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Growing Your Platform 
Using Blogging & Content Marketing 
Carrie Morgan 
CMO, Digital Strategy & Services 
Rock The Status Quo 
We Make Brands More Visible & Vibrant Online
Today 
Being an author 
demands stronger 
Marketing & PR skills…. 
constantly learning… 
… and using time 
and resources 
more effectively 
Ack!
The pressure to 
learn new skills & 
compete in your 
genre for visibility 
is strong. 
garbage from 
Those who don’t gold. 
CLOSE THE DOOR 
to their own book 
sales. 
But it doesn’t have 
to be overwhelming.
Empower Yourself. 
Teeny publisher budgets or self-publishing = you do it all 
BECOME YOUR 
OWN ONLINE 
MARKETING GENIUS 
IF YOU WANT 
SALES. 
Get found. 
Be heard. 
You… the learners… 
are the ones who 
create new best 
practices & sell 
more books. 
KUDOS!
Drop media dependency. 
You choose what & where to publish, how to 
amplify and where conversations happen.
Enter content 
marketing 
& blogging 
industry media/blogs Connecting with 
book review bloggers 
social proof 
potential readers
What is Content Marketing? 
Valuable, NON-PROMOTIONAL information 
that helps you attract targeted 
customers/readers.
What is Content Marketing? 
Blogging. Articles & Guest Posts. Video. Podcasts. Images. 
Visual + written micro-stories. 
Who is better at creating 
stories than an author? 
1. Bring Fiction to Life 
2. Showcase Expertise 
3. Help Them Find You
Today. 
TAKE TIME TO 
BRAINSTORM. 
Write down your ideas. 
(wine helps)
Fiction authors. 
WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? 
Facebook page for a character or place? 
Free e-book or slideshare content? 
Interact with fans on GoodReads? 
A “behind the scenes” blog? 
Book review campaign? 
Share sneak previews? 
Pinterest boards?
Nonfiction authors. 
WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? 
Guest posts on industry blogs & ezines? 
LinkedIn groups & showcase pages? 
Blogging on your own website? 
Sharing relevant articles? 
Free e-book prequel? 
Public speaking? 
Instagram?
It’s enough to make your head explode.
KISS. 
Keep it simple! 
5-STEP PLAN 
1. Understand your reader. 
2. Pick 2-3 tactics. 
3. Write down your plan. 
4. Do those 2-3 things well. 
Really, REALLY well. 
5. Measure and tweak along 
the way. 
garbage from gold.
1YOUR READER. 
Understand 
Does age matter? 
Where are they online? 
What are they passionate about? 
HOW CAN YOU TAP INTO THAT? 
If you don’t know, ASK THEM. 
Give them a chance to know you. 
Build a community!
Understanding 
YOUR READER. 
If you are published, give your 
fans something to be passionate 
about (and share). 
If you are unpublished, help them 
find YOU.
Google 
IS YOUR 
BFF.
2TO JUST 2-3 TACTICS. 
Narrow it down 
What is realistic? Achievable? 
How much time can you invest? 
Don’t bite off more than you can consistently 
chew, and realize it is a long-term game, 
not a short-term sprint.
Be Smart 
WITH YOUR TACTICS 
S… Specific 
M… Measurable 
A… Accountable 
R… Realistic 
T… Time-Sensitive
3YOUR PLAN. 
Write down 
Where are they online? 
What are they passionate about? 
How can you tap into that? 
If you don’t know, ASK THEM. 
Give them a chance to know you. 
Build a community!
4 
REALLY WELL. 
Do The 2-3 Things 
Quality and consistency matter. 
Blogging? Write 1-2 posts per week. 
Social media? Learn best practices. 
Book reviews? Identify the right ones. 
Help your readers fall in love.
5 
One needs the other. 
Measure&Tweak 
To measure something, you must 
first have a goal.
Measure 
& Tweak. 
(Tweak, not twerk.) 
1. Define a goal for each of 
the 2-3 things you are 
focusing on. 
2. Define how you can 
measure progress against 
that goal. 
3. If it isn’t working, review 
best practices before 
changing tactics.
IF YOU SLIP 
Don’t worry. 
Just start again. 
If you stay on-plan, do your best and are 
consistent, you are ahead of the game.
Want free help? 
Subscribe to my blog. 
Send me your questions. 
I’ll help you rock the status quo. 
RockTheStatusQuo.com
Questions? 
morgan@rockthestatusquo.com 
rockthestatusquo.com 
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Fiction authors. 
WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? 
Facebook page for a character or place? 
Free e-book or slideshare content? 
