Guest Post
How Much Money is Enough to Make from Your Writing? by guest @colleen_m_story
When asked how much money they want to make from their writing, most writers would probably say, “As Much As Possible!” But there are consequences to that answer that you may not have thought about. Being more precise about your desired writing income can make the difference between enjoying a long and successful career and…
Read MoreWhat is the Clubhouse App and How Can Writers Benefit? with @helpmenaomi
What is Clubhouse? This is a summary of WHAT IS CLUBHOUSE? #BookMarketingChat with guest Naomi Nakashima @helpmenaomi. Naomi is an expert publishing consultant and has made a splash on Clubhouse. Definitely give her a follow! What is the Clubhouse App (@joinclubhouse)? The @joinclubhouse is a new social networking app based on drop-in audio chat. The closest way…
Read MoreHow to Not Waste Your Valuable Time When Guest Blogging by @ThDigitalReader
What is Guest Blogging? Guest blogging ( aka “writing for exposure”) puts your work in front of a new audience, giving you the chance to find new readers or clients. It can be a great way to get attention, but that is only true if the host blog has an audience in the first place.…
Read MoreHow To Write On Medium and Be Successful by Guest @ShauntaGrimes
What you need to know going into Medium, even if you’re not a new writer. I know a lot of writers. In fact, it often feels like just about everyone I know is a writer of some kind. And even if they don’t identify themselves as writers, I just see the writer in everyone. I…
Read MoreWill Your Novel Solve a Reader’s Problem? by Guest @Janice_Hardy
Marketing is a challenge for writers because marketing a novel is different from marketing a product. A core tenet of good marketing is to show how your product solves a problem, but with novels, the “problem” isn’t so cut and dry. Maybe it’s boredom, maybe it’s a love of reading, maybe it’s to entertain. “I…
Read MoreThis is How to Safely Choose Colors for Your Author Website by Guest @ThDigitalReader
Choosing colors for an author website can be daunting. I should know (I’ve built more sites than I can count). The colors on an author website need to send an important message to visitors, telling them what you write about, while at the same time bringing the visitor’s attention to the more important parts of…
Read MoreHow to Use Amazon’s Affiliate Program to Energize Your Marketing by Guest @GeniusLink
While every author is familiar with Amazon and Kindle, many aren’t familiar with Amazon’s affiliate program, officially known as Amazon Associates. Becoming familiar with the Amazon affiliate program is an important way to get insights into your own marketing, and can help you earn some additional money for promoting your books. Sounds amazing, right? What…
Read MoreHow to Start Heart-Centered Book Marketing by Guest @BethBarany
By the time I was ready to publish my first novel, I knew I needed to start thinking about marketing too. But I was scared. I felt like a young child daring to reveal her precious art to the whole world. I was small and they were huge. And their response mattered a lot. How…
Read MoreThis is What It Takes to Sell a Lot of Books by Guest @WritePubSell
What We Wish Would Happen…We Sell a Ton of Books! Finish writing our incredible book. Get it prepped for publishing. Load to Amazon. Miracle pixie dust… boom, bestseller status, and LOADS of sales! What is most likely to happen – everything up to the load to Amazon part and then a trickle of sales. Maybe…
Read MoreThe Most Common Mistakes Writers Make Building Their Brand by Guest @WriterPlatform
Building your brand plays a surprisingly important role in your author business. Every time someone sees your name, lands on your website, reads your book, or listens to you speak, you’re reinforcing what you want them to know about you and your work. Your author brand is the cornerstone of your writer platform and pivotal…
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