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Most welcome news in the email inbox!! As you can see, Women Like Us’ status has changed from funding to in production, with the publish date pending. When I know more about that exact date, I will let you all know again, but thanks to all supporters most heartily for helping to make this book happen. It truly means a lot to me. Now for a little much needed rest before getting into the production process, but can’t wait to hold this book in my hands, and I hope you all can’t as well!

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Michael Sebby liked the forum thread, Encouraging Pre-orders

I’d recommend going through the update history of some of the successful books - the ones that have succeeded in the current conditions would be most applicable to you.

Check out Dax Harrison, U-Turn at Next Synapse, and The Bones of the Past for starters. :)

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Michael Sebby liked the forum thread, Encouraging Pre-orders

A lot of people offer "rewards" for hitting certain pre-order marks. ex) New chapter for every 20 orders, GC raffles for hitting 100 orders, etc.
Whether or not these tactics help, is hard to say. I imagine a lot of it depends on how well they broadcast it. Sometimes it’s a matter of having something to say that draws attention more than anything else.

As far as tips go, checking out the goodreads forum is a great start, and I’ll add:

Check out the Inkshare’s Crowdfunding Guide: http://blog.inkshares.com/post/112695045510/the-inkshares-6-step-guide-to-crowdfunding-your

Study a few of the successful projects. See if you can follow them on twitter or facebook and dig up old posts to see how they marketed themselves. A lot of people info-dumped on goodreads shortly after the Nerdist competition, so find the posts from that time and see what other tactics they shared.

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