Michael Doane - Marketer
Michael Doane is a marketer and web developer who loves to help authors build their platforms and connect with their audiences.
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Overview
I started helping authors market their books because I am an author myself.
After finishing my second novel in 2014, I still wasn't ready to hit publish. I wanted to know everything about the landscape of the digital publishing industry before I put my own work out there. So I started working with authors in various genres. I was amazed to find that the principles of inbound content marketing and multi channel advertising that I was already so familiar with applied to authors and book marketing.
With a background in product marketing for an events management software company, I'm pretty familiar with the digital landscape and what it takes to gain traction on social media, through various advertising platforms, and via an email list. Being a strategist at heart, I'm passionate about empowering authors with the right set of tools and a solid plan of action to make a big impact on their audience.
My experience in the events industry also comes in pretty handy. Part of being an author is getting face-time with potential readers. I love helping authors find their voice and book gigs speaking or presenting at libraries, conferences, and book fairs.
So I ask you: Are you ready to find your audience, connect with readers, and sell more books? If so, send me a message and let's get started.
After finishing my second novel in 2014, I still wasn't ready to hit publish. I wanted to know everything about the landscape of the digital publishing industry before I put my own work out there. So I started working with authors in various genres. I was amazed to find that the principles of inbound content marketing and multi channel advertising that I was already so familiar with applied to authors and book marketing.
With a background in product marketing for an events management software company, I'm pretty familiar with the digital landscape and what it takes to gain traction on social media, through various advertising platforms, and via an email list. Being a strategist at heart, I'm passionate about empowering authors with the right set of tools and a solid plan of action to make a big impact on their audience.
My experience in the events industry also comes in pretty handy. Part of being an author is getting face-time with potential readers. I love helping authors find their voice and book gigs speaking or presenting at libraries, conferences, and book fairs.
So I ask you: Are you ready to find your audience, connect with readers, and sell more books? If so, send me a message and let's get started.
Languages
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Business & Management
Career Guides
Health & Wellbeing
Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Science Fiction
Work experience
Book Marketing Strategist
Writing Inbound
November, 2015
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Present
(over 7 years)
Writing Inbound helps authors in various genres formulate strategies and tactics to find their audience and reach their readers.
Book Marketing Manager
Booktrope
January, 2015
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October, 2015
(9 months)
At Booktrope, I worked with authors on their social, advertising, and blogging plans. I also built websites for authors and created marketing funnels.
Head of Marketing
CadmiumCD
November, 2013
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Present
(over 9 years)
I'm a full-stack marketer at CadmiumCD, an event management software company. I'm in charge of everything from multi-channel advertising, trade shows, integrated sales, and email marketing to social media, content development, blogging, and inbound strategy.
Portfolio (19 selected works)
Hiding Haelo (The Candeon Heirs Book 1)
T.M. Holladay
Haelo Marley is not your typical mermaid. Real mermaids don’t have fins. Summoning ocean currents at will and feeling the auras of those around her are Candeon capabilities completely wasted at high school. When the memory of an underwater battle surfaces in her dreams, Haelo realizes there is more to her story than she thought. And Dagger, the only other Candeon at school, might have the answ... read more
The Crossing: A Novel
Michael Doane
The Debut Novel From Michael Doane Written in the same tradition as On the Road and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Michael Doane’s The Crossing explores what it means to exist in 21st century America. She’s out on a pier, deep in the ocean. A tidal wave is coming. Standing at the edge of the earth where the sand is swallowed up by the salty sea, I call for her… So begins a young ma... read more
More Than a Game: Epic LitRPG Adventure (Fayroll - Book 1)
Andrey Vasilyev
The first novel of a 12 part LitRPG epic series ''More Than a Game" has captivated Russian readers and was voted New Fantasy Book of the Year [in 2014]. Andrey Vasilyev's masterpiece 'More Than a Game' is now at long last available to the English-speaking people. Come explore the fantasy novel that has captured the imagination of the Slavic world.Harriton Nikiforov is a binge-drinking tabloid ... read more
Having read this book - As an entrepreneur or aspiring executive, you will gain the knowledge and skill to see how your startup will succeed or the company you work for should be working, paving the way for your arrival in the C-Suite. Crisis management, the business plan, getting finance, branding and advertising, pricing, marketing, cash flow, public relations, the feel-good-factor are fully... read more
#BabyLove: My Social Life
Corine Dehghanpisheh
"Click." "Tap." Tag and post. An adored baby tells a modern tale about life in today's digital world. #BabyLove: My Social Life highlights the social phenomena of sharing daily activities using technology and social networks.Great book for families in this digital age. The 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner for Children's Picture Book (0-5 years).
