3 Steps to Successful Book Marketing
By Rob Eagar Marketing is a simple process when you boil it down to the fundamentals. Whether you’re a fiction or non-fiction author, you can achieve marketing success following these…
By Rob Eagar
Marketing is a simple process when you boil it down to the fundamentals. Whether you're a fiction or non-fiction author, you can achieve marketing success following these three simple steps. Ask yourself:
- What is your value?
- Who needs your value the most?
- Where do those who need your value congregate in large numbers?
Let's briefly look at Step 1: "What is your value?" Before you can convince people to spend their money on your book, you must convince them that there will be a justifiable return on their investment. There has to be a clear result that people can see is waiting for them on the other side of their purchase transaction.
Nobody really cares about the content in your book or the special features you might list. Instead, people want to know if reading your book will be worth the time and money. What is the positive result that you offer? The result can be tangible or intangible, but it must be something that appeals to a reader's self-interest.
If you skip the first step of defining your value, then your marketing will act like a gun that just shoots blanks. You'll promote to prospective readers, but they'll respond like unconvinced skeptics. You will wonder, "Why isn't my marketing working? These people should love my new book." The problem is that you didn't clearly explain what's in it for them.
When people believe that you can give them a result they want, then your marketing will become more effective. Defining your book’s value is the first step to unlocking the true power of promotion. Next week, we'll look at the second step to successful marketing, which is defining who needs your value the most.
About the author:
Rob Eagar is the founder of WildFire Marketing, a consulting practice that helps authors and publishers sell more books and spread their message like wildfire. He has assisted numerous New York Times bestselling authors and is author of the new book, Sell Your Book Like Wildfire. Find out more about Rob’s advice, products, and coaching services for authors at: www.startawildfire.com
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