Iolande's Independnet & Self-Publishing Workshops

Marketing for Self Published Authors

Okay so you've written a book or two maybe more. You've gotten them published, gotten friends, family and co-workers to buy them... now what?

These workshops (generally taught as part of the Independent Writers' Book Making Your Mark service, a $2589 value) will take you through the process of building your book brand beyond publishing.

These are group workshops designed for authors' who have published at least one book or is currently going through the publishing process.

These workshops are 5 components that make up creating your book brand & empire:

TBA - Developing Your Message

Knowing exactly what you want to say is important just as knowing how to say it. We'll work on the message you are trying to convey with your work and that determines to whom you are speaking.

TBA - Building Marketing Into Your Book

There are ways to make marketing your book easier and that's by building it into the publication from the start. This workshop actually prepares you for the next one by setting the ground work.

TBA - Book Marketing & Social Media

After you've set the foundation for marketing your book it's time to put the social media to work. We'll go over preparing your social media profiles, timing your posts, tweets, and events for maximum effectiveness & sales.

TBA - Delivery & Distribution

How exactly will your target market get to your "message"? What methods of publishing formats work best for your specific audience and how can you expand past that? We'll go over that this week.

TBA - Beyond Publishing

This is the fun part...we'll go over the other outlets that you can use to turn your books into income magnets. If you wanted to be an independently wealthy author (yes even as a self-published one - think Virginia Wolfe and Oscar Wilde) then you'll want to be here for this workshop.

If you sit down with the most world famous authors they'll tell you they didn't make money from "book sales". The revenue recovery from your royalties the old fashioned Big Six publishers used to do took care of most authors' income - dropping it to zero. Take these workshops to learn how to actually become a "successful" author.

Bonus

As a part of the workshop participants will spend 1 additional session per month for a 1:1 follow up and check progress. (Iolande's reg. fee for book marketing consultations is $170/hr.)

Cost

$30 per session/admin + material fees
$135 all five sessions