
Where to Start with Marketing & Media Planning for How-To or Self-Growth Books
We all start with marketing somewhere, and I was a floundering beginner for many years. My first attempt: digital printing to self-publish a book in 1996 called The Total Image Manual. I sold it through flyers to business boxes and a very expensive print ad. Thankfully, options have gotten less risky in the book marketing game and now we can leverage a personal brand, upload to YouTube, and if clever in angling it, seek free mass media coverage. Actioning a Marketing & Media Plan You may already realise that taking a book to market is one of the hardest parts of being an author. It is hard to both plan the right tactics for you (tailored to your strengths) and confidently carry out those promotion tactics, week after week. It brings out our inner imposter or makes us feel like a…
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