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SUMMARY:Proven Strategies Behind a Successful Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:  BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom\, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n_________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nProven Strategies Behind a Successful Book Launch\nDid you know that all retailers give newly launched books extra visibility? This makes it all the more important to make sure you have a plan in place to maximize sales at launch. In this session\, Ricardo Fayet will share some proven strategies to secure early reviews\, build your mailing list\, and get the sales you need to hit bestseller lists.\n\n\nTakeaways: \n\nLearn one simple trick to make sure your book gets reviews on Amazon before it even launches\nUnderstand how to build an effective street team to support all your future launches\nDiscern the most effective marketing channels to boost sales at launch\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker\n\n \nRicardo Fayet is one of the four founders of Reedsy\, a marketplace connecting authors to the world’s top publishing talent–from editors to cover designers\, book marketers\, or literary translators. He’s the author of two books on marketing for authors and a regular presenter at several prestigious writers’ conferences: NINC\, AuthorNation\, and The Self Publishing Show Live\, among others. \n\n\n\nConnect with Ricardo
URL:https://baipa.org/event/proven-strategies-behind-a-successful-book-launch/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Regular Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Workshop: GEO Is The New SEO: Developments In AI For Authors
DESCRIPTION:Here’s the next BAIPA Workshop!\nLike our monthly meetings\, these events are exclusively on Zoom. The Zoom links will be provided to you via the confirmation email you will get upon completing your registration\, as well as via email on the Friday evening before\, around 9 PM.\nTherefore\, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However\, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.\nNOTE: We are trying out offering free tickets to current BAIPA members\, through April\, 2026\, and then we will evaluate. \nMember tickets are free\, Non-Member tickets are $40. \nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page for the ticket selection area.\nThe workshop WILL be recorded and the video will be shared with all current BAIPA members through the Member Only Resources area\, as well as with any paid non-member ticket holders within 48-72 hours.  \nGEO Is The New SEO: Developments In AI For Authors\n\nJoin Bob Heyman and Viktor Grant for a two-hour presentation on How AI has affected Search Engine Optimization and Recent Developments in AI for Authors since Bob Heyman’s previous BAIPA presentation. Bob will present the recent developments from 10am to 11am and Viktor will join him to discuss GEO from 11am to noon. \nTakeaways: \n\nLearn how to update a website in the age of AI for optimal SEO.\nLearn what “GEO is the new SEO” means.\nLearn how to use the newest AI tools as an author for research\, writing\, editing\, illustration and marketing.\n\nAbout Our Speakers \n  \n\nConnect with Bob \nAbout Our Speakers: \n\n \nBob Heyman is credited with coining the terms “Edutainment” and “Search Engine Optimization” (SEO). \nHe is the author of six digital marketing business books and is the author of the Kidzter series of children’s chapter books about music history. \nHis pioneering internet marketing agency Cybernautics established the first agency SEO practice. His clients have included IBM\, Bristol Myers Squibb\, REI\, SGI\, Intel\, Sony\, Sothebys\, World Vision\, Trend Micro\, Morton Bassett\, Avon\, and AOL Time Warner. His books include Net Results\, Digital Engagement and Marketing By The Numbers. \nHe holds an Ed.M. from Harvard and a JD from the Hastings College Of Law at the University Of California. Bob was awarded an honorary doctorate by Golden Gate University where he was commencement speaker. \nSF Mayor Willie Brown declared a “Bob Heyman Day.” \nHis Rock Opera “Rock Justice\,” co-written with Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Starship\, is in the Book Of Rock Lists.\nHe and Viktor Grant are co-authors of GEO is the New SEO. \n\nConnect with Bob\nViktor Grant is a recognized expert in the creation and maintenance of virtual communities.  He is an Internet architect and entrepreneur responsible for pioneering multiple technology firsts in the computer industry and online\, including multiuser roundtable chats\, artificial intelligence based ecommerce systems\, virtual marketing services\, video magazines\, real time credit card content publishing\, online bookselling\, and copy protection systems. He and Bob Heyman are the co-authors of GEO Is The New SEO. \nConnect with Viktor
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LOCATION:Zoom Workshop
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