Sales have been trickling in ever so slowly since I began selling the No More Smelly House book a couple of weeks ago.
That’s been my fault though. I’ve been working overtime on Desperate Sellers Only. I’m estimating that when it’s all said and done I’ll have more than 200 pages. (Come on, I have to upstage Desperate Buyers Only by a LONG shot!)
In any case, so far my Adwords advertisements have been the holy grail for No More Smelly House. Here are the keywords I’m currently running:
bad smell in house
smell in house
musty smell in house
sewage smell in house
sewer smell in house
how to get smoke smell out of a house
how to remove smoke smell from a house
smoke smell out of a house
I’m pleased… I mean it’s not a total bust. But I know I can do a lot better.
So today I’ve begun a quest to locate websites where I can submit articles related to No More Smelly House.
Someone suggested that my book would be appropriate for a home sellers. I agree - especially with the current direction of the US real estate market.
A home seller needs every advantage available to complete or even initiate a sale. And a discernible advantage is being able to have an odor-free home.
So I begin my search at Google, with:
“selling a home” articles
I did find a few sites that accepted real estate related articles. However, these sites were looking for contributing editors, more so than freelance submissions.
If I don’t find anything else, I can always keep these sites in mind.
I decide to re-focus my search. This time I try:
“Selling a home” articles submit
On the first page of results I found the Real Estate Reading Room.
And then I discovered:
Real Estate Investment Articles
REI (Real Estate Investors) Depot (Real estate investors… that’s another potential audience.)
Oh and then I ran across The Money Pit, a syndicated home improvement radio show. Once the print version of No More Smelly House is ready, I can propose myself as a guest.
Treasure Valley Real Estate Guide
Now I’m up to page 13, so I decide to try a new search term:
“sell a home” articles submit
The first page worth of results were all basically article directory sites. Started on the second page I found:
Homeownership Resource Directory
I go all the way up to page 10 and there’s nothing else.
So what I’m finding here is that the article directories are dominating the search results. I will have to submit both directly to real estate related websites, and the article directories.
Tomorrow I’ll show you the article that I’m sending out.
July 11th, 2007 at 10:26 am
This is the first time I’m hearing about Desparate Sellers only.
200 pages so far!
I’m sure every page is of high quality, Alexis.
Looking forward to hearing of your progress!
August 4th, 2007 at 10:29 am
Alexis,
I read your blog because I like your writing style and the content you cover.
Your submission to article directories could be easily completed with a new software by Brad Callen. Article Submit. I just learned about it this week and started the learning curve by using it. After 5 days working with two articles I’ve been able to get into distribution (or at least have the opportunity for the editors to review it).
I look forward to your Desperate Sellers sequel.
Todd D. Lloyd
http://www.asthmaportal.net
September 5th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I recently came upon your sales letter for DBO at Warrior forum.I must say this is the first time I went to the store,bought a notebook and nice pens and started taking notes from any IM’er.I havent bought DBO yet because Im curious about DSO the upstaged version.When is it scheduled to launch?I admire your ability to communicate with your audience well.
Blessings,Len