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Marketing Guidelines and Recommendations

 

Creative Team Publishing (CTP) is a publisher who makes strong recommendations about marketing and distribution.  These are two topics every published author should consider.

 

Anyone, including CTP, can hire a publicist.  You may want to consider this action.  But if you want to be involved in your marketing and distribution, we invite you to consider networking. Generally the networks you already have and will develop, as well as multiple websites through which your book can be ordered, are the best options in the beginning. 

 

A Website for Your Book:

We strongly recommend creating a website for your book(s) through which the books can be sold.  We have an excellent website development organization we send our authors to—we are not paid a commission on this referral—we send our authors there because of quality and price. 

 

The “Big” Websites:

Of course your works will be listed on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online stores and many, many others.

 

The CTP Website:

The books CTP publishes are listed on the CTP website and can be purchased through our company store at www.CreativeTeamPublishing.com  See also customized book websites—your book should have one like these:

 

 

 

Expanded Promotion:

This can be done in a number of ways.  Among them are:

  • Newspaper Articles and Press Releases: Contact local newspaper and other printed media outlets to tell them about your book.  CTP will provide a press release for you.
  • Book Signings: Personally contact book stores in your area and arrange for book signings with the owner/manager.
  • Radio and Television interviews: Becoming a published author
  • Blogs: If you have one, promote your book and be sure to include your book’s website for ordering!
  • Readings and Literary Societies: Participate in local and regional book readings.  Contact literary or published author groups in your area and get involved.
  • Schools and College/Universities: Introduce your books to schools, regardless of grade level, in your area.

 

Beginning Action Steps:

  1. Begin to make a list of your networks—those who would like to purchase your book and those who express interest in selling it.  Actively promote your new book to these networks.
  2. Extensively use email for promotion.
  3. Establish a website for your book. 
  4. Contact local media outlets.
  5. Follow up on every contact and pursue building these relationships.
  6. Print business cards with you book’s title, your name, and the book’s website.
  7. Seek well-known endorsers for your book and note these names on your email promotion (with their permission).