Posts Tagged ‘Google’
How Do You Build An Audience Before You Have A Product? A Pre-Marketing Guide
*Updated December 2016* I asked my Facebook friends last week what confused them the most about author marketing and social media. So for the next several weeks, myself, and several esteemed guests will be answering those questions for you! Thank you to all who answered. Here’s the first question: Many aspiring authors or bloggers…
Read MoreTough Love For Authors — Stop Whining And Do The Work!
Taken from my rant today on Facebook because I just couldn’t listen to the whining anymore (warning: a few choice curse words ahead). Tough Love For Authors — Stop Whining And Do The Work! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: [share ]ONE thing will not sell your books[/share]. It’s a combo of:…
Read More5 How-to Tips: Handling the Dreaded eBook Pirates by guest @macpetreshock
As you can see from the photo on this blog post, my book FIRE OF STARS AND DRAGONS has been pirated. No. The photo has not been Photoshopped. Yes. That really is over twenty-five THOUSAND downloads shown. TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND. For reasons of contractual nondisclosure, I can’t tell you how much money that lost me, not…
Read MoreBasic Social Media Resources To Help You!
I’m often still surprised at how many people ask me basic Twitter questions every day. I certainly don’t mind helping and answering, but I wonder: Twitter has a wonderfully helpful and detailed Help Section. Why are folks asking me (or anyone) when the answer is most certainly found in Help? And there are so many…
Read MoreWant To Manage More Twitter Followers? Try These 3 Tips!
Received this today from someone spamming his book links: ‘I always share what is sent to me directly. I rarely have time to keep on top of my feed, sadly.’ I say nope, not true. You just don’t know how to manage it (no offense, dude). I hear this daily. Let’s deconstruct. TWITTER LISTS If…
Read MoreWhat Works, What Doesn’t In Book Marketing
Is your book marketing the same as it was a year ago? I know mine is … and it’s kinda not (I know, such a female answer). This article is solely based on my own personal experiences marketing my three books: A Walk In The Snark, Mancode: Exposed, and Broken Pieces (eBook and now in…
Read More6 Tips To Help Protect Your Social Media Accounts From Hackers
What is up with all the social media hacks this week? I know it’s been bad for a long time, but several author friends have been hacked just this week alone — and it’s getting worse. How can we prevent this? We can’t. It’s really up to Twitter and the other sites to get serious…
Read MoreThe ‘Secret’ To A Successful Virtual Book Tour by guest @PandoraPoikilos
Please welcome Pandora Poikilos, owner of Orangeberry Book Tours. People either aren’t familiar with the book tour concept or don’t quite understand it, so I asked Pandora to share her insights! The ‘Secret’ to A Successful Virtual Book Tour by Pandora Poikilos Ever since self-publishing has become accessible, author services have also become increasingly…
Read MoreHow NOT To Sell Your Book On Twitter!
How NOT To Sell Your Book On Twitter When I was a pharma rep (for fifteen years but recovered now, thank you), we would joke with each other about making ‘radio’ calls. Calls so quick, the same song would still be playing on the radio when you got back in the car. Some…
Read More3 Tips To Help You Contact Book Reviewers
3 Tips To Help You Contact Book Reviewers! Despite multiple articles on this topic, I still see authors every day begging, pleading, and spamming their books to people on social media who: Are not their demographic Aren’t reviewers or book bloggers Don’t read that genre. Let’s deconstruct. DEMOGRAPHIC Do you…
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