Hello and welcome to the monthly meeting of the
Insecure Writers Support Group(IWSG) blog hop!
May is my birthday month, so there's always birthday cake (Texas chocolate sheet cake) available for visitors. And if you leave a comment, you could get ice cream on top!
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| Internet Writers Support Group Blog Hop First Wednesday of every month. |
What is IWSG? Founder of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group and author Alex J Cavanaugh explains the group's purpose is "to share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!" You're invited to become a member of this supportive group.
The group blogs the first Wednesday of every month. The list of bloggers is always available so you can hop around to the author blogs filled with humor, advice, and thought-provoking topics on writing and publishing. You can find the list of participants at Alex's IWSG page.
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Book marketing is my topic this month. I 'm very insecure about choosing methods to market my books. On Monday on this blog, I shared my experience in attempting to create a Facebook ad. You can click here to read that post. Let's just say it was a learning experience.
I attempted to create the FB ad to get the word out about my book for girls, Girls Succeed! It's on sale through Wednesday this week for 99 cents.
Then I thought, I don't want to use a FB ad along with the ads on the 99 cent sites and my efforts on social media because I couldn't judge what was effective and driving interest to my book page on amazon.
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| Girls Succeed! Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women Inspiring and empowering girls. |
Is that how you think? Or should we throw all our effort all at once against the wall and hope something sticks?
Book marketing is a mystery. Do free book giveaways increase actual sales? (I haven't found that to be the case.) How about using KDP Select and their promotions? But then I have to be published only at amazon. Am I losing sales if I don't use another distributor to offer more bookselling outlets to carry my books?
Who knows the answer to all these questions?
I feel like I'm lost in the world of book marketing.
I feel like I'm lost in the world of book marketing.
Please leave a comment below. Your feedback is appreciated.
