I probably spend as much time thinking as I do writing
and promoting. Thinking about my next chapter, thinking about the situation my
characters are in and thinking about how to promote the books I have already
published.
Large publishing companies have advertising budgets at
their disposal and can, if they choose, make huge splashes in top selling magazines
increasing the sales of their author(s) by several factors. Individual authors
do not generally have such a resource, but still have the need to widen their
audience. Advertising can be prohibited because of the cost, but more and more successful
Blog sites, with high hits, are offering advertising for authors at a cost that
is reasonable. The price is usually for
4 weeks or a month, so not locking an author into a long and expensive
contract. Many of the Blogs that offer advertising include a link back to the
author's web site or Amazon.
I have listed three such sites below, but when checking a
Blog site that offers advertising consider:
1. The hits on the site, if not visible ask!
2. Check on what is posted and how often a new post is
added
3. Don't be afraid to ask how many hits in a day, a week,
a month
There is no guarantee you will sell more books if you
advertise on any site, but one thing is certain you will not sell any books if
no one knows about your publication.
Here are three Blogs who have started offering cost
effective book cover advertising, of course there are many more, but these are
three I am happy to recommend. Click on their name to check out what is on
offer and good luck!
6 comments:
Thank you for the recommendation, Pauline. :)
Carol
Great post Pauline. Thanks so much for the recommendation. xxxx
Thanks for sharing . . . will check out the sites.
Hello Carol aka DizzyC You are so welcome and you have a fabulous blog.
Hi JB, you too are very welcome you too have a fabulous blog. xx
Hello Kitty, thanks for stopping by and I hope you like what you see. :)
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