Posts Tagged ‘author platform’
Here’s How to Grow Your Online Author Platform in 5 Easy Steps!
Here’s how to start and establish your online author platform, plus tips on blogging, social media, and other promo tips.
Read MoreHow To Build Your Author Platform When You Have No Clue What That Means
What’s an author platform, anyway? Let’s break it down! When I first started in the publishing industry over ten years and seven books ago, the nebulous concept of an author platform sounded like a vague box of ‘things’ a writer would buy at the Invisible Writer Internet Store. “Want the deluxe package?” an oily salesman…
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 MoreHow Blogging Consistently Helps Readers Find You
In a recent #BookMarketingChat on Twitter, I discussed why writers need to embrace blogging consistently. This frequently causes much opposition from writers who say they’re too busy writing to blog, which I completely understand. Time is and always will be an issue. However, that’s a front. Time isn’t the issue. It’s focus. Many writers aren’t…
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 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 MoreHow To Effectively Grow Your Author Platform By Guest @KatBiggie
You’ve finished your book – your baby, your passion, and now you’re ready to publish and market. But are you really? Do you have an engaged audience that is ready to buy it? What are your expectations for your launch day? 5 books sold? 5000 books sold? Do you know that statistically speaking, if you…
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 MoreDo You Need To Blog? What Authors Need to Know Now
If you are an author, you should be blogging. Plain and simple. Why? Blogging increases visibility, creates connections with readers, builds relationships on of social media, boosts SEO, and helps to promote your book(s) without having to resort to “Buy my book” spam. During our most recent #BookMarketingChat on Twitter (join us any Wednesday, 6pm…
Read MoreThe Reason Authors Must Be Genuine on Social Media by @K8Tilton
When I teach social media, I give authors tips on how to manage social media so it doesn’t become overwhelming, step-by-step guidance on how to navigate each channel, and advice on what type of content to share. But what I can’t teach is how to be genuine. Being genuine is one of the most important…
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