Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’
Want 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 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 MoreThe 4 Most Effective Book Marketing Strategies That Work
Updated 2/10/2020 Must I Market? I’m asked this a lot and I’m constantly amazed by the sheer number of writers who are about to release their first book, or have already released their first book, and have zero marketing in place. Nothing, nada, oftentimes less than zero. They remind me of the college kid who…
Read More10 Tips To Up Your Book Marketing Skills Right Now
Many authors are intimidated by the thought of marketing their books. As I mention in this post on my blog recently, the concept of an author platform makes most writers run away or start talking to the dust bunnies in the corner. What Is Book Marketing Anyway? The basic premise of book marketing is this: write…
Read MoreHow To Best Optimize Your Blog Posts for SEO
When I talk with authors about optimizing their blog posts for SEO (Search Engine Optimization), most look at me as though I’m speaking in tongues. And maybe I am: SEO is a different language when you think about it. Authors aren’t socialized to learn this stuff. It’s only through understanding the importance of book marketing,…
Read MoreThis is How I Tackled Amazon’s Top Reviewer List by guest Rachel Straub @WtTrainWOInjury
What you are about to read is not for the faint of heart. It requires endless hours of work (and is not easy). You will get frustrated. You will want to quit. But, if you want honest book reviews from the most respected people on Amazon (and are willing to put in the hours), then…
Read MoreDon’t Make These 5 mistakes When Querying Agents and Publishers w/ @EvatopiaLit
Please welcome guest author, Margery Walshaw, founder of Evatopia, Inc., a multi-media company with divisions supporting literary management, publishing, and marketing. Clients range from individuals to major publishing firms. As Principal of Evatopia, Margery has served as an editor and publicist to novelists who are published by Berkley, Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, and Scholastic.…
Read MoreIs Your Use of Social Media Marketing Efficient? by @wendygarfinkle
Being a published author means stepping into the world of marketing, specifically, online social media marketing. Yes, there abound opportunities for in-person marketing – book launches, author readings, book fairs, author/reader mingling events…and the list goes on. But most of us cannot afford the money or time needed to attend most of the in-person author…
Read MoreWhat is The Art of the Hustle and Why it Matters
The Art of the Hustle I had a really good conversation with top music industry veteran, Rodney Alejandro, this week about music and books, and how [share ]the art of the hustle is completely different for recording artists vs. authors.[/share] The mindset is polar opposite. If an artist wants to make it, there’s none of…
Read MoreThis is How You Find Your Readers
Where can I find readers? someone asks me at least once daily. Who is your demographic? Most authors have no idea (I didn’t know either when I first started). How do I connect with them? What’s the best channel? Is Social Media just for teens? It’s not a mystery, but it does take some research, effort,…
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