We help writers get published and produced
Effective Marketing for Authors
The difference between success and failure is the quality (and existence!) of your marketing.
Sorry to break this to you, but if you don't do any marketing, you won't sell any books. It's a sad truth.
So we have developed a range of traditional and digital marketing services for authors that will make all the difference to your profile and to your chances of actually making some sales.
The UK's Number One Book Publicity Agency
We work with the leading company in the UK that has helped hundreds of authors find the success they were looking for.
They only work with books that they truly believe have a great story, and are commercial. Authors must be prepared to put the time and effort into working with them, to become a best selling author.
We can submit your book to them and if accepted we will arrange a meeting to discuss working together.
EXPOSURE FOR YOU AND YOU BOOKS
DreamEngine Marketing Services
A wide range of marketing services for you and your book.
Online Training
We teach what we know, so we can work together on your career as a writer.
The Big Screen
We create a pitch deck and take it directly to our production company partners.
Direct Mail List
We write your press release and send it to 2.5k magazine, newspaper and media contacts.
Keyword Research
We dive deep inside to find and choose the best performing keywords for Amazon.
Category Research
We find the competitiveness of categories to decide which are the three best to choose.
Optimisation in KDP
We advise on your book title, subtitle and author page to optimise for Amazon & SEO.
Image Optimisation
We optimise all images for best display size, file size, copyright metadata and filenames for SEO
Website SEO
We generate an extensive list of keywords that can be added to your blogposts and website.
Promo Items
We supply postcards, flyers, bookmarks and posters for use at launch events.
Global Blog Tour
Be a guest on global blogs and podcasts dedicated to you and your book.
NetGalley Listing
Discounted listing on the best reader, blogger, librarian and media book review network.
Amazon/KDP Ads
Generate book sales supported by our deep expertise in Amazon advertising.
Instagram Shout Out
Your book will reach an audience of over one million book lovers on Instagram.
Social Media Support
Training and partnership in building you a following on your social media channels.
Merchandise
Make more money with an online shop and branded merchandise.
Digital Book Launch
Your book launched and showcased to over 500k readers a month.
Online Training
If you are prepared to put the work in, we will give you the pathway and the guidance you need to get the future you choose for yourself.
Most writers are too busy writing to ever get success.
The exact moment I got success was? when I started delivering stories that were not just good, they were perfect. Not only that, I knew why they were perfect. Truth is, the industry is desperate for fine, well-told stories.
It's obvious really. Without a story, what do we have? Nothing! If you have a great story, and tell it well, you have a career foundation. If you then market yourself and your story professionally, wow. Suddenly... The industry wants you.
The DreamEngine Academy includes more than 50 video seminars from author, producer and story consultant, David Baboulene Ph.D., along with famous writer interviews and advice, also agents, producers, directors. Live webinars; Q&A with experts; tips and tricks; pitch decks; a writer community and forum; beta readers...It's all there waiting for you...
The Big Screen
We create a pitch deck and take it directly to our production company partners.
Your story - on the silver screen
There's no greater boost to a writer than having their story turned into a film or television production.
We have a strong track record of selling stories to the film industry, and we know , that great movies come from great books. Make no mistake - we are looking for YOU!
We work with authors to create a pitch deck and take it directly to our production company partners.
Direct Mail List
We prepare a modern, but traditional, press release for your book and send it to our mailing list of over two and half thousand media outlets.
Reach out to media that review books.
We use our experience to create a press release that will catch the eye of editors.
Having your book reviewed in a magazine or a newspaper or a radio station is a great accolade and can have a significant positive impact on sales.
We have built a list of over 2,500 carefully chosen email contacts worldwide who will learn of you and your work. We will also provide guidance and media training to help you interact with these contacts when they want to talk to you...
KDP Optimisation
There are many facets to the KDP dashboard, all of which must be carefully researched.
Book title, subtitle, keywords, categories...
It can be a daunting task to navigate the KDP dashboard and ensure that every entry is correct.
Book titles and subtitles are indexed in KDP, this means that they determine whether you book will appear in an organic search for your book. It is not always possible to have keywords in the title of a fiction book, but they should certainly be in your subtitle.
We use a multitude of research tools to look for the most effective keywords to use in you titles, as well as in the critical choice of the seven keywords.
We look at all the possible categories for your book. We find the competitiveness of each category. A competitive category might need one hundred sales to get in the top ten and many more to get to number one. We look for the best competitive category and then two less competitive categories, giving you the best chance to rank highly in at least one category.
Images and Website SEO
Images carry a lot of weight in SEO and are an important feature of many social media platforms.
