I’m being asked a lot of questions
about how my new releases
have the Amazon sales ranking they do.
No one wants to hear the truth,
that I’ve spent three and a half years
marketing my a$$ off.
That I’ve been fired by publishers
for not growing my sales fast enough.
Writers want the magic bullet,
the quick short term fix,
the easy solution.
Dave Lerner
sees the same issue
in the startup community.
“This is a real problem.
So many of us in business
are in it for the short term,
thinking “What are next steps?”
and working in cultures
where “the transaction” is everything.
In my view,
successful folks in business
are all about the long term,
all about building meaningful relationships
and helping each other out.”
Do what you have to do
to get the short term sales
you need
but remember this is a long term game.