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5 Tips To Marketing Your Book

Are you an author, love to write but hate to market your books? You're not alone. But successful marketing will ensure your books sells.

Are you a writer, maybe you're first book fulfilling that dream of being a published author. Well whether its your first book or second, most writers I know love to write but hate to market.

But the reality both for traditional publishing and self publishing is that authors need to learn the craft of marketing and creating a platform.

Here are 5 tips to help you get going:

1.) A PLATFORM must include elements that highlight your experience, exposure & excellence

2.) Building a platform takes commitment, time, money & work, but it pays off in book sales & exposure

3.) A PLATFORM tells YOUR story & why YOU are the best person to write & sell your book.

4.) Your author social media strategy is key to book sales success & should include Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and a blog.

5.) Authors must know their target market & purpose for their site BEFORE building their website.

Want to learn more: http://www.yourbookmarketing.com/

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