@Matthew Poat @Charles Moore colleagues support is very useful, especially in later stages when they see that you are definitely being published and that you are getting tailwind. Even my own sister told me at 250 -"you’ll never make it" - and now she is pushing orders like a regular insurance saleswoman!
I got my firm’s marketing team help after 2 months of imploring, and they put a link in my firms’ portal (we have about 2,500 employees in London) and while all i got was banter in the early stage of the campaign - now i’m actually long like 20-30 orders from co workers. true some of them i had to grab and take out the credit card physically (lol), and some only agreed if someone else paid for them with the card and they gave him cash, but still it’s is 90% more than at the start.
Charles - outside reviews doesn’t help as these people tend to have 4-10 followers at best likely from people who prob already followed u (i.e. other desperate authors like us). But - having said that - I think it helps the moral which is also a very important aspect of this grind we call a campaign.
@Jeremy Thomas is my witness, that I’ve tried every possible strategy in the book (i moaned to him on several occasions): crowdfunding strategy by Tim Ferris, Social Media, Forums, Blogs, Goodreads giveout, the works! at the end of the day - the personal touch and the piers/friends/colleague appeal is the way to go, while the others are just bonus orders, if and when they come.
ANYONE who wants to use my help and experience from these hectic 4 months (which are not over yet! still 70 orders to fill) - don’t hesitate to DM or Email me. I’m at your disposal.
