 4 Comments
List of Weak Words to Seach for While Editing! Print and Save This!
Today I am not blogging about book marketing! Shocking, I know!!! Instead, I am posting about writing mechanics. So, here we go!
Show, don't tell is a direction often given to writers to…
ContinueAdded by Jan Fischer Wade on September 23, 2011 at 6:30am — 9 Comments
Authors: Ideas to Promote Each Other - Reciprocity is Golden!
One of the best and cheapest ways to get your name and book out there is to trade with other authors. Yup, it is "I'll post your stuff on mine and you post my stuff on yours." First find authors who share a common genre or theme with you - targeting the right audience is key! Play nice and make friends with them! : )
If you want to add your genre and blog…
ContinueAdded by Jan Fischer Wade on September 16, 2011 at 6:30am — 14 Comments
Cover Art Contests & Awards
Another way to market your book is to enter cover art contests! Wouldn't a cover art award be great to promote on your website? After you enter, make sure to spread the word everywhere so that you get lots of voters to the site(s)!!
Here are some I have found:
http://www.booksinsync.com/bookcovercontest.html…
Added by Jan Fischer Wade on September 13, 2011 at 6:30am — 2 Comments
Some Sites to Bookmark: Useful Info for Book Marketing!
Okay, today I am not going to overwhelm you with a huge post. Instead, I am going to overwhelm your marketing senses by sharing just a few great book marketing sites (informational sites, not 'pay me to market your book'). Just click on them and add them to your favorites, then browse at your leisure, or when you need info on a certain topic. Have fun!
Continue
Added by Jan Fischer Wade on September 6, 2011 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments
Drive By Book Signings!!
Your book is out there, on bookstore shelves. Now what? Feel like taking a road trip? A great idea to sell books off of shelves is to go around to bookstores that stock your book and sign them. Books that are autographed sell better - an autograph adds value to your printed book - customers are drawn to them. The best time to do drive by signings is soon after your book is released.
Here's how to go about doing your own drive by book signings:
1) Order stickers…
ContinueAdded by Jan Fischer Wade on September 2, 2011 at 10:30am — 4 Comments
Latest Blog Posts
- Interview with Ebenezer's Locker author Anne Johnson! *New Release*
- Why Can't the Dead Just Follow the Light and Leave Stephanie Alone???
- Kids on Summer Vacation Take on a Mystery!!!
- Desert Fire: H.M. Prevost GIVEAWAY!
- Billy Cooper's Awesome Nightmare: The first of the Wickware Sagas!!!!
- Witnissing your parents' murder and living in fear.... Welcome Emerald Barnes!
- "Once Again" by Amy Durham.... Reincarnation???
Most Popular Blog Posts
- Authors: List of Popular Book Review Blogs!
- Share Your Twitter Handle! Twitter roll call for all Book Bloggers!
- Authors: Ideas to Promote Each Other - Reciprocity is Golden!
- Bling to Market Your Book!!! Cheap, Easy and FUN!!! You Gotta Love Vistaprint!
- Social Communities: Build your name and brand through networking
- Book Review Blogs with Massive Followers!
- Scheduling Automatic Tweets! What's the best app out there?? Please share!
Blog Topics by Tags
- marketing (24)
- promotion (15)
- debut (10)
- fiction (10)
- release (10)
- novel (8)
- ya (7)
- twitter (6)
- summer (6)
- books (6)
- fantasy (6)
- publicity (6)
- giveaway (5)
- romance (5)
- authors (5)
- paranormal (5)
- social media (5)
- book (5)
- free (5)
- YA (5)
- #marketing (5)
- mystery (4)
- websites (4)
- teen (4)
- tween (3)
- series (3)
- interview (3)
- writers (3)
- blogs (3)
- editing (3)
- yabook (3)
- promote (3)
- facebook (3)
- launch (3)
- publishers (3)
- reading (3)
- reviews (2)
- cover (2)
- craft (2)
- self (2)
- novels (2)
- deals (2)
- author (2)
- party (2)
- volnek (2)
- social (2)
- indie (2)
- yabooks (2)
- supernatural (2)
- young (2)
- Twitter (2)
- teens (2)
- publishing (2)
- ads (2)
- tour (2)
- adult (2)
- contests (1)
- reviewers (1)
- 'launch (1)
- ghost dog (1)
- travel (1)
- adveritising (1)
- cost (1)
- 'social (1)
- ghosts (1)
- tumblr (1)
- advertising (1)
- networking (1)
- roanoke island (1)
- 0.99 (1)
- age (1)
- new (1)
- 1.99 (1)
- guest (1)
- tweeps (1)
- agents (1)
- night (1)
- craig (1)
- searching for my wand (1)
- Books (1)
- halloween (1)
- tweet (1)
- amazon (1)
- nook (1)
- crime (1)
- secrets (1)
- Codes (1)
- hashtags (1)
- tweetchat (1)
- appearances (1)
- crossed (1)
- Dracwald (1)
- hastags (1)
- art (1)
- semapedia (1)
- Emily's (1)
- heroes (1)
- verstraete (1)
- of (1)
- out (1)
© 2013 Created by Tricia.
Powered by
