New Workshop - Advanced Media Training for Authors

One of the fastest ways to get exposure for your new book is through radio and TV interviews. Unfortunately, most publishers no longer setup media tours for their authors. Worse, typical PR firms charge $2,500 - $5,000 per month for their services - with no guarantee of success.  Why risk paying these outrageous prices when you can learn to setup media interviews on your own for free?

More importantly, landing media interviews doesn't mean you'll sell any books. You can't just show up and tell your story. Audiences don't care. Instead, you've got to learn how to drive listeners to take an interest in your book, or you'll windup wasting precious opportunities.

Rob Eagar, marketing coach to over 400 authors and author of the upcoming book, "Sell Books Like Wildfire," has taught dozens of his clients how to land media interviews and use that exposure to generate book sales. This one-day workshop will provide advanced-level, personalized instruction that will help you:

• Write a press release that captivates media producers.
• Prepare for a radio or TV interview with confidence.
• Fearlessly interact with any kind of host.
• Lead your listening audience towards buying your books.
• Utilize these essential skills for the rest of your author career.

This will not be a boring, lecture style workshop. Rob will actively work with each attendee to write a professional press release, generate interesting questions and answers, control the interview discussion, and implement a book promotion strategy. You will complete important tasks and be ready for action by the time you leave. For those who are brave enough, Rob will video record a practice TV interview and critique it together.

Special bonus: All participants will receive a current database of over 25 radio, TV, and magazine producers as a helpful head-start to contact for interview requests.

Click here to get details and register today.

Note: Don't delay - a minimum of 5 people must register by October 15th for this event to take place. The group size will be capped at 10 attendees. 

"The advanced media training that I received from Rob Eagar was outstanding - thorough, practical, and behavior-changing. He prepared me to successfully tackle any kind of radio and TV interview, and helped lower my anxiety about managing unexpected questions. Most importantly, Rob showed me how to steer audiences towards making a purchase. Working with Rob helped my new book hit the CBA bestseller list in the first 30 days!"

Dr. Paul White

Co-author of The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace

Monday Morning Marketing Tip - September 19, 2011

Rob Eagar's Monday Morning Marketing Tip

is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations

spread their message like wildfire.

This week's focus:
Facebook currently has over 750 million users worldwide, which makes it the largest social network in history and a powerful marketing tool for individuals and businesses. However, setting up a presence on Facebook doesn't replace the need for an effective website, whether it's personal or organizational. Even though Facebook is the dominant player on the Internet, social media will always be in a state of flux. New services will continue replace the current popular services that everyone loves. For instance, do you remember MySpace? Probably not. Yet, a short time ago, it used to be top dog. Today, it's the butt of online jokes. Likewise, the new Google+ network is already making efforts to compete with Facebook and steal away marketshare.

Therefore, you should maintain an Internet headquarters to market your message that isn't dependent on other services that could be here today and gone tomorrow. That's why a well-constructed website is so important. I'm not implying that you avoid using Facebook, Twitter, and the various online options available. You would be wise to use social networking to your advantage. But, not at the expense of neglecting to create your own website. A fancy Facebook page does not equal a website. People still prefer a one-stop-shop where they can go online to learn everything about your message. Social networking services can't offer the kind of flexibility and promotional power that comes with a website.

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© Rob Eagar 2011. All rights reserved.

Monday Morning Marketing Tip - September 12, 2011

Rob Eagar's Monday Morning Marketing Tip

is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations

spread their message like wildfire.

This week's focus:
If you're an author who desires a larger platform, it won't happen by itself. You can't sit around waiting for Oprah or Good Morning America to call. Platform growth happens through steady action over time. If you feel like you're not growing fast enough, ask yourself at the end of every month, "Is my platform bigger in any way than it was 30 days ago?" Be honest and assess what's occurred. Use the following list to examine signs of growth:

• How many new subscribers signed up for my newsletter in the last month?
• How many new Twitter followers or Facebook fans joined my social network?
• How many new speaking engagements or signings did I book?
• How many new media interviews did I schedule?
• How many new testimonials did I receive?
• How many new people subscribed to my blog?
• How many more website visitors did I receive this month versus last?

Are you putting effort each month into making these numbers grow and tracking the results? If not, then maybe that's why your platform is stuck in neutral. Fortunately, these are easy steps that you can take and great motivators to help you stay focused on reaching a larger audience for your book.

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© Rob Eagar 2011. All rights reserved.

Monday Morning Marketing Tip - September 5, 2011

Rob Eagar's Monday Morning Marketing Tip

is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations

spread their message like wildfire.

This week's focus:
There's an unhealthy tendency among some authors and business owners to start a new marketing activity with the expectation that it should create a huge, immediate return. These people will start a new blog, send out a new newsletter, or create their first press release under the belief that it will make lightning strike and miraculously change their business. But, that's like sending your child to the first grade and expecting him or her to immediately be ready to graduate from high school in 30 days.


