From One Author to Another: Marketing Advice for Self-Publishing Writers - E-book - ePub

Assembling helpful marketing advice and guideposts for promoting your self-published writings often appears like a trek through a cloistered forest. The industry is so relatively new that there is minimal precedent to draw upon and few established strategies guaranteeing success. The self-publishing industry is an evolving landscape of financial and exposure promise supplanting a formerly rigid and longstanding business model currently crumbling and fragmenting.
Each writer becomes a trailblazer. Self-publishing is not a competition. There is no finishing tape. Writing has no retirement age. You may construct literature, profiles or lifestyle text until you can no longer lift a pen or tap a keystroke. You may not become an acknowledged success within your lifetime. The elemental act of writing, completing a manuscript and publishing however is achievement.
Many individuals claim that they are writers without following up by actively composing. Within our often-sedentary universe of spectators, there still exist niches for fresh voices and visions. The marketing advice offered is sourced straight from personal experience. The articulation and explanation process is still being shaped and refined, just as the influence of the Internet upon the publishing industry remains fluid.
My observations are neither self-serving nor ego driven. I want you to succeed as an author on your terms. I hope that I may contribute towards your continued productivity. Whatever pathway you embark upon, keep your creative output continuous. Marketing is an important element in the process, but ultimately, your output is the measurement. Self-publishing may become the best tool to amplify your message.
EDITION CONTENT:The Essential Economics of the Printing IndustryFinancial Realities Behind Being PublishedCalculating CompensationThe Uncertain State of the Traditional Publishing IndustryEmerging Online Reading HabitsWhy Self Publishing Makes Economic SenseA Fresh Dependency and Integration of Social MediaMaximizing Your Social Media Exposure and ReachContent Community Websites Including TikTok, YouTube, X, Instagram and PinterestSocial Networking WebsitesWeblogs and BlogsA Writer's WebsiteDetermining Philosophy, Theme, Design, and ContentWebsite Building Programs and Accompanying ServicesRecruiting Designers, Software and Template Module LayoutsPersonalizing Your Public Face and AppealDrawing Traffic to Your Social Media Pages and WebsiteQualifying Your Visitor TrafficListing and Ranking on Popular Search Engines and IndexesPurchasing Website TrafficCultivating Revenue StreamsAmazon and Kindle Direct PublishingSubmitting Electronic and Bound Book ManuscriptsImportant Author Marketing and Promotional ProgramsAdvertising Strategies on AmazonKeywords, Bidding Tactics and International Marketplace AccessBarnes and Noble, Google Books, Smashwords as Sales OutletsCultivating Media Exposure and Targeting Email MarketingThe Realities and Strategies Behind Email MarketingPress Release Submission Guidelines and Cultivating ContactsMailing Lists and Permission Based EmailBook Marketing and Publishing ServicesThe Realities Behind Publishing Industry Soliciting ServicesWhat Book Marketing Services Do and Don't ProvideMaintaining Publishing Ownership RightsArtificial Intelligence (AI) AuthoringTechnological Innovation and Free Speech or Piracy?Future Concerns Regarding the Direction of Unregulated TechnologyPrint and Electronic Media Book EditorsThe Importance of Cultivating Positive Book ReviewsInternet Publishing and Website Directory of Services