Google recently implemented one of the largest shifts search has undergone in years A substantial component of content marketing has involved keeping up with the latest moves Google has made in its algorithm. This has already changed the shape of search engine results pages (SERPs) and the experience they provide to users. Marketers are scrambling to rethink key parts of their strategies While small businesses that have been implementing their own content marketing strategies had been nervous at first, many are finding that the impact isn’t as harmful as they…
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Are Ebooks Worth It? Does Anyone Actually Read Them?
From the least to the most popular books on Amazon, are people reading the digital copies? For a long time, readers, authors and publishers alike were asking “are ebooks worth it?”. That time is well behind us as digital books have taken off in the last handful of years. The advantages of ebooks simply cannot be ignored, and they are a staple for any book release. A recent Pew Research Center survey on book formats and consumption showed that while traditional print (comprised primarily by paperback and hardcovers) remains the…
Read MoreSocial media marketing is only the beginning for these authors
Book series writers Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell are taking multi-channel advertising to another level. For Perspective book series authors, Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell, social media marketing has been an integral part of the launch and continuing success of their fantasy fiction novels which so far include Love at First Plight and Second Wind. However, these authors haven’t stopped at social networks and have turned to every angle they can to spread the word. This effort has turned Giasson and Campbell into the exact opposite of the…
Read MoreSocial media marketing product review strategies power up engagement
Book reviews are a powerful force, but it is the legitimate feedback and not fake posts that are drawing readers. When it comes to promoting a product, few opportunities level the playing field in the same way as social media marketing, provided that those Facebook and Twitter advertising strategies are implemented in a highly effective way. Some of the most successful campaigns have resulted from no- or low-budget efforts over social media. That said, without a massive advertising budget, then the power of the social media marketing strategy comes from…
Read MoreSocial media marketing myths present sales barrier to indie authors
Inaccurate beliefs are holding back the ability of certain writers to be able to improve their book sales. It has been broadly accepted among indie authors that social media marketing is among the most affordable and effective channels that they can use to be able to reach their readers and promote their latest (and previous) books, but the problem is that there is false information circulating that is reducing the results that many among this community are seeing. Advertising over social media can reach consumers over desktop and mobile platforms,…
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