Blurb Help!

I went out and asked for help with my blurb. Oh how everyone was so nice! Here's what I've got:

The Six
Six complete strangers from all walks of life are kidnapped, imprisoned together, and forced into horrible acts. Their unseen masters force The Six to choose: die, or complete an act that will bring chaos to the outside world, with each act building toward a horrifying master plan.

Episode One
Simon Archer, a shy cashier, is kidnapped and becomes one of The Six. Soon he is the first to be chosen for a special mission: Kidnap and murder a governor's daughter. If he refuses, fails, or tries to escape, Simon will die. 

So much better!

Promo Day Help

So I asked Kindle authors for info on why my promo didn't work out and I think the response was really good!

I think genre is our biggest challenge as indies.
I can't tell what genre your book is. By the blurb, I guess it's either horror or suspense, maybe thriller? The cover looks literary, though.
When the promo blogs look at your book and consider it, they give it about a millisecond. If they don't instantly understand what the heck the book is, they move on to the next one. It's a "Blink" thing.

Great advice. So things I need to work on:

• Pick a genre: Right now it is a thriller/horror/suspense and I've listed it as such. But, that's not really a genre. That's like a smoothie of genres. I need to pick one.
• Fix my blurb: Blurbs are my low point. I have so much trouble coming up with one. I need help with this.
• Cover? (But I like my covers...not sure about that one.) 

Expert Help: Danielle Kazemi

Part of making things happen is to ask people who have already achieved the goal you want how they did it. Danielle Kazemi, author of  the Dragon's Fire novellas and much more! gave me some amazing answers and said I could share them all with you!

How do you market your book? Social media, paid ads, etc.?

I use Facebook - a lot. There are tons of groups on there specifically for ebooks that people belong to. Most of the people who run them are super nice and are always looking for something to tell their fans. I tried once with paid ads but they weren't worth it for me. Goodreads and other social media sites are also great for connecting with readers. A good hint: don't go in like a salesman. Go in like a friend. People are more inclined to read what you wrote after they get to know you.

Best advice and this comes from other, better selling authors - write a series and make the first one free. I did it and I went from selling about 6 books a month to averaging over 400.

What marketing technique did you use that didn’t work?

Paid ads would be one. Not looking at who visits a blog or website would be another series crime I committed. Most blogs and groups at some point show little icons about who follows it. If you're marketing for YA like me, make sure there are more teenagers following than adults.

How long did it take you to start making consistent sales?

Once I made the first one free - overnight. But at that point, I had nine out for the series to really take off. It took me a while to realize that was the best thing I could do. People like getting things for free.