There are many ways to make your presence on Amazon more effective. Some of these include: the Search Inside the Book program, Amazon Connect, your profile, posting reviews and much more. I can set up most of these for you and help you learn to use them better. The fee depends on how many options you want to use.

Blog Creation, Optimizing and Blog Counseling

Do you need a blog? I feel that every author needs a blog or two and especially authors who don’t have a website. So, I guess the question should be, do you have a blog or do you need one? There are ways to optimize your blog, customize your blog and tips to help you get better results on your blog. These are all things that I can do for you. I can also work with you one on one to customize the blog and that gives you the knowledge to make updates and changes to the blog appearance and information that you can promote on the blog. Or, I can do it for you. IfPromotional Testimonials you would like to see some of the things I’ve done on my blogs, the full list is on my Blogger.com profile page - http://www.blogger.com/profile/00985309338453728557

	Blog Creation and Optimization - $80 (I set up and optimize a custom blog)
	Blog Optimizing - $40 (I optimize an existing blog and give ideas for future use)
	Blog Counseling – price depends on what you need – please contact me to discuss

Book Promo 101 - Learn the Basics of Book Promotion

by Nikki Leigh

This is the first in a series to help authors learn how to promote their published work. The author speaks from long experience in promotional and marketing work. She offers her own expertise and she collected quotes from many of the best people in the business when it comes to getting their books "out there" and getting them noticed by reviewers, the press, and readers' groups. The book explores the mentality and process behind promotional work and discusses a wide variety of ways to promote books - many free or low cost techniques. These appeal to frugal and budget conscience promoters.

This book was written in a teaching format and has review questions at the end of each chapter. There are many easy ways to promote and easy questions within the pages of this book. More complicated promotional options are included along with more complicated questions to help the author learn, expand their promotional abilities and to experiment with their book promotion.

Book Promo 101 is the first book in my author promotion series.

Book Promo 101 Info - www.nikkileigh.com/book_promo_101.htm

Book Promo 101 Reviews - www.nikkileigh.com/101-reviews.htm

Introduction for Book Promo 101 - www.nikkileigh.com/101-intro.htm

Links To Order the E-book – Only $6.50 (420 pages)

www.ebooksonthe.net/catalog/eBooks_Catalog_NonFiction2.html

Book Promo 101 – Print Edition on Amazon - Oversize 8 x 10 - $22.95

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Promo-101-basics-Promotion/dp/1594314691

Book Promo 201 - Basics of Online Book Promotion

Book Promo 201 is the second book in the series and it will deal with a wide range of ways to promote your books on the internet. The vast majority of these promotional options are free or low cost. You will also find quite a few step-by-step instructions to help you utilize the promotional tips more effectively.

Internet Radio/Podcast Interview

To visit my show and to listen to past shows - www.blogtalkradio.com/nikkileigh

This service will be offered early this spring. The interview will be customized for each author to discuss their writing and specific details from their books. We will discuss the possibilities and find the approach that seems best for you book. The interview will be hosted on my BlogTalkRadio page and listeners can call in to ask questions, or they can listen online for free and listeners can submit questions through the online chat option. A copy of the interview will be posted for download. I will promote the interviews on my sites, social bookmarking and networking sites, on select blogs and on the BlogTalkRadio.com website.

	Author Touring With Me - $30 (you will also be charged long distance charges if applicable)
	Other Authors - $50 (you will also be charged long distance charges if applicable)

Promotional E-books for Your Books

www.nikkileigh.com/promo_ebooks.htm

Take a look at the promotional e-book information and I'd be happy to send you samples. Just drop me a note at nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com and I'll send these to you. I've used these to promote my books, created them for clients and have used this technique to show the content of several of my ghostwriting projects. They are a simple way to get information about your books into the hands of potential readers, booksellers, libraries, publishers or anyone else.

Prices begin at $20 per book or short story to be featured in a promotional e-book. For example, if you want to feature 3 books, the price would be $60.

Social Networking Options

Social networking options will be added soon. If you want a presence on MySpace, Bebo, Facebook, Red Book, the Ning networks, Goodreads, Shelfari or any other site - I can set up those sites for you. If you would like your own Yahoo message board, or your own social networking site on the Ning network, I can set that up. Other ideas? Contact me to talk.

Creation of a “Book Blog”

Recently I started an experiment and so far the results have been very good. A friend’s website was hacked for the second time and her site had to be taken offline for a time. This got me thinking about an easy way to create an online presence to promote individual books or a series of books. That’s when the “book blog” was born.

