Let us Promote for You

There are many reasons why you might not want to promote your book on your own.  Possibly you don't even know where to start.  Maybe you are so busy with writing that you can't spare the time to take care of everything else.  Or maybe you'd just like to spend your time doing something other than keeping track of your ads.

We'll make it simple for you.  You can have as much control over the process as you like.  You can help choose keywords and decide what you want to pay per click, or you can pay the monthly fee and let us make the decisions for you.  You'll get monthly updates and you can keep track of progress. 

Keyword Advertising

The most cost effective advertising that we've worked with is Google AdWords.  You decide what keywords are best related to your book, how much (maximum) you want to pay for each click, and how much you want to pay per month.  Google works to display your ads and keep your costs to a minimum.  If your max per click is not met, you pay even less.  If your budget for the month is exceeded, you get those fees refunded and the ads for free.

Here's an example of some advertising campaigns.  This is over a 7 day span.  Note the clicks, the average cost per click, and the total cost.

For each campaign you can have your own ad set up and individual keywords.  For more examples of ads, see the Google ads on the left.  You can set up more than one ad for a set of keywords or you can have separate keywords and ads within one campaign name.

Here's a breakdown of the some of the keywords and the number of clicks associated with each word for the above ad.  Increasing the amount of money you are willing to pay will increase the average position that your ad is featured at.

At the end of the month we'll send you a spreadsheet with the information listed above so you can see exactly how each keyword is doing.  You can make changes if you like or keep it exactly the same.  We will also total the exact cost of what you spent for the month and if there is any balance it will carry over to the next month.

Depending on the keywords chosen and the maximum amount you're willing to pay per click, the monthly maximum may not be met.  Anything left over will be applied to the next month's balance.

See our fees and package deals for advertising costs.

Tracking

With most advertising packages you will be set up with a tracker that will show you where your hits are coming from and how many are coming each day.  We will install the code on our webpage and give you access to the data.  Not only will you get the report from Google saying that your clicks have been delivered, you will be able to verify that you received these hits.  With the tracker you will also be able to see where else you are getting hits from.  This includes search engines, links from other pages, and even links from email.

If you do not wish to purchase regular advertising, we are willing to to install a tracker for a small fee.  Because of the many different types of trackers and the unsightliness of some, we only work with one tracker type and will not install other outside trackers.

Purchase a tracker

Domain Names

For a small initial investment you can buy your own domain name and forward it directly to your book.  When you post links it doesn't matter how long the name is, the link goes where you want it to - but if you tell someone your page address it might be hard to remember.  Instead of an address like www.glorifiedpublishers.com/books/fiction/mybook.html you can tell someone to just go to www.mybook.com and this will take them directly to your page.  This is especially nice if you talk to a lot of people about your book in person or if you wish to put something on your business card.

We will purchase a domain name for you and route it to the proper page for a fraction of what some people charge just for a domain name.  If you get a domain name as part of a package deal you can save even more!

Purchase a domain name