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Will Once - somewhere and back again
And I flogged it on my ex-pat group, too.:P
Ta! Now at 570 downloads. I'd better crack on writing that sequel.
Oh Will, that's great!Let's break 1000, okay?
I really think that new cover was a great idea.
How much did it cost you?
I got you 2 of them :)A colleague in work and an amazon forum member who I had on ignore as they are horrid posters.
The cover came from fiverr and a very good studio called Pixel Art. I can't remember exactly how much it cost but it was around $25. It definitely needed it. There is no way I would attempt a DIY cover after that experience.The marketing for this free campaign is costing me a little under $200. I wish I had done it a couple of years ago.
1,000 looks achievable. At the rate we are going, we might even get that before supper time tonight.
We'll celebrate each 1000 with a small tipple, shall we?Or perhaps a smaller increment as they're only small tipples?
That 25 bucks was money well spent. I hope the $200 is as well.
Joo wrote: "I got you 2 of them :)A colleague in work and an amazon forum member who I had on ignore as they are horrid posters."
Gee, I've not been in Amazon in ages.
Hasn't changed, has it?
I've just put a bottle of something fizzy into the fridge. Currently at 640.
It may not have time to chill properly at this rate.
You should top a thousand easily if you're at 640 at this time of day, Will.
Giddy heights for me. The scale on the Amazon sales report keeps changing - from 1s to 10s to 50s to 100s. It's now reading in 200s.It will have to come down with a bump at some point, but for now it's still climbing.
745.
OoooooooooooI've got my bottle of Pinot at the ready.
YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
Good thing I bought a screw top. No idea where the corkscrew is.Right. We need a party atmosphere in here.
GL, streamers, please.
I'll go get the scented tea lights,
Just don't put the tea lights too near. We don't want a fire in here!
Ooh - pretty streamers!We keep a Moet & Chandon in a pretty cabinet.
Just for occasions like these.
Just read this Will, there are some hideous warnings in it about marketing!https://libbabray.wordpress.com/2015/...
Will wrote: "Ooh - pretty streamers!We keep a Moet & Chandon in a pretty cabinet.
Just for occasions like these."
MmmmmmmmmmmmoetmmmmmmmmmBetter keep the sniffer handy GL.
Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Just read this Will, there are some hideous warnings in it abut marketing!https://libbabray.wordpress.com/2015/..."
Vicodin.
I bet he stayed up all night pressing the refresh button.
Is that a euphemism? It's a new one on me ;-)We were just off 2,000 at midnight when I went to bed. We're currently at 2,664 downloads.
On Amazon.com we are #1 in general humour and #66 in free books.
On Amazon.co.uk we are #4 in fantasy/ contemporary
On Amazon.de we are #1 in english books/ komiks
Staggered.
Will, that's just brilliant.3000 soon!
My flabber is gasted. My gob is smacked. Was not expecting this.
I'm positive the new cover has a lot to do with it.The cover is the gateway to downloading.
Yup - agreed. The marketing helps too. It's almost a form of good spamming. The marketing companies connect your book with people who have already expressed an interest in reading that kind of book. In some cases, the marketing company publishes your details on their websites. Some send out newsletters and emails directly to readers.
Here's the site that cost me $100:
http://www.freebooksy.com/
If you scroll down the page, there's little old me.
And this is what they offer - website, daily email, facebook.
http://www.freebooksy.com/freebooksy-...
They have a shade under 80,000 readers who are interested in books about fantasy/ paranormal. The giant in the marketplace is bookbub with a list of more than 1 million readers. But it's priced accordingly! Maybe next time.
I just scrolled through the first page and the only book that didn't make me want to gag was your's.
Will wrote: "1,027!!!!Pop those corks, baby!"
Well done!
And there's a quote for your back cover right there Will.Nice going by the way :)
Patti (baconater) wrote: "I just scrolled through the first page and the only book that didn't make me want to gag was your's."I suspect that gagging is part of the appeal of some of those others. Apparently.
Ha, Nosemanny!Feel free to use my quote, Will.
Update: 355 downloads for today, taking the total to over 3,000. It's been a slower day - it looks like the advertising peaked on day one.
Hopefully you'll find it rallies again.
Peaking too early is a common problem for us blokes. We're used to it ;-)We might get a few more over the weekend. It doesn't matter too much because the total is much more than we expected.
Then I've got to turn my attention to the launch of the next one. Busy, busy, busy...
It's the morning of day three. The number of downloads has fallen to 662 - more than I was hoping for when I started, but way down on Thursday's 2,664.https://willonce.wordpress.com/2015/1...
I'm really looking forward to the sequel.
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And to hell with principled. I can reccie a book I enjoyed anywhere I like.
So there.