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How to Create Pre-Launch Buzz for Your Book Right Now
In a previous post, I discussed how to pre-market your book and create buzz. Many writers are tentative about this process: how can I market a book that doesn’t exist yet? Oh, but you can, and today I’m going to share with you: specific, practical ways to do exactly that, when to start, and the…
Read MoreReady for More Social Media Clean-Up? Here’s How To Go About It (Part 2)
Did you do Part 1 of the social media clean-up yet? If not (and come ON already, why not? It’s not like you have writing or work to do. I mean), get on with it already. If so, yay you! I covered key updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. Here’s your next assignment, should you…
Read MoreReady for a Social Media Clean-Up? Here’s How To Go About It
It’s the end of the year, so why not take a little downtime (haha, what’s that) and clean up your author bios and social media accounts? Is it worth the time? Well, let me put it this way: don’t you want to connect with readers, aka people who will buy your book? Additionally, clean up…
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 MoreHow To Get Your Book Reviewed Now by @sugarbeatbc
“How do I get book reviews?” The never ending question of how authors get reviews for their books seems to dominate author Facebook groups and other author forums. It seems to be the topic of tweets, Facebook posts, and in fact, I suspect, consumes the valuable writing time of many authors. Experts disagree on the…
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 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 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 MoreHow Do I Know the Stats on Your Blog are Wrong? by @sugarbeatbc
Why Your Blog Stats Matter You work hard on your website or blog. You are trying to grow your audience. How do you know if what you are doing is working? It’s not unusual for me to hear the comment: “No one is commenting on my blog so there must not be much traffic.” My…
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