My idea was to create one blog that would center on just one book and I would only update the blog if there was no information about the book. This is a link to the blog I created for Lilah and the Locket – Cape Hatteras 1954 - http://outerbankslilah.blogspot.com/. Since I need to keep the blog active, I’ll post some reviews and I’m planning a sequel so there will be news about that book as well.

I got Google alerts the evening I created this blog that it was already showing up on Google. Also, I checked the statistics for my website last month and the Lilah and the Locket main landing page got the second highest number of hits throughout the month and there were a lot of hits originating from the Lilah blog.

So, if you have a book that you would like to use to create a similar blog – I could supply a list of the information that can be used to create the blog. It’s an interesting new way to promote a book and maybe a book that is in your backlist. It could also be used to promote a new release and simply use the link in your email signature block or on your website. The blog will be created and optimized for you. The fee for this service depends on the number of pages that you want to use.

Editing and Book Doctor Services

I have done editing work and I can work with an author to clean up their manuscript before it is submitted to publishers or agents. The work I really enjoy is working with the author to find problem areas, give advice on ways to make the story even better. I was amazed when I realized just how much a “fresh set of eyes” can find in a book that has been working on again and again. For over 4 years, I’ve working with authors to find ways to make their book better – that can include flow of the story, character consistency and development, setting consistency and development and much more. Editing fees begin at $2 per 250 word page. Book doctoring normally starts at $6 per 250 word page – the rate depends on the type of work your manuscript needs. I can take a look at the manuscript and give you an estimate.

Book Trailers

Would you like to have a book trailer created to promote your book, a product or a service that you want to sell? If so, I can help. This is a book trailer that I created for my Cape Hatteras mystery www.youtube.com/v/cXkhTX5s4l4. (Click the arrow to play the trailer.) This will give you an example of my work. Book trailer prices vary depending on whether the author supplies royalty free pictures and music or if I need to find these items.

	Author supplies royalty free pictures and music - $89
	Author does not supply royalty free pictures and music - $149

Promotional Classes – Coming in 2008

This is not finalized yet, but I am planning to create promotional classes which will work in conjunction with the Book Promo 101 Series. I’ve created and taught online classes for several years and I’m also thinking about reworking my character development classes too. I don’t have full details at this time, but people on my promotional mailing list will be notified when the classes are ready to offer. Let me know if you would like to be notified with details.

I have a variety of free promotional items and opportunities that people can use. Details about these things are listed below. Feel free to take advantage of all these opportunities.

FREE Promotional Articles for Authors

Click the link above to access dozens of promotional articles. Click here to read dozens of promotional interviews. There is a wealth of information in these articles and more are added each week.

FREE Specialty Promotional Blogs For Published Authors

http://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/2007/11/are-you-interested-in-free-book.html - There are a wide variety of blogs listed on this page that can be used by any published author. Some of the blogs are for fiction books while others are for non-fiction books.

Be A Sponsor for the Virtual Book Tour Website

Anyone who registers on the Book Tour Website can create a profile page which is free advertisement for you and your books. In addition, I am always on the lookout for tour site sponsors. Anyone can be a sponsor. The sponsor position is a bartered opportunity and anyone with a blog, a website, a newsletter etc can be a sponsor. The blog, website, and the newsletter don't need to be for authors. All site sponsors have their normal profile page, but they also have a special page to promote their books or their business within the sponsor pages. This can draw additional attention to you. Visit - http://inspiredauthor.com/promotion/?q=node/6

For full information, visit - http://inspiredauthor.com/promotion/how-and-why-be-sponsor

Nikki Leigh’s Promotional Background

If you’d like to read a bit more about my background, these links will give you additional information. Some of my recent work needs to be added, but it will show the diversity in my promotional experience.

	Promotional Resume – www.nikkileigh.com/promo_resume.htm
	Promotional Testimonials - http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2008/04/testimonials-for-nikki-leigh.html

People on my mailing list get advance information about new services and opportunities. Email to be added to the list nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com. To contact me with questions, e-mail nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com.

Postal address E-mail Address: P O Box 711, Fishersville, VA 22939 nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com

Promotional Services by Nikki Leigh

Details About Various Promotional Services

Offered by Nikki Leigh

Virtual Blog Tour Information

Click the link above to learn much more about the virtual blog tour options that I offer. If you don't see what you are interested in, contact me to discuss more possibilities.

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