get spent on new authors You have to be SMART about how you use your time TIPS and TRICKS - find the ones that work best for your budget and time management
Post once a week • TIME COMMITMENT: 5-10 minutes a week • Search: “Historical Fiction”, “Christian”, “Suspense”… • Create MEMES using Canva or PicMonkey
Post once a week • TIME COMMITMENT: 5-10 minutes a week • COST: $0 to ~$10/month • Search: “Historical Fiction”, “Christian”, “Suspense”… • Create MEMES using Canva or PicMonkey
Schedule to start near debut date of book • Plan ~20 stops for best results I RECOMMEND: • Use a blog tour service • Find a service that will do genre specific blogs • Offer a GRAND prize
Schedule to start near debut date of book • Plan ~20 stops for best results I RECOMMEND: • Use a blog tour service • Find a service that will do genre specific blogs • Schedule a mix of interviews, reviews, blogs, and spotlights • Offer a GRAND prize
times a day, for a month MONEY: • $50-$??? • Realistically, plan on $400 • It is a big commitment, but it is one of the better investments • This is so you can respond to comments on the blogs
About your life, your ham sandwich, etc • T weet/post about your book(s) no more than 20% of the time • Memes, “this day in history”, pics, etc • I RECOMMEND: Post/T weet 2-3 times a day on each
About your life, your ham sandwich, etc • T weet/post about your book(s) no more than 20% of the time • Memes, “this day in history”, pics, etc • I RECOMMEND: Post/T weet 2-3 times a day on each • T witter
About your life, your ham sandwich, etc • T weet/post about your book(s) no more than 20% of the time • Memes, “this day in history”, pics, etc • I RECOMMEND: Post/T weet 2-3 times a day on each • T witter • Facebook
About your life, your ham sandwich, etc • T weet/post about your book(s) no more than 20% of the time • Memes, “this day in history”, pics, etc • I RECOMMEND: Post/T weet 2-3 times a day on each • T witter • Facebook • Facebook Author Page
with time management • TIME COMMITMENT: 10 minutes/day (roughly) • Should have three social media outlets • If you are not here, make small, manageable goals to get here
with time management • TIME COMMITMENT: 10 minutes/day (roughly) • MONEY: $0 - $240/year (the cost of Hootsuite/Buffer) • Should have three social media outlets • If you are not here, make small, manageable goals to get here
• Include something of value to the reader • Recipes • Sneak peeks/first views • Give them an inside glimpse into your life/journey • Any freebies or contests you know about • Offer something for signing up • http://saraturnquist.com/list
• MONEY: $0 unless your e-mail list gets too big • The time to write a novella/short story • T o grow your list, visit the Marketing Brainstorming Session
• encourage & support you • T ypically they are the ones who get ARCs and have the first reviews up when your book premiers • Run “mini-contests” for your T ribe • name a character • everyone who does 8 of these 10 things is entered to win • tweeting/posting/hashtagging about you
• first view to them, then to whole newsletter, then to FB I RECOMMEND TIME/MONEY COMMITMENT • you get out what you put in time wise • a $5 Starbucks card here, a $50 amazon card there…it can add up
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