Posts by Rachel Thompson
This is How to Talk about Your Book by guest @PaulGeigerSpeak
I’m pleased to welcome Paul Geiger, professional speech coach, voice artist and performer, and now author of Better Business Speech: Techniques and Shortcuts for Public Speaking at Work, to the blog today to discuss top ways to talk about your book, whether in real life, interviews, conferences — and some general public speaking tips we can…
Read MoreThis Twitter Guide Will Make You See What You’re Doing Wrong And How To Make It Right
Twitter is a terrible selling channel… IF your goal is to spam your book links up there and hope for the best. Most writers write their book and then realize, oh hey, there are millions of potential readers just waiting to buy my book. I’m gonna tell them all about my book by repeatedly sharing…
Read MoreAre You Really an Author? How to Kill Imposter Syndrome by guest @SmartAuthors
It’s crippling, isn’t it, the self-doubt and anxiety? That feeling you get when you tell someone you’re an author. What a fraud. Who are you to call yourself an author? Sure, you’ve written and published a book, heck it’s even got a few good reviews, but you’re not like a real author, not like J.…
Read MoreThis is The Reason Book Marketing is Exhausting You and How to Fix That
Many writers are exhausted by book marketing — even those who haven’t released their book yet. Sometimes, simply the thought of where to begin can be enough to stop a writer from ever starting at all. What to do? There are really three situations we find ourselves stuck in: Analysis Paralysis: there are SO many…
Read MoreHow to Make Powerful Pitches to Large Publications with @JacobWarwick
On our last #BookMarketingChat, we welcomed marketing consultant Jacob Warwick, who focused on writing for large publications. Jacob is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Finalist, and has been published in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Convince & Convert, Content Marketing Institute, and MarketingProfs. Find out more about Jacob at ThinkWarwick. Writing for large publications is a great way to round out your author…
Read MoreHelpful Tips for Promoting Your Blog on Social Media You Need Now
You work hard on your blog content. You try to provide value, write in an engaging voice, and include killer images so people will enjoy every minute of reading your posts. BackLinko tells us that most of the 164 million blogs on the internet, most get less than 1,000 visitors every month. The problem is,…
Read MoreHere are the Best Practices with Keywords by guest @evatopialit
We all know that Amazon lets you plug in keywords — seven to be exact — in order to help readers find your books. But, did you know that the manner in which you combine those keywords will have a dramatic effect on your book’s discoverability? Here are some best practices with keywords that you…
Read MoreWhat’s in it for Your Readers When you Spam Them? Nothing. How to Do Better Now
I don’t know about you, but I receive hundreds of AutoDMs (automated direct messages) on Twitter, or private messages on Facebook, or private messages on Instagram, or emails, or some kind of autogenerated spam repeatedly, throughout each day, everywhere from authors: Can you please review my book? Can you enter my giveaway? Can you follow…
Read MoreThis is the Reason Plagiarizing Others Is a Total Jerk Move by @VennieKocsis
guest post by Vennie Kocsis “If you read it on the internet it must be true.” Abraham Lincoln (original quote author unknown) When the internet first came out with blogging capabilities, many of us writers were using a blogging platform called LiveJournal. I still have mine, but the majority of the posts have been turned…
Read MoreThis is the Reason Content Marketing for Writers Matters
Content marketing. It’s not a term most writers are familiar with, likely because anything with the term ‘marketing’ in it makes us want to run away and cower in the safety of our tried and trusty pens and pads. Besides, we are writers. We want to create art. Why do we need to do any…
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