When I signed up with Nancy Cleary of Wyatt-MacKenzie to publish my book several weeks ago, I was immediately taken under the wing of about 30 women who are part of WyMac's publishing co-op. As a first-time author overwhelmed with all of the choices avaiable to market my book, I set an intention for the Law of Attraction to help unboggle my mind and send me a marketing coach who specialized in working with less than techno-savy first-time authors.
One of the supportive women who published her book through WyMac is PR Diva Christine Holhbaum. She gave me some helpful suggestions regarding PR, and not only has she published several books on mothering and a CD about publicity, but she also works for Wasabi Publicity. Wasabi offers a cool service called Press Kit 24/7, which I plan on signing up for since it allows me to put my media kit in a database that 55,000 journalists check monthly. One of those journalists just has to want to talk to someone who wrote a book about their spiritual journey with a rock band, right?
The Law of Attraction also brought Steve Weber's Plug Your Book!: Online Book Marketing for Authors to me. Being the less than totally hip techno-savy gir that I am, his book is chock-full of ideas on how to promote my book without every leaving my office. I'm still overwhelmed, but now I'm overwhelmed with a more focused marketing plan. I had no idea the power Amazon.com can have in helping an author get the word out about their book. I learned that you can contact the top reviewers on Amazon, and ask if they'd like to review your book without any obligation. I didn't realize the impact and weight these reviewers pull for a book. There's lots of other juicy tidbits in his book for me, and I'm delighted the Law of Attraction made my search for a marketing coach so easy to find.
One of the supportive women who published her book through WyMac is PR Diva Christine Holhbaum. She gave me some helpful suggestions regarding PR, and not only has she published several books on mothering and a CD about publicity, but she also works for Wasabi Publicity. Wasabi offers a cool service called Press Kit 24/7, which I plan on signing up for since it allows me to put my media kit in a database that 55,000 journalists check monthly. One of those journalists just has to want to talk to someone who wrote a book about their spiritual journey with a rock band, right?
The Law of Attraction also brought Steve Weber's Plug Your Book!: Online Book Marketing for Authors to me. Being the less than totally hip techno-savy gir that I am, his book is chock-full of ideas on how to promote my book without every leaving my office. I'm still overwhelmed, but now I'm overwhelmed with a more focused marketing plan. I had no idea the power Amazon.com can have in helping an author get the word out about their book. I learned that you can contact the top reviewers on Amazon, and ask if they'd like to review your book without any obligation. I didn't realize the impact and weight these reviewers pull for a book. There's lots of other juicy tidbits in his book for me, and I'm delighted the Law of Attraction made my search for a marketing coach so easy to find.