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Ideas to Popularize Yourself as a Self Publishing UK Author

Do you have a long dream to see yourself as a successful writer? In whichever genre or style of literature you choose to showcase your excellence in- the purpose is to make yourself popular like various other self-publishing UK writers. Unlike the previous times, it is unnecessary to wait for the publishers to approve your book to get published. Go for self-publishing now!

Your decision to self-publish the ready manuscript is the best step that any creative writer should do instead of getting rejected by the traditional publishers. As a matter of fact, if your book reaches the category of bestseller- many publishers will offer you to buy the rights if they find bigger business possibilities by printing your books more that has already made a mark with strategic Kindle Direct Publishing UK. However, in this phase, you can also look for higher profit margins and bargain with them about the right shares.

Here are some ideas to popularize yourself as a self-publishing author in the UK—

Launch a Website

By following the footsteps of any popular and bestselling writer, launch a website. Many Amazon writers create their storefront accounts where they post their bio along with the books they launched on Amazon.

You can also create an independent website that will be helpful for promoting yourself as a writer to the potential buyers circle. Write an impressive welcome note along with a brief paragraph or a video about who you are and what you primarily write. For instance, if you are a comics or manga writer, share a book illustration that you did recently or with the help of your illustrator partner who is working along with you to create the manga.  

Work with your PR & marketing team

With a bigger budget or a corporate backup, work with PR or marketing teams. They can offer the right guidance on how to improve the sales scale on Amazon and on other platforms.

Let them audit your Amazon account and offer you the solutions about how to achieve more traffic organically with various promotional activities including Amazon brand registration followed by Content A and A++ ventures. You can also agree with them on PPC campaigns. It is an undeniable fact that strategic marketing with pay-per-click advertising always brings good results. Investing in similar ventures along with SEO and SMO can be effective in reaching out to potential buyers faster.

Social media optimisation

Develop your network on social media. Make more Instagram stories by adding relevant music along with a video portraying your book cover design created by a talented book cover maker from White Magic Studios or agencies of similar repute in London or Manchester.

Facebook and LinkedIn are also dependable crowd-pullers but the contribution of Bookstagrammers is undoubtedly incredible. Connect with similar celebrities on Instagram and let them create a few reviews on your new book and you as an author. It will help you to get more followers who might also be interested in buying a copy of your self-published books.

Free giveaways

Opt for book reading sessions at the local bookstores. Share the details among your social media followers and many of them might show up at the local cafes or bookstores where you will appear in person. Offer free giveaways along with signed copies of your book. Opt for giving away bookmarks, cups, diaries and pens to the first ten or twenty buyers.

Invest in merchandises

To make yourself popular, launch your merchandise including your book name, your signature, impressions of your main characters or a few popular dialogues etc. You can get buyers and will also make yourself popular.