#285: The Power of Partner Promos and Tips for Getting Started

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you want to harness the power of partner promos by borrowing someone else’s audience? If so keep listening as this is one of the fastest ways to grow your audience and sell more books.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My name is Shelley Hitz and I’m here with my husband CJ Hitz. We have been coaching authors for over a decade helping you reach more readers with your message by using our social media templates and bridge-building system so you can consistently market your books without feeling pushy or salesy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In each of our trainings, we promise to share at least one thing that will help you write, self-publish, and market your books so that the message of your books can impact lives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the next few minutes, we are going to talk about the power of partner promos.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to partner marketing I recommend that you do something to give first. Instead of looking for ways you can benefit, how can you help that person first.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>"You Can Have Everything in Life You Want if You Will Just Help Enough Other People Get What They Want.”</em> - Zig Ziglar </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three ideas:</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show up and like/comment on their posts a couple times a week. You will get noticed if you add valuable comments on a consistent basis.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Give them a shoutout on social media and tag them. This could be a book they've written that you love or a concept they teach you recommend or a quote of theirs, etc. Anything that would highlight them in a positive way.</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to go to the next step, read and review their book on Amazon. Then do a post on social media and tag them in it. Make it more about the book. For example "I loved