The 10 Tools Every Self-Published Author Needs To Save Time
Authors who don’t plan their pre- and post-launch marketing can end up spending a lot of time and money trying to play catch up after publishing their books. If you don’t plan properly, marketing can take twice as long as the writing and publishing process. Feeling late to the game? Don’t fret. The following list of resources will help save yourself from considerable frustration that most authors encounter along their literary journeys. Both new and veteran authors alike can benefit from these online marketing platform building techniques.
The following list of marketing strategies offers a set of goals to achieve when building out your online marketing platform. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list. However, we have focused on the channels that most authors pursue in their journey: (click ‘[+] Expand’ to view each section)
To Do List |
When & Why |
Best Tool For The Job |
1) Social Media |
Pre-Launch |
TweetAdder |
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2) Website |
Pre-Launch |
HostForWeb |
3) Email |
Pre-Launch |
MyMail |
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4-6) Traffic |
Pre/Post Launch |
See Inside |
7) Press Releases |
Pre/Post Launch |
Press Releases HQ |
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8) Book Clubs |
Post Launch |
Book Club Reading List |
9 – 10) Banner Ads* RecommendedReadingBookshelf |
Post Launch |
Affordable Book Marketing |
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