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Thanks to everyone who has purchased a copy of buzz marketing with blogs for dummies. This is a great start but theres a lot more to find out especially about marketing which is a more than than having a social media strategy. Generating buzz is much more effective and far cheaper than traditional strategies. Build book buzz resources help take the guesswork and mystery out of book marketing, promotion, and publicity enter your name and email address and ill send you my free and surprising. Authorbuzz is a marketing service that puts authors directly in touch with readers. Build your audience because when you do, the buzz for your book will be. How to apply buzz marketing principles for effective. Sandra beckwith build book buzz i teach authors how to market their books. Hes coached more than 800 authors, consulted with top publishing houses, and. Tips for using social media marketing to promote your book. Build book buzz diy book marketing tips, tools, and tactics.
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