Jump That Hurdle Authors!

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You are listening to the audio version of this post: I Hate It Too: Why Selling Yourself Sucks, Is So Hard.

I include tips for asking and gathering endorsements (blurbs) for pre-publication review of your book. Gathering endorsements is a part of your book marketing plan, pre-publication. Getting over the horror of asking your friends and colleagues for endorsements is a huge hurdle. I hope this post gives you the strength to go for it.

I mention Tally.so as a free tool to use to collect book blurbs/endorsements. It was a lifesaver for us. You create a form - not too hard - and then you upload your book’s pdf. Once created, you simply have to add the link from the Tally.so form your created to your endorsement pitch email to friends and family. They can download at their leisure and post blurbs/endorsements at their leisure, (hopefully by your deadline.) You then go to one place! tally.so collects all the info in a spreadsheet - an easy way to see all of your endorsements.

Note: I am not an affiliate for Tally-so, I simply highly recommend it!

Good luck and remember, you are not selling yourself, you are providing valuable information and/or entertainment to the readers who already desire your message!

Go get ‘um!

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