This month I have been thinking of what
we can do as a community of authors to help each other market and
promote our books and sales.And I have a few suggestions, listed in no particular order.
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Share each other’s blog posts & social media posts of authors who
write similar genres as you with your followers and friends. Our
followers are readers, and as we know, a devoted reader never has enough
books, and we (or at least I) am always on the lookout for my next
favorite author.
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Participate in Newsletter Swaps. That is great way to find new readers.
Personally i use Story Origin to help me organize my newsletter swaps,
but however you do it, it is a great way to help share the works of your
fellow authors while sharing your books with new readers.
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If you have the ability and prowess to create new promotional images,
offer to make images for others, either by way of bartering for services
or paid services. Many authors (myself chief among them) lack abilities
to utilize photoshop or other graphic programs, and I barter services
for my promotional images, usually i barter BETA reading, but that is
what works for me. Mainly because i enjoy BETA reading.
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Participate in Reader Group Hops. It is fun way to both promote your
own works & invite your followers to meet new authors.
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Ask questions, and if you have an opinion on a discussion topic, share
your point of view. I recently had a conversation with a fellow author
about a WIP, and the way she explained her point of view helped resolve
my issue
