Interview with Kate Barrett, author of E-telligence

Kate Barrett sold 400 copies of E-telligence BEFORE she’d even published. That’s great going! To date, she’s sold just under 1000 books. And she only launched it a few months ago. So what was her secret? I recently interviewed Kate about this business-changing strategy. Kate is founder of eFocus Marketing and The Email Marketing Academy,…

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How to use your book to build your business

How to Use Your Book to Build Your Business

In the third section of Book Marketing Made Simple, I mention dozens of ways you can use your book to build your business. And actually you don’t need to wait for your book to be finished, published and launched to do some of these. Your book is the vehicle that enables you to educate and widen…

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How easy is it to become an Amazon bestseller?

How Easy is it to Become an Amazon Bestseller

Last week I held the online Amazon launch for Book Marketing Made Simple, and it hit the no. 1 bestseller spot. But that wasn’t the sole purpose of my book launch. It was part of a bigger plan to help reach more people with the book, and support those who wish to write and publish their books…

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Thunderclap – a book launch promotion tool

Do you want to get your message out to thousands of people and tell them about your book? One of the ways I’m promoting my upcoming book launch is by using a tool called Thunderclap. Described as an online flash mob, it’s a great way to get a message out to many social media followers…

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Why your book needs Amazon reviews

I was recently recommended a book by a member of my community, and automatically went onto Amazon to find it. Although it was only recently released, it had no Amazon reviews. Putting your book on Amazon and hoping isn’t enough if you want it to build your business. And I’m sure that you want to sell…

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The 3 stages of book marketing

Many people leave their book marketing until it’s too late, as mentioned in a recent blog post. They fail to build their community whilst they’re writing their book or put the systems into place to make marketing easy. And others run out of steam during or after they publish. Then they wonder why they ever started writing…

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What do you enjoy most about your work?

‘What do you enjoy most about your work?’ This was a question that I was asked by Louise Evans last week. I was in Florence for her book launch party. She asked me the question when we met for dinner a couple of days before to discuss her event. As Louise’s book mentor, I’ve supported…

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The author's journey – Why four authors wrote their books

At my recent book launch party, I held an Author’s Journey Spotlight section. I asked four of my clients to showcase their books, tell us why they wrote them and I thought you’d like to hear their stories. The Author’s Journey – Let me introduce my four authors.

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How to organise a book launch party

I recently held the book launch party for my fourth book, The Mouse That Roars: A Shy Girl’s Guide To Living Courageously. You could say that I’m a seasoned hand now it’s my fourth book, but I like to mix things up and do things differently each time. At the time of writing this blog…

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5 reasons why you need a book website

If you watched my recent Book Marketing Masterclass, you’ll have learnt 7 of the marketing strategies that you can implement to promote your book. These tips will allow you to create a buzz for your new product before you finish writing it and actually launch it. It’s essential that you get these in place now…

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