http://www.karpovkinrade.com/
So you wrote a book, or are
currently working on it. That’s awesome!
But writing your book is only one
part of the process. It’s a big part, don’t get me wrong, but if your goal is
to actually make MONEY doing this, to make a living or, at least pay a few bills,
then you need to take the marketing part of your novel seriously.
Most writers aren’t marketers. That’s where I come in.
I went from being a single mom on
welfare after my divorce years ago, to an award-winning, bestselling author
making a 6 figure income on ROYALTIES ALONE. That’s right, ALL of that comes
from book sales.
I don’t say this to brag, not at
all. I’m not a New York Times bestseller (yet), or a household name (yet), but
I am a successful mid-list author who has hit a few bestseller lists and sells
consistently, particularly the titles I published under my own imprint. (Why I
believe SO MUCH in being your own publisher, but that’s a story for another
post.)
While I have a lot of books out,
the first 10 are with a publisher, and I have very little say over marketing,
so they don’t sell a whole lot. My recent books starting this January were
under my imprint, allowing me to control the marketing, and they TOOK OFF! I’m
now having months where I make more in 30 days then I did in a whole freaking
year before.
I’ve been a marketing director for
a small press, worked for a publicity company, and owned my own marketing and
design company, and through it all I’ve learned a lot about how to sell books,
how to brand authors, what works and what doesn’t.
I don’t take clients anymore, but I
recently got offered a chance to teach a class with the lovely and talented Rebecca T.
Dickson on marketing basics for authors, and I jumped at the chance.
Why? Because I love marketing, and
I want to share that love with you. I love writing too; I’m one of those weird
hybrid freaks! lol My husband (Dmytry Karpov) and I are a team. We write and
market together, this whole business is ours, and we love love love it!
And it’s not as hard as you think.
In this class, the first thing you’ll get is instant access to a bonus tutorial
where I’ll teach you one simple super secret trick that will help you improve
your sales on Amazon. You’ll learn how to get your book listed on up to 7
bestseller lists (depending on how it’s selling), and how to use that to make
more money! This is so ridiculously easy, but almost no one knows how to do it.
I’m going to show you how as soon as you sign up for this class.
Then, on September 14th from 1-4
p.m. EDT I’m going to teach you everything you need to know about how to
build your platform and all the tools of social media to find your fans and
sell your book (and get THEM helping you to sell your book.) These days,
book sales are about word of mouth and tribe building, and by the end of this
class you’ll have all the tools you need to do it like a pro and HAVE FUN
while you do it.
Now head on over to http://rebeccatdickson.com/marketing-101-laying-the-foundation/ and get an early bird discount if you register by September
7th! Go do it now, because you’re going to want in on this, I promise you
that!
Also, if this goes well and people
are excited, there will be more. I have lots of accumulated tricks, ideas and
knowledge about marketing and publishing that I’m dying to share, so help me
make this a success so I can keep offering these classes and teaching you what
I know.
When it comes to writing and
publishing and marketing, we have to work together. There’s no shortage of
readers, and we as authors are NOT in competition with each other. We’re going
to have a blast in this class, and I really want to see YOU there. So come on
over http://rebeccatdickson.com/marketing-101-laying-the-foundation/ and ,
then invite a friend or two or four, because I’m also going to give you your
first lesson in incentivized marketing when you sign up. See? Fun! I can’t wait
to see you there!
What do you want to learn how to do when it comes to book
marketing?
Kimberly Kinrade (also known as
Kimberly Karpov-Kinrade or Karpov
Kinrade), is an award winning and bestselling indie author of the Seduced
Saga, the Deveaux series, the Forbidden Trilogy and more.
Karpov Kinrade (a husband/wife writing team) has more than 12,000 Twitter followers, a
tribal Twitter reach of more than 1 million, more than 9,000 Facebook followers and
friends, and has hit multiple #1 bestseller lists on Amazon.
Kinrade has been ranked in the top 30 authors for
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Romance on Amazon. She’s also worked as
marketing director for a publisher and owned her own business with her husband
and co-author, Dmytry Karpov, doing publicity, editing and design for authors.
Now she and her husband write full-time (and support three kids comfortably on
that income). That is every writer’s dream. She occasionally teaches classes to
other authors to share what’s she’s learned along the way. Find them at http://KarpovKinrade.com
Thank you so much for having me on your site today. I really appreciate it! xoxoxo
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