Make the most of your time by identifying book marketing tasks you can do in 5 minutes or less. Then do them. Here are 5 ideas to start.<\/em><\/pre>\n
I don’t have enough time.<\/p>\n
Do you feel the same way?<\/p>\n
Do you struggle to keep up with all your work, family, and home responsibilities and<\/em> find time to write and market your books?<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Could I create a personal system that might help me better manage the short periods of time \u2014 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there \u2014 while I wait in line or before joining a Zoom meeting or calling a source for an interview?<\/p>\n
Quick and easy book marketing tasks<\/h2>\n
I’m starting by listing quick and easy tasks I can tackle in those brief in-between periods. It might be reading an article I’ve saved or tracking down someone’s contact information.<\/p>\n
This approach will help you accomplish more book marketing tasks, too. All it takes is a little advance planning.<\/p>\n
What book marketing tasks do you think you can start and finish in five minutes or less?<\/p>\n
I’ve started a list here with five I know I can do in that window. What should go on yours?<\/p>\n
Book marketing task 1<\/h2>\n
Find something to share on the social network you use the most for book promotion.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
To make this easy for me on Twitter, one of several platforms I use, I created a Twitter list<\/a> of people I consider to be influencers. When I’ve got a couple of minutes, I scroll through the list looking for something to share.<\/p>\n
Here’s what part of it looks like:<\/p>\n
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I can re-tweet someone else’s information easily or share it on other social networks.<\/p>\n
Most social networks offer an easy way to share other people’s content either within that platform or to another social network.<\/p>\n
Book marketing task 2<\/h2>\n
Subscribe to a newsletter that will help you up your game.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
This could be an advice newsletter or one published by a top author in your genre or category.<\/p>\n
Here are a few book-related newsletters I recommend in addition to mine, Build Book Buzz<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n
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BookLife by Publishers Weekly<\/em><\/a>:<\/strong> BookLife is PW’s website for indie authors. The newsletter includes a mix of book news and how-to information.<\/li>\n
Cynthia Swanson:<\/strong><\/a> Cynthia’s newsletter is a good example of what you can send when you’re a novelist. I like her information mix that includes book recommendations.<\/li>\n
Derek Doepker:<\/strong><\/a> In addition to providing book marketing advice and resources, Derek is a great email-writing role model.<\/li>\n
Kindlepreneur:<\/strong><\/a> You might have heard about Dave Chesson and his exceptional content for authors. If you’re not already on his list, sign up and start learning.<\/li>\n
Reedsy:<\/strong><\/a> This publishing resource platform offers helpful information for fiction and nonfiction authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Are you thinking, “I get enough email already<\/em>“? Professional development is important to your growth as an author, and these newsletters will contribute to that.<\/p>\n
Book marketing task 3<\/h2>\n
Follow three successful authors in your genre on social media.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Start with the platform where you’ll find your readers. Hen lit? Facebook. YA? TikTok<\/a>. Business? LinkedIn.<\/p>\n
You probably know who to follow. If you’ve done this already, find and connect with three more.<\/p>\n