The 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge winds down on Saturday, June 6. D’vorah, our gracious host, emailed our daily challenge for those 30 days and asked the participants to take one action step in a twenty-four-hour period.
Each day I read and listened to professionals share their expertise. Each day, I accomplished one step, however small. At times, my brain hurt and playing with my three dogs seemed much more appealing.
At times, I thought who would care if I dropped out. But I couldn’t. I owed my full attention to the new friends and the professionals who donated their time to help me succeed.
Develop Your Author Platform, my favorite marketing strategy; put marketing my book into perspective for me. I learned valuable techniques to help me increase my visibility as an author. I enhanced my author central account, set up this blog and participated in my first Fan Page Friday. What a hoot! And, my notebook is chockful of action steps to propel me on.
I still have a lot of work to do but I now have tools to help me market the two e-books in the series “On RVing Time”. Here are the links to amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/OnRVing-Time-Long-Trailer-ebook/dp/B00A7AV1SI;%20
I hope to finish the third book in my series by the end of the year.
And now, I have completed the final action step in this 30-day Challenge.
My heartfelt thanks goes out to D’vorah Lanksy and her team of experts for making this Challenge available to authors like me struggling with the marketing abyss .
As D’vorah always says, “Here’s to your success.”
Thank you for dropping by.
Looking forward to the Blog Hop.
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Love your blog, S.A. Would like to connect on FB. My blog is on blogspot.com so getting comments using the various platforms has been interesting to say the least. Also, am not a Google+ fan…long story. So I’ll send you a friend request on FB
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Thanks Vickie. I agree with you. All of these different platforms has my head spinning. I would love to connect on FB.
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I too learned so much from this course. I can’t say enough good things about it. Congratulations on your books and I hope you sell tons!
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Hi Jeanne. Thanks for your encouraging words. I hope this is the start of a new friendship.
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Hi S.A. I have not been able to participate in the 30 day challenge like I hoped when I signed up but did become a gold member so I could go through it when life slows down. I loved your blog hop. My sisters and I will be going to Wyoming in a couple of months and I’m here to tell you, it’s more than a bit scary for me. I will visit your FB page and give a like for ya.
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Hi Liz. Thanks for stopping by. Life has a way of throwing us curve balls but you got around that. Good for you. Now you can take your sweet old time, as they say. hehehehhe. Are you and your sisters traveling by RV to Wyoming? If I can be of help in any way, please let me know.
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Wishing you Happy Trails and good luck on your next book.
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Thank you for dropping by Debbie. I have set a lofty goal and can now implement marketing strategies ahead of the launch and build book buzz.
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Hi Sharon,
Congrats to you for participating in the Challenge! Yes, lots to learn and all so nicely organized.
Good luck on your books–doing a series is a great way to go!
I’m at: http://www.kathrynvwhite.com/blog/easy-ways-to-market-your-books
Cheers!
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Thanks for dropping by, Kathryn. The Challenge continues on long after today. I have a bulging notebook of notes and action steps to propel me on. I look forward to dropping by.
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I’m going to try again. Last time didn’t work due to icon problems. Anyway, I enjoyed your posting and I’m impressed with what you accomplished. Linda
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Thanks Linda. I am so happy you tried again. I’m looking forward to a day off. heheheh.
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Hello Sharon and congrats on completing the 30-day Book Marketing Challenge with D’vorah. I was there, too, and really enjoyed the program. For me, the biggest tip was how to arrange a virtual book tour. Am now in the process of trying to bring that to fruition. Have fun in the RV, and keep your eye out for good chocolate along the way!
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Hi Doreen. I am so happy to meet you. I hope we continue to grow and share ideas. As for the chocolate, I live with a chocoholic, if there’s such a word. So much so, he hides the stash. hehehe
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I enjoyed your post! Best wishes for your marketing success!
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Thanks Donna. I still have lots of work to do but now I can pace myself. I hope we can continue our friendship on Facebook.
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Sharon~ Agree with your comment about having more work to do, at least we’ve got wealth of resources to make the work successful.. Wishing you great success too.
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Thanks for dropping by, Christine. Lots of work is an understatement but now, I can pace myself. I hope we can continue our friendship on FB.
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Hi Sharon! Way to stick to it! Dogs are so important in our support system, huh? 🙂 Congrats on your books and the ones to come! I look forward to following you on Facebook!
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Hi Liz. Way difficult to concentrate. Sprawled out on the sofa in front of me, a gentle breeze wafting over him, is one spoiled dog. I need a coffee…heheheh. I tried to connect with your FB page but I guess we need to like each other’s page first. Here is my link
https://www.facebook.com/S.A.SmithsBookNook. I too look forward to continuing our friendship.
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This course was an eye-opener for me as well. It helped that they broke everything down into terms even a newbie like me could understand. Such as, I never thought of author platform as being simply where the author is visible. Good luck with your books and your marketing adventure. The fun is just beginning.
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Thanks for dropping by Roxanne. I am so pleased D’vorah provided a link to the daily steps. Now I can take my time, reread the blogs, and implement the steps at my leisure. Thank you for being part of my community.
