Hello! Dominique Gibson is back with another post. So, the one question that has been on my mind for a couple of months now is how to market my books. What other ways can I market my books besides me doing free book giveaways on Tiktok? Some of the things I tried doing in the past was outsourcing this part to other people via Fiverr (Which I have to admit was somewhat a success most of the time). But I wanted to explore more things that I may try in the future when it comes to getting the word out there for my self-published books.
So, I searched the internet and found another article titled ‘How to Market Your Book in Ten Simple Steps’. I think that this was mostly geared towards nonfiction writers but I think that it could potentially be pretty handy when it comes to fiction writers as well. One of the advice that they give out is to drop everything and do an author website. As someone who has been creating all sorts of content on my own website for years, I cannot emphasize this enough when it comes this point. If you want to stand out from the competition, you are going to need an author website to do so (This rule is a necessity for self-published authors but couldn’t hurt for traditionally published authors as well.)
But then the article gets interesting by talking about Google Search Console and Google Search Analytics account (They recommend that you use both) to figure out who your target audience is. This way, you will be able to promote to that audience and figure out if your keywords and SEO are working. Another thing that I do agree with is choosing your social media platform to grow your audience. Out of all the social media I have done over the years, I have posted more and more video content on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. At one point, I used to post all the time on Youtube which I plan on getting back to later this year.
If you want to check out this article, you can click on the link down below for more information.
How to Market a Book in Ten Simple Steps
That’s all for now. See you soon.
Dominique Gibson
