EMAIL DATABASE/ADDRESS BOOK
WHY DO YOU NEED A MAILING LIST?
Emailing is a good way to reach your potential fans. • This a great way to introduce potential book buyers It's free which is very important when you are on a to your books. • Announce your book signings small budget. • Send out your newsletter (email or snail mail) • Announce reviews of your book DATABASE SOFTWARE • Announce where you have interviews or will be Database software are perfect for snail mail. You can interviewed print out labels of the addresses, saving you time on • Send out excerpts • Do contests hand writing addresses. • Sale books • Get feedback ADDRESS BOOK • Updates on your writing When you attend book signings, conferences or Building a mailing list takes time. Don't expect this to lectures, take this book with you to get names, address and email address. Don't forget to let them happen in one day. If you have 11 names that's fine. know that you're adding them to your mailing list. Its just the beginning especially if you're an aspiring author. When you get home, update your data base. The bigger your list the more people you can promote to If you're a published author, you need to work on this and hopefully they will promote for you. Word of area. Don't fret if you don't have a list. It will grow as your fan base grows. mouth makes bestsellers. This is the beginning of your mailing lists/database. I've been online since 94 and if it wasn't for SORMAG, I'd probably just have 20 names and the You might surprise yourself and have a nice size forums and lists I'm on. mailing list already. Each day since I created SORMAG, I have worked my email list. You can too. As you grow with your Now you want to know how do I get more names and writing, you will grow with promoting it. addresses? As I said before, slowly, one Remember it's a slow process, however if you work email/mailing address at a time. at it before you know it you're 10 addresses will be The best way to build your list is an opt-in mailing 1000 addresses. 1000 potential book buyers. list. Opt-in means the person chose to join your *SORMAG* mailing list by typing in their email address or sending you their email address. You didn't just add them to your list. MORE NAMES
With opt-in you know the individual wants to hear from you because they subscribed themselves. http://sormag.com
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