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Hi Sharon, I’m so intrigued with your topic and am thrilled with the realizations you are having regarding the marketing of your books. Have you thought of creating a video series of weekly tips or a video course, to support RVers along their journey, and those who are preparing to hit the road? Lots of possibilities here!
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Hi Dvorah. You opened my eyes and sparked my creative side to hidden possibilities. Hmmmm. A video series. (I’m scratching my head, hehehe.) I truly appreciate having you assist me on my journey through the marketing abyss. Thanks for being you.
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Hi, Sharon, Thanks for sharing. I admire your footloose lifestyle!
From the BMC Blog Hop! If you put up your FB series or author page, I LIKED yours and would appreciate a reciprocation: https://www.facebook.com/TheSpannersSeriesbySallyEmber or a FOLLOW:http://www.sallyember.com Best to you!
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Hi Sally. I’ve already been to your FBP and liked your page. I hope we can continue our journey together. Here’s the link to my FB Page https://www.facebook.com/S.A.SmithsBookNook
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The open road and nothing to hold you back except the extent of your own imagination…What a lifestyle!! Congratulations on the first two books. You definitely have a target market. Love your site and the fact that you double space between paragraphs…I love the extra white space and may take an important lesson away!! I do hope that our paths continue to cross as we embark on the next leg of the journey together.
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Thanks Peggy. I enjoyed meeting you and hope we continue to share our successes.
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Sharon, I like your new blog and your Book Challenge post! Enjoy your RVing and keep writing!
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Thanks for the encouraging words, Nancy. I almost gave up on the challenge. The devil on my shoulder kept saying “Who would care about your subject?” I’m glad I completed the challenge and look forward to sharing our journey to success together.
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Hello S.A., I have another friend who has lived in her trailer for over five years and loves it. What a great way to live. We now have the time to implement all the great techniques we have learned over the past 30 days.
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Have a great day.
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Thanks for dropping by. There’s never a dull moment when you move your house around. heheheh I’ll take a look at the newsletter.
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I love your topic – owning an RV is one of my dreams. Much success to you.
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Thanks for dropping by Desiree. There’s never a dull moment. heheheh.
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I love the idea D’vorah said in her comment! You could take those videos with an iphone or samsung! Good luck to you!
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Thanks Kate. My stomach is knotted thinking about speaking on a video. I’m still at the author platform stage.hehehhe. Thanks for your encouragement and your wisdom throughout the challenge. I hope we stay in contact.
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Hi Sharon! Great job with both this site and your Facebook page! Hard to tell you are a newbie to marketing. You seem further ahead than I am. Love your video. I am also a Canadian married to a bloke from England. Last Summer we bought a one-ton truck and a 25-foot 5th wheel – which I thought was HUGE – until we went to Southern California for the Winter and were one of the smallest rigs in the park. That was our first trip. Meant to test it out on a weekend prior to the long-haul but didn’t have time. Should have read your books first. Really look forward to travelling this road with you – in more ways than one.
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Hi Jan, I worked like crazy to figure out wordpress and fb. Thank you for appreciating my efforts and your encouraging words. A fellow RVer. I’m so thrilled to meet you and hear how much we have in common. Ohhh, the learning curve which I’m sure you are well aware of. heheheheh I know our paths will cross again.
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Love the blog. I’ve always wanted to do the RV thing, but that’s not going to happen in my real world. As for book marketing, I’m going with focused baby steps. When I think of everything at once, I want to climb into bed and pull covers over my head. Good luck with your books..
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Oh Hazel. You never know what the future will bring. My husband will tell you, in the beginning of our RV adventures, he had to drag me by the armpits through RVland. heheheheh I so relate to your words about baby steps. I just hope I can continue taking a step forward each day but be gentle to myself if I can’t. I’m so pleased our paths crossed and look forward to continuing our friendship.
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Sharon, you chose a good strategy to focus on. I think a lot of people are interested in stories about RV travel. Thanks to your efforts, they can find your books and enjoy the ride.
I wish you all the best as you go forward in your career as an author!
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Thanks for your encouraging words, Gina. I am really pleased we met and hope we continue on with our friendship.
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I would love to continue our friendship.
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I agree with Gina – there are a lot of people who travel and Holiday with an RV and there aren’t enough travel books about it for people who enjoy the lifestyle to read. I think you have discovered a nice under served niche that is dying to be filled by someone who enjoys RV’s and the ‘On the road’ lifestyle 🙂
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Thank you for the encouraging words. I never thought of serving a niche until the Challenge. Just goes to show how we box our brains in.heheheh. I hope our paths cross again and we get to share our successes.
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Congratulations on sticking with the Build a Business Book Marketing challenge. It always seems like a daunting task and, you’re right, only you will know you left the course but many will realize you stuck with it when they buy your books. 🙂
thanks for reading,
Sarah Butland
author of Arm Farm, Brain Tales and Blood Day
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Thanks for your kind words Sara. I hope we get another chance to share our stories.
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Thanks for sharing. I too struggled to finish but I am so glad I did. I am still working through the blog hop and finding great blogs to follow. You have a great niche audience. Good luck.
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Thanks for visiting Linda.
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