Nowadays, becoming an author is a job half done: Building your audience is the other critical component to your success. in a daily changing sea of new technologies, tips and tricks surface. We slice through the murky depths of possibilities to build you a real audience that draws readers and commands credibility. And we keep up on tech and trends to help you identify who and where your readers are, and how to connect with them!
If you think we'd make a valuable member of your team, please email SHARK MARKETING and we’ll contact you, without obligation, to discuss your needs with a full complementary coach consult to help you define your own project goals. If you prefer, we can email you a full guide to our services, including prices and thoughtful suggestions as to which tools will work best for YOU. Choose just the tools you need: we'll make it happen!
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Below is a brief outline of our services. If you're not yet ready to talk about your project but still want options and pricing, no problem, just email SHARK MARKETING for a full service/price guide to browse at your leisure.
Websites and Blogs:
Includes everything from launching your website to tuning up an existing site specifically geared to an author's needs, with elements for author bios, book specific pages, online media kits, news links, and more. This also includes set-up and customization of domain name, hosting account, email account, custom website theme using WordPress interface, blog set-up, Twitter background design and social media image design.
Not only do we help you through each stage; we train you to be able to make your own needed changes easily, without hiring a webmaster or incurring costly monthly maintenance fees.
Social/Inbound Marketing:
Beginning with that all-important blog, we show you how to reach out via today's most popular social media outlets (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Linked In) and how to target your social media to your audience.
But that's just the beginning: We add to your social media mix with sites we research specifically for you, outlets that fit your targeted parameters and enhance your platform. And we coach you through each roll-out, giving you tips and tricks to increase your visibility and add new sites as they become relevant to your needs.
We keep up with Social Media trends, too - and share that info with clients so you'll always have the latest knowledge at your disposal!
Media Training Enhances Your Profile:
We can suggest reader and writers conferences and how you can be a part of them, as well as train you for public speaking at conferences, book events, and media appearances, allowing you to put forth your best professional self and garner positive attention for you and your book.
Traditional/Outbound Marketing:
Includes Marketing/Strategic Plans to integrate your inbound/outbound marketing, PR campaigns and media release distribution, creating, assembling and distributing press kits, ad services, artwork, and materials production, from bookmarks to bookplates.
Coaching:
Whether you need a writer coach, or an executive coach in your corner to complete a project, we're ready to play for your team!
Writing/Copywriting/Editing:
This includes any assistance you may need with press releases or press kits, varied web content, speeches, ad copy, brochures, outbound e-newsletters and whatever else you need help writing and/or editing to help better deliver your message!
Art/Graphic Design:
Options include everything from layout, design, logo/branding art for brochures, bookmarks, bookplates, e-newsletters, up to designing a book cover and plates for your self-published books. All your graphic needs as an author are completed to your specs, in a timely fashion and within your budget!
