Writerly Things: Black Friday-Cyber Monday Promo Results

Hello my lovelies,

As you may (or may not) know, I did my first Black Friday through Cyber Monday promo....
and was very disappointed with the results. Because results are what matter, right?

Let's start with the good stuff:

I got several shares during my promo (thanks everyone on Facebook and Twitter who shared!)

I noticed something interesting on Facebook. I did not promote my posts as my budget is... limited at best. Facebook gave my promotional posts a lot less exposure than my other posts. (None got more than 20 views, even though most of my posts get 40+ views at any given time.) Very shady, Facebook!

I got a lot more engagement on Twitter, despite not promoting my posts. Makes me more inclined to spend my valuable limited budget there.

I got about the same number of views directly on my blog. I also shared on Pinterest and Google + and with several promo groups on Facebook, Google +, LinkedIn and Goodreads, but got no notable reaction.

Fortunately, I did not spend a penny, but I did spend upwards of 15 hours of effort in planning, promoting, and after analysis.

At my other jobs, 15 hours of work gross's me $300.

From my promo? $9.38

Ouch.

Back to the drawing board.

What are your top tips for promotion? Share in the comments below.

Black Friday Book Promotion

Hello Lovelies,

In my house, everyone gets books for every holiday. What can I say, we love to read, especially me. I remember one Christmas, all I got were gift cards for books. My husband felt really bad, but when I realized I had a total of $300 in giftcards to B & N, I was straight up giddy!

And in honor of giving a book for Christmas, I am discounting my books for you! 75% off.

Grab the code for the book of your choice, and gift a copy to your coworker, a friend, family, heck grab one for yourself while you are at it!


For the Urban Fantasy vampire fan in your life, grab a copy of The Hunters from Smashwords.

It is a great horror read about vampires who should be killed, not kissed!
It has an average 4.2 star rating on GoodReads, and 4.5 stars on Amazon.

Use the promo code VB94B and get each copy for only $1.00









For your thriller, detective, romance and urban fantasy fans, check out the Clear Angel Chronicles. The first book is Elements of a Broken Mind, and the Second book is Angel's Dance. Fall in love with psychic Clear Angel and Detective Grant Anderson.

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In Elements of a Broken Mind, you are introduced to sassy genius and psychic Clear Angel, as she tried to stop a serial killer in her home town. Watch as she and jaded detective Grant Anderson use her unique gifts to stop a mad man.

It has a 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon and a 4.27 on GoodReads.

Hop on over to Smashwords and use promo code: VM89M

In Angel's Dance, Clear has to help Grant save his daughter, a ballerina in Chicago who has gone missing. With her abilities overwhelmed in such a large city, and her feelings for Grant getting in the way, can Clear pull it together and find the monster before it is too late?

It has a 4.6 on Amazon and a 4.4 on Goodreads.

Hop over to Smashwords and use promo code RU75S









The great thing about this promotion is that there are no limits on the number of copies, so rack it on up! 

Which books will you be getting loved ones for the holidays? Share in the comments below!

Thank you for all of your support, and I hope you enjoy!