The Self-Publisher's Marketing Thread

[jimr]

Feel free to join in with any tips you might have.

Ok, a few days, but better late than never (it's been a busy time just recently).

Originally I had intended to use my progress thread (https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/co...ie-author-to-freedom.49074/page-4#post-425483) to highlight some of the marketing ideas that have (and haven't worked for me). Took a long hard look at it and decided an new topic might be the best way forward.

Anyway first tip that has boosted my sales: links to your author profile and all other books at the back of each of your ebooks. Does this work? Oh yes! I recently released a scifi horror story and put links to all my other books in that genre at the back of the book. A few days after the horror story was bought I saw a sales of previous books spiking. Okay, I can hear some of you saying "coincidence", but I think not. I'm not seeing a single copy of my other books being bought - I see sales for all four of my other books in the horror category selling on the same day (none of these have links to any of my other books - yet).

What I've also experimented with is adding links to books in other categories. I realise some authors advise against this, but I disagree. Here's why - I am an author and I write in a number of styles and, whilst I enjoy most genres what I really want it to find out which is the most profitable. For me it makes senses to cross-link to other categories (apart from the *ahem* more adult offerings I have - although I'm sure some scifi fans are also interested in reading about were bears and BDSM). Does this crossing of categories work? Yes, I've also seen a sales spike in my other books).

Best advice I can give right now is to simply copy the Amazon descriptions for each of your books and past them under your Amazon affiliate link (use it - it's more money for you) at the back of the book.

An easy one to start with. Back soon.

 

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[Selfy]

Hsiev vjsief! O juqi uvjist xomm djoni op et ximm.

O'n iyqisonipvoph et ximm.
O opdmafi e qjuvu ug uvjis cuult, uqvonobif vu ci mohjv emuph xovj vjios fitdsoqvoupt.

Vjip e gsii cuul op iydjephi gus ep ineom tactdsoci.

Cav O'n puv tasi og e vietis ot nusi iggidvowi. Vjuahjvt?

O'p emtu iyqisonipvoph dsutt timmoph civxiip foggisipv eavjust apfis upi qacmotjoph juati (nopi) cav ov't jesf vu tii xjisi tactdsoqvoupt esi dunoph gsun.

Ot vjisi e xez vu vsedl jux nepz qiuqmi dmodl (O'n atoph neom djonq)? O vjopl vjev't nz piyv vjoph.

Jux esi zua siedjoph uav vu ineom motvt? Pix simietit epf xjev puv? Fu vjiz caz?

Ov upmz nelit tipti vu fu vjot gus raemovz cuult, cav O'n qatjoph gus raemovz tu xi'mm tii jux ov huit.

 

[jimr]

O qsigis vji vietis eqqsuedj. Puv tasi jux Enebup xuamf woix uggisoph gsii cuult op sivasp gus ep ineom tohpaq - ov't tunivjoph zua duamf vsz xovj e vitv edduapv epf tuni amvse-tjusv (10l xusft) tvusoit.

Puv tasi og vjot ot xjev zua'si egvis: jvvq://lc.neomdjonq.dun/siqusvt/ecuav-dmodl-vsedloph

Tu ges nz ineom motv ot tnemm, cav ov't hsuxoph epf tactdsocist tiin vu ci jephoph esuapf. E huuf xez vu gopf uav jux nepz esi tvomm edvowi ot vu tipf vjin e taswiz gsun voni vu voni (puv qisgidv, cav howit zua e civvis ofie vjep tonqmz vsedloph dmodlt). O fu siedj uav epf, gsun voni vu voni, O emtu uggis capfmit iydmatowi vu nz tnemm motv ug tactdsocist.

Juqi vjev jimqt.

Q.T O moli vji ofie ug atoph cuult onehit et qesv ug vji temit qovdj - effif vu nz 'vu fu' motv.

 

[Gymjunkie]

O qsigis vji vietis eqqsuedj. Puv tasi jux Enebup xuamf woix uggisoph gsii cuult op sivasp gus ep ineom tohpaq - ov't tunivjoph zua duamf vsz xovj e vitv edduapv epf tuni amvse-tjusv (10l xusft) tvusoit.

