Book Marketing: Three Do’s and Two Don’ts

Book marketing, or marketing in any department, is a game of trial and error. I’ve cocked up when experimenting in the past, and no doubt I will do again in the future. Nobody is perfect at marketing, in spite of what they might say. Marketing is about what...

Five Things Every Author Website Needs

I’ve had a few people ask me what ‘makes’ a good author website. Granted, I’ve talked about what I believe constitutes a good author blog in the past, but the blog is only one part of the package. Without further ado, here are five things I...

Is Social Media Really That Effective a Sales Tool?

Some people seemingly spend far too much time on social media. I am probably one of those people. I get stressed if I don’t have useful links scheduled to go out on Twitter a day in advance, and worry about whether I’m updating my Facebook page too...

How to Run a Successful Book Giveaway

For those of you who read the blog regularly, or follow me on Facebook/Twitter, you’ll be well aware that I ran a giveaway for my latest eBook release, Something in the Cellar. Although I am not convinced by the book giveaway as a method of driving sales, it can be a...