How my First ebook Ranked #1 in TWO days

[Ahmad]

So i recently published my first book ever, it was published on Jan 1st, and i started a FREE promo for 5 days. During these free days i managed to get over 700 downloads and only 5 reviews. It also Ranked #1 for Self-Help for 3 days in a row.

Keep in mind i don't have a website or a blog. But here's how i did it:

1- Collect e-mails of other authors and bloggers who might be interested in your subject.

2- Email them the link to the book during the first promo day and kindly ask for a push (tweet or such)

3- Find all the possible Facebook pages that allows you to promote your book. Do that on Twitter too.

4- Message all your friends and ask them to download the free book.

5- Follow up with people who reply to you and ask them to forward the book to their friends.

Those were exactly the steps i took. I'm thankful for the achievement

My book is called (Pre-Success-5 Steps to a Successful Mindset)

it's Short but GOLD
Grab it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Pre-Success-5-S...

[Marko]

great job :D

do you use 'kdp select' for free books?

[Susan]

As I get ready to publish my first indie book, this is great advice! Thanks so much.

[Sarah]

Wait and see what happens next to Ahmad's book.

Suppose all those readers of the free downloads love his book, and very likely a lot will. What next?

They want to read more by the same author: by the time he has a second book ready all but his friends, who would buy a copy anyway, will have forgotten his name.

The time to use FREE as a marketing tool is when the offered book will help SELL a second.

Think about it carefully, and good luck with your new book, Susan.

[Stuart]

Sarah has provided excellent advice and I agree with everything she has said. Giving away hundreds of copies of a book makes no sense unless there exists an expectation that future business will result.

The people who downloaded it for free certainly won't be buying it, so you would need something else to offer in order to receive some sort of compensation. The only rational in providing a book for free is the vague hope of obtaining favorable reviews that might encourage others to buy. But will they provide reviews in a timely manner, or even at all? And isn't it also likely that the next time they want something to read that they simply download the next batch of free offerings?