Maid for the Billionaire has done well so far. Since April 21, 2011 I've had just over 130,000 downloads. I've averaged 1 - 2,000 downloads a day. This past week I only had 6,500 downloads so I'm starting to think about promotion again.
What have I been doing instead? Writing, writing, writing. Which is what people say is the best place to put my energy, but I do want Maid for the Billionaire to be visible until the end of August when Book 2 comes out.
So I'm off to find more online connections. First goal, 2,000 twitter friends. I have a little over 800. How am I going to do it? I'm going to seek out people who are interested in the type of romance I write...either to write it or reading it....and I'll follow them.
I try to retweet whenever I come across a tweet from an author who is promoting via a review or a contest.
I've also started answering tweets. Making the connection more personal.
Will it work? Let's see.
Either way, I have met so many amazing people from all over the country via this experiment....actually from all over the world. Expanding my twitter base is actually exciting. I don't know which new readers or fellow authors those connections will introduce me to.
I've been very, very lucky so far and I am savoring and remembering to be grateful for each stage of this ride.
I'm also working my butt off on Book 2. Whether people love it or hate it, I'll put it up onto Amazon knowing that it was the best story I know how to write....and that's all any author can really do.
What have I been doing instead? Writing, writing, writing. Which is what people say is the best place to put my energy, but I do want Maid for the Billionaire to be visible until the end of August when Book 2 comes out.
So I'm off to find more online connections. First goal, 2,000 twitter friends. I have a little over 800. How am I going to do it? I'm going to seek out people who are interested in the type of romance I write...either to write it or reading it....and I'll follow them.
I try to retweet whenever I come across a tweet from an author who is promoting via a review or a contest.
I've also started answering tweets. Making the connection more personal.
Will it work? Let's see.
Either way, I have met so many amazing people from all over the country via this experiment....actually from all over the world. Expanding my twitter base is actually exciting. I don't know which new readers or fellow authors those connections will introduce me to.
I've been very, very lucky so far and I am savoring and remembering to be grateful for each stage of this ride.
I'm also working my butt off on Book 2. Whether people love it or hate it, I'll put it up onto Amazon knowing that it was the best story I know how to write....and that's all any author can really do.
Hi Ruth! I am one of those that you followed on Twitter which resulted in me following you and therefore finding out about your blog and your book. Your journey is really inspiring and I can't wait to read your book. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteJosie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting here. This whole epubbing process is new to me, but I'm working my way through. Not all of my ideas are good ones..lol..but all I can do is to keep trying. Good luck with your own projects and I hope you enjoy my book.