John 3:16 Marketing Network

The choice was either to close the network to new members until the summer or charge $20 for processing new members for the time it takes me away from my paying work and my Masters in Creative Writing, not to mention my children.

If you want to wait until the summer and avoid the fee, we will have another membershp drive in the spring.

I WANT to Join the John 3:16 Marketing Network at the author level, What Do I Do?

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Want to Join the John 316 Marketing Network?

Dear Author or Blogger,

Thank you for your interest in the John 316 Marketing Network. Membership has been closed for the last six months but we have opened it for the Christmas holidays to those who would like to join.

You will find we are a network of authors who are friendly, encouraging, and want to help each other launch books.

Some of us are old, some of us are young, some of us are seasoned writers, and some of us are new at this adventure. Wherever you are in your journey, I hope you will find your niche.

The only requirements to join the John 3:16 Marketing Network are:

You believe in John 3:16.

You have a website or blog.

You read through the information found in the E-book, How to Launch a Christian Best-Seller Book.

The price of the book is 99 cents.

A new requirement is that you buy the book. I used to provide it for free, but found people were joining who were not serious about their commitment and would unsubscribe from the forum after I had invested a significant amount of time getting them started. I would rather you pray about your decision and make the small investment AND READ THE BOOK before joining our network of authors. The link to buy it is at:

Kindle: http://amzn.to/w1PoEp

Smashwords: Smashwords, Apple-compatibility available: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/72306

By reading the book, you will have a better idea of what we do and won't have as many questions about what is happening on the forum. You will also know how to set things up the way you want on the forum and will experience less frustration, making for a more pleasurable experience.

After reading the book, if you are excited about what we are doing and want to get involved, this is what I need from you:

1. Name:

2. Email (preferably the one you used to receive this email):

3. Your blog (preferable) and website (if you have both).

3. Facebook link to your name. If you have more than one, like an author page, please provide that also.

4. Your twitter handle, or link to your twitter profile.

You do not have to be an author to join at this level, but you do need to have a blog that you post to regularly.

The above information can be emailed to me at llwroberts@cox.net (those are two small "L"s)

You must provide your name, email and blog. If you don't have a Facebook or Twitter account, that's fine, but if you do, please send it to me.

As our gift to readers, the John 316 Marketing Network just published a book of first chapters called Taste and See by almost sixty of our authors. It is available at Smashwords for free until the end of the year at:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104475
and on Kindle for 99 cents at:
http://amzn.to/sgq8xb

Taste and See Cover

The John 316 Marketing Network is unlike anything else on the web. As Christians we have come together to help each other in numerous ways. More than anything, we have come to care about each other. As it says in the Bible, "They will know we are Christians by our love."

There is no division here -- we share our hopes and dreams, pray for each other, and help one another to launch books. Most have reached best-seller status on book launches. God is doing a new thing.

We also make no distinction about how one is published. No one way is better than any other way. Our goal is to get as many Christian books into the hands of readers as we can. They are the gatekeepers, and through helping each other, we can achieve much more than by going it alone, which when it comes to marketing, is very difficult.

We all write uniquely, are gifted as God so lovingly bestowed on us, and we thank Him for those gifts. We praise each other because we are part of the Body of Christian Writers that God called to write to reach the world for Christ.

The outcome of success can be measured in bringing one person into the Kingdom. We write because we are passionate about writing.

Because marketing is so hard, the John 316 Marketing Network helps those who need help, and those who know more about marketing freely share with others their knowledge.

May God bless you during this season as we remember our Savior's birth. If you have any questions, please don't be shy. As busy as I sometimes am, I really will try to get back to you.

Please pray about your decision, read the book (at least enough to give you an idea if this is something you want to be a part of), and get back with me before the end of the year with the information that I need as outlined above.

Again, my email is llwroberts@cox.net.

