The New Writers Handbook 2007 by Philip Martin is the book in discussion this week.
Let’s talk about Viral Marketing ideas for Authors.
First I’ve been reading the book and taking notes.
I try out what I read, and see what the results are.
Youtube – I made 14 videos and went from 13 views to 1093 in two days.
Videos – Topics that I write about on my blogs, Featured Authors JK Rowling and Fiona Robyn.
Favorite Tags according to Site Meter’s Who’s On is: Harry Potter, Emma Watson, Adam Lambert, Twilight, New Moon, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner.
Goal: Make videos about the people whose names are tagged the most by Google, Site Meter and Yahoo Groups.
Result: Astounding Traffic totals to my blogs and youtube channel!
Amount of Time Invested : 48 hours straight work, with little sleep.
Satisfaction: People are getting to know about Idea Girl Consulting, Linda Randall and The Idea Girl on Twitter.
Twitter Results: 1900 followers expanded to 2230 in three days time, satisfaction my Twitter followers started to increase ( I had over 3,000 a few months ago).
This is just a brief idea of what you can do with Viral Marketing using YOUTUBE.
Now If I had a published book, I would have made a video with my book cover, genre, and some of the characters.
A presentation that goes for about 2 minutes at a time.
If you decide to speak to your readers, then have a form of classical or soft music in the background to help keep their attention on what you have to say.
If you are artistic, then put in a few drawings of your characters and plot ideas for fun.
If you have a sense of humor, throw in a few jokes or a comedy sketch before your video begins for about 30 seconds, I’d call this an ice breaker.
freshspot provided this youtube video
#1 Make a video with you and your book and send it to your Mother to prove that yes you are a writer! LOL
David Meerman Scott,The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to use news releases, blogs, podcasts, viral marketing and online media to reach your buyers directly
the new rules of marketing and PR David Meerman Scott the idea girl says word press
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