by PJColando | Jun 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
SO, are you are plotter or a plodder, willing to do whatever it takes to market your book? Well, here’s another bite of the sandwiches I’ve been offering, my experience with much-vaunted ploys. Let’s explore the Pitch. This is not baseball nor is it...
by PJColando | May 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Let’s consider two words: Plot and Plod. Notice that I didn’t include their near-partner, Ploy, a word which has slimy connotation. To market effectively, it’s best to have a Plan. We all know the Goal – to sell books – but how we get...
by PJColando | May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fee or free depends as much on your time, your tolerance for uncertain outcomes, etc. as it does your budget. While some authors swear by giveaway, other disdain the ploy. Sure, it’ll bump your Amazon ranking initially but over the long haul does it work? Does...
by PJColando | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
‘Lucky’ is an anti-compliment I’ve come to despise: people constantly avenge their perceived lack of good fortune by deriding mine with the banal, “You just lucky.” While my pastor coached me to smile and respond, “Yes, I am...
by PJColando | May 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
OK, you caught me. I like alliteration and rhymes, so I had to use the word ‘fix’ to go with ‘six.’ But I’m not being genuine in the title because I. Can’t. Fix. Your. Marketing and Sales. That’s your task. I’ve been...
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