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September 21, 2004

How Can I Sell More Books?

Have you ever done a great radio show, but couldn't quite put your finger on what the show actually accomplished?

Did people go to Amazon? You don't know.
Did they go to the bookstore? You don't know.
Did they go to your website? You might know.


Did enough of them give you money? No.


What happened?


I just got back from LA, where at the Magnificent Marketing Symposium I showed several speakers and authors how to avoid what most experts can't resist . . . Great Interviews / NO Book Sales.


Here are 3 Simple Steps to Make More Money from YOUR next radio interview:


1)
Have a WEBSITE with an easy to remember URL.

It should be easy to remember, easy to say, easy to spell.

EXAMPLES:

www.NoInjury.com
for "The Awakening of a Surgeon"

www.ParentingWithSuccess.com
for "20 Secrets to Success with Your Child"

www.YourMarriageFitness.com
for "Marriage Fitness"


2)
Offer a FREE Report

You would not believe what happened at the MMS presentation. After speaking for about 20 minutes, I marched up to a gentleman toward the back of the room and asked for his credit card. Right there in front of the whole room! He sat, stunned, staring me in the eye. He was NOT going to give me that card. Even though he had heard me speak for 20 minutes, knew the seminar organizers trusted me, and quite frankly, when you compare his shoes to mine, he could have run much faster than me had I decided to run with his precious plastic! He would NOT give me that card.

Will a similar thing happen when you do YOUR next radio show?
Will you have built a relationship strong enough for listeners who have never before met you to trust you with their credit card?

Probably not. When listeners have heard you for 5-7 minutes, they are not yet ready to trust you with their credit card.

But they WILL give you their EMAIL address . . . IF you give them something they want.

So the next time a radio host says to you "So, where can people buy your book?"

You say "You can get the book, AND you can get the special FREE report --7 Quickest Ways to Sell More Books -- at MarketAbility.com."

Notice that free report? It's not a free chapter. It's not an excerpt from a book. It's not a way to sign up for my newsletter or ezine.

It's specific and compelling, and it's something intriguing to the listeners of the type of radio show I would be interviewed on.


OTHER EXAMPLES:

FREE Marriage Assessment
and our Special Report,
7 Secrets To A Stronger Marriage


7 Questions to Ask the Coach or Trainer
to Keep Your Student Athlete Safe.


3)
Send Automated Profit Sequences

Did you know that it takes 7-11 times to make an impression before ANYONE EVEN REALIZES THAT YOU EXIST?

When people hear you on a radio show, that's one impression. When they visit your website, that's two. When they receive the free report you have written, that's three.

But you still don't exist until they hear about you at least four more times!

Selling more books, and spreading your message further and deeper, is as easy as sitting down and writing four more messages. If you have the right shopping cart, you'll be able to program these four messages into your "Auto Responders" and voila! You're making money from your website.

BTW, here's where to find The right shopping cart

Hope this helps. Happy book sales!

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