Today I had a great interview with Randy Peyser (www.authoronestop.com) who is an
author, and also provides “book appendectomies” to get the book inside you,
out.
Randy offered a wealth of information in her interview. For
authors, it is critical that they build a platform and create buzz about their
book. The same applies in pretty much any business. You need a platform, and
identity and some buzz about the product or service you provide.
Randy shared her “secret sauce”
for authors. She emailed her list of about 2800 and asked if her contacts would
be willing to send out a predesigned short copy of the book announcement to
their lists. From this, nearly one million contacts were emailing out for
Randy. You
see, size does matter! Randy gives the details on her interview (see below).
So what can you do today to size
things up?
- Go on and friend a few more contacts on twitter, Re-tweet some postings (perhaps they will follow you back)
- Comment on some blogs
- Report a great example of customer service on social media
- Follow up with past customers and clients
- Invite people to join your newsletter list
- Have a contest
- Keep closer track of your numbers…in every aspect of your business
Find out more about Randy Peyser at www.authoronestop.com ,
she is also on Facebook. To listen to the fabulous show with Randy, follow: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/your-book-as-a-business/2012/04/07/guest-randy-peyser
You can follow me on Twitter at: @hammondgroupbiz and @ontobysterms
For authors, also check out our www.howtosellandmarketyourbook.com
website, it is full of helpful tips to sell more books!
