After pinpointing 10 top business authors and social media strategists, with whom I had exchanged ideas with, I sent an email asking for testimonials based on my new Linkedin marketing book. When they said yes, I emailed the PDF and got back 10 strong testimonials naming specific benefits. I used a shorter version on my other social media related groups, blogs, and my site. They got a valuable book,
their name as reviewer, and I got invaluable publicity and promotion.

Six Steps to Leverage your Testimonials

1. Shorten them, keeping benefits and post on your Facebook Fan Page (as they will post on theirs) with a link to where your product is sold.

2. Use part of the review on your Web site’s landing page sales letter where your product, CD, audio, video or service is offered.

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You know how to write a book, even get it published. As entrepreneurs, you know your products. In the beginning sales went well. But after the initial one-year honeymoon, sales slowdown. To counter low book sales, make sure your print or ebook keeps on selling from the first day, the first year, even for life. Write a short sales letter for each book.

Whether you have a web site or not, you can write a first class, must-buy-now sales letter. You don’t have to write the long sales letters anymore, because your visitors want short, easy to read information to not waste their time.

If you are like me and have a business web site, it is content driven. Why? Because that’s why people come to any site—to get free information. Useful information brands you as the expert. It gives visitors a reason to buy. Most home pages say too much about the author or the book instead of intriguing their potential buyers with a benefit-driven headline, which in turns leads them to the benefits of their books–the sales letter.

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In any endeavor, when we plan for its success we increase our odds of success. If you haven’t realized the book success you wanted last year, here’s a way to reap the harvest with 86% improvement!

Remember Brian Tracy’s “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail?”

Do you believe in New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t. Partly because they are poorly defined wishes, unwritten and fuzzy dreams and contain unrealistic expectations. I do believe in planning for results I want. When we plan we increase our odds of success. Plan to finish your book project this year!

Now, check out the power of your mind to create your year just as you want. If you haven’t realized the book success you wanted last year, here’s a way to reap the harvest with 86% improvement! Read more…