cushcity.com

Promote Your Book(s) Continuously For Up To a Full Year With Our V.I.P. Marketing Programs
[PRICES FOR PROGRAMS ARE SHOWN IN GREEN]
To order a program, select the "Add to Cart" option underneath the program description or call 1-800-340-5454

Cushcity.com offers the following VIP marketing/promotion programs for authors. Once your initial payment is received, you will receive an e-mail within one (1) business day with instructions on your next steps. An invoice for your recurring payments will be sent to you within 48 hours after sign up. All payments for marketing programs are nonrefundable after three (3) business days from the date the order was placed.

NOTE: Up to four (4) books can be promoted in our VIP programs. However, the number of executable aspects of your campaign remain the same. For example, for the platinum program, you still receive six (6) total social media campaigns which can be divided among the number of books you promote.

AFTER your payment is made, submit your book's info here: https://bit.ly/3YYRqoQ

PLATINUM VIP Marketing Program - $1,999.00 - [$299.00 initial payment plus $142/month for 12 months]

Includes the following marketing tools and associated milestones:

  • Six (6) Social Media Power Campaigns (Guaranteed to receive minimum 1K likes each time)
    -- First one starts within five days of initial payment. Subsequent five campaigns occur one every 60 days.

  • Six (6) Weeks (in 2-week increments) featured on Cushcity.com's home page under Hot New Books
    -- First two weeks occur within five days of initial payment. Client decides when remaining features will occur.

  • Six (6) Book Club Eblasts to 500+ African American Book Clubs (Client receives detailed open/click report)
    -- First one distributed after first monthly payment is made. Subsequent five eblasts occur one every 60 days.

  • Two (2) Interviews on Black Authors Matter TV (six months apart)
    -- First interview occurs after second monthly payment. Second interview is scheduled six months after that.

  • Individual BAM TV client interviews are boosted on FB (100K followers) for 30 days with guarantee of minimum 5K views
     -- Boost occurs after third monthly payment. Second interview is boosted after eighth monthly payment.

  • Reels created from individual BAM TV client interviews are boosted on FB for 30 days with guarantee of minimum 5K views
    -- Boost of reel occurs after fifth monthly payment. Boost of second reel occurs after ninth monthly payment.

  • Creation of press release regarding author and book(s) with distribution to 200+ media outlets
    -- Occurs after fourth monthly payment

  • Inclusion in 2026 Black History Month promotional program (w/flyer, social media, and video)

  • Two (2) 30-minute Zoom consultations with Gwen Richardson, Cushcity.com marketing professional, regarding book preparation and promotion
    -- Occurs after sixth monthly payment

  • Referrals to professional literary service providers (e.g., editors, video producers, graphic artists, marketers, agents, formatters, scriptwriters)
    -- Occurs after seventh monthly payment

Sign up for your Platinum VIP Marketing Program by making your $299.00 initial payment here by clicking Add to Cart:

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GOLD VIP Marketing Program - $1,499.00 - [$249.00 initial payment plus $100/month for 12 months]

Includes the following marketing tools and associated milestones:

  • Five (5) Social Media Power Campaigns (Guaranteed to receive minimum 1K likes each time)
    -- First one starts within five days of initial payment. Subsequent four campaigns occur one every 60 days.

  • Five (5) Weeks (in 2-week increments) featured on Cushcity.com's home page under Hot New Books
    -- First two weeks occur within five days of initial payment. Client decides when remaining features will occur.

  • Five (5) Book Club Eblasts to 500+ African American Book Clubs (Client receives detailed open/click report)
    -- First one distributed after first monthly payment is made. Subsequent four eblasts occur one every 60 days.

  • Two (2) Interviews on Black Authors Matter TV (six months apart)
    -- First interview can be scheduled after second monthly payment. Second interview is scheduled six months after that.

  • Individual BAM TV client interviews are boosted on FB (100K followers) for 30 days with guarantee of minimum 5K views
     -- Boost occurs after third monthly payment. Second interview is boosted after eighth monthly payment.

  • Reels created from individual BAM TV client interviews are boosted on FB for 30 days with guarantee of minimum 5K views
    -- Boost of reel occurs after fifth monthly payment. Boost of second reel occurs after ninth monthly payment.

