ON MARKETING TOOLS

Laurence O’Bryan - author & Founder of the Festival, will talk about the online advertising options for authors. 

Donna Maltz, a self-published author, shares her Covid writing journey and fun, creative marketing strategies to shake up the norm and grow your audience. Book launches and book clubs are just a few of the things she covers in this video. 

Her books include Living Like the Future Matter ~ The Evolution of A Soil to Soul Entrepreneur. I AM ~ A Guided Journal to Cultivate Abundance, Conscious Cures~Soulutions to 21st Century Pandemics and Yummy Recipes, Wilderness Wonders, an activity cookbook for kids and adults. www.donnamaltz.com. Donna has been an Eco-Entrepreneur since 1980. Regenerative Soulutions are at the forefront of her writing and businesses. 

Lori Anne Rising - How to Make $10K or More With Your Book Without Selling a Single Copy. 

Danielle Hampson - will present on New Media Book Marketing in the 21st Century. New technologies continue to evolve at a fast pace making it difficult for authors to keep up with them and acquire a thorough understanding of how these new tools can be utilized to enhance the exposure of their work to the book buying public. Danielle Hampson, a publishing industry podcasting pioneer explains the “Who, What, Why, Where, When and How” of incorporating audio & video in 21st century book marketing strategies and utilizing social media effectively. And she does it in plain and simple English! 

Peter Hildick-Smith - will give us tips on “Judging a Book by Its Title”. We live in a meme economy. Today’s consumers are offered thousands of media choices weekly – and effortlessly make browsing, even buying decisions in seconds based on little more than a phrase and image. Book buyers are no different – the latest research confirms a book’s title and cover presentation are the meme or message that can determine its browsing and sales fate. Peter Hildick-Smith, founder of book audience research firm Codex-Group, presents the latest results on how U.S. book buyers choose the books they buy and read, and how authors and their publishers can more effectively win their interest. 

Dave Chesson - creator of Kindlepreneur.com, will talk on How to Get Your Book Discovered on Amazon. There are key things authors can do to best position their books in front of Amazon shoppers. But the real question is what are those things and what can you do about it? In this presentation, we’ll not only cover that, but also give you key insight into what Amazon is really doing with your book. 

Tanja Slijepcevic - Operations Manager at BooksGoSocial, the main sponsors of the conference, will give a talk on Pay Per Click advertising for book promotion. 

Judith Barrow - writer and author, will talk about organizing a book fair, with a connection to the blog for the publishers and on interviewing authors with an online TV company. 

Judith Barrow is a Creative Writing tutor for Pembrokeshire County Council and holds private one-to-one workshops on all genres. 

Allie Marie - retired U.S. law enforcement officer and author of the True Colors paranormal series will speak about setting up and managing your own email newsletter.