Steven Capps published a guest post on The Story Reading Ape’s blog that might help many of us with our internet marketing! Thank you Steven and Chris!
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According to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) over two million books have been published this year. That does include everything written before or all of the books that will be published in the future. If I had a penny for every hundred books ever published, I’d certainly have a lot more pennies than I do now. While this statistic seems a bit detached, it is crucial for your success as an author. In order for a reader to find your book, you have worse than a one in two million chance.
There is one major problem with this statistic; launching a book isn’t the same as buying a lottery ticket. Luck might be a bit of a factor, but if you are not seeing sales, there is likely something you are doing wrong. I know this sounds harsh, and no…
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Thanks so much for reblogging this! I am super excited to see your other content.
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It’s a great article! Thanks for permitting me to re-blog it. It’s so very helpful to Newbies like me. Thank you.
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No problem, and sharing content is like the biggest compliment you can give me. If you don’t mind me asking, what kind of stuff do you write?
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I write fantasy and paranormal romance. 🙂
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That is awesome! I write fantasy as well, but I haven’t gotten anything published in that genre yet. Do you prefer long or short form?
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I’m working on a series of novels and novellas… so, I would say: I’ve got a tendency to the long form. LOL
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Thanks for re-blogging Aurora 😀 XXX
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It was my pleasure, Chris. 😀
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I appreciate this writer’s take on the proper ratio of product-promotion and content. His one to ten ratio is, in my opinion, just about perfect. It’s exactly what I try for in my email messages to subscribers and it works great. Wonderful post, thanks for sharing it.
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