I read an article today (
http://www.reporterconnection.com/03-11-2011.htm) that said:
Want others to spread the word about your work? Try telling them exactly how they can help you.
This was based on the experience of Jeff Hayzlett who wrote '
The Mirror Test'. Jeff asked for
help from his friends.
So in the style of Jeff Hayzlett, here are
11 Things You Can Do to Make Relaxing into Meditation a Best Seller
We're going to do our best to make this book a best seller and here's what you can do to help. We appreciate anything and everything you're able to do!
1. Buy it
It would be wonderful if you chose to buy it for yourself and for any of your friends or colleagues. It is available at your local bookstore or from
Lulu,
Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk and most places where you can buy books. If you live in the Indian Subcontinent, please do to
Zorba Publishers.
2. Email
Email everyone. Word-of-mouth is one of the best recommendations anyone can receive. It would be great if you could email your friends and tell them about
Relaxing into Meditation and where they can purchase it.
Here's is a suggested email: "
Ngakma Nor'dzin Pamo has written a book that's soon to become a best seller. It's entitled
Relaxing into Meditation and it's available from
Lulu,
Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk or your local bookshop.
Relaxing into Meditation has been described as 'the best book on meditation I've ever read' by reviewer Rossinna Ippolito.
3. Facebook
Anything you are able to post on your own Facebook page about the book, would be greatly appreciated! Please join our Facebook fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/aro.books.worldwide and share it with your friends.
4. Tweet
One way to make things go viral is to tweet about the book because Twitter is able to reach a large number of people. Some tweet topics include 'you are buying a book', 'giving the book as a gift', attach a picture of where you're reading it, shout-out your favorite chapter or re-tweet someone else's comments. The key is to keep the conversation going. You can follow Ngakma Nor'dzin on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/nordzin.
A sample tweet could be: I just read 'Relaxing into Meditation' from
@nordzin. Find out more here:
http://bit.ly/nrprim
5. Adding Twibbons - Twitter and Facebook
Add a twibbon (
http://twibbon.com/join/Relaxing-into-Meditation) to your twitter picture and help spread awareness about the book by overlaying a small
Relaxing into Meditation book image onto your Twitter profile avatar.
Add a twibbon sticker to your facebook profile picture as well by going here:
http://twibbon.com/cause/Relaxing-into-Meditation/Facebook
6. Media
Interviews! TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, newsletters, blogs, online or offline media! If you have any contacts to any online, offline, print or broadcast media where Ngakma Nor'dzin could be interviewed about the book, please contact
arobooksworldwide@gmail.com
7. Blog
Do you have a blog or know someone who does? If so, consider an interview with Ngakma Nor'dzin or write about your own personal interactions with her. You may also want to blog about your favorite topics from the book.
8. Pictures
Pictures say a thousand words - so take a picture of yourself with the book in an interesting place and post it on our Facebook fan page
http://www.facebook.com/aro.books.worldwide, your own blog or tweet one.
9. Word of Mouth
No rocket science here - tell co-workers, friends, family, and people on the street: "Have you read the Ngakma Nor'dzin's book
Relaxing into Meditation?". For the really keen there are
postcards...
10. Book Signing
If you would like to help organize a book signing, please contact us at
arobooksworldwide@gmail.com This would be especially helpful if you owned a bookshop.
11. Write a review
Go to
Lulu,
Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk or anywhere else that sells
Relaxing into Meditation and write your own thoughts as a result of reading
Relaxing into Meditation.
Thanks in advance for your help to making the
Relaxing into Meditation a best seller.
All proceeds from the sale of
Relaxing into Meditation go to charity.
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