Strategies for Marketing Your First Book

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Pia Silva is a branding and marketing phenomenon. She's a longtime Forbes contributor who commands $20,000 to work with her for one day.

When Pia launched her first book, BADASS YOUR BRAND, she honed in on the marketing strategies that actually made a difference. Her book has become remarkably successful, garnering almost 250 five-star reviews.

In this interview, you'll learn how to:

- Get 100 reviews for your book within two months of your book launch
- Maximize your chance of becoming an Amazon category bestseller
- Automate your Amazon reviews
- Get 10+ interviews a month during your book launch
- Get 20,000 downloads in two days.

You'll also learn what didn't work, even after a $10,000 investment. (Hint: Most authors use this tactic.)

[SimonTaylorcomedian]

My left ear really appreciated this advice.

[ShayDPotter]

I like that this is specifically addressing first time authors. $10, 000 is well outside the budget for many. It makes it seem like to be successful you have to pay to play and have substantial cash reserves to push your book through all the noise. Thanks.

[robbiegarnz]

I don’t know 10 people much less 100 people who would be willing to take time to read and review my book. These are the same people who couldn’t be bothered to watch a ten minute video that I made on YouTube. Good luck 🍀 getting that!

[BlackFlashDrive]

1. Give people a PDF of the book and ask for a review on the date of the launch of the book.
2. Work the pre-order system
3. Use Interview Connection to get into podcasts

[ShivMathur]

I launched my first book last week. It’s really interesting and a very involving and engrossing work right from writing to selling. I will share my experiences once I am able to reach some good sales numbers

[sudhakarasu]

'To the Point' Video. Informative, well organized, helpful. Thanks.

[RobertPlank]

I really enjoyed this video! One big takeaway for me was how important it is to have an actual plan for getting reviews. Instead of just hoping for them, Pia reached out to 100 people personally to get their commitments. That’s some serious hustle! Another lesson I found surprising was how preorders can boost your book’s ranking on Amazon. It makes sense now why they’re so key for launching. Lastly, the idea of using a workbook or other freebies to keep readers engaged after they read your book is genius! It helps build your email list too. Thanks for sharing!

[MarketingHarry]

10 000 downloads in 2 days are overwhelming. Great interview, should be considering for my book and future projects as well. 💯👍

[sbaby]

Super helpful. So excited to get my memoir out next year!

[sethfreeman]

One of the most helpful interviews on the subject I've seen. Excellent work. Praise to both of you!

[rescuelegacy]

Though my goal is traditional publishing, these tips were still extremely helpful! Thank you!

[tracythompson]

Thank you for this. Great ideas. I have my first book out in 2021 and i will be using some of this. Thanks again 😊😊

[selfpubwithdale]

Great tips. I loved the interview format. Subscribed and I cannot wait to see more.

[susandavis]

I've watched a ton of these videos, and this one is the most informative yet. Thanks.

[johnparnham]

Surely according to amazon rules, you are not allowed to ask friends and family for reviews or amazon will take them down.

[matthewbrazil]

Highly informative and relevant to a first-time author. Thank you, Pia and NY Book Editors! Matt - co-author of Chinese Communist Espionage, An Intelligence Primer (2019)

[MiosotisJones]

Excellent info. Thank you! I'm a new independent Spanish book author just starting to get things in place in order to launch my new memoir. Thanks!

[reikiandwellnesswithlori]

Super helpful, honest information. Thank you for sharing! 💖

[coralinesvlogs]

This was so helpful. I'm so glad I found this video!

[IndoonaOceans]

Good tip about call to action and the way you phrase it 10.05