After scrapping two pennies together and handing them over to Titan InKorp for a very special deal, I received a banner, a mobile phone site, a QR code for Luke's Tale and...the reason why I bought the package...a book trailer! Researched showed me that book trailers are somewhere in the $200 - $500 range. There was.. Just. No. Way. Book trailers are a part of marketing but I wasn't going to pay for it when I could do it in my copious amounts of spare time. (Notice how I jumped at the chance to get it outsourced) The secret to book trailers is...do them yourself. You're a writer, your creative, you can do it--I believe in you! And here's what I was going to do for Luke's Tale before one of my lovely connections offered this special: 1. Pick out photo's of Luke, the actual (dog) inspiration for the book. 2. Write a script. Carol and I did and that's what you'll see in the trailer. 3. Plug everything into a video manager (I had flip in mind but their no longer in business) including music, photos and script. 4. Voila--book trailer! Now, I was hoping for something a little more homey, but when you're paying 50 cents for a video, you can't beat what I got! Will book trailers sell books? Probably not. But, it's a good promo piece and people love videos! With no further ado, may I present to you, Luke's Tale the book trailer! The package I purchase also included a banner... A QR Code... And a mobile phone link complete with Amazon link to but the book!
www.lukestale.mobilefriendlysite.co.uk I will admit, I'm not sure where to put this or how to use it other than maybe on here so ya'll can search your phones for it...but I have one! Also, just so you know, you can get a free QR code at http://www.visualead.com so don't feel like you have to pay for something like that. So what's a book trailer's role in marketing? To remind people about your book without you having to scream buy, buy, buy! This is a wonderful reminder and if you make a trailer more on how to solve a problem, or as entertainment than people will watch and enjoy! What's your Action Item today? 1. Decide how a book trailer will help you promote your book. 2. Ponder if you want to spend the time to make a book trailer. 3. Ask me questions on what kind of trailer you might want to do and we'll brainstorm on your project!
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