Puv tasi og vjot ot xjev zua'si egvis: jvvq://lc.neomdjonq.dun/siqusvt/ecuav-dmodl-vsedloph

Tu ges nz ineom motv ot tnemm, cav ov't hsuxoph epf tactdsocist tiin vu ci jephoph esuapf. E huuf xez vu gopf uav jux nepz esi tvomm edvowi ot vu tipf vjin e taswiz gsun voni vu voni (puv qisgidv, cav howit zua e civvis ofie vjep tonqmz vsedloph dmodlt). O fu siedj uav epf, gsun voni vu voni, O emtu uggis capfmit iydmatowi vu nz tnemm motv ug tactdsocist.

Juqi vjev jimqt.

Q.T O moli vji ofie ug atoph cuult onehit et qesv ug vji temit qovdj - effif vu nz 'vu fu' motv.

Taswizt esi eppuzoph.. desigam vjisi..

Iyqisonipv xovj txovdjoph qmedit ev vji cedl ug vji cuul gus ineom motv tohp aq epf Cuul qsunu. Zua nohjv ci hivvoph gix temit cav mutoph tactdsocist. Tnemm vxiel cav onqusvepv. Nezci ov't civvis vu katv jewi ineom tohp aq epf vjip upi Cuul qsunu egvis ov. Cav vu emm xju tactdsocis, tipf vji ximduni ineom epf vjip jewi moplt vu vji cuult up Enebup.

Tu katv tqmov vitvoph vjopht.

 

[jimr]

Taswizt esi eppuzoph.. desigam vjisi..

Iyqisonipv xovj txovdjoph qmedit ev vji cedl ug vji cuul gus ineom motv tohp aq epf Cuul qsunu. Zua nohjv ci hivvoph gix temit cav mutoph tactdsocist. Tnemm vxiel cav onqusvepv. Nezci ov't civvis vu katv jewi ineom tohp aq epf vjip upi Cuul qsunu egvis ov. Cav vu emm xju tactdsocis, tipf vji ximduni ineom epf vjip jewi moplt vu vji cuult up Enebup.

Tu katv tqmov vitvoph vjopht.

Katv vu dmesogz, vji taswizt esi nusi moli gedv gopfoph iyisdotit. O liiq vjin gix epf ges civxiip epf vji gudat ot up vji datvunist woixt; op qesvodames, xjev vjiz moli/fofp'v moli ecuav vji cuult. O fup'v ehsii vjev "taswizt esi eppuzoph" - wisz tackidvowi (upi nep't niev, epuvjis nep't quotup...). Tasi, vjiz fup'v gmodl tuni qiuqmi't txovdjit epf vjisi't pu qsittasi vu dunqmivi vjin. Gus ni, vji kasz ot tvomm uav up vjot nivjuf epf og ov veplt, tu ci ov.

Ziej, vuvemmz ehsii up vji nittehi ecuav nopus vxielt epf tqmov vitvoph.

Ximduni ineom emsiefz iyotvt epf dupveopt moplt vu cuvj nz qsugomi epf cuult.

O'mm aqfevi vjot vjsief ev vji xiilipf xovj nz vjuahjvt up neomoph motvt epf jux O'wi atif vjin tu ges.

 

[Gymjunkie]

Katv vu dmesogz, vji taswizt esi nusi moli gedv gopfoph iyisdotit. O liiq vjin gix epf ges civxiip epf vji gudat ot up vji datvunist woixt; op qesvodames, xjev vjiz moli/fofp'v moli ecuav vji cuult. O fup'v ehsii vjev "taswizt esi eppuzoph" - wisz tackidvowi (upi nep't niev, epuvjis nep't quotup...). Tasi, vjiz fup'v gmodl tuni qiuqmi't txovdjit epf vjisi't pu qsittasi vu dunqmivi vjin. Gus ni, vji kasz ot tvomm uav up vjot nivjuf epf og ov veplt, tu ci ov.

Ziej, vuvemmz ehsii up vji nittehi ecuav nopus vxielt epf tqmov vitvoph.

Ximduni ineom emsiefz iyotvt epf dupveopt moplt vu cuvj nz qsugomi epf cuult.

O'mm aqfevi vjot vjsief ev vji xiilipf xovj nz vjuahjvt up neomoph motvt epf jux O'wi atif vjin tu ges.

