I had just paid a bill and had thirty six minutes to wait before catching the next bus. It was almost 90degrees and I needed something to drink. Ahah, there sat a bar across the street. Time for a cold beer.
They had WiFi in the place so I set my computer on the bar and went to my blog to do a little work. You can't really miss my main page, what with the flaming skull head and all, and one by one, I gathered a crowd. It seems there were a lot of horror fans there, and since I post free stories and even an online novel for all to read, they were all oohs and aahs. I bought my first beer. My fans paid for the rest. My thirty six minutes stretched close to four hours. I had six Budweiser pounders which at $3.50 each equalled $21.00. All of this was possible because I had my computer along. I exposed new fans to my works, created good will and future sales and made roughly what I would have for selling eight ebooks on Amazon.
I'm sure everyone has heard it's a good idea to carry around your paper books where they can be noticed. Step outside the box. You can do more.
This Bud's for you!
Blaze
Way to market! Glad you compared the beers to book sales because if you hadn't I was guna, hee hee!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wendy! Eight books, counting a tip, is what it breaks down to. Plus, I have fans who will get me more fans, and those fans will see all I post about everyone else, so those folks will get fans as well. The beers were good, too!
ReplyDeleteBlaze
That's fantastic! I think it helps a lot that you are a very outgoing, open person and willing to talk to strangers. Some people put off "don't talk to me vibes." But being approachable is the key to making the most out of every opportunity.
ReplyDeleteYou rock!
Stacey
Thanks, Stacey! I found the right picture too, as I was drinking Budweiser.You are certainly right: you don't want to turn people off!
ReplyDeleteBlaze