Image dimensions, file sizes, filename and tags
When we make a Google search, images also appear. When people search for you or your book, you want the images that YOU choose to appear.
Book covers, your personal image and all others should display at not bigger than 1024 pixels for Facebook, Instagram and most of the internet. You will also need small sizes for profile images.
We strip the metadata and add only what we want. This includes the copyright information, the title and the description that includes your name, the book title and keywords.
Optimised mages are also needed for your website. Your website also needs an overall SEO plan. We complete an in depth SEO audit to find the keywords to target. We then add these to your website.
We can also train you in hoe to write blog posts with SEO in mind, or we can rewrite all the text on yoru website for SEO.
Promo Items
Added extras to make your book zing!
Postcards, flyers, bookmarks and posters
Having posters to display to promote your book launch or to put up in your local bookstore window are a great way to draw attention to your books.
You can also include postcards with a message when sending out copies of your book, be they customers, friends, family or media contacts. You can also include a bookmark to add that extra touch.
Our designers produce beautiful promo items based on your book cover and any related artwork. We then organise to have these printed locally to you and delivered.
Blog Tour
Be a guest on blogs and podcasts around the world, dedicated to showcasing you and your book.
Travel the world with your book.
An author blog tour is a great way to talk about your book with experienced bloggers. It is an interesting, inexpensive and effective method of presenting your book to a target audience.
Dates can be booked in a block leading up to the publication date of your book or a marketing push. We will also help you to prepare for the interviews.
You will receive a flyer with the dates and the names of the blogs in which you will feature. You can use this positive activity to further promote your book through your social media and other channels.
NetGalley Listing
The worlds largest, reader, blogger, librarian and media book review network.
Discounted listing for your book on NetGalley.
For new authors one of the hardest things to do is to get your books seen. And seen by readers who are regular readers of books in the same genre.
There are thousands of books published every day, it is easy for your book to get lost. There are many things that can increase the visibility of your book, but one very powerful one is? Reviews.
Having a large number of positive reviews gives readers the confidence to invest their time and money in your book. NetGalley was created to help authors gain reviews from influential people.
Amazon/KDP Ads
DreamEngine is an Amazon Associate Company, certified in Amazon advertising.
Find AMS Keywords
We use Publisher Rocket and other tools to a find the best AMS (Amazon Marketing Services) keywords and placements.
Build the AD
We use the data we collect to build an advert on KDP using manual targeting with the AMS Keywords that we have discovered for you.
Launch
We gain pre-approval for your advert, so it completes the Amazon AI learning process before you start the clock for maximum returns.
Instagram Shout Out
Reach out to over one million
book lovers on Instagram
Get eyes on your book.
You book cover will be posted to six Instagram accounts dedicated to book lovers that have a total following of over one million. These accounts are all focused on highlighting new books to their followers.
Your Instagram account will be tagged and added to story highlights on all of those accounts.
The posts will receive up to 300k reach and 35-40k visits to your profile. This will increase your following from a ma-HOO-sive pool of dedicated readers.
You will have Instagram story mentions, two permanent posts and permanent highlights. An incredibly powerful way to raise your profile, increase your following and sell books.
Social Media Support
Help in managing, growing and making the most out of social media channels.
So many social media platforms...
You may already have a preferred social media account and be active on that. If so, we help you to create content to grow your audience.
If you do not currently use a social media channel, we will train you, and work with you to find which ones suit your personality and will work best for you.
We help you to build an Author Mythology around your book, your story world, your characters and yourself as an author. Your brand, if you will. On social media, we help you to wear that mythology and build a following like you would never believe was possible.
Branded Merchandise
Let your readers support you beyond buying your book, with an online store with merchandise branded with you and your book.
An online shop that's all about YOU!
Mugs, baseball caps, tee-shirts book-marks - choose from a huge range of items featuring your photo, name, book title, book cover, logo, lead character or any image that you wish - all shipped directly to your readers on quality merchandise, worldwide.
You can also add the items in your online shop to your own website by simply adding a snippet of code, and sell directly from there..
Digital Book Launch
Everybody loves browsing fresh books in bookshops, and
Shepherd has had remarkable success in harnessing the digital equivalent.
‘People who like this book, like this one, this one and this one...’
That’s the underlying dynamic shepherd.com has used to build an extraordinarily successful website (close to half-a-million readers a month as of July 2023, and that number is growing fast!).
At DreamEngine, we are founding members of shepherd.com; and as a DreamEngine author you will have a book launch on shepherd.com, you will be interviewed by them and an article will be put up on their site showcasing you and your book and pulling readers to you... forever!
A fantastic benefit of becoming a DreamEngine author or using our marketing expertise.
