Most writers are thrilled to see their books earn big sales on Amazon. But I can count on one hand the number of writers who’ve said to me, “I enjoy marketing.” For many writers, marketing, aka asking people to buy your book, makes them cringe. Why? This is a question on which you want to spend some serious time to discover the answer.
This dread (or excitement) is what I term your selling-mindset.
Possible Reasons of a Negative Selling-Mindset
Reason number 1: Selling often means getting in front of people in some way, and you’d rather not be seen.
Why not? Are you afraid of something? If so, what? It might be you’d feel rejected if they say no. I want you to dig deep for an answer. If you don’t, that fear is going to continue to control you, and you’ll always struggle with selling your books.
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