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Free Book Marketing Tip #2 for Independent Publishers

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Today’s free book marketing tip – Don’t Build Your House on Rented Land.

Your website is your marketing hub. That means, you have a domain name (url) that you own. Yes, it is possible to create a website for free on social sites like blogger, Tumblr, and even WordPress.com. I advise you to invest in your own domain which will cost about $10 a year. Put up a hosted site using WordPress.org (this is free).

Once you have a website, put your content there first. Then, share it on social channels like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. You own your content. You might even turn your blog into a book (Nina Amir is the expert in how to do this and has created templates and guides for the process.  Click here to view more details.)

Post often to your own website/blog and then share using links to your content on your site.
Free Book Marketing Tip #2

Gus Kearney

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Gladstone Manor Publishing just published The Education of Joey G. is a new novel by Gus Kearney.

I am working with Gus on his book marketing program. I’ve launched his website, biggkelt.com, sent out his first book announcement to family and friends via Constant Contact, and sent out press releases to local media.

Gus is from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania (the setting for the movie Silver Linings Playbook). His novel is a series of stories chronicling the experiences of the main character from age six to young adulthood. Joey has to overcome his own failings, as well as the  dysfunctional behavior of the people in his life. Set in the 50s through the early 70s, it is woven with the sensibilities, racism and sexual standards of the times.

Gus will be giving a book reading at Reader’s Books in Sonoma on September 19.