As an author's advocate, I step out of traditional box and encourage you talented writers to do so too. You can self-publish without spend $1000's. You can write a saleable short book and it still will have merit and be readily accepted by your appropriate audience. No one today wants to read long books any more unless they are fiction.

All of this, and you can market and promote from you home office through Internet. In just 3 1/2 years, online promotion has paid off hugely and brought me over $3500 a month in sales. Depending on your book and audience, you can too.

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7. Delegate some of marketing.

Like me, hire a low-cost computer assistant from your local high school. They know more than many professionals. For under $10 an hour, you can multiply your promotion exponentially via ecommerce your assistant does for you 2-3 times a week.

8. Set a dollar goal for your book each month.

Don't count copies sold. Count each month's book sales. Put your goal near your workstation to remind you of what you want. Don't price your book too low, so you'll appreciate an easy experience--getting what you deserve for all your work.

9. Learn more about Internet book marketing.

Think about reaching hundreds of thousands of your audience every week. When you give them what they want--free information--they will eventually buy. Many authors go traditional path of talks, ads or press releases. They don't always pay well for effort.

10. Don't stop marketing.

Many clients come to me and say they are discouraged their book didn't sell well in four months. Replace doubt with patience for process. Success takes many months, but once you get it, Internet keeps it multiplied for you.

Knowing secrets of successful authors can help you receive same prestige and become a household word.