Growing Your Author Platform One Library at a Time by Peggy DeKay

Peggy DeKay
Author, Speaker and Book Coach Peggy DeKay

For most of us the local library is a place to go and relax, take a class, or spend a quiet afternoon. But something else is going on at your local library—book promotion!

As a new author, the first thing I had to do was begin building my list…my mailing list. I began by taking a sign-up sheet to every event that I attended as a guest speaker or presenter. It didn’t matter what the event was, a book fair, a signing in a book store or retail store, or a presentation at the local library.

Most new authors think that to be successful you have to have a huge platform (mailing list), when truly; you can build a successful following with only a few-hundred-name seed list. It’s not hard, but you must be diligent in asking people to sign-up. Continue reading “Growing Your Author Platform One Library at a Time by Peggy DeKay”

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