Here's the answer to your last question:
http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,46766.0.html
And congrats on those numbers!
http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,46766.0.html
And congrats on those numbers!
New member a few questions
Howdy. I'm a new member here. I've got one book self-published on Amazon's Kindle Select program. I published it on Jan 19, 2015 or two months ago. As of today I'm at a combined 484 sales/KU/KOLL. I have no idea if that's good, bad or meh, but I'm fairly pleased since I've been doing virtually no promoting or marketing.
I updated my info on the author page, but I don't know how to get my photo included, and I also haven't figured out how to add my book, or link to it. Any advice would be appreciated.
I updated my info on the author page, but I don't know how to get my photo included, and I also haven't figured out how to add my book, or link to it. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Welcome, Sean!
If you're talking about adding photos here on KBoards, now that you've made one post, you should be able to edit your profile to include a profile picture. Go to Profile in the top menu and select Forum Profile from the drop down menu (or go here: http://www.kboards.com/index.php?action=profile;area=forumprofile) and add a picture. You can either upload from your computer directly or copy a picture somewhere from the internet. Max size is 140x160 pixels--if the picture is too large, the forum software won't be able to shrink it and the upload will fail.
The easiest way to add a book to your signature is by using our author signature tool, found in the top menu under Authors, or found here: http://www.kboards.com/authorsig
EDIT: You can also handcraft your signature using the tutorial that Emily provided.
Be sure to read our Forum Decorum for more information!
Welcome again--please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Betsy
KB Mod
If you're talking about adding photos here on KBoards, now that you've made one post, you should be able to edit your profile to include a profile picture. Go to Profile in the top menu and select Forum Profile from the drop down menu (or go here: http://www.kboards.com/index.php?action=profile;area=forumprofile) and add a picture. You can either upload from your computer directly or copy a picture somewhere from the internet. Max size is 140x160 pixels--if the picture is too large, the forum software won't be able to shrink it and the upload will fail.
The easiest way to add a book to your signature is by using our author signature tool, found in the top menu under Authors, or found here: http://www.kboards.com/authorsig
EDIT: You can also handcraft your signature using the tutorial that Emily provided.
Be sure to read our Forum Decorum for more information!
Welcome again--please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Betsy
KB Mod
Thanks! Great help with links did the trick.
Now I can try to figure out this whole "marketing" and "promoting" thing to see if I can increase my sales. I guess that's the real trick.
Now I can try to figure out this whole "marketing" and "promoting" thing to see if I can increase my sales. I guess that's the real trick.
If you haven't already, put a note in the back of book one to give an idea of when two will come out---and if you don't have a mailing list, start one!SeanDGolden said:
You're off to a fantastic start, Sean ... congratulations! (And welcome aboard.)
Welcome! I'm relatively new here as well, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. I'm learning a lot along the way as I'm sure you will too. People on the boards are great. I run nearly every question I have by them because they're pros Best of luck to you!!! And great numbers!
Best of luck to you!!! And great numbers!
Well, thanks for the kind words. Every day I expect my sales to drop back to nothing, but so far I've been able to sell about 20 a day for the last few weeks. If that keeps up, I'll be a happy writer. At 15 today so far, so keeping fingers crossed. And I'll keep pounding out words on Book II. Indiecognito, you're the second person to recommend that I add a "teaser" to the end of Book I. I keep meaning to do that, but whenever I crank up my word processor, I want to write Book II.
How the heck do you build a mailing list? And is that still the best way to go in a world of Facebook and Twitter?
At 15 today so far, so keeping fingers crossed. And I'll keep pounding out words on Book II. Indiecognito, you're the second person to recommend that I add a "teaser" to the end of Book I. I keep meaning to do that, but whenever I crank up my word processor, I want to write Book II.How the heck do you build a mailing list? And is that still the best way to go in a world of Facebook and Twitter?
Welcome, Sean, and congratulations on those numbers. That's a brilliant start!
Welcome Sean! You've found the good part of the internet
Those sound like killer sales to me for a first book!
Of course, I know nothing as I'm trying to finish my first book as we speak!
But good luck!
Those sound like killer sales to me for a first book!
Of course, I know nothing as I'm trying to finish my first book as we speak!
But good luck!
Sean, I'd open up a list on Mailchimp (there's a thread here somewhere and if I had the time I'd hunt for it--it explains it very simply though it's not a tough process). Once you have it, put the link to the signup in the front and back of your book. Say something like "For information on new releases and special offers, sign up for my mailing list."SeanDGolden said:Well, thanks for the kind words. Every day I expect my sales to drop back to nothing, but so far I've been able to sell about 20 a day for the last few weeks. If that keeps up, I'll be a happy writer.
How the heck do you build a mailing list? And is that still the best way to go in a world of Facebook and Twitter?
People will sign on and bob's your uncle.
Facebook is good if you find reader groups that are interested in your genre. Twitter is a lot of author spam and better for posting tweets about other things like your new puppy, your Kim Kardashian obsession or your hatred of Kim Kardashian and puppies, IMO. People tend to ignore repeated posts about books. Unless they're by Kanye West.
Hmm.... sounds like maybe today I take a break from "Warlock" and do some clever updates to "Warrior" to tease readers and get email addresses. OK. I'll get right on that.
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