SECRETS FOR SELLING MORE BOOKS
Contributing #AuthorsHelpingAuthors associate here on the #SharingwithWriters Blog
Did you ever think of selling your books from the comfort of your home? At one time I thought about it too, looked into several inernet pay options, but nixed them all as they seemed too involved.
Then I learned about ZELLE.
The name of this game is SAFE, QUICK 'n EASY and FREE.
Zelle is a safe, flexible, no fee way to make or receive a payments - all from the comfort of your home.
SAFE: Despite all the talk of internet scams, when used properly, Zelle is extremely safe because you are not giving out either credit card or bank account information. This bank to bank transfer of funds moves a dollar amount from the buyer’s account to the account of the seller. The buyer’s bank simply transfers that inputted amount from one account to the other, without revealing the account number of either party. If you already pay your bills online, you're good to go. Once you sign in, there will be a drop down menu for paying bills. At my bank it looks like this:
- You can set up your Zelle account using either your cell phone number or your email address. I set up my Zelle account with my email address because I didn't want to give out my telephone number to strangers who might be placing book orders. You see, my email address, tales2inspire2@gmail.com is posted everywhere, but I wanted to keep my cell number private.
- QUICK: When making a Zelle payment, you simply input the amount owed, the name and identifier (either e-mail or cell number, but not both) of the person you are paying, click a button and DONE. An immediate Bank-to-Bank transfer of funds takes place.
EASY: I asked Siri to compare Zelle with traditional payment options and up came the chart, below.
FREE: Absolutely no charges for this service.
Most major banks now use Zelle. Here is a partial list:
- Bank of America
- Chase
- Wells Fargo
- Capital One
- U.S. Bank
- Citibank (Citi)
- Truist
- PNC Bank
- TD Bank
- Fifth Third Bank
Other banks are quickly incorporating Zelle into their banking systems, so If you don't see your bank listed above, you might want to give them a call to check it out.
SINCE USING ZELLE, MY BOOK SALES HAVE TRIPLED:
