Question: I got your fre.e “Turning PassionInto Cash” CD and I discovered my passion and now I’m on my way to living it. So thank you for that!
I saw your offer for the discounted Virtual Book Tour and I’m wondering if that would be good for me because I’m a first time self-published author and I really don’t have a list to speak of to promote it to. How would I get people to listen?
Answer: Before I answer your questions I will tell you that doing the VBT is a great way to build your list and create buzz for your book and your business.
The first thing I would suggest you do is set up a separate website for your book if you don’t already have one and start blogging. Make sure you have an opt-in box so you can start building a list. You can get a free trial from aweber.com to get started with a database and they have opt-in boxes for you to use.
Also you’ll want to set up your own Youtube channel which is very easy to do and start posting short videos. You can do it by recording directly to Youtube through a webcam if you don’t know how to upload a video from a video camera.
Those are the simplest things to do to start getting traffic. Blog and do videos about the content of your book.
As soon as you can create a free report, a series of tips or something else you can give away as a free gift for the person opting in.
Starting to build a list starts by building a relationship. There is no quicker way to do that than to give good content for free.
That will give you more people on your list by the time the VBT takes place. I also put it out to my list if your topic is in alignment with what my subscribers are looking for. That gives you access to a list of over 18,000 potential listeners. It’s possible we can also contact other people who would be a good fit to tell their list about your book and that would also increase the size of your listener pool.
And on the home page, download the free report. It will give you 20 steps you can take to market your book.
P.S. As a Success Blueprint Gold VIP Inner Circle member you get hands on mentoring helping you create the blueprint for your life and your business as you create the products and services you offer to the world. You also get the benefit of me attending high ticket events monthly and teaching you what I learn from people like Brian Tracy, Frank Kern, Mike Koenigs, Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer, Brendon Burchard and James Malinchak along with my 9 years experience as an information marketer.