  • Two (2) 30-minute Zoom consultations with Gwen Richardson, Cushcity.com marketing professional, regarding book preparation and promotion
    -- Occurs after sixth monthly payment

Sign up for your GOLD VIP Marketing Program by making your $249.00 initial payment here by clicking Add to Cart:

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BRONZE VIP Marketing Program - $999.00 - [$199.00 initial payment plus $100/month for 8 months]

Includes the following marketing tools and associated milestones:

  • Four (4) Social Media Power Campaigns (Guaranteed to receive minimum 1K likes each time)
    -- First one starts within five days of initial payment. Subsequent three campaigns occur one every 60 days.

  • Four (4) Weeks (in 2-week increments) featured on Cushcity.com's home page under Hot New Books
    -- First two weeks occur within five days of initial payment. Client decides when remaining features will occur.

  • Four (4) Book Club Eblasts to 500+ African American Book Clubs (Client receives detailed open/click report)
    -- First one distributed after first monthly payment is made. Subsequent three eblasts occur one every 60 days.

  • One (1) Interview on Black Authors Matter TV
    -- Interview can be scheduled after second monthly payment.

  • Individual BAM TV client interview is boosted on FB (100K followers) for 30 days with guarantee of minimum 5K views
     -- Boost occurs after third monthly payment.

Sign up for your BRONZE VIP Marketing Program by making your $199.00 initial payment here by clicking Add to Cart:

NOTE: If one of the monthly payments is not made on time, the program is paused until payment is made. The program, however, is still in effect. If two payments are missed, the program is terminated.

Other a la carte advertising options are available online HERE.

AFTER your payment is made, submit your book's info here: https://bit.ly/3YYRqoQ

Any questions, call us toll-free at 1-800-340-5454, or email grichardson@cushcity.com.

Toll-free marketing/author services line: 1-800-340-5454

Gwen Richardson
Email: grichardson@cushcity.com
Web Site Manager, Cushcity.com, Inc.

Cushcity.com's Market Success and Track Record

As a successful author, you know that writing and publishing your book was just the beginning.  Marketing your book and getting it in front of the right audience can be extremely challenging--and costly.  Cushcity.com reaches a worldwide audience of African-American consumers and readers and have been in business since December 1998. In addition, Cushcity.com:

  • Sponsors the annual National Black Book Festival in Houston, which will celebrate its 18th anniversary in 2025.

  • Co-founder, Gwen Richardson, has been twice-nominated for NAACP Image Awards for two of her books

  • Sponsors the weekly live-streamed, award-winning video podcast, Black Authors Matter TV, which celebrated its fourth anniversary in July 2024.

  • Has been featured in Essence, Ebony, Black Enterprise and Upscale magazines, as well as in the business section of The New York Times. Cushcity.com was also featured in a national radio and print ad campaign by the U.S. Postal Service for its success as a growing e-commerce enterprise.

  • Reaches an affluent African-American audience online that is 70% female, 66% college educated and with an average household income of $60,000+, AND best of all:

  • Cushcity.com has a variety of promotional programs that fit almost any budget. Our ad rates start at ONLY $49, depending upon the program you select.

Here are testimonials from satisfied authors:

"For as long as I've been in the writing and publishing industry, CushCity.com has been my go-to reliable source of marketing and promotion opportunities. And that says a lot considering I've been a literary professional for over a quarter of a century."
      -- Joylynn Ross, CEO, Path to Publishing LLC

"Having written multiple books, and done extensive internet marketing for all of my titles, Ms. Richardson and the Cushcity family provides REAL top notch Internet marketing and I am a witness that they deliver what they promise. Thank you Cushcity."

    --Jihad, Author of Street Life, Baby Girl, Riding Rhythm and MVP

"It is both wonderful and effective to use Cushcity.com to advertise!! On February 22 of this year my book Dark Things was ranked number 915,012 on Amazon. BUT after my wife and I advertised our book with you, it rose up to the ranking of 141,160!!  That's AWESOME!  Thanks for your true professionalism and all you do."
       --David Humphreys, Author of Dark Things

For more information about Cushcity.com and its co-founders, visit the following web links: