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1 Find the right books to hide yourself in. 2 Ther... Therefore youre published! Congratulations! Now if youre similar to writers you might be wondering, now what? There are so many ways to market yourself, so many in fact its often difficult to understand which you must chose. Now without getting into all of your choices, lets examine some simple things you may do to surround yourself with enough knowledge and experts so you never have to wonder: Im published, now what? 1 Find good quality books to hide yourself in. 2 There are always a lot of advertising options and if youre unsure what type to chose heres a tip: if it appears to good to be accurate it probably is. Steer clear of hype because hype seldom pays off. Require references, speak with other writers. 3 You can find a lot of information o-nline if youre willing to do some research. Whether youre looking for promotional ideas or people to help you market your book you should definitely Google them first and see what you will get. 4 Find someone you trust to talk you through the process. Whether you hire someone or met someone within your writing group, find someone you could bounce some ideas from who knows the industry and understands recent book marketing developments. 5 Dont are now living in a vacuum. Move out and meet other published writers. Head to writers meetings, have a look at the local PMA results Publishers Marketing Association and con-sider joining them on the national level. Also SPAN Small Press Association of The United States is yet another excellent organization to participate. Both of these sites offer a regular publication with suggestions, articles, and advice columns. Be taught additional resources on a guide to http://prosperityplusprogram.com by browsing our unusual use with. 6 Do some online marketing via book and writing advertising boards, here are a number of for one to get started with: Pub-forum http://www.pub-forum.net Publish-L http://www.publish-l.com Smallpub-civil http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/smallpub-civil Ind-E-Pubs includes e-books http://www.ind-e-pubs.com POD editors http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pod_publishers 7 Sign up for some great publishing newsletters, theres a lot of information out there and a lot of it is packed in some of the finest newsletters youll ever read: John Poynters Parapublishing Tips: http://www.parapublishing.com Readers and Writers http://www.writersreaders.com/ John Kremer: http://www.bookmarket.com John Jud: http://www.bookmarketing.com Book Advertising Expert: http://www.amarketingexpert.com 8 Get your book reviewed: maybe this seems like a no-brainer but youd be surprised just how many authors forget this step but its critical and heres why: people like what other people like. What another person says about your book is just a thousand times more effective than whatever you might say. Do opinions sell books? Well, yes I believe they do and heres why: if your book is on Amazon or various other online portal and no ones discussing it a possible new reader mightnt be inspired to buy. Viewers seldom get naked books. 9 Outline a couple of goals and hit the promotional road: keep it simple and keep it practical. Long, complex, and involved marketing strategies arent only hard to follow, theyre probably gonna cost you a deal..