Empire Avenue is a newcomer to the internet and gaining popularity fast. After joining EA, a value is placed on your personal stock, determined in part by your engagement on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. As people are constantly trying to make more of the virtual currency (Eaves) you will start having people invest in you as soon as you join. Members gain dividend earnings based on the purchased stock’s value.

Using Empire Avenue to Promote Products

To use EA for book promotion, I set up “missions,” which are tasks you pay other members to complete for you. Examples of missions are paying members to follow you on Twitter, or to like your Facebook Page. This will allow you to encourage people to engage with your Social Networking accounts.

Here’s an example of one of my recent successful missions:

Visit my Amazon author page and click the “Like” button in the right column.
My eBook, “Invasion of Privacy and Other Short Stories,” is currently free. Download a copy if you’re interested.
Thanks!
http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Liston/e/B00EBRX5TG/

To get started on Empire Avenue, you need to set up your profile. You can add a link to your book or website and any other information you’d like to share, here’s my profile.

Then, connect your social media accounts. I’ve connected this blog, my Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Linkedin, and Google+ accounts. Interact daily with these accounts and your value on EA will increase, making you a good investment. As more people invest in you and you invest in others, your value keeps going up.

For more information about Empire Avenue, here’s a great article by Aaron Hardy with 9 tips to help you with EA.

JimsGotWeb offers promotion and marketing help to indie-authors. From editing your book to make sure it doesn’t have spelling and grammatical errors, to helping you promote your “Free Days” and “Countdown” promotion, we can help!