Posts Tagged ‘RachelintheOC’
The #1 Secret To Help You Sell More Books Is…
The #1 Secret To Help You Sell More Books Is… Got your attention? Good! Because I have more than one secret. Don’t be too disappointed, okay? (There are actually six or seven secrets here, but I share the main one at the end of this article so keep your pants on.) …
Read MoreIf Self-Publishing Books Is SO Easy, Why Do We Work So Hard At It?
If Self-Publishing Books Is SO Easy, Why Do We Work So Hard At It? I love when I see article titles like ‘Write and publish your book in three easy steps!’ since it sounds so doable. Hey, didn’t we all write bad poetry and song lyrics when we were thirteen? (Okay, you don’t have…
Read MoreMake Your #KDPSelect Days A Success: 12 Top Tips!
Make Your #KDPSelect Days A Success: 12 Top Tips! I just finished a three-day free Amazon promotion of my second book, The Mancode: Exposed. How did it go? It’s still going! Here are some numbers: Three days, over 10,000 free downloads Mancode: Exposed overall paid ranking prior to promo: #25,000ish. Mancode: Exposed…
Read MoreTop 5 Tips For Incorporating StumbleUpon Into Your Marketing Plans by guest @girl_who_reads
Confused by StumbleUpon? Join the club. I do my best with it, but it still confounds me. Which is why I’m thrilled to introduce you to book blogger and publicist Donna Huber, who offers to take us through the maze. (For more tips, see this StumbleUpon post from one month ago by Natalie Sayin, author…
Read More6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out
6 Top Visual Twitter Tips That Help You Stand Out Twitter is a cool platform – everyone who follows me here on BadRedheadMedia or my author account, RachelintheOC, knows how valuable I think it is as a free marketing tool – when used correctly (read: not spammy). From a metadata perspective, yes –…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Twitter Memes Authors Need To Know
The Top 5 Twitter Memes Authors Need To Know Let’s get this out of the way first: it’s pronounced meme, like theme. Here, listen to this: http://youtu.be/3dErjFPTarc (it’s Greek — go argue with them). Meme can mean a lot of things, like a viral pic (remember ‘ridiculously photogenic guy?’), video (the infamous RickRoll),…
Read More3 Successful Ways To Get Bloggers To Love You & Your Book! by guest @YaminaToday
3 Successful Ways To Get Bloggers To Love You – And Your Book! By A. Yamina Collins In terms of book blog reviews, one size does not fit all. I know, I know. You’ve just written the most fantastic book in your respective genre, and now all you need are a few bloggers…
Read MoreTOP 5 LESSONS FROM BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2012 (BEA12)
TOP 5 LESSONS FROM BOOKEXPO AMERICA 2012 (BEA12) I’m just home from #BEA12 (Book Expo America 2012) in New York City and I’d like to share with you a few insights and observations (beside the fact that their WiFi sucked): 1) WHY INDIES MATTER was the first panel discussion I attended, hosted by…
Read MoreYOU ARE BORING AND YOUR BLOG PUTS ME TO SLEEP
YOU ARE BORING AND YOUR BLOG PUTS ME TO SLEEP Are you boring? I don’t mean in a ‘my personality sucks, I need a makeover,’ kind of way. (You’re on your own there.) I mean, why should we click on your blog posts? Leave a comment. Follow you on social media? …
Read MorePLEASE: DO NOT SPAM ANOTHER LINK UNTIL YOU READ THIS!
PLEASE, DO NOT SPAM ANOTHER LINK UNTIL YOU READ THIS! In our current economy, the urgency to sell our product or service can overtake our ability to do most anything else. Financial obligations don’t just disappear the way many of our jobs, or prospects for business, have. Bills and taxes wait for no one.…
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