How to Sell Yourself as a Writer - WritersLife.org

How to Sell Yourself as a Writer - WritersLife.org   Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here again from Writer's life and today how to sell yourself as a writer promoting yourself as an author is not always easy not only can the number of ways and different avenues you are able to take seems somewhat overwhelming but the idea of actually trying to convince other people that your writing is worth paying attention to when you are not even sure yourself can feel particularly daunting we all know that selling books is hard work and if you don't have a big publisher behind you or a massive budget for marketing you're going to have to do the lion's share of the work yourself promoting your work is hugely important you can't just post your book on Amazon and somehow hope that people will read it the market is thoroughly saturated and there are now more books than there are readers to read them learning how best to sell yourself as a writer is the only way you can hope to stand a chance so what are the things you can do to help boost your author profile and get your book noticed let's take a look first get social media savvy nowadays no matter how much we might try to resist it social media is key to building a platform reputation and a fan base open several social media accounts to tap into different niches and interests and find different followers have a great and useful awesome website having a good awesome website is essential and a stable platform where you could promote your book however it's essential to make your author website not only unique exciting and eye catching but also useful to make it easy to navigate make it easy for fans to buy your book if you don't do this you might attract visitors but not boost your book sales and that's kind of missing the point isn't it next write a captivating bio and introduction to your book spend time and make a real effort to create an author bio that say something about you that gives the reader a picture of who you are and what you're all about the same goes for your book blurb this is the one chance you have to get potential customers interested in what you're selling so make it the best thing that you've ever written next get reviews keep making an effort to get reviews for your book the more positive reviews you have the more popular you'll seem and the more new readers will trust that if they buy your book they'll be getting a good read blog your heart out blogging is a great way to promote yourself as an author keeping a blog up to date takes time and effort and needs promotion in itself however the long-term rewards of a successful blog make it so worthwhile every single time you create a new post you're boosting your search engine visibility and reaching potential new fans next behave like a professional promoting yourself can be tedious disappointing and frustrating at times but ranting and raving moaning and driving or giving up before you've given it your all won't help you or your book always stay calm and professional and remember that perseverance is key selling yourself as a writer may not come naturally but it's an essential part of any writers road to success so follow these tips and start selling yourself today and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our three writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now   be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time