Interact with fans on GoodReads? 
A “behind the scenes” blog? 
Book review campaign? 
Share sneak previews? 
Pinterest boards?
Nonfiction authors. 
WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? 
Guest posts on industry blogs & ezines? 
LinkedIn groups & showcase pages? 
Blogging on your own website? 
Sharing relevant articles? 
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Growing Your Platform As An Author

  • 1. Growing Your Platform Using Blogging & Content Marketing Carrie Morgan CMO, Digital Strategy & Services Rock The Status Quo We Make Brands More Visible & Vibrant Online
  • 2. Today Being an author demands stronger Marketing & PR skills…. constantly learning… … and using time and resources more effectively Ack!
  • 3. The pressure to learn new skills & compete in your genre for visibility is strong. garbage from Those who don’t gold. CLOSE THE DOOR to their own book sales. But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
  • 4. Empower Yourself. Teeny publisher budgets or self-publishing = you do it all BECOME YOUR OWN ONLINE MARKETING GENIUS IF YOU WANT SALES. Get found. Be heard. You… the learners… are the ones who create new best practices & sell more books. KUDOS!
  • 5. Drop media dependency. You choose what & where to publish, how to amplify and where conversations happen.
  • 6. Enter content marketing & blogging industry media/blogs Connecting with book review bloggers social proof potential readers
  • 7. What is Content Marketing? Valuable, NON-PROMOTIONAL information that helps you attract targeted customers/readers.
  • 8. What is Content Marketing? Blogging. Articles & Guest Posts. Video. Podcasts. Images. Visual + written micro-stories. Who is better at creating stories than an author? 1. Bring Fiction to Life 2. Showcase Expertise 3. Help Them Find You
  • 9. Today. TAKE TIME TO BRAINSTORM. Write down your ideas. (wine helps)
  • 10. Fiction authors. WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? Facebook page for a character or place? Free e-book or slideshare content? Interact with fans on GoodReads? A “behind the scenes” blog? Book review campaign? Share sneak previews? Pinterest boards?
  • 11. Nonfiction authors. WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? Guest posts on industry blogs & ezines? LinkedIn groups & showcase pages? Blogging on your own website? Sharing relevant articles? Free e-book prequel? Public speaking? Instagram?
  • 12. It’s enough to make your head explode.
  • 13. KISS. Keep it simple! 5-STEP PLAN 1. Understand your reader. 2. Pick 2-3 tactics. 3. Write down your plan. 4. Do those 2-3 things well. Really, REALLY well. 5. Measure and tweak along the way. garbage from gold.
  • 14. 1YOUR READER. Understand Does age matter? Where are they online? What are they passionate about? HOW CAN YOU TAP INTO THAT? If you don’t know, ASK THEM. Give them a chance to know you. Build a community!
  • 15. Understanding YOUR READER. If you are published, give your fans something to be passionate about (and share). If you are unpublished, help them find YOU.
  • 17. 2TO JUST 2-3 TACTICS. Narrow it down What is realistic? Achievable? How much time can you invest? Don’t bite off more than you can consistently chew, and realize it is a long-term game, not a short-term sprint.
  • 18. Be Smart WITH YOUR TACTICS S… Specific M… Measurable A… Accountable R… Realistic T… Time-Sensitive
  • 19. 3YOUR PLAN. Write down Where are they online? What are they passionate about? How can you tap into that? If you don’t know, ASK THEM. Give them a chance to know you. Build a community!
  • 20. 4 REALLY WELL. Do The 2-3 Things Quality and consistency matter. Blogging? Write 1-2 posts per week. Social media? Learn best practices. Book reviews? Identify the right ones. Help your readers fall in love.
  • 21. 5 One needs the other. Measure&Tweak To measure something, you must first have a goal.
  • 22. Measure & Tweak. (Tweak, not twerk.) 1. Define a goal for each of the 2-3 things you are focusing on. 2. Define how you can measure progress against that goal. 3. If it isn’t working, review best practices before changing tactics.
  • 23. IF YOU SLIP Don’t worry. Just start again. If you stay on-plan, do your best and are consistent, you are ahead of the game.
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  • 26. Fiction authors. WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? Facebook page for a character or place? Free e-book or slideshare content? Interact with fans on GoodReads? A “behind the scenes” blog? Book review campaign? Share sneak previews? Pinterest boards?
  • 27. Nonfiction authors. WHERE ARE YOUR READERS? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? Guest posts on industry blogs & ezines? LinkedIn groups & showcase pages? Blogging on your own website? Sharing relevant articles? Free e-book prequel? Public speaking? Instagram?