Tag Archives: advertising

Slight Change of Plans

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Now, I’m still working on figuring out ways to hype Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.  So far the character and city poems are working as is the gathering of people for the July 31st blog blitz.  Although, I do have a … Continue reading →

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July 31st Blog Blitz

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was thinking of a big on-line effort on the morning of July 31st when Prodigy of Rainbow Tower debuts.  This would involve many bloggers posting the cover art, description, Amazon site, Goodreads site, and the site for Beginning … Continue reading →

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Starting Up the Hype Machine

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower will be debuting on July 31st.  Until then, I need to build up hype.  I’m still tweeting about the first book and adding ‘sequel coming soon’ to them.  I set up the Goodreads … Continue reading →

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Scrapbooking Question

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Scrapbook Muse just opened an Etsy store and it has me thinking of a question.  Since she is a rarity on the internet and usually only checks e-mail, I figure I should ask this on her behalf. I’ve seen two … Continue reading →

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Ereader News Today

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I signed up for Ereader News Today.  This site was suggested by King Midget, who has seen a lot of success with it.  He is the expert, so visit his site and learn a lot about self-publishing.  You won’t be … Continue reading →

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Quadruple Threat: Amazon, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I can’t believe I never realized this before.  Well, I realized, but I didn’t pick up on it before.  We all know how important social media is to the self-published author.  It’s the life-blood of our marketing whether we like … Continue reading →

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So Ends the Experiment?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Yesterday, I sold 1 book, which is normal for a Sunday.  It typically sucks.  The problem is that it carries over into a weak Monday, but this is abysmal.  I’m eying that $2.99 price tag because it’s the only thing … Continue reading →

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AskDavid.com Update

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I misread something with the AskDavid.com thing.  They gave me a free trial on the tweets to tempt me into buying their 30 tweets for $10 package.  I have to admit that after getting more sales today than I did … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Advertising: AskDavid.com New Trick

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Don’t worry, fellow writers.  This is a trick that goes in our favor and I think it’s incredibly cool.  This really makes me have a lot more love for this site. AskDavid.com is one of the sites I used to … Continue reading →

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Advertising Thoughts

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s been 24+ hours since I attempted two advertising paths.  This is just a preliminary opinion, but I’m going to toss it out there: Wattpad is not giving me a boost like I had expected.  I set it up Sunday … Continue reading →

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