Despite working hard on becoming a good writer, self publishing your new books, as a new writer, you also have the duty to let more readers know about your work and where you publish your books. Though social media is a huge platform and a blessing for any professional to showcase their professional skills and creativity- you need strategic planning as well to create market hype and it is only possible with proper promotional activities.
Here are five ways to gain readers when self-publishing—
Contribute your writing to daily newspapers & magazines
Create your identity as a columnist in newspapers or magazines before you decide to be a published writer. Keep working on writing the book for Kindle Direct Publishing UK, but make yourself popular, by contributing as a columnist, or reviewer of a movie, play, any event or a newly published book, to capture the attention of the readers.
Try to be a popular blogger before publishing books
If you find it challenging to find a position as a columnist or published reviewer, you can start creating your personal blog. Before you become a published author, having a resourceful blog with posts relevant to the books that you write will help you find more followers. Later, you can convert them into your customers. Run ads on your blog and get professional support to let the blog page become your brand and contribute immensely to popularizing you.
Take support of influencers especially, bookstagrammers
Despite finding the best book wrapper design your concentration should also be on finding the influencers that will help you with reviewing your new book and help you find more customers. Besides conversions, you need bookstagrammers and YouTubers in particular for more reach.
Create a social media presence
With the help of your book cover maker, create some mind-boggling book posters and keep updating about your book. Later, when you publish your book, they can identify you easily and many of them will come forward to buy a copy of your eBook or printed copy from Amazon or wherever they are available.
Opt for free public readings & offer free giveaways
Arrange offline public reading of your book at local bookstores. You can also invite a popular writer to launch your book and request them to write a forward for your book to receive more love and attention from potential readers of this genre.
Also, offer free giveaways and signed copies to the first fifty buyers and even more or less, to create hype among customers.