Tag Archives: marketing

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

Another Dread Price Post

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m sure people are tired of me bringing this up every few weeks, so I’m resigned to the fact that this post might incur some groans and ignores. For about half a month, I had my book at $2.99 because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 26 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 27 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 25 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 83 Comments

Wattpad Experiment Time

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I just finished posting the first two chapters of Beginning of a Hero on Wattpad.  If my research is correct, two things should happen: Nobody can post my book up there because it’s already on there. This should work as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

KDP Select and Wattpad

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I got my answer on this one since I had asked if Wattpad breached the exclusivity part of the KDP Select contract.  It was a long-winded answer that felt a little bit like I was being re-read the contract, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Wattpad Revisited

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

People might remember me mentioning an App called Wattpad.  I had signed on and posted an excerpt of Beginning of a Hero.  I praised it as a great marketing tool before finding out the flaws.  The issue is plagiarism and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 13 Comments

Good to Be Back

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Woke up to this on Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero‘s Amazon site: #98 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Fantasy > Epic I’m back on a list.  🙂  I’m also 7 away from 3,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 38 Comments