tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post2556574044461016240..comments2024-03-29T06:35:45.788-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: The Basic Marketing Plan for Authors Who Have Bills to Pay TooElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-60069583145344912522012-02-24T02:56:41.391-07:002012-02-24T02:56:41.391-07:00Thanks for sharing this post....
Marketing PlanThanks for sharing this post....<br /><a href="http://www.freetrainingdirect.com/" rel="nofollow">Marketing Plan</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-54948271902158292692012-02-20T10:09:36.844-07:002012-02-20T10:09:36.844-07:00I think these three things are important to do. Th...I think these three things are important to do. Thanks for the tips Elana!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-13644698360274610122012-02-20T09:40:43.188-07:002012-02-20T09:40:43.188-07:00This is definitely what I needed :)This is definitely what I needed :)Maganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045036129073244749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-64191237724450746102012-02-20T09:21:34.629-07:002012-02-20T09:21:34.629-07:00great tips, thanks, girl! I'm wondering, thoug...great tips, thanks, girl! I'm wondering, though, with ebooks gaining in popularity, bookmarks still? Hmm... Although the postcards fer sure. And blog tours, yes.<br /><br />Good stuff! :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-39251176570081445482012-02-18T21:45:01.754-07:002012-02-18T21:45:01.754-07:00Thanks, this is super helpful, along with your pan...Thanks, this is super helpful, along with your panel at LTUE. I'm definitely going to put this info to good use next year when my book comes out.Julie Daineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350205936357263571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-30091117725884866532012-02-18T18:34:28.401-07:002012-02-18T18:34:28.401-07:00I love those bookmarks and postcards also but I th...I love those bookmarks and postcards also but I think the blog tour is really effective for spreading the word.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-62748445196083149182012-02-18T18:18:22.094-07:002012-02-18T18:18:22.094-07:00Great marketing tools. Do you use both sides of t...Great marketing tools. Do you use both sides of the bookmark? Picture/book info on front and contact info on the back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-65559677701119106302012-02-18T17:29:34.677-07:002012-02-18T17:29:34.677-07:00Holy Moly... so I walk away from your blog for a l...Holy Moly... so I walk away from your blog for a little bit and come back to read a month's worth of amazing things. You are always teaching, always helping and alway using the right words through it all.<br /><br />Thanks!Your blog is seriously one of the best.Heather Spivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413133808058265715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-27413758304737664792012-02-18T14:04:37.080-07:002012-02-18T14:04:37.080-07:00I have an awesome banner that I hang when I go to ...I have an awesome banner that I hang when I go to events. My publisher provided it, but I don't think it was tons of money. Awesome for conferences, signings, etc.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43154558212705248782012-02-18T11:34:16.747-07:002012-02-18T11:34:16.747-07:00I'm another reader/writer who loves bookmarks....I'm another reader/writer who loves bookmarks. Great ideas! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-81702098121538104992012-02-17T21:24:12.624-07:002012-02-17T21:24:12.624-07:00Great advice. I have a thing for bookmarks. After ...Great advice. I have a thing for bookmarks. After conventions I love going through the bookmarks and postcards I've collected. I keep them on my bulletin board as graphic TBR list. If I ever have the thrill of being published, I'll hit up as many high schools as possible for English class hit and runs.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-61308791219871649792012-02-17T20:24:27.861-07:002012-02-17T20:24:27.861-07:00Thanks for setting the record straight on what is ...Thanks for setting the record straight on what is really necessary vs. add-ons. Shared on my FB page and tweeted!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-31067862953771886822012-02-17T20:11:59.817-07:002012-02-17T20:11:59.817-07:00Great tips, Elana! As a reader, I love bookmarks....Great tips, Elana! As a reader, I love bookmarks. I keep the signed ones or ones that go to signed books on a special shelf. I keep track of all my bloggy friends' physical addresses if I've ever sent them anything. Hopefully, one day I will have a postcard to send them announcing my first book. <br /><br />Can't wait to read your next book this summer!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-81719848134209431982012-02-17T18:52:54.834-07:002012-02-17T18:52:54.834-07:00I'm fortunate that my publisher does the bookm...I'm fortunate that my publisher does the bookmarks and postcards, because it's taking all of my effort to do the blog tour right! And all the social media that goes with it...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-9811607304518765942012-02-17T17:53:19.852-07:002012-02-17T17:53:19.852-07:00You're so smart and thrifty. Love it.You're so smart and thrifty. Love it.Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-3768449307825787002012-02-17T17:24:52.975-07:002012-02-17T17:24:52.975-07:00Like Talli, I am quite a fan of VistaPrint, who ha...Like Talli, I am quite a fan of VistaPrint, who has made my bookmarks and business cards. Thanks for the idea of post cards. Great thought. I wish you well on your new book. Wish me luck on my new stand-alone Victor Standish urban fantasy. I won't give the title -- this is your blog after all! :-) RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-57582487078557924222012-02-17T15:58:36.336-07:002012-02-17T15:58:36.336-07:00Thanks, Elana! Great ideas. I need those!Thanks, Elana! Great ideas. I need those!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-6143549488957448982012-02-17T14:52:41.738-07:002012-02-17T14:52:41.738-07:00Hey Elana!!!!!!
