You need these strategies to market your book - with Connie Jo Miller

<h3>What happens after you publish your book? How do you maintain the momentum to continue marketing and selling your book?</h3> <p>Once your book is published, you don't get to relax. You still need to market your book if you want to continue to get sales and reviews, which ultimately increases sales.</p> <h3>Post-publication, you still need to market your book</h3> <p>In this Thinking it Through Wins and Wisdom episode of The Robyn Graham Show, Connie Jo Miller asked Robyn how to market your book post-publication. As a new author who reached Amazon best-seller status, Connie Jo Miller wants to continue building momentum for increased book sales.</p> <h3>Strategies to market your book</h3> <ol> <li>Humble brag - if you don't tell people about your book, and that you are an author, they won't know. When you have the opportunity, tell your friends and people you meet that you are an author.</li> <li>Include search engine optimization on your "author" website. Write blog posts about your book, your author experience, your creative process, etc. to include depth of SEO to help others find you. Be specific about the genre you are publishing in.</li> <li>Host or go to local events. This includes your local library, networking meetings, conferences, schools, etc. If you are like Connie Jo and are a children's author, do a read-along or story-time at the library or a local bookstore.</li> <li>Email list - send reminders to your email list about your book and your author journey. Do this especially around holidays so that people understand how great it is to give books, your book especially, as a gift.</li> <li>Ask people who have read your book to write a book review. This will help booksellers see that your book is well received and they will promote it for you.</li> <li>Donate books to the local library or schools. Children will like it and want to buy it or gift it. In addition, you can donate a book or raffle basket for a fundraiser to increase awareness.</li> <li>Create a lovey or stuffed animal to accompany the bo