the starving author's guide to diy video promotion
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THE STARVING AUTHOR'S GUIDETo Do-It-Yourself Video Promotion
➤ These suggestions will be time consuming
➤ They may take you out of your comfort zone
Caution...
BUT...➤ The resources
are FREE
➤ This will increase your visibility exponentially
EVERYONE LOVES STORIES
Are there stories that relate to your book but they didn't quite fit?
PICK ONE!
WRITE THE STORYKEEP IT CLOSE TO THE TONE OF YOUR BOOK
➤ Use your computer webcam on audio or with your smartphone
➤ Record this story in your best dramatic style
➤ You get to read this; no memorization required
Find photos that relate to your story.
Put them into a slide show.
Much like this one.
Convert the slideshow into a movieWITH THE STORY AS VOICEOVER
➤ Record a short video to introduce yourself and the story.
➤ Use your smartphone or webcam.
Record a short video to promote your book.
"To read more about [the subject of your story]
check out this link [your book's website]
for my book [your book's title]."
Include the following:
Sandwich the story between your intro and your promo.
➤ YouTube➤ Wordpress➤ Vimeo➤ Facebook➤ Twitter➤ Etc.
Put the finished video on social media
ON WORDPRESS
put a transcript of the whole video with links to the website page to order your book
Use MailChimp or other free mailing service with your email data base to send out notifications of a new post.
Invite them to subscribe to this vlog you just created.
Start publishing one story related to your book regularly. I suggest one every two weeks.
The more you do, the easier it will become.
And the most popular ones can be compiled into another book -- to publish next year.
And now that you're done...
