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3 Reasons Authors Need a Content Strategy Now by guest @AbbieMood
Why Is Content Marketing Important for Writers? Over the past few years, content marketing has gained popularity as a marketing strategy. And rightfully so—businesses all over the world are successfully using blog posts and social media to gain customers, clients, and brand fans. In fact, content marketing converts people to paying customers at a rate…
Read MoreHow to Work With Book Bloggers (By a Book Blogger) by Guest @Girl_Who_Reads
Make Friends With Book Bloggers One of the top questions I hear from authors when discussing book discoverability and marketing is “What can I do that doesn’t cost a lot of money?” My Response Is Always: Make Friends With Bloggers Unfortunately, I see way too many authors only using bloggers as review generators and failing…
Read MoreTips: How to Create Your Author Platform Basics by Guest @IolaGoulton
As a freelance fiction editor with a degree in marketing, I’m passionate about helping authors publish the best book possible. Why? Because a great product (book) is your first and best marketing tool. Basic Number One: Have a Great Book As a book reviewer, I’m often approached to review published books that should never have…
Read MoreTips: How to Leave Digital Breadcrumbs by Guest @LolaAkinmade
“We are like Hansel and Gretel, leaving bread crumbs of our personal information everywhere we travel through the digital woods.”…Gary Kovacs The last few months have been rather surreal workwise and I will share a Latest News & Updates post soon but there’s something that has been on my mind the last few weeks surrounding my LAGOM Book.…
Read MoreHow To Grow Your Author Platform by Guest @KatBiggie
There is nothing worse than doing all the things to have a well-written, edited, fantastic book that completely flops when you launch it. That’s all of our biggest fears as writers, right? Okay, creatives have a lot of fears, but this one: “What if nobody buys my book?” is at the top of the list.…
Read MoreWriters: Did You Win? Find Out Now! #NaNoProMo Week Three
Writers – We Have Winners! That’s so much fun to write. Can you believe we’ve finished #NaNoProMo Week Three? Let’s get to it! Day Fifteen Here’s How to Use Medium to Build an Audience for Your Books by Guest @ShauntaGrimes A one-hour phone consultation about writing on Medium (Valued at $150) and the winner is Kelly…
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Email Newsletters Right Now by Guest @SugarbeatBC
All the experts these days seem to focus on “growing your list,” as part of your author platform. That’s the primary message – bigger and bigger numbers seem to be the most important thing. How many email addresses can you gather up to proudly show off? Is this accumulation of numbers of readers an exercise…
Read MoreHow to Set Your Author Website Foundation by Guest @BookWorksNYC
The Insider’s Guide to Author Websites: Set Your Foundation An author website is the foundation upon which you build your platform. We asked BookWork’s Web Lead, Tyler Doornbos, to share his insider’s perspective on what that should entail… (Adapted from The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide created by BookWorks founder Betty Kelly Sargent and Joel Friedlander,…
Read MoreHow to Make Author Network Connections with Five Easy Elements by Guest @DoctorJAuthor
Some people are unaware I grew up on a farm. I took part in crop planting and harvesting when I wasn’t feeding and watering animals. I translate lessons from farming to authoring because there is a lot in common, like seasons. You plan and prepare, plant the seeds, grow the product, harvest and when it’s…
Read MoreThis Is Why Credibility Forges a Strong Brand by Guest @Charli_Mills
In October of 1983, my husband jumped into a war zone known as Urgent Fury. As far as battles go, the one for Grenada barely registers. In fact, the US government declares 1983 as part of a “non-combat” era. However, the reputation of my husband’s elite unit of US Army Rangers earns him respect regardless…
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