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Helpful 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 MoreHow to Create and Market your Author Platform FREE
Last year around this time I was starting up my new author assistant business. I dove headfirst into purchasing a brand logo, a new website, opting for paid versions of various sites that, to me, were a *must have*. I set up Facebook Ads and ran giveaways right off the bat in hopes of…
Read MoreWant to Know How I Got Published? The Punk Way by @cdetler
When I was in college, I had the coolest professor ever. She taught history and politics through early hip-hop culture, where the human beat-box and the flattened breakdance cardboard were tools of the revolution. She taught philosophy through a book—a zine, practically—called Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing. That book introduced me to DIY as…
Read MoreWhat Social Media Groups Are and How to Use Them
We discussed social media groups during our recent Twitter #BookMarketingChat. Of course, there is a lot to cover in one hour, so we chopped the list down to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+. We’ll discuss Pinterest, Goodreads, and other social media groups in future chats and my next post. Here are some key tips to get…
Read MoreThe Reasons Branding Confuses You and How To Fix That Right Now
Awhile back, I wrote an article, Branding 101, which detailed the basics for writers what branding is all about. Read that first if you haven’t yet, then come on back. over. This branding article by professor, author, and Forbes writer David Vinjamuri is also quite helpful. What Do You Think Branding Is? In talking with…
Read More4 Top Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Writing
If you are a nonfiction or memoir author, one of the issues I hear from multiple authors (and experienced myself) is giving ourselves permission to write the hard stuff. Many people will never put pen to paper because sharing the intimate details of their lives or a particular experience is simply too terrifying (or painful)…
Read MoreThese are the Reasons Most Authors Fail at Book Marketing
Are you failing at book marketing? You’re not alone. I hear this from authors daily. I’ve gleaned a lot of information on author behavior over the years and especially with the free 30-day book marketing challenge I started on a year ago last February (if you missed out, you can purchase the book which has…
Read More7 Insider Tips You Need to Learn from Self-Pub Pros by guest @sarahannjuckes
Please welcome honored guest Sarah Juckes today sharing seven amazing book marketing tips that work! Sarah Juckes is a writer and self-publishing expert who blogs for UK Literary Agent database, AgentHunter. Bookmark this one, writer friends. Tons of great info and practical examples you can use. What is means to be an ‘author’ has changed radically…
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