| It's not enough to have your book listed at if you | | | | thing that you do when you go online to find |
| want to sell books online. Nobody's going to find it | | | | something? Type a keyword phrase into a search |
| unless a user types your exact title into a search | | | | engine like Google or Yahoo. That is what search |
| box. You have to put up a series of specially crafted | | | | engine optimization is all about. |
| websites if you want to generate more online book | | | | There is a science to how to set up your book |
| sales. | | | | website so that people can find it using a search |
| Establish Multiple Book Websites | | | | engine. So if you want to sell books online, you must |
| The obvious first step to take to increase your sales | | | | study up on SEO and hire writers who specialize in |
| is to set up a group of book websites. You should | | | | search engine optimization to create your website |
| create one website for your small publishing company | | | | content. |
| and one for each of your books (except in the case | | | | Blog |
| of a series). You can host two or more website | | | | Once you have your book websites up and they are |
| domains under the same company and just pay the | | | | SEO optimized, now you have one more important |
| domain renewal fee each year. This is definitely an | | | | step to take if you want to successfully sell books |
| investment you should make if you want your online | | | | online. Go to or and start an account under your |
| book sales to take off. | | | | author name. Start writing blog posts related to your |
| SEO | | | | book, events, and yourself, once or twice a week. |
| If you don't know anything about SEO (search | | | | Be sure to type in your book website addresses in |
| engine optimization), or you cringe when you hear | | | | each blog post. This will help make your book |
| the term, you had better get with the program! SEO | | | | websites more relevant to search engines and help |
| is how people make money online. What's the first | | | | increase your online book sales over time. |