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Pay to Play Book Media and Marketing
Book Marketing

Steer Clear of Pay-to-Play Book Media

Indie author, you thought you were in the clear because you chose your own editors and designers and uploaded your books and didn’t get caught in hybrid or vanity publisher fees. Or maybe you did.Either way, there are more sharks waiting for you: it’s called Pay-to-Play Media and Marketing. Pay-to-play means hiring a company or individual to ‘guarantee’ your brand a mention in a publication, for a fee.There are all kinds: paid reviews, paid upfront (higher than $99) book awards, book fair…
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Engage the world in book creation
Book Marketing

Engage the World in Your Book Creation to Engage an Audience

In the 1990s I went to see a band called TISM. This is Serious Mum is an anonymous, energetic rock band which riffs on social themes and is quite ‘out there’. Now what has this got to do with book creation and engaging an audience, you might ask?  (Engagement is key to creating a buzz pre-launch and post-launch.) Three things:Suburban and urban themes, real hypocrisy Energy Novel ideas – no idea is too out thereBring the energy to your Category of OneNow let’s…
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ramp up a personal brand with new AI tools
Book Marketing, Personal Branding

How to Ramp Up a Personal Brand with Canva’s New AI Tools

Why Canva? Well, 16 million paying subscribers and 150 million free monthly users believe it’s the tool that will make their content marketing sing. Some of us (like me) also use it to make workbooks, business cards, brochures or beautiful pitch decks.Canva can be used for anything visual, and that’s why it’s great for promoting books.I have already done plenty of mockups with my book cover in different variants. For my personal profile on Facebook, Magic Edit replaced a boring background with…
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Marketing your Book Ultimate Guide
Book Marketing

Marketing Your Book: The Ultimate Guide

‍Why Book Marketing is Crucial for SuccessWriting a book is often a long labour that you’ve poured your heart and soul into, along with your trusted editor. But what good is a masterpiece if nobody knows about it? Along with planning, book marketing is the key to ensuring that your masterpiece reaches its intended audience and achieves the success it deserves.Effective book marketing and media planning are crucial, firstly because they help to generate awareness about your book. With so many books…
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Brand Hub at Canva
Book Marketing, Personal Branding

Selling Personal Branding to a Sceptic

I often imagine a sceptical consultant, leaning on his metaphorical shovel, and asking, “I’ve already got a brand, why do I need a personal brand too?” The latest book, out soon, My Personal Brand covers much of this reasoning in detail, so here are the crib notes. (Incidentally, ‘sceptic’ is spelled with a ‘c’ in British English.) Click to view.Get 5 Tips to Get Unstuck as a Thought Leader – in printable format.A Personal Brand will carry more trust. While companies can build up…
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self-help book marketing
Book Marketing,

Self-Help and the Book Marketing Dilemma

Self-Help authors: How many times have you read about authoring a different type of format (like low content) and followed it down a rabbit hole? Let alone considering all those different ways to promote various books… Writing self-help workbooks, planners, books and creating online courses is great — but getting people to know about them can be daunting. When contemplating book marketing, you hear about Facebook advertising, Instagram reels and Group curation methods. I followed many a fast-talking marketer down a new rabbit hole.…
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