My next promotional campaign centered around an ad on BookBub - FINAL UPDATE

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Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · Apr 19, 2015

Hello everyone:
I hope you're enjoying your weekend.
I'm preparing my next promotional campaign centered around an advertisement on BookBub scheduled for May 5. One of my books in the Justin Hall spy thriller series will be offered for 99 cents in the Action & Adventure category.
I'm kicking off the campaign on April 21 with a series of pre-BookBub ads lined up as follows:
Readcheaply -- April 21
Bestbooksfree -- April 21
Kindle Books and Tips -- April 21
Freebooksy -- April 23
Booksends -- April 28
Ebooksoda -- May 4
Fussy Librarian -- May 4
I'm also contacting as many of the free promo websites as I can find.
I will post my results on this post. Please bump it up if you'd like to know how my books does or if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Ethan

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Salvador Mercer

· #2 · Apr 19, 2015

Hi Ethan,

Today seems very slow on Kboards. I was suppose to post my promo thread as well but been sick and busy with the family. I am definitely interested so keep your thread updated if you don't mind and landing BB was a great accomplishment. You should do very well.

Regards,
SM

Silly Writer

· #3 · Apr 19, 2015

Congrats on the BB!

I'm interested in seeing your results. I'll be watching. Good luck!

PearlEarringLady

· #4 · Apr 19, 2015

That's a long campaign - I'll be very interested to see how things go. Most people tend to go for short and sweet, but I have a suspicion that Amazon rewards sustained sales more than the big bang. Hope it goes well for you, and thanks for sharing.

Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · #5 · Apr 19, 2015

Thanks everyone.
I going for a month-long campaign April 21-May 21, for greater visibility to gain strong readership.
Lots of hopes and prayers going into this campaign as well.
Ethan

Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 20, 2015

Hello everyone:
My promo campaign starts tomorrow with Readcheaply, Bestbooksfree, and Kindle Books and Tips.
My book is ranked at #118,187 at this moment.
Let's see how the ads work.
Please bump up this post if you'd like to see the results.
Thanks,
Ethan

Salvador Mercer

· #7 · Apr 20, 2015

Good luck Ethan! Knock em dead! Hehe

Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · #8 · Apr 21, 2015

Thanks, Salvador.
I hope so.
Ethan

Christine_C

· #9 · Apr 21, 2015

Ethan Jones said:
Hello everyone:
My promo campaign starts tomorrow with Readcheaply, Bestbooksfree, and Kindle Books and Tips.
My book is ranked at #118,187 at this moment.
Let's see how the ads work.
Please bump up this post if you'd like to see the results.
Thanks,
Ethan

Looking forward to seeing the results! Which book is this for?

Julz

· #10 · Apr 21, 2015

Good luck!! And congrats on bookbub

I'm excited to see your results!

Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 21, 2015

Thanks.
The ad is for Fog of War.
Ethan

Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · #12 · Apr 22, 2015

Hello everyone:

Here's my intel brief for the day:

Readcheaply didn't run my book, even though they told me they would;

Bestbooksfree and Kindle Books and Tips ran the ad.

My ranking at the end of today:

#11,481 Paid in Kindle Store

#60 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Crime > Kidnapping
#77 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Conspiracies
#77 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Terrorism

36 sales on Amazon.com
1 sale on Amazon.co.uk

Thanks,
Ethan

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Salvador Mercer

· #13 · Apr 22, 2015

Sweet!

You're ranking in several nice top 100's. Got to be a good feeling. Keep it going hehe!

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Regards,
SM

Ethan Jones

Discussion Starter · #14 · Apr 23, 2015

Hello everyone:

Here's my intel brief for today:

No paid or free ads today (that I can tell, but then I didn't check on all 60+ websites I've contacted)

My ranking at the end of today:

#6,477 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

#39 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers > Assassinations
#41 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Assassinations
#41 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Terrorism

44 sales on Amazon.com
0 sale on Amazon.co.uk

Thanks,
Ethan

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Salvador Mercer

· #15 · Apr 23, 2015

Wow! 44 is awesome.

I'm liking the ranking too with the sub categories. Good job!

Lucian

· #16 · Apr 23, 2015

80 sales in two days... very impressive! Thanks for sharing and good luck the rest of the way.

Marseille France or Bust

· #17 · Apr 23, 2015

Yes, please keep us updated. Wonderful to see fellow authors doing so well.

Julz

· #18 · Apr 23, 2015

Congrats!! You did the work, now it's paying off

ufwriter

· #19 · Apr 23, 2015

Congrats on the results so far. Looking forward to seeing how the rest of this goes!

I'm a Little Teapot

· #20 · Apr 23, 2015

Ethan Jones said:
Readcheaply didn't run my book, even though they told me they would;

They did on April 21. I just double checked because I knew I'd seen your book.

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