Thread by @Joannechocolat

I keep getting this one, so let's try it. Follow #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile to collect them all!

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1. Unless you're one of a handful of very high-profile authors, chances are you'll need to do at least some self-promotion. Not all authors are comfortable with the idea, but even those with designated publicists could often do with a little self-help. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

2. Social media isn't a marketing platform. People won't care about your book until you've made them care about YOU. So join the reading and writing community. Blog. Review. Interact. Talk about the issues that interest you. It all helps. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

3. Make your website interesting. That means creating content that doesn't just look like self-promotion. By all means talk about your books, but don't do it all the time. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

4. Hold regular giveaways on Goodreads, Amazon or on your own website. People love book giveaways, and it generates goodwill. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

5. Attend literary festivals and conventions - as a reader as well as a writer. If you can't get the festival to invite you for a solo event at first, try to get onto a panel. It all helps, and the more contacts you make, the better. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

6. Befriend your local librarian. Libraries offer excellent opportunities for authors to do book events - and you'd be helping support a valuable community resource, too. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

7. Check out the possibility of school visits, too. Many schools welcome and appreciate author talks. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

8. Managers of chain bookstores like Waterstones are not free to order in the books they want, but independent bookshops can. Befriend your local indie, and they're more likely to stock your book, host a signing or a book event. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

9. Always have an angle. Doing a reading at the local library? Contact your local newspaper. Try to get them to cover it by finding a story to link it with. Is there a local connection? A link with something current? A human interest story? #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile

10. Encourage bloggers in the online community to review your book. But don't just send people books out of the blue. Make a connection first, and remember - no-one owes you a review. Be polite in your approach, and be grateful for any coverage you get. #TenWaysToBoostYourProfile