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Online Book Marketing

There are many ways to promote a book, and a lot of them happen online. From social media to digital ads, this advice will help you maximize your online book promotion.

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How To Promote Poetry on Social Media

If you’re preparing to promote your poetry, these social media forums will open up new worlds and connect you with readers and groups likely to revel in your words.
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Choosing The Best Categories For Your Book Sales on Amazon

One of the most powerful things you can do to improve your book sales on Amazon is to choose the best category for your book. It is amazing what a few tweaks and changes can do for your book rankings! Within just a few days of optimizing one of my books, it hit #1 on Kindle for its category.
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How to Promote a Young Adult Novel on Social Media

If you’re promoting a Young Adult novel, these links and pages will get you connecting with online groups and forums likely to embrace your title.
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Book Marketing and Social Media Promotion: My Self-Publishing Experience, Part 2

This is the second part of a 10-part series in which I detail the entire experience of self publishing my book. The goal is to offer tips and strategies so you can learn from my successes and mistakes. This week: marketing.
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How to Use TikTok to Sell Books: 12 Practical Tips

Almost half of the American population uses TikTok, and plenty of indie authors have found a way to use TikTok to sell books.
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How To Promote A Horror Book on Social Media

If you’re preparing to promote a horror book, these social media sites and forums will open the crypt and connect you with groups and forums likely to devour your title.
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Social Media for Writers: A Guide for the Top Platforms

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Like it or not, social media has become an indispensable tool for writers and authors who want to connect with their audience, build their...

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