Book Marketing Tip #2: Post a Notice to Your Web Site or Blog

NOTE:  In January 2018, an updated and expanded edition of The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide was released, offering 65 book marketing ideas and new "Deep Dives" sections exploring social media strategy, how to work with beta readers, and how to earn free press coverage. 

To download the new Smashwords Book Marketing Guide for free, here are the coordinates:

Amazon
Barnes & Noble
iBooks
Kobo
Smashwords

The new 2018 edition of The Smashwords Book Marketing Guide is also available as a serialized podcast on the SMART AUTHOR podcast, starting with Episode 10.

Click here to access all SMART AUTHOR podcast episodes.






----
The information that follows on this page is from the 2013 edition of the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, which will remain here for historical purposes only.


Book Marketing Tip #2:  Post a Notice to Your Web Site or Blog

If you have a standalone web site or blog, as many authors do, be sure to post a notice that your book is now available at Smashwords.  Make sure the links are live, or clickable, so the reader can just click and go.  It’s fine to post a generic link to www.smashwords.com, but also make sure you provide direct hyperlinks to your profile page and your book page, such as:

Find me on Smashwords at:  [insert link to profile page]
Sample or purchase my ebook at Smashwords: [insert link to book page]

Important:  To find the exact Internet address of your profile page, click on your My Smashwords link, and then you’ll see your profile page address in the URL (the Internet address of your browser).  You can also enter your name or book title into the search box on any page, and then when your book comes up, click on your author name, and then you’ll see the exact address of the page in your browser’s URL.  My profile page address, for example, looks like this:  http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mc.