I'm Not Going to Give Up. Putting One Foot Infront of the Other and Marching On.

Marketing isn't easy when you don't have the money to spend on advertising and you simply have to rely on posting on your blogs, your website(s) and social media. It takes time out of my day instead of doing what I really enjoy which is creating.

I'm in month ten of marketing my Zazzle products and products of others. The commission is really good on promoting others' products, but - again - I really enjoy creating instead of copying and pasting into various resources.

Anyway, my Zazzle store is showing progress. Not enough for my taste, but - still - progress is progress. I should say, I actually did receive a royalty check recently that went straight to bills. Bills that I don't have to pay this month out of my SS check.

My books, on the other hand, aren't showing a lot of progress despite continuous marketing primarily on my blogs. I should do more on social media, but I don't want to dis what few followers I have by over exposing them to a constant barrage of posting about my books.

And, I constantly have to remind myself that keywords or tags take time to weave their way through the web of search engines. It can take months. Or, maybe I not using the right keywords or tags so people aren't able to find me. Ugh.

Everything you do in marketing is a test. The big guy marketers and advertisers will tell you the same thing.

In the end, patience is what is in order... Everyday, patience is the order of the day. So, I'm going to hang in there. It's only been ten months. I would suggest you also hang in there and keep putting one foot in front of the other.

That said... Please check out my children's books for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2 - 5.

Links and images are below.