Wednesday
Sep012004
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 1,731,353
Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at 12:21PM
Has it been "forever" since we've talked? It seems like it, and it has been a week...so much going on! Let's do a Top 10 update today, and we'll be all caught up so tomorrow we can announce the WINNERS of the Very First Ever...REBEL HOUSEWIFE ONLINE CONTEST! (You still have until midnight tonight!)
1. The response to the contest has been PHENOMENAL--thank you all so much for your support and enthusiasm! In 10 days, we've DOUBLED the number of Rebel Housewife subscribers, from just under 100 to more than 200, all by your referrals and passing it on...you are AMAZING.
2. The book is available--30% discount!--on Amazon...and we are SCREAMING up the Amazon Sales Rank (did you notice?!). Okay, I don't know about SCREAMING, but certainly enjoying movement and momentum, and we have a long way to go to #1 on October 27th--oh, I haven't told you about that yet, have I? I will boldly announce here: The Rebel Housewife Rules: To Heck With Domestic Bliss! will be an AMAZON BEST-SELLER on October 27, 2004. More details SOON... (Don't wait to order your copy NOW--and if you are like my mother-in-law and sister-in-law and want signed copies in bulk: Order from Amazon (use the link in the sidebar!) and have them sent to me. I am happy to sign and send the box on to you so all your Rebel Housewife Rules will be signed originals--from Sherri, anyway. (We'll have to figure out a system for Vicki in Hong Kong--email privately for details: sherri@rebelhousewife.com or vicki@rebelhousewife.com.)
3. The Rebel Housewife (The Redhead) enjoyed a radio interview Sunday afternoon on The Barry Farber Show on Talk Radio 1290, a FOX affiliate station in Texas. Barry Farber is a legend in radio broadcast, and a lot of fun to talk to. He managed to shake things up a bit (remember, I'm still new at this!) with a few unexpected questions about divorce and an old spanish saying he learned in high school about love and beans and onions...(yeah, me too--???)...but we did indeed enjoy a "hot seven minutes of fun and enrichment" (his words) as promised. As soon as we work out some of the technical issues, we'll have some audio available of the various radio interviews--each one is a learning experience! We're also working on The Rebel Housewife Press Kit for the website--you should see the To Do List on various projects here! (As Vicki would call it, the "Fun List".)
4. The next event on the schedule is a book signing at the SEBA Trade Show (Southeast Book Seller's Association) Sunday afternoon. I'm all stocked up with Rebel Housewife bookmarks, promo postcards, and coffee mugs from my friend Rose at Designables, Inc.. Got to have the goodies!
5. I'd have to describe this whole process of launching a book and book promotion as kind of like a job search...when you get your resume together, put your whole life on the page (which always made me feel so inadequate--but that's just me!), and then send it out there to a dozen or so potential employers...and you don't hear anything back, because of course this is not the biggest thing in THEIR lives, and they've got all the time in the world and lots of other things to do...and you just wait...you throw a little "checking in" or "more news!" note out there once in a while, but not too often, because you don't want to screw it all up by being too eager or annoying...you wait, and you don't hear back, and you start to feel like the most unqualified, untalented, unwanted loser...that's kind of how it is. Lots of stuff out there, many things "in the works", but nothing happening THIS MINUTE--and you know, patience is NOT a Rebel Housewife virtue! ;-)
1. The response to the contest has been PHENOMENAL--thank you all so much for your support and enthusiasm! In 10 days, we've DOUBLED the number of Rebel Housewife subscribers, from just under 100 to more than 200, all by your referrals and passing it on...you are AMAZING.
2. The book is available--30% discount!--on Amazon...and we are SCREAMING up the Amazon Sales Rank (did you notice?!). Okay, I don't know about SCREAMING, but certainly enjoying movement and momentum, and we have a long way to go to #1 on October 27th--oh, I haven't told you about that yet, have I? I will boldly announce here: The Rebel Housewife Rules: To Heck With Domestic Bliss! will be an AMAZON BEST-SELLER on October 27, 2004. More details SOON... (Don't wait to order your copy NOW--and if you are like my mother-in-law and sister-in-law and want signed copies in bulk: Order from Amazon (use the link in the sidebar!) and have them sent to me. I am happy to sign and send the box on to you so all your Rebel Housewife Rules will be signed originals--from Sherri, anyway. (We'll have to figure out a system for Vicki in Hong Kong--email privately for details: sherri@rebelhousewife.com or vicki@rebelhousewife.com.)
3. The Rebel Housewife (The Redhead) enjoyed a radio interview Sunday afternoon on The Barry Farber Show on Talk Radio 1290, a FOX affiliate station in Texas. Barry Farber is a legend in radio broadcast, and a lot of fun to talk to. He managed to shake things up a bit (remember, I'm still new at this!) with a few unexpected questions about divorce and an old spanish saying he learned in high school about love and beans and onions...(yeah, me too--???)...but we did indeed enjoy a "hot seven minutes of fun and enrichment" (his words) as promised. As soon as we work out some of the technical issues, we'll have some audio available of the various radio interviews--each one is a learning experience! We're also working on The Rebel Housewife Press Kit for the website--you should see the To Do List on various projects here! (As Vicki would call it, the "Fun List".)
4. The next event on the schedule is a book signing at the SEBA Trade Show (Southeast Book Seller's Association) Sunday afternoon. I'm all stocked up with Rebel Housewife bookmarks, promo postcards, and coffee mugs from my friend Rose at Designables, Inc.. Got to have the goodies!
5. I'd have to describe this whole process of launching a book and book promotion as kind of like a job search...when you get your resume together, put your whole life on the page (which always made me feel so inadequate--but that's just me!), and then send it out there to a dozen or so potential employers...and you don't hear anything back, because of course this is not the biggest thing in THEIR lives, and they've got all the time in the world and lots of other things to do...and you just wait...you throw a little "checking in" or "more news!" note out there once in a while, but not too often, because you don't want to screw it all up by being too eager or annoying...you wait, and you don't hear back, and you start to feel like the most unqualified, untalented, unwanted loser...that's kind of how it is. Lots of stuff out there, many things "in the works", but nothing happening THIS MINUTE--and you know, patience is NOT a Rebel Housewife virtue! ;-)