Results take time, and marketing is the process of staying consistent, which means generating results over the long run - just like going to school. Therefore, you should stick with any new marketing activity for at least 90 days before you decide to stop it, and avoid a "one and done" mentality. Your goal should be to build a growing awareness for your message that continually shows up in different venues. Most people need to see evidence of your value several times before they will decide to buy.

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© Rob Eagar 2011. All rights reserved.

Monday Morning Marketing Tip - August 29, 2011

Rob Eagar's Monday Morning Marketing Tip

is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations

spread their message like wildfire.

This week's focus:

Too many authors unfairly expect people to read their books, fall in love with them, and immediately go buy 10 copies to give away to friends. But, that's an unrealistic expectation. People aren't going to flock to bookstores and spend $100 to market your book for you. Yet, this is what many authors seem to anticipate. They subconsciously shift the burden of marketing to their readers (or their publisher) and expect other people to make word of mouth happen for them. However, word of mouth doesn't work that way. Instead, readers will tell their friends about your book if you make it easy for them to do so. You have to remove the barriers of apathy, cost, and skepticism that people carry in their mind. Otherwise, they'll never take action. It is the author's responsibility to provide tools that enable people to spread word of mouth. You do this by creating free resources that are easy for people to pass along to someone else.

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© Rob Eagar 2011. All rights reserved.

Switzerland Vacation Pictures

How does a marketing consultant maintain his creativity and sanity to keep providing value to clients? He takes a break and goes on vacation in the Swiss Alps!

My wife and I recently spent two weeks in the Lauterbrunnen Valley hiking and biking among the tiny towns of Murren and Wengen. This area of Switzerland is literally one of the most picturesque regions I've seen in the entire world. Beware of looking at the following images...you may find yourself suddenly skipping down and boarding a plane to Europe.

Monday Morning Marketing Tip - August 22, 2011

Rob Eagar's Monday Morning Marketing Tip

is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations

spread their message like wildfire.

This week's focus:

Sometimes, I get caught up in the effect that Amazon reviews can have on a particular book. For example, if someone recommends a title to me, my habit is to go find that book on Amazon.com and read through most of the reviews. Based on those comments, I'll generally form an opinion as to whether or not I want to purchase the book.

The power of the collective voice on Amazon has become one of the biggest factors over people's buying decisions. And, Amazon's system is more robust and influential than any other retailer. So, as an author, you cannot afford to ignore the persuasive force that's in play. That's why I recommend regularly monitoring your Amazon book reviews and staying on top of the public's feedback. If you disregard what people say, you could needlessly lose a lot of book sales.

Having said that, it's okay to encourage your community of fans to support you by posting positive reviews on Amazon (as well as other sites, such as B&N.com, GoodReads, LibraryThing, FaceBook, Twitter, etc.) If you find that your book is struggling to get reviews, here are some active steps you can take to address the issue.

• Send out a newsletter or an email blast to your fans asking them to submit a review. It's okay to ask for help. Some of my clients who are New York Times bestsellers do this regularly.
• When someone sends you a letter or an email thanking you for your book, respond quickly and ask that person to return the favor by posting a favorable review.
• Ask people who have already given you a formal endorsement to post their glowing comments on Amazon.

Use Amazon to your benefit by trying to garner as many reviews as possible. You can achieve this goal primarily by writing a great book. High quality work will ultimately stimulate great feedback. That's why the level of your writing still matters to your book's success. If you churn out a boring, uninspired manuscript that lacks solid research and editing, you may pay a price in the court of public opinion.

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© Rob Eagar 2011. All rights reserved.

Monday Morning Marketing Tip - August 15, 2011

Rob Eagar's Monday Morning Marketing Tip

is written to help authors, publishers, and organizations

spread their message like wildfire.

This week's focus:

SEO is an abbreviation for a term used by website programmers and hosting companies that stands for "Search Engine Optimization." This concept refers to employing various methods to make your website appear on the first page of displayed answers when someone conducts an Internet search on Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. There are both paid and free techniques that can be used to help the search engines find you and rank you higher than other sites. The problem is that there are all manner of technology sharks who will lure you into paying extra money to use their SEO "secrets."

These techniques usually focus on trying to drive random people to your site when they conduct an Internet search. But, that's not your goal as an author. Instead, you want to be the primary option when someone searches on your specific book topic or expertise. The good news is that you can enhance your search engine results for free through properly choosing your website metatags, keywords, blog posts, and providing lots of online articles on your subject. Tell your webmaster to make sure that your site contains keywords that focus on your name, book titles, and article titles.

As an author, you want targeted, repeat traffic to visit your website - not random, disinterested traffic. You're trying to build a community, not a flea market of casual observers. So, don't let people up-sell you on paid SEO services. Most of those tactics are a waste of money. You will grow legitimate website traffic as you build your reader community and strengthen word-of-mouth among your fans.

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