If you are currently on Facebook, tap into your existing network of friends to promote your book. There are a lot of creative and easy options on Facebook that you may use even for social reasons. Use them to share your book with others. Before you know it, friends be will asking questions about it and friends of friends will be too. Take advantage of social marketing on Facebook by following the practices below.
Instructions
1. Place an enticing fact from your book in your Status Bar, so your Facebook friends will be able to see it.
2. Create a website for your book and post a link to it on Facebook.
3. Create a Group by clicking on "Group," on the home page and clicking "Create a New Group." Provide a name, description, group type and contact information. Click "Create Group," then invite your friends to join your group. You'll be able to send out information about your book through your group page. Search for friends on Facebook who are interested in the topic of your book and befriend them. Then ask them to join your group so that they will get information on your book when you send out updates.
4. Purchase advertising if you can afford it. Since advertisements are coordinated with what people reveal on their profile, your advertisement will appear to those who have expressed an interest in the topic of your book.
5. Create an event, such as an online chat, that allows prospective readers to ask you questions about your book. To encourage participation, promote giving away a copy of your book to a random participant. Click "Event" off the home page, and fill in information about your event. Invite your current friends and make new friends with similar interests to invite to your event.
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