How do you get better at self-promotion? Practice, practice, practice.
Along those lines, earlier this year I published Large Feline Collider on Lulu. It’s a quick read, it’s got great cover art from Puss in Boots, and it’s free–you should go download it now.
As far as self-promotion goes, how would I rate this project? I haven’t the foggiest clue. How many downloads did I get? No idea. Lulu’s reporting system doesn’t tell me. It only gives “revenue”, which for a book with a price tag of $0 is not terribly useful information.
So I have to conclude that Lulu’s platform, as great as it might be, isn’t so hot for measurable self-promo. So in the next few days, I’m going to pull it from distribution and try something else. As numerous others have said, the best advertising for a self-pub ebook is having other titles available, so likely it will be part of a bigger push. Will it still be free? It’s so short that it would be tough for it not to be, but then again I might want to experiment with changing the price tag and/or promotions (hence having it around for free on other markets might cause problems.)
So, go get it while it’s there. 🙂 More soon.