Tax laws change from
time-to-time, and state laws vary from state-to-state,
so be sure
you know is expected from you in your home state.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
SPEAKING TIP OF THE DAY
When
speaking, stand tall, plant your feet a few inches apart,
and
maintain a good posture throughout your talk.
Monday, March 28, 2016
NY TIMES CHRISTIAN BEST SELLERS
THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #1 in Relationships and #3 in Advice, How-To & Misc.
THE WAIT by DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good with Tim Vandehey (Howard Books) is #2 in Relationships; #2 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith
FERVENT by Priscilla Shirer (B&H) is #4 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith; is #13 in Advice, How-To & Misc.
THE WEDDING DRESS by Rachel Hauck (Thomas Nelson) is #5 in E-Book Fiction; #7 in Combined Print & E-Book Fiction.
AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SIN by Jim Wallis (Brazos Press) is #6 in Race & Civil Rights.
FRESH START by Joel Osteen (FaithWords) is #7 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
IMAGINE HEAVEN by John Burke (Baker Books) is #9 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
Friday, March 25, 2016
PROMOTING A NEW BOOK - 2
1. Limit giving out freebies to launch week only.
2. Send out an e-mail that includes an excerpt from the book. Tell them you want them to buy today and offer the freebies as a reward if they do.
3. Give away something to get them to sign up for your newsletter. Put a subscription box on every page of your Website.
4. Include a quiz to help generate interest.
5. If you have other published books, offer one for 99 cents for just one day.
BLOG
1. Run a contest with random drawings. Have giveaways for prizes (not physical stuff); better to do giveaways of time--such as a consultation or evaluating a chapter, etc.
2 Talk to your "tribe." Let them know what you're doing, What chapter your working on on the next book. What your main characters are up to between books. Anything to keep them engaged.
3. Allow Facebook comments.
4. Include excerpts from your new book.
2. Send out an e-mail that includes an excerpt from the book. Tell them you want them to buy today and offer the freebies as a reward if they do.
3. Give away something to get them to sign up for your newsletter. Put a subscription box on every page of your Website.
4. Include a quiz to help generate interest.
5. If you have other published books, offer one for 99 cents for just one day.
BLOG
1. Run a contest with random drawings. Have giveaways for prizes (not physical stuff); better to do giveaways of time--such as a consultation or evaluating a chapter, etc.
2 Talk to your "tribe." Let them know what you're doing, What chapter your working on on the next book. What your main characters are up to between books. Anything to keep them engaged.
3. Allow Facebook comments.
4. Include excerpts from your new book.
PROMOTING THAT NEW BOOK
I recently ran across some notes I took in a class on promoting a book. Looked like some good information, so thought I'd pass along a few of those notes in hopes it will be helpful to some of you.
1. The average shelf life of a newly published Christian book is 3 months. For a secular book it is
only 3 weeks. Indie book have a longer life.
2. Most books sell fewer than 500 copies; 5,000 copies is considered good sales.
3. You want people to buy your book on the day it launches.
4. Offer a free subscription to daily calendar tips for writers or speakers.
5. Send out an e-mail announcement of your book launch, but don't wait to start there. You need to be building an e-list and building momentum toward the launch date.
6. Let your tribe know when the book will be out.
7. Develop an e-zine related to the topic of your book and charge for it.
8. Any free give-aways need to be electronic--not paper.
9. Website: Brightest back on the home page. Put subscription box in top, right-hand corner where it will stand out.
10. At the bottom include a statement, such as: "I promise I will protect your privacy and will not give or sell your information to anyone." Ask only for a first name and e-mail address.
11. Mail Chimp will send out the first 2,000 e-mail for free.
12. Give them a place to check-off what they want from you: "Sign up to get a new book alert," "Sign up for a writing tip," or "Sign up for a speaking tip."
13. Make them an offer they can't refuse, such as a few e-book just for signing up.
MORE TO COME.
1. The average shelf life of a newly published Christian book is 3 months. For a secular book it is
only 3 weeks. Indie book have a longer life.
2. Most books sell fewer than 500 copies; 5,000 copies is considered good sales.
3. You want people to buy your book on the day it launches.
4. Offer a free subscription to daily calendar tips for writers or speakers.
5. Send out an e-mail announcement of your book launch, but don't wait to start there. You need to be building an e-list and building momentum toward the launch date.
6. Let your tribe know when the book will be out.
7. Develop an e-zine related to the topic of your book and charge for it.
8. Any free give-aways need to be electronic--not paper.
9. Website: Brightest back on the home page. Put subscription box in top, right-hand corner where it will stand out.
10. At the bottom include a statement, such as: "I promise I will protect your privacy and will not give or sell your information to anyone." Ask only for a first name and e-mail address.
11. Mail Chimp will send out the first 2,000 e-mail for free.
12. Give them a place to check-off what they want from you: "Sign up to get a new book alert," "Sign up for a writing tip," or "Sign up for a speaking tip."
13. Make them an offer they can't refuse, such as a few e-book just for signing up.
MORE TO COME.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
SAMPLE COPIES
Some
periodicals will send you one or more sample copies if you request
them with an SASE
with enough postage for the return (a few will ask for payment).
Other publishers have whole issues or at least several sample
articles available on their Website. In those cases, they may prefer
that you study those. Some publishers will have a place on their
Website to order sample copies. If there is nothing said on a Website
about sample copies, you could write and ask for several copies (6
would be ideal) and volunteer to pay for them. Many writers'
conferences
also offer freebie
tables where you can pick up sample copies for free. Read the samples
cover to cover to begin recognizing the style, focus, target
audience,
etc. Take notes to add to their guidelines to remind you of any
information you gleaned from the reading. It's a good idea to go back
and read the sample copy(s) and the writers' guidelines before you
start writing a piece for any one of the publications. Store your
sample copies in boxes alphabetically by title so they are easily
accessible. For access to sample copies for a good number of
periodicals, go to:
http://www.writing-world.com/basics/samples.shtml.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
NY TIMES CHRISTIAN BEST SELLERS
THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES by Gary Chapman (Northfield/Moody) is #1 in Relationships and #4 in Advice, How-To & Misc.
THE WAIT by DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good with Tim Vandehey (Howard Books) is #2 in Relationships; #2 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith
FERVENT by Priscilla Shirer (B&H) is #4 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith; is #14 in Advice, How-To & Misc.
THE WEDDING DRESS by Rachel Hauck (Thomas Nelson) is #6 in E-Book Fiction; #12 in Combined Print & E-Book Fiction.
FRESH START by Joel Osteen (FaithWords) is #7 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
IMAGINE HEAVEN by John Burke (Baker Books) is #9 in Religion, Spirituality & Faith.
AMERICA'S ORIGINAL SIN by Jim Wallis (Brazos Press) is #6 in Race & Civil Rights.
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