Hi all:
You can now sign up
http://reneepawlish.com/promo/index.php/for-authors/
You sign up at the end of the For Authors page (but please read the directions). I will be mailing out the link to the google doc to you with 24 hours (hopefully sooner, but I do have a day job that gets in the way).
May 13-14 will be a 99 cent promo. It can be a Countdown Deal, but keep in mind that if your book is a CD, international readers may not be able to get in on the deal.
Please read the directions, I think it will explain everything (If you are familiar with Patty Jansen's promos, this is the same). If you have any suggestions, please PM me. I will be setting up a Facebook page, and will update with that info when I have that finished.
Also, please bear with me. This is the first one I am doing, so there might be a glitch or two to work out Thanks!
And again, my thanks to Patty Jansen for all her help!
I have been mostly a lurker here, but I've learned a lot from everyone, one being Patty Jansen.
I am going to start a promo deal like Patty has. I have been in touch with her about what she's done to make it so successful. The problem has been I write mysteries, not SFF, so I haven't participated in hers. But I think those of us who write mysteries and thrillers could have great success duplicating what she's done. With that in mind, I'd like to see what interest everyone in mysteries/thrillers has. I am working on setting up the pages I'll need and a mailing list for us, but plan to do things like she's done.
For now, here are the details. I will post a link in the next week or so with signup and the first promo date.
If you haven't done one of these before, please read the instructions before entering.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. The site:
I put up a bunch of books that are either free or 99c (coming soon and I will update here). Here is Patty's for an example (wave to Patty, she has been awesome with answering my questions): http://pattyjansen.com/promo/
2. Social media:
I have a mailing list of over 10k, over 2000 likes on my Facebook page, and over 15k on Twitter. I will promote to these.
Someone else likes Facebook and is in a bunch of groups
Someone is really good at G+
Or Reddit
Or Instagram
Or has a following on another forum (like Mobilereads)
Or has a mailing list
We all post the link to the promo at the social media outlets of our choice on the day(s) of the promo. We like/retweet/repost each other's posts
3. The proof:
We don't have this yet for mysteries/thrillers, but check out Patty's social proof. I think we could match this.
4. The rules:
Books must be Mystery or Thriller.
If a paid promo, they must be full-length novels (otherwise 99c isn't much of a deal).
Books must be presented well: nice cover, nice blurb, nice writing. I reserve the right to refuse books that don't make the grade. I will be lenient, but if an entry is very obviously not ready, I can't post it.
I don't care about minimum reviews/star rating.
Enter a different book with each promo if you can, it's better for the readers.
NO COST to the author, but you MUST be willing to post to your mailing list and/or use your social media footprint to participate.
5. Register for the next promo:
Link will be coming soon.
6. What's in it for me:
It's a great way to get other eyes on my books (as well as yours).
Disclosure: I WILL use my affiliate tags on the promos. I have no idea how much this will be, but the main purpose is the cross-promo opportunity.
If I've forgotten anything, I will address is
Reply or DM me with questions. Please note that I have a day job so it might take me a bit to reply Thanks!
You can now sign up
http://reneepawlish.com/promo/index.php/for-authors/
You sign up at the end of the For Authors page (but please read the directions). I will be mailing out the link to the google doc to you with 24 hours (hopefully sooner, but I do have a day job that gets in the way).
May 13-14 will be a 99 cent promo. It can be a Countdown Deal, but keep in mind that if your book is a CD, international readers may not be able to get in on the deal.
Please read the directions, I think it will explain everything (If you are familiar with Patty Jansen's promos, this is the same). If you have any suggestions, please PM me. I will be setting up a Facebook page, and will update with that info when I have that finished.
Also, please bear with me. This is the first one I am doing, so there might be a glitch or two to work out Thanks!
And again, my thanks to Patty Jansen for all her help!
I have been mostly a lurker here, but I've learned a lot from everyone, one being Patty Jansen.
I am going to start a promo deal like Patty has. I have been in touch with her about what she's done to make it so successful. The problem has been I write mysteries, not SFF, so I haven't participated in hers. But I think those of us who write mysteries and thrillers could have great success duplicating what she's done. With that in mind, I'd like to see what interest everyone in mysteries/thrillers has. I am working on setting up the pages I'll need and a mailing list for us, but plan to do things like she's done.
For now, here are the details. I will post a link in the next week or so with signup and the first promo date.
If you haven't done one of these before, please read the instructions before entering.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. The site:
I put up a bunch of books that are either free or 99c (coming soon and I will update here). Here is Patty's for an example (wave to Patty, she has been awesome with answering my questions): http://pattyjansen.com/promo/
2. Social media:
I have a mailing list of over 10k, over 2000 likes on my Facebook page, and over 15k on Twitter. I will promote to these.
Someone else likes Facebook and is in a bunch of groups
Someone is really good at G+
Or Reddit
Or Instagram
Or has a following on another forum (like Mobilereads)
Or has a mailing list
We all post the link to the promo at the social media outlets of our choice on the day(s) of the promo. We like/retweet/repost each other's posts
3. The proof:
We don't have this yet for mysteries/thrillers, but check out Patty's social proof. I think we could match this.
4. The rules:
Books must be Mystery or Thriller.
If a paid promo, they must be full-length novels (otherwise 99c isn't much of a deal).
Books must be presented well: nice cover, nice blurb, nice writing. I reserve the right to refuse books that don't make the grade. I will be lenient, but if an entry is very obviously not ready, I can't post it.
I don't care about minimum reviews/star rating.
Enter a different book with each promo if you can, it's better for the readers.
NO COST to the author, but you MUST be willing to post to your mailing list and/or use your social media footprint to participate.
5. Register for the next promo:
Link will be coming soon.
6. What's in it for me:
It's a great way to get other eyes on my books (as well as yours).
Disclosure: I WILL use my affiliate tags on the promos. I have no idea how much this will be, but the main purpose is the cross-promo opportunity.
If I've forgotten anything, I will address is
Reply or DM me with questions. Please note that I have a day job so it might take me a bit to reply Thanks!