ARTICLE: Building Author Platform by Pitching Yourself to the Media - The Savvy Book Marketer

Building Author Platform by Pitching Yourself to the Media - The Savvy Book Marketer Building Author Platform by Pitching Yourself to the Media Posted: 10 Sep 2010 03:03 AM PDT In today's guest post writing coach and publishing mentor Nina Amir shares some great tips for getting media attention. One of the ways to build author platform involves pitching yourself and your expertise to the media. This means offering them solid, interesting, pertinent, newsworthy, unique information they need or want. How do you know what type of stories journalists seek? Easy. Tap into the places they post their queries. In other words, discover what stories they are writing for which they need expert sources to interview. Then, offer to be that expert source. Here are three ways to tap into reporter's needs and wants—along with millions of other people wanting the free publicity offered by being included in an article or invited onto a radio or television show. READ MORE AT: http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2010/09/building-author-platform-by-pitching-yourself-to-the-media.html Book Marketing Guides Successful Social Marketing Twitter Guide for Authors Facebook Guide for Authors Boost Your Book Sales With Social Networking Selling Your Book to Libraries Texas Book Marketing Handbook About the Author Dana Lynn Smith, author of the Savvy Book Marketer Guides, has a degree in marketing and 15 years of publishing experience. See her media page for more information. Network With Dana Email Me Follow Me on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Friend Me on Facebook Facebook Fan Page Savvy Book Marketing Group