Lexus Sam
BP Gallucci
A man, nameless, wakes up in Manhattan in a stranger's apartment with few memories of who he is. He remembers a life in California and the love of a girl named Sarah—memories that don’t match the life he now finds himself in.Losing hold of what he can say for certain about his life, he turns to a doctor who claims he can help recover more memories through hypnotic regression. But when the sess... read more
Buck Hawthorne has an uncanny talent for finding things. So much so, the police along South Carolina’s Grand Strand call him the Wizard of Ocean Boulevard.A beautiful client appears at Buck’s door in the midst of a tropical storm. Sent by the mother he thought long dead, Meadow wants him to save a twin brother he never knew—and the fate of another world hinges on his success. Delusional raving... read more
The Auriga Project (Translocator Trilogy) (Volume 1)
M. G. Herron
Transported light years in a heartbeatRipped from Earth in a horrifying teleportation accident, archaeologist Eliana Fisk finds herself stranded on a strange planet whose denizens want her as a human sacrifice.Can she stay out from under the knife long enough to find her way home? Or will the desperate natives and their bloodthirsty gods get to her first?The Auriga Project is a fast-paced scie... read more
The Monster Of Selkirk Book 1: The Duality of Nature
C.E. Clayton
Monsters come in many forms, and not everyone knows a monster when they see one. After three hundred years of monstrous, feral elves plaguing the island nation of Selkirk, everyone believes they know what a monster is. Humans have learned to live with their savage neighbors, enacting a Clearing every four years to push the elves back from their borders. The system has worked for centuries, unt... read more
Brink (AC Book 2)
Mikel Parry
Hurtling through time in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, Thomas “Tommy Gun” Ghune finds himself on an insane collision course with a psychopathic killer. At stake? The fate of the entire world. Life has cursed Thomas Ghune with a hyper-logical brain allowing him to see connections others cannot. His mind efficiently analyzes clues, patterns, and crime scenes in the blink of an eye. This f... read more
Recommended Reading by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists and The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Treatment Planner. "A heartwarming debut memoir about finding meaning in the face of loss...His sly sense of humor, meanwhile, provides a good balance to his heavier material." - Kirkus Reviews Now in its third edition, It's Just a Matter of Balance is a self-help ... read more
Leon Dekar: and the Sky Garden
Adriel, Leonardo, Agostini, Andres, Gon, Analía Ruth
Motion
Pienaar, Adii
Magnus Opum
Gould, Jonathan
Special Events for Less: How to Create Dynamic Events and Come in Under Budget
Herritage, CMM, CMP, CSEP, Katie
Maldene: Volume One and Two
Tierno, Mark Anthony
Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus
Neril, Yonatan, Dee, Leo
Michael has 97 reviews
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Communication & Punctuality
I've worked with Mike three times now, and the last collaboration has proven once again what I already knew: Mike is great at what he does. He is accommodating, he is patient with me, he educates me, and he helps me accomplish what I can't without him so I can do what I want to do: focus on writing.
Eric Love, March 2023
I really valued Michael's input and plan for marketing my book. I found him helpful because he gave some context and creative ideas to develop further marketing strategies I was already using. I would absolutely recommend his services.
Clint Endacott, December 2022
Full payment has been made, and all I have received is a boilerplate list of instructions. I feel ripped off.
Len Vincenti, October 2022
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I'm so glad I contacted Michael. I had been struggling putting all the pieces of marketing my book together. I had taken a lot of steps on my own before reaching out and wish I had contacted him sooner. He went through all my previous attempts and current numbers and gave me feedback about what was working and what wasn't. After, he sent me a detailed document of all the steps I should take (in...
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Justin Kaiser, October 2022
Michael Doane was super professional and responded very timely. I had a personal issue arise (death of a friend) that I needed to attend to. Michael was understanding and patient and ready to help me as soon as I was able. While I am new at book marketing, Michael is walking me through it and answering questions as I go.
Marcia Treadway, September 2022
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