Help! I Need Somebody! Help! Not Just Anybody!

You're a new author, and you need some marketing advice!! Well, for the 5 of you that read my blog, I'm going to point you to the right direction.

I'll preface the sort of guidance by saying that, in my mind, I'm aiming to help e-published authors (or those writers targeting the e-publishing world).

First, Mandy M. Roth's website suggestions. I snagged this link from Jaci Burton, then rushed over to read it because Ms. Roth is a very prolific, very good author. She knows of what she speaks! (She's also planning to continue handing out advice on her blog, just for future reference.)

Since this is about e-publishing, I'll use the example of a new-to-me e-published author, Yolanda Sfetsos. Ms. Sfetsos is published with 3 companies, beginning January of this year (if memory serves). I mention Ms. Sfetsos because her website went live a few weeks ago and until that point, she used her blog for promotion. Ms. Sfetsos lists all her books on the sidebar. She's got links to her publishers, the cover pic, an excerpt link and a "buy it now" link. And this is on her blog! Which was free!! With no ads or pop-ups!

Also snagged from Jaci Burton is AuthorMBA.

AuthorMBA offers marketing, career planning, and business workshops specifically designed for writers. Every workshop is an interactive, hands-on event, so you'll walk away with a completed plan, marketing tool, or business checklist you can immediately put to use in your career.

Writing is the easy part, but in the world of e-publishing (perhaps publishing in general), many authors are floating around without a firm grasp of what to do once that contract is in their hands. Your writing is a business; you should treat it as such and research the best ways to reach your target audience, just as you would research what you're writing.