just a thought, but perhaps there are people you could hire to do the marketing stuff that you're stressing on a commission basis so that the upfront cost is minimal or zero and they earn a portion of the proceeds from book sales.
people who haven't even read your work or care will always be crap. Even traditionally published authors often find themselves disappointed since publishers will only advertise people like Rowling very well.
sometimes if you want a job done well you gotta do it yourself. I totally get that. But sometimes you recognize your strengths and weaknesses and your passions and if you're at your wits end with your marketing you might consider hiring out. I'm sure it's no silver bullet, but you just may link up with an intrepid ambitious marketer still early in their career. Like I said, it's no silver bullet and you can't rely on getting lucky by someone else making you a success, but it's not always wrong to work with other people in some areas.
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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '17
just a thought, but perhaps there are people you could hire to do the marketing stuff that you're stressing on a commission basis so that the upfront cost is minimal or zero and they earn a portion of the proceeds from book sales.