
An introduction to book marketing and to the course
A brief discussion about your marketing platform
The Strategic Marketing Plan dictates the marketing tactics the will depliy
Your marketing efforts need a website.
A valuable marketing tool
Important social media sites
How to put together a media kit
This lecture combines four short topics into a single lecture
A brief discussion about marketing content
The importance of book blurbs and how to construct one.
Your book description is an important marketing tool, if done correctly
How to generate a relevant set of keywords
This lecture describes seven marketing activites to help spread the word about your book.
Getting book reviews is an essential part of any book marketing campaign. This video describes how to get more reviews.
This lecture describes a variety of events authors can participate in to promote their book
There are a number of ways to publicize your book. This lecture describes them
The goal of advertising is to get more people to know about your book
A short video to wrap up the course
This video explains the four components need to make a successful landing page
No one buys a book they never heard of; you have to tell people about your book before they can buy it. This course shows you how to tell the world about your book. .
Nothing you did in writing your book prepares you for the marketing tasks. Book marketing is a completely separate field that must be mastered. The fastest way to gain an understanding of marketing and how to deploy it is to work with a. mentor. That’s my job and that is what this course is all about: mentoring you on your book marketing projects.
Book Marketing Fundamentals contains a comprehensive inventory of essential marketing tasks and explanations on why you should use them and how to use them. The course is written specifically for first-time authors searching for a way to market their book.
In this course, you'll learn:
- How to develop your author's platform material
- How to write your marketing content
- How to engage in marketing activities
- How to get more book reviews
- What kind of events to hold
- How to get publicity
- How to use (or not use) advertising.
- How to recognize scams
The course also includes several spreadsheets that can be downloaded to assist your marketing efforts
This course has been updated to add a new topic: The Landing Page Challenge. Your book's landing page is probably the most important marketing tool an author has. This new video discusses how to create a landing page to maximize your chances of converting a visitor to a customer,