P.S. If you get your copy of Taste and See off of Kindle, let me give you a couple of marketing tips. Beside "customer reviews," there is a place to click on "like the book." Also, at the top of the page, there is a share button for twitter. Please click on that and share it.

Blessings,

Lorilyn Roberts

Author and Founder of the John 316 Marketing Network

Feel free to share this information, but if you post it on the web somewhere, please remove my email address. I don't won't to be spammed.

What can I expect to receive as part of my membership in the John 316 Marketing Network:

1. A network of Christian authors who will encourage you.
2. Access to the forum where you must be a member to post.
3. Support for putting together a book launch, including social networking, press releases, showcases, and professional help (at a small price) for landing pages and other technical expertise.
4. Free "how do I" tutorials.
5. Book reviewers
6. Wealth of knowledge from uploaded files on forum.
7. Opportunity to contribute to annual book anthology (first chapters).
8. Access to the latest information in the world of publishing and market via the forum
9. Cross promotional opportunities with fellow authors in the network.
10. Name and blog/website displayed on the John 316 Marketing Network blog
11. Professional marketing and editorial services at reduced cost to members (sometimes free when linked to promotions).

Kindle: http://amzn.to/w1PoEp

Smashwords: Smashwords, Apple-compatibility available

The cost is 99 cents.

I Have Joined, What Do I Do Now?

You have joined and it’s time to get started. What do I do first?

1. If a network author is preparing for a launch, I would encourage you to participate. You will learn how to conduct your own launch by helping someone else.

2. Display the John 3:16 banner on your website/blog. It will help to spread the word about the network. The more who join, the more effective we will be AS A NETWORK. We want to reach as many people as we can during a book launch to boost rankings in multiple categories. You can choose the color which works best for you.

3. You will be added to the Yahoo User's Group, which is the John 3:16 Marketing Network User's Group. Topics of discussion have ranged from launch dates to prayer to helpful suggestions to sharing rankings on Amazon to answers to technical questions about doing a launch, and on and on! You will feel more connected by participating. You can opt to receive messages one at a time as they are sent out or bundled together once a day or once a week. DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THE FORUM. If you do, you will be removed from the John 3:16 Marketing Network completely.

4. On the Yahoo website, there is a place for you to list your book cover, website/blogs, email and other information. The more complete your listing on the forum, the easier it will be for others in the Network to get to know you, and authors can more easily contact you. There is a lot of helpful information on the forum: Tutorials, a place to post book reviews, free e-gifts for book launches, et cetera. Much of this information is covered in How to Launch a Christian Best-Seller Book, which has just been updated! If you are new at marketing, please, please, take a look at the tutorials. One of them is How to upload a .jpeg to Facebook/blog, just to give you an idea of what they are about. Amanda Stephen prepared these just for the John 3:16 Network and to help authors, so please use them.

5. Much of this information has been adapted from the Peggy McColl Best-Seller Program. To participate in her program cost $2500 and consists of several sessions. God led me to take some of those concepts to form a Christian network. One of the things that was important to me was that it would be free. As Christian authors, we want more Christian books ranked high in the marketplace. Even if a book is not religious in nature, a Christian worldview will come through in amazing ways because God has a way of doing the impossible. I have also found the John 3:16 Marketing Network is becoming bigger than just launching books. God is at work and I am excited about the future and what He will do.

6. Don't feel overwhelmed. Enjoy the journey! The biggest complaint by new members is feeling overwhelmed. Relax. Take a few moments each day and look through the emails. I may set new members' access to receiving emails from the John 3:16 Forum to once a day. If you want to receive them more often, you can adjust this yourself. The information on how to do this is in the book, How to Launch a Christian Best-Seller. If you need help changing your email settings, ask me (Lorilyn Roberts).

7. The link to the John 3:16 Marketing Network forum is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/John316MarketingNetwork/
Please bookmark this for future reference.

WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AFTER JANUARY 1 WITH A $20 PROCESSING FEE.

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