Marketing
What IS a Target Audience? What You Need to Know by @K8Tilton
Jerry Gentry asked, “How do you get a handle on your target audience? Not what you think it is, but what it is in reality? Is it people who leave reviews, follow you blog, send you million dollar checks?” Good question, Jerry. Let’s first take a look at what a target audience IS. Dictionary.com defines…
Read MoreHow To Sell Without Being Sleazy by @K8Tilton
You’re browsing Twitter, looking to connect with readers and authors who share your love of reading. You find an author who writes YA fantasy, your favorite kind of books, so you click that follow button and look forward to some great tweets about fantasy worlds, weapons, and creatures. Instead, you get an automatic direct message…
Read MoreHow To Gain a Fanbase by Blogging by @K8Tilton
An author sits at a desk. It’s a cold fall morning and it is finally time to start. Start blogging that is. This is the happening thing. Everyone has a blog. If I don’t start now, I’ll never reach my readers, the author muses as the author often does. But where to begin? My writing…
Read MoreHow To Create Content People Care About by @K8Tilton
Ina Smith Zajac asked, “How to write blog content people actually care about?” The answer is simple, write valuable content for your audience. But what does valuable content look like? What does your audience look like? Let’s break it down. Step One – Know Your Audience This is always the first step. It is also…
Read More3 Terrific Insider Email List Building Tips to Help Authors!
Joe Brewer asks what a fiction writer can offer as an email subscriber list-building giveaway that isn’t merch. Information? Special stories just for the subscriber? We hear you Joe, so we asked Bri Clark to join us with three awesome tips for building an email list for fiction authors. Here is a brief overview…
Read MoreEmail Marketing: 3 Awesome Ways For You To Connect!
Rachel Thompson our fearless and filterless leader of authors and social media practices opens up her blog to answering YOUR questions. It’s my pleasure to have the opportunity to be one of those who provides tips and answers. Apollo Papafrangou posed these questions about email marketing: “Is it essential to have an email list as…
Read MoreHow to Use Pinterest on Your Author Website by @K8Tilton
Previously I talked about how to grow your Pinterest followers, but how do you connect your website and Pinterest for the best results? Use a Business Account If you are just starting out, go here to create your business account. As an author your business type is “Public Figure.” If you already have a personal…
Read MoreImportant Goodreads Changes You Need to Know about Now by @sugarbeatbc
Here’s an update on all the latest and greatest(?) from staff writer Barb Drozdowich. Thanks, Barb! So have you heard about the latest changes on Goodreads? I got a heads up from Ink, Bits & Pixels, HERE What are your thoughts? Maybe you are busy writing and haven’t heard about the latest announcement from Goodreads.…
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