Nope. Sorry - this is book promotion and has nothing to do with writing OR publishing.
Then what does it have to do with? Please enlighten us.
Every time I read threads on book promotion here I feel a little sorry for you guys. Times have changed...some people just haven't caught up yet.
You're right. Times have changed; many people take time catching up. That's a big part of what AW is for: helping people keep abreast of new developments in writing and publishing, sharing our ideas and knowledge, and working out what does and doesn't work.
Because successful marketing is a skill Terie, a skill that I have and most don't, and a skill that is worth money.
Ah. I wondered why you were ignoring me. And you're underestimating your fellow AW members if you think your marketing skills outshine theirs: I know of several members here who are great at marketing, and I know of at least one person in this thread who was a highly-acclaimed, award-winning marketing director of a major UK company. They all happily share their expertise when asked. As do the many agents, editors, publishers, and writers who also contribute to the forums here.
I thought, seeing as you've made a point of mentioning several times how great your marketing skills are, that you'd also be willing to share. I guess you're just not. At least, not for money. Fair enough.
[/QUOTE] Which is why I'm launching a product next year on how to do it. Not specifically for novelists like you guys, more my niche market - but still my experience, success and advice is worth something and isn't free.[/QUOTE]
I won't be buying your marketing product, not even if it serves a niche I work in: I find your unwillingness to give any real help in order to make money out of your "product" cynical in the extreme--and a pretty poor marketing policy, too. My friends who have written similar books have given generously of their time and expertise and have been rewarded with strong sales and positive reviews: I guess you're going to miss out on those benefits. Perhaps you're not quite as skilled at promotions as you think you are.
But I'll give you one giant head start forward, although most of you will just brush it off as BS, I'll give it to you anyway. You can lead a horse to water and all that...
Start Here (I found this in my e-mail today even though it is a month old now - and it is a nice easy start to seeing things differently) Read the text AND look at the slides:
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/27427/Summary-of-Sold-out-Science-of-Inbound-Marketing-Session-at-Dreamforce-2011.aspx
That link leads to a list of barely comprehensible notes. I know of several different sources which are more useful to writers promoting their work, both online and off. If this is the quality of advice given in your forthcoming "product" then I wish you luck with it.
Then go here and read everything the gurus have to say, whether or not you THINK it applies to you or not. I'm a member of the War Room myself, have been for years - it was one of the first things I purchased when I began to make money - they have secrets in there that really do change your numbers immediately. I go check it out every few months when I have a marketing panic-attack and every time I find a new way to market:
http://www.warriorforum.com/
Yep, that's a really helpful link. When I try to load it I get this message:
The page isn't redirecting properly
Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.
I'm not sure what that teaches me about marketing. But it shows me that you need to check your facts a little more carefully, and to improve your copyediting skills.
For those of you who still think the publisher will market your book and you should sit back and wait for it, spend no money, and use no tried and true techniques - I have nothing more to say except I'm heading to the mailbox to pick up my next check...Oh and I'm taking the winter off of my regular job because I don't need the money and have better things to do.
Right now I only keep it for the benefits ...
Bully for you.
You don't seem to have any compassion at all for other writers who might not be as successful as you; you seem to think that it's ok to sneer at writers who don't follow your leads, and who don't manage to sell many books. Showing off about how much you earn is tacky in the extreme when there are people here who can barely manage to feed their kids right now.
Grow up, stop showing off, and if you can't contribute to the conversations here in a helpful, positive and polite manner then don't contribute at all.
