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International Digital Awards contest ~ Great Prizes ~ Low Entry Fee ~ Open to all authors
International Digital Awards contest ~ Great Prizes ~ Low Entry Fee ~ Open to all authors
Enter your short, novella, or novel fiction in a contest where you’re judged on your STORY, not on how many friends vote for you. Readers will judge and score your work, based on their enjoyment of it. Even if you don’t place, you will gain exposure to at least three new readers!
Fee: $25.00 for Novels, $20.00 for novellas and short stories (2016 winners and finalists receive $5 off)
Deadline: July 15, 2017
Eligibility: Any ebook with a copyright date of 2016 or 2017 that was available for sale in 2016 or 2017 and is NOT available for purchase in mass print. (Ebooks that are available as POD’s are eligible) *** If your book previously finaled in, but did not win, the IDA, it is eligible for re-entry.
Entry: Non DRM PDF as email attachment
Categories: (All of the following offer BOTH a short/novella and a Novel category in each genre) Contemporary, Erotica, Historical, Inspirational, Paranormal, Suspense, Young Adult
Judges: Readers, including other unpublished and published authors.
- Prizes:Prizes: First place winners will receive an engraved paperweight. Winners and finalists will receive certificates. PLUS – additional prizes for winners include…
- Featured on a minimum of 3 blog posts
- Featured in a “winner” video trailer that will be shared on FB, tweeted, and featured on at least 3 blogs and websites
- Multiple Tweets and Facebook posts
- Featured on a special IDA Winners Pinterest Page
FMI: https://okrwa.com/contests/international-digital-awards/
Cheap Book Advertising for Indie Authors frm #writingbytheseatofmypants
I simply loved this idea from writingbytheseatofmypants blog and needed to share this with you.
Her links are awesome and if you have a small budget I just know you’re going to enjoy this too.
Update: 12/6/21015
Several of these advertising sites have changed their policies since the publication of this post. Please be sure to go to the actual website and read carefully the terms and conditions before signing anything. ~Rachel Rueben
Recently, we had a discussion on the podcast about marketing and the subject of advertising versus PR (social media) came up. One of the guests who had a background in marketing said, “Many authors buy Facebook ads and don’t sell anything.” She went on to explain that PR and marketing were different animals and not many authors know that. I agreed, though I had to come to that conclusion the hard way. I too advertised on Facebook, and Goodreads then wondered why I got no return on my investment. I quickly learned that the best places to advertise are in email newsletters but not all of them are cheap or indie friendly, so I went on a quest to find affordable and effective advertising.
While you’re there, check out her free PDF as well! Awesome Resource
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[@IndiesUnlimited] Mailing Lists and Advanced Readers and Bookfunnel, Oh My! #repost
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In my years as an Indie publisher, there have been a number of schools of thought as to what it took to be successful. In the salad days of 2012, the advice was, “Do a free run, then sit down and wait for the Brinks truck to back up with your money.” Those were good days, almost certainly too good to last. Since then, the advice has ranged from “write in a series and make the first book free” to “drive sales through Facebook ads,” to “use keywords and sharpened metadata to drive traffic.” Through it all, though, one thing has been constant: you need a mailing list.
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