For the last couple of years I have been doing my own promoting. Otherwise known as self-promoting. At first I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. You see four years ago my husband helped me self-publish my book. After that I asked him what’s next. He told me I had to promote it. I asked him how. He had no idea. He told me I needed to figure that out on my own.
That’s just what I did. I slowly learned how to use Twitter and Facebook to get the word out about my book. I ordered promo cards for my book that I handed out everywhere I could and I got a pendant to wear. As time went by new social media websites were becoming available for people to promote their books. I slowly learned how to use all of them as well. Now I use every social media outlet that I can to promote my book. I even started my own blog called HeyYou (which is this ) in hopes of helping my book get noticed as well. I am not sure if that is happening, but it has helped me to become a better writer and has helped me to get my feelings out about a variety of different subjects.
You can now find me on Twitter G+ Pinterest and Linkedin . Along with these sites I also have Facebook pages for my blog and my books. OH and lets not forget my Amazon Author’s Page ! Now that I have become very good at promoting books I also like to do this for others. After I’m done reading a book if I really liked it I will share it everywhere I can. I always hope this helps the author. Even if it’s a little bit. At times people will also ask me for advice on getting their own books published and promoted. This has led me to start my own PR business 140PR . I don’t like to think highly of myself, but I started thinking if people are going to keep asking me for help then why not start my own business. I’m good at what I do. I’m good at promoting books. So I figured why not take that step, start my own business and see what happens. Maybe nothing will happen. Maybe something will. Who knows. I figure there is only one way to find out.
