After 30 days of feeling like a used car salesman, my pre-sale campaign for Fitness without Fear is complete with 101% of sales supported. The reason this part of the book publishing process is so important is that its not just about generating publication costs, its about creating an audience in anticipation of publication. Simply putting a book on the market and expecting it to fly off the shelves is not a reasonable expectation. People have to believe in your message enough to not only buy it, but recommend it to their friends and family. Word of mouth is still the best way to advertise. My pre-sale audience now has the opportunity to go through the publishing process with me and see the book content up front before anyone else. They will also have the opportunity to give me feedback on what they think works, what does not, and what they, themselves, want to hear more about.
But without further adieu, I would sincerely like to thank all of my backers, it has really meant a lot to me.
Mark Saye | Justine Crowley | Rita McDonnell |
Rachel Barrett | Mereth Alexander | Stacey Torres |
Valerie MacNabb | Stephanie Jenny | Roman Placzek |
Elijah smith | Tanya Parise | Aslynn Halvorson |
Patrick Hammond | Myriah Velazco | Alex Hoffmann |
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Michelle Karten | James Budinetz | Renee Croteau |
Mike McAloon | Eric Koester | Cindy Lehman |
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