The First Ten Steps

By M. R. Mathias

The First Ten Steps - Ten proven steps to build a solid foundation for your ebook using free social networking
by International Bestselling Independent Fantasy Author M. R. Mathias

OK.... Your ebook is published. You did some tweets about it and you posted on Facebook. Now what? The First Ten Steps lays out several PROVEN methods for using free social media sites to get your ebook in front of eager readers. But more than that, after a few months of following the easy 10-15 minute a day steps, you will have built a solid foundation for your pen name and created the one thing new authors have to have: NAME RECOGNITION.

You will learn how to use and maximize time on sites such as Goodreads.com, Wattpad, and Twitter to immediately draw readers to your work.
You will learn how to use twitter #hash tags effectively, and how to grow and nurture your following of READERS; you will also find out how to put your new eBook in front of tens of thousands of people.

Contests, Blog hosting, Do’s and Don’ts, all from someone that sold over 50k eBooks since July 2010 when he uploaded his first eBook.

YES! I SAID JULY, 2010!

M. R. Mathias put 4 full length novels and two short stories in the Amazon top 100 of their genre since July 2010, all with no previous name recognition what-so-ever. (As of now, June 2011, those books are still at the top of the charts!)
If you have a computer and internet, The First Ten Steps, can be completed without spending any money beyond the cost of this book, but just in case you find you have a hit, the steps also touch on buying advertising space on blogs, magazines, and pay per click systems.
Quit wondering why you are not getting the sales your book deserves. Fifteen minutes a day will garner the results needed to build a rock solid foundation, and a notable (not unknown) presence in the self published on line world.
What are you waiting for?

*Note – Though this book briefly touches on uploading an eBook and cover art for presentation, it is not about publishing an eBook.
This book is intended to show what to do after that process has been achieved. It is a book about selling your work and creating a solid reader friendly foundation so that you can make real money from your craft.

• Language: English
• Publisher: M. R. Mathias
• Release date: Jun 10, 2011
• ISBN: 9781452412757

M. R. Mathias

"The Master of Epic Fantasy" - Kindle Nation Daily, Nov. 2017M. R. Mathias lives on 5 wooded acres. Like the wizards of old, he tends to the animals who share that space and inspire the creatures in his works. He likes to deep sea fish, to attend sporting events, and genre/cosplay conventions. He has sold well over a million eBooks. His work is critically acclaimed, and he has won multiple literary awards including a coveted Locus Poll nomination.Here is what others are saying about M. R. Mathias:"There are few writers in the genre of fantasy that can equal the creative mind of M.R. Mathias - now acknowledged as a master in this genre of dragons and dwarves, and magic, and spells, and all aspects of fantasy."-- Top 100, Hall of Fame, Vine Voice, Book Reviewer, Grady Harp"M.R. Mathias imagines a setting that will entice readers and lead them, along with his characters, on a breathtaking adventure." -- Readers Favorite Book Awards review of M. R. Mathias's 2017 Award Winning novel "A Gossamer Lens" from The Legend of Vanx Malic series"M.R. Mathias is a master at world building and is so good with creative descriptions that you can almost feel the wind whipping through your hair as you soar along on the back of a dragon." -- Readers Favorite Awards review of M. R. Mathias's 2015 "Gold Medal" Award Winning novel "Blood and Royalty" from The Dragoneer Saga""You've (Mathias) already achieved much, much more than so many people who like to think of themselves as writers." -- @Gollancz The Deputy Publishing Director of SF, Fantasy & Horror list of the Orion Publishing Group, 2013

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The First Ten Steps

- Ten proven steps to build a solid foundation for your ebook using free social networking

by International Bestselling Independent Fantasy Author M. R. Mathias

©2011 by Michael Robb Mathias Jr.

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Step One

A Good Book

This is an obvious step, and it is first because this is part of the free preview. It is the most important step though. No amount of advertising or promotion will make a bad book good. A perfect edit and an awesome cover will not make a bad book good. Reviews from ten of your best friends, or ten complete strangers will not make a bad book good, either. Those things might make a book sell, but a bad story will remain a bad story, and that means at some point things will fizzle away. However, a good, solid book will grow steadily with these steps, and a great book might grow exponentially into a huge bestseller.

Readers are your best friend. Please the readers, and the critics will follow.

That means you must know who your readers are, and what other books are doing well in your genre. Judge your book’s look and content by its peers, and be honest with yourself. If you don’t tell yourself the truth, who will? However, do not judge your books sales by its peers. Time and genre have a lot to do with early sales. Watching others at this stage is pointless, save for