In the past couple weeks, we’ve talked about practical steps you can take to begin marketing you and your book even before you’re published. Read the first six steps here. 2/12 post Read the next seven steps here. 2/19 post Here are seven more! 14) Start building a newsletter list. Even if you don’t feel you’re ready to start a newsletter yet, it’s never too early to begin building a contact list. But note: You should NEVER add someone to an email list if they haven’t opted in. Simply let people know you’re planning to begin a newsletter in the future and give them the option to subscribe. 15) Enter contests. One of the best reasons to enter a contest is feedback, but let’s say you do well in a […]
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One Thing Marketing: Marketing Before You’re Published Part 2
Today we’re continuing our discussion on practical steps you can take to start marketing you and your book before you’re contracted. Last week we covered the first six tips. Here are the next seven: 7) Keep a list of research contacts. Anytime you contact someone for research help—or really anything book-related—add his contact information to your ongoing list. These are people who are guaranteed to be interested in your project because they played a part in it! Thus, they will be great word-of-mouth marketers in the future. 8) Business cards—have them, use them! The young’uns among us may feel business cards are old school. But when you’re serious about marketing and building a network of professional contacts, business cards are incredibly handy. Let’s say you meet a Lifeway Store buyer […]
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