Marketing has never been my strong suit. I always worry about where the line is between good marketing and being absolutely obnoxious. Typically I air on the side of caution and not get on my box with a megaphone and shout about my book like a sideshow barker, but on Sunday and Monday, my book was on sale for 99 cents and I went to town advertising. I convinced my boyfriend/in-house artist to create an ad banner for me along with a new banner for my Facebook and Twitter pages. I also paid $15 to have the Ereader News Today advertise it in their email newsletter and website. From Sunday morning to mid-day Monday, I was hustling. On both of my pages, I posted the advertisement banner along with a little message saying to please share the picture and spread the word, and guess what, people did! Continue reading “Advertisement and the Awkward Authoress”
