tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829373655045234974.post7170204376765529390..comments2023-08-22T08:18:25.184-04:00Comments on WildFire Marketing: Monday Morning Marketing Tip - December 5, 2011Rob Eagarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01703533091018324266noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829373655045234974.post-4736017669575920432011-12-06T23:55:56.260-05:002011-12-06T23:55:56.260-05:00Elizabeth,
Thanks for your comment. If you are a ...Elizabeth,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. If you are a first-time or little-known author, you should prepare yourself to do ALL of the marketing. These days, publishers reserve their limited time and marketing budgets for authors who are already successful. They don't like to take risks.<br /><br />Additionally, you should strive to learn everything you can about marketing for two reasons: 1) you'll be better equipped to make any of your publisher's efforts more effective 2) if your publisher doesn't do any marketing, then you'll still be able to help your book succeed on your own. When authors learn how to be wise marketers, they put themselves in a win-win position.Rob Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703533091018324266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829373655045234974.post-47332399277889504182011-12-06T23:08:10.999-05:002011-12-06T23:08:10.999-05:00For months, I thought that publishers wanting auth...For months, I thought that publishers wanting authors to have an existing platform was just a rumor, but I'm realizing that it's a little more than a myth. Traditionally, publishers did most of the marketing, so I'm very curious as to how much of my own marketing I'll be expected to do.Elizabeth Baronehttp://elizabethbarone.netnoreply@blogger.com