This post is packed with info we...Hey Elana!!!!!! <br /><br />This post is packed with info we all are going to need to know. <br /><br />I love the low cost/no cost/little time. So important. The bookmarks and postcards are awesome. *dreaming of mine right now*<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to give back. I hope to do the same one of these days soon.Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-17922068044394554652012-02-17T14:52:23.573-07:002012-02-17T14:52:23.573-07:00I have a box of bookmarks...I was never sure what ...I have a box of bookmarks...I was never sure what to do with them. The book they came with--part of a package--was a poetry book and book signings were not part of it's future.<br /><br />I still have them in a box in my closet. <br /><br />Perhaps if it were fiction.<br /><br />And the post cards...who do you send them too? I mean I could send them to everyone I know and be less than 50 people. Do you keep a mailing list?<br /><br />And how do you pick stores to send the postcards to. As someone who lives in an area where most bookstores are chains and not open to self-pubbed books...what are the options? <br /><br />Should I mail them out of state yuo think?<br /><br />I'm just thinking for the future as I wind up my two fiction titles.TirzahLaughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505559474373463632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-31580355390568290472012-02-17T14:27:04.976-07:002012-02-17T14:27:04.976-07:00I seriously hope that one day I will need these ma...I seriously hope that one day I will need these marketing ideas because I think they are awesome. I'm also happy to say that I'm one of the gals that took your book mark and I still have it. I think stickers would be cool too. Just saying.<br /> I want a hummingbird pic to plaster over my MAC apple. <br />A sticker like that is better than drinking a bottle of Snapple. <br />One day when I published too, <br />I'll make a sticker just for you!i'm erin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729541389129887477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-19040500542403310342012-02-17T14:24:06.976-07:002012-02-17T14:24:06.976-07:00Not this is a great informative post! We could al...Not this is a great informative post! We could all manage those things...and pay the water bill.ha<br /><br />Thank you, Elana! You are awesome.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-10583895243928175262012-02-17T13:37:57.951-07:002012-02-17T13:37:57.951-07:00Awesome ideas! Bookmarks, postcards, and business ...Awesome ideas! Bookmarks, postcards, and business cards are a must have. If you can find a place that prints them, book templates (stickers to put in the book where you sign them) are nice too. I've gotten soap, matches, pogs, and rub-on tattoos from various authors. A newsletter is a good tool as well.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-19921679594190096082012-02-17T12:22:18.421-07:002012-02-17T12:22:18.421-07:00Thanks! I had no idea that bookmarks and postcards...Thanks! I had no idea that bookmarks and postcards were so inexpensive to produce.<br /><br />It bring me to the question of how an author gets permission to use the cover art for their book (which is owned by the artist or publishing house) in promotion - is this covered under "fair use"?<br /><br />Thanks for the helpful post!Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-72019682543342007992012-02-17T11:31:08.812-07:002012-02-17T11:31:08.812-07:00Love marketing tips! Thank you, Elana!! Very doabl...Love marketing tips! Thank you, Elana!! Very doable.<br /><br />Any tips on what to write on your notes to libraries and booksellers?<br /><br />How did you present yourself?<br /><br />Thanks!Mart Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492840883926331053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-70272465019745128232012-02-17T10:59:11.546-07:002012-02-17T10:59:11.546-07:00I knew I would love this post when I saw the title...I knew I would love this post when I saw the title. Although I'm far from the marketing stage, educating myself on ideas is best all the time.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.com