“The best is yet to come,” I texted to my
friend, Fred, whom I have known since age five.
I was proud to tell him my blog has surpassed
5,000,000 page views. His response was: “You may have peaked…. Time will tell.”
At first I was hurt, thinking those are just
jealous words. After all, he did not even allow me to bask in my
accomplishment and praise the hard work that has gone into crafting 5500 posts
that account for an estimated three million words (about 50 books of 60,000
words each).
Then, I thought, insecurely, what if he is right,
and I should just enjoy the moment with no expectations or promise that things
will get better or even stay the same. Nothing is guaranteed.
I moved on from both thoughts to conclude that I
will try my best to not only hold onto the blog’s success, but to in fact push
it up a notch. In life, you don’t get to just rest on your laurels or you will
just watch it go by from the rearview mirror. I plan to write until the day I
die and I don’t plan on dying anytime soon.
His words, though perhaps reflective of envy also
serve as a cautionary message. I am motivated more so now to make sure that I
have not peaked and am still on a rising trajectory. I need to have my voice
heard, not just for ego or financial reasons, but because I hope to persuade
others to be better at marketing their books, for books can change and improve
this world.
My mission is not yet accomplished, but it is nice
to look down at the view to see how high I have climbed, believing i have a lot
more climbing to do.
Authors should feel the same way about their books
and writing. Keep working at your craft and your marketing of it. No matter
what you have accomplished thus far, keep your eye on the prize and give it
your all in your effort, thought, and execution.
Do You Need Book Marketing Help?
Brian
Feinblum, the founder of this award-winning blog, with over four million page
views, can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com He is available to help authors like you to promote
your story, sell your book, and grow your brand. He has over 30 years of
experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all genres. Let him
be your advocate, teacher, and motivator!
About Brian Feinblum
This award-winning blog has generated over five million pageviews. With 5,400+ posts over the past 14 years, it was named
one of the best book marketing blogs by BookBaby http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs and recognized by Feedspot in 2021
and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.” Copyright 2025.
For
the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He
formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the
head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the
director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many
first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with
best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen,
Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard,
Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C.
Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.
His
writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s
The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs
He
hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and
has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah
Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association,
Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and
Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the
2024 IBPA Book Awards.
His
letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal,
USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester)
and The Washington Post. His first published book was The
Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook. It
was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.
Born
and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids,
and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog.
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