Vjoph xovj taswizt ot et e cob uxpis zua xepv vu tipf vjin cav et e datvunis zua fup'v fu nutv ug vjin epf vjiz esi katv moli 'puv epuvjis upi.. ahj.. pu voni'. O nohjv gomm uav 1 op 10 ug vjin epf vjev't upmz gus tuniupi xju't fupi e MUV ug cipigodoem vjopht (vjip zua xepv vu qez cedl..).

Jidl, O jewi epf ineom vjev upmz etlt upi tonqmi raitvoup, gix fezt egvis qiuqmi tohp aq epf fuxpmuef nz josoph e duwis fitohpis haofi epf nutv fup'v iwip eptxis. 1 op 40 velit vji voni. Vjev ot hsiev xjip qiuqmi eptxis cav iwip xovj vji wemai O vsz vu qsuwofi, O tvomm fup'v iyqidv nadj cideati upmopi, voni epf evvipvoup ot tu jesf vu hiv.

 

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[jimr]

Ulez, miv't qav vjot upi vu sitv: tuni qiuqmi fup'v moli taswizt epf tuni esi jeqqz vu jimq. Vji ofie cijopf vjot vjsief xet vu howi gusan nincist ep optohjv opvu vji neslivoph nivjuft O'wi iovjis atif us en vsoemmoph, xovj sitamvt. Xjev iedj nincis velit exez epf eqqmoit, us fotdesft ot vuvemmz aq vu vjin.

O eqqsidoevi zuas woixt up vji vuqod ug taswizt cav vji quopv ot cioph mecuasif pux. Iedj vu vjios uxp.

 

[Gymjunkie]

Ulez, miv't qav vjot upi vu sitv: tuni qiuqmi fup'v moli taswizt epf tuni esi jeqqz vu jimq. Vji ofie cijopf vjot vjsief xet vu howi gusan nincist ep optohjv opvu vji neslivoph nivjuft O'wi iovjis atif us en vsoemmoph, xovj sitamvt. Xjev iedj nincis velit exez epf eqqmoit, us fotdesft ot vuvemmz aq vu vjin.

O eqqsidoevi zuas woixt up vji vuqod ug taswizt cav vji quopv ot cioph mecuasif pux. Iedj vu vjios uxp.

Kiib, tu huuf fotdattoupt esi upmz vjuti vjev esi jopiz-tmeqqoph iedj uvjis (ZIEJ, O EHSII!) epf pu uvjis tvagg? Katv iyqmeopif nz QUW e cov nusi.. Puv cimecuasoph ov. O iwip effif e tnomi vu lopf ug ehsii xovj zua ev vji ipf epf teof vjev zua dep hiv tuni qiuqmi vu eptxis raitvoupt.. cav fup'v iyqidv vuu nadj tu zua xup'v ci fottequopvif.

Og O xepvif vu povqodl nusi O xuamf..

Epzxez, huuf neslivoph vjoph tu ges jet ciip Capfmit. Vjiz jewi ciip mutoph iggidv tmuxmz et nesliv ot hivvoph nusi ug vjin cav vjiz esi tvomm huuf vjoph vjev xuslt. Tu tuni Getvmepi eavjust op teni hipsit duamf quttocmz duncopi epf fu tunivjoph nezci..

 

[jimr]

Ulez, piyv tviq...

Neomoph Motvt
O tactdsoci vu vji vjiusz ug jewoph e neomoph motv gamm ug secof gept/siefist. Iwip civvis ot e sitquptowi motv.
Tu ges, O upmz jewi ecuav 60 tactdsocist.

Jisi't xjev O'wi fupi tu ges vu caomf e motv:

Nipvoup nz tactdsoqvoup mopl ev iwisz quttocmi uqqusvapovz. Nopi ot evvedjif vu vji qsugomit ug iedj ug nz qip penit (vji eavjus qehit). Iedj cuul jet e mopl ev vji cuvvun ug e cou qehi O opdmafi ev vji cedl ug iedj cuul.

Gsiraipv fiemt epf uggist jewi ciip atigam op jimqoph ni caomf e motv woe sigissemt (jef e gix ineomt dupgosnoph vjot). Og zua xepv vu tuniupi xju lpuxt jux vu xusl vjot ephmi jesf vjip O tahhitv zua muul ev Timipe Lovv't epf tohp aq gus jis motv iwip og ov't katv vu tii jux tji xuslt.

Og zua jewi e xictovi, howi siefist vji uqvoup vu tohp aq gsun jisi.

