Review: Some practical advice from a lady who knows her stuff!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2013
I've had the pleasure of knowing Tammie for a while now online as a fellow indie author who seems to be much more successful at it than I am (but, then again, A LOT of people seem to be more successful at this than I am). So, when I found out that she'd written a book on how to market your books more effectively, I knew I had to read it. Now I'm glad I did.This book is full of good, practical advice you can use to increase your online presence and (as a result) sales of your books. Some steps are harder than others (as is the case with almost anything), but all of these can be completed in eight hours or less (as the title promises - no false advertising there).There are, however, a few things holding me back from giving this book a five-star rating. One is the discussion in Hour One about tags. It appears that this might be a little outdated, since Amazon seems to have removed all the tags. They were great while they lasted, though!Another problem I had with the book was the info in Hour Two about the Amazon categories. I mean, I know categories are important for rankings and book sales, but I just don't understand how you pick the right category to get your book into...and I don't think the book did a very good job of explaining that particular aspect. I guess I'm just a little too dense when it comes to that sort of thing. Also, the pages and pages of testimonials at the end turned me off a little. It just seemed (to me) to be a lot of extra, unnecessary fluff.Still, the information contained in this book and the access to the online extras that are included are well worth - MORE THAN WORTH - the price of this book. I can't wait to try out the eBay tip! Buy the book and see what I mean!