The Publicity Hound’s Tips of the Week
– Issue #947 Sept. 1, 2015
- How to Ask for a Review
- Karmic Marketing = Publicity
- Can Anyone Rent Your Brain?
- Hound Video of the Week
book reviews
Dog Tweets–How to Sell More Books with Images
Here are my Top 10 tweets from this past week, great for retweeting! If you missed these, follow The Publicity Hound on Twitter. How to Sell More Books with Images bit.ly/morebks #authors #marketing @Louise_Myers via #sbzclub Want #Amazon #bookreviews? Read these tips from @Bookgal to learn how to get 100+ reviews! ow.ly/Mi1hL RT @PRNews: PR… Read More
How to get book publicity from newspapers, TV
This edited transcript is the third in a four-part series from an interview on Jan. 12, 2015. Julie Eason asks me about how authors can do their own publicity. Prefer audio? You can listen to the podcast on iTunes or on Stitcher Radio. Part 4 will be published here tomorrow. Julie Anne: Let’s say we actually want… Read More
Embrace 1-Star Reviews
How to Follow Up Pitches
Issue #853 Sept. 20, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue How to Follow Up Pitches More NYT Bestsellers Lists Media Kits for Indie Authors Hound Joke of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: This time of year, my cellar should be crammed with fruits and… Read More
Pretty Portable Potties
Issue #841 Aug. 9, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Pretty Portable Potties When to Pay for Book Reviews Tips for Your Photo Shoot Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: Thanks to Publicity Hound Tracey Corrine for explaining why the four seedless… Read More
Cruise Your Reviews
Issue #839 Aug. 2, 2014 Publisher: Joan Stewart “Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity” In This Issue Cruise Your Reviews Danger: Guest Blog Post Links Lots of Help for My Slogan Hound Video of the Week This Weekend in the Hound House: We had a blast at the Wisconsin State Fair yesterday. My favorites:… Read More
Snappy Sassy Salty: A treat for the writer or author in your life
Every time I’ve spoken at one of book shepherd Judith Briles’ events for authors, I return home with one of her pithy phrases ringing in my ears. On our Publishing at Sea cruise to the Caribbean last year, she said this about authors who want to do their own editing and design their own… Read More
Author Media Kit: Include 8 essential items
Your book’s media kit is the major marketing package that tells a variety of audiences about the book, and makes it easy for them to report on it or promote it. Yet many authors are confused about what goes into the kit. If you’ve written more than one book, you should have one media kit… Read More
Why you should welcome bad reviews for your books and products
More than 6 out of 10 people read one or more product reviews on a shopping site before deciding whether to buy. But how many of those people do you think hear their B.S. detector going off when all the reviews on the company’s website are 5-star, and there’s not a lousy review in the… Read More