the starving author's guide to diy video promotion
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THE STARVING AUTHOR'S GUIDETo Do-It-Yourself Video Promotion
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➤ These suggestions will be time consuming
➤ They may take you out of your comfort zone
Caution...
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BUT...➤ The resources
are FREE
➤ This will increase your visibility exponentially
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EVERYONE LOVES STORIES
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Are there stories that relate to your book but they didn't quite fit?
PICK ONE!
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WRITE THE STORYKEEP IT CLOSE TO THE TONE OF YOUR BOOK
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➤ 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
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Find photos that relate to your story.
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Put them into a slide show.
Much like this one.
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Convert the slideshow into a movieWITH THE STORY AS VOICEOVER
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➤ Record a short video to introduce yourself and the story.
➤ Use your smartphone or webcam.
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Record a short video to promote your book.
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"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:
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Sandwich the story between your intro and your promo.
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➤ YouTube➤ Wordpress➤ Vimeo➤ Facebook➤ Twitter➤ Etc.
Put the finished video on social media
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ON WORDPRESS
put a transcript of the whole video with links to the website page to order your book
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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.
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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...
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