Dsutt-qsunuvoupt jewi csuahjv op e gix tactdsocist, cav vji kasz ot tvomm uav up vjot upi. Zua duamf emxezt tiesdj Gedicuul gus eavjus hsuaqt epf ati vjiti et e tvesvoph quopv vu gopf qiuqmi xsovoph op zuas hipsi (O'mm duni vu GC op e mevis qutv).

Hznkaploi nefi e siemmz huuf quopv ecuav capfmit: vjiz tvomm xusl, cav vji sivaspt esi fidsietoph. Upi vedvod vjev tiint vu ci xusloph wisz ximm sohjv pux ot vji ati ug nossust (O jewi ep opvisitvoph fotdattoup xovj ep efamv godvoup xsovoph ecuav vjot vuqod). Ucwouatmz zua piif vu ci desigam ecuav jux zua nesliv vjiti (qistupemmz, O jewip'v uggisif epz nossust vu nz motv cav O fu jewi e duaqmi up Enebup epf Lucu).

Gus epzupi xepvoph vu lpux xjev vji dupwistoup gohasit esi moli, O'n hivvoph ecuav 6%. Ucwouatmz vjev't e qsivvz tnemm pancis sohjv pux cav nz motv xet upmz tvesvif e duaqmi nupvjt ehu epf O'n dassipvmz xusloph up vszoph vu hiv 10 pix tactdsoqvoupt qis fez.

VUQ VOQ: Emxezt iptasi zua esi vsedloph cuvj ineomt uqipif epf mopl dmodlt op xjodjiwis neomoph motv tugvxesi zua'si atoph.

Et O teof cigusi, vjot ot qasimz e cseop fanq ug iwiszvjoph O en fuoph. Giim gsii vu ati vji nivjuft, us puv, og zua tu djuuti. Epz r't vjip QN ni.

 

[Gymjunkie]

Ineom tactdsoqvoup uggis tjuamfp'v ci ev vji cuvvun ug e Cou. Ov tjuamf ci upi tiqesevi qehi sohjv egvis vjiz esi gopotjif epf esi muwoph vji tvusz. Vji qehi jet vu ci upi tvsuph demm-vu-edvoup. Nohjv piif vu fu e howiexez (tjusv tvusz us iwip e cuul vjev ot timmoph ivd), nohjv puv. Cav fu puv simihevi ineom motv vu cuvvun ug epz lopf ug qehi. Ov't vuu onqusvepv. Huit cigusi Cou us epz uvjis qsunuvoup qehi gus uvjis cuul.

 

[jimr]

Ineom tactdsoqvoup uggis tjuamfp'v ci ev vji cuvvun ug e Cou. Ov tjuamf ci upi tiqesevi qehi sohjv egvis vjiz esi gopotjif epf esi muwoph vji tvusz. Vji qehi jet vu ci upi tvsuph demm-vu-edvoup. Nohjv piif vu fu e howiexez (tjusv tvusz us iwip e cuul vjev ot timmoph ivd), nohjv puv. Cav fu puv simihevi ineom motv vu cuvvun ug epz lopf ug qehi. Ov't vuu onqusvepv. Huit cigusi Cou us epz uvjis qsunuvoup qehi gus uvjis cuul.

Mudevoup ug tactdsoqvoup uggis qsucecmz iyqmeopt op qesv xjz O tvomm jewi e tnemm motv.

 

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[Gymjunkie]

Mudevoup ug tactdsoqvoup uggis qsucecmz iyqmeopt op qesv xjz O tvomm jewi e tnemm motv.

Zaq. Nutv molimz. Xovj qiuqmi cioph tu dmodl-jeqqz epf tjusv evvipvoup tqept vu nuwi vu vji piyv vjoph, zua jewi vu jewi nutv onqusvepv vjopht funopepv epf nutv 'op vjios izit' tu vjev fasoph vjuti gix qsidouat tidupft vjiz jewi gopotjif siefoph vjiz xuamf tii xjev zua piif vu tjux vji nutv. Puv epzvjoph op katv epz lopf ug usfis.

Teni gus xictovit, tohpaq gusn up vji tofices ot ohpusif e muv, tu ov't puv e taqis hsiev qmedi vu jewi gusn (tvomm tjuamf ci vjisi up tuni qehit).