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How #TweetTheAuthor Connects Authors With Readers

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Part of the appeal of Twitter is that it gives users opportunities to communicate with people they’ve never had access to before. Learn how Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists used Twitter to connect author Andy Andrews with thousands of readers on Twitter.

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How to Avoid Lame Author Portraits

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The biggest contributor to the look of your author website is the quality of the photos. Unfortunately, most author websites have terrible photos. Here are some tips of what to do and what not to do when looking for a photographer.

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One Easy Answer to 90% of Your Tech Questions

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This tip is so easy and effective it will blow your mind. After you recover you will hit yourself for not thinking of it yourself.

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Why Internet Explorer is Bad for Authors

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As an author your time is precious. Internet Explorer is slow and dangerous. Fortunately, it is not the only free option. Here are five reasons why Firefox is better than that little blue “e” you’ve been clicking on all these years.

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5 Keys for Magnetic Blog Titles

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Most blog titles are about as magnetic as a skunk. Learn how to write titles for your blog posts that will pull in more readers.

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8 Elements of Effective Author Newsletters

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To create a newsletter that gets results, use the following eight components. These elements apply regardless of whether you’re creating an email or print version. Schedule print newsletters to leaders every 90 days, and email newsletters to your audience every 30 days.

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5 Ways to Keep Your Book From Rotting in a Paper Prison

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In 1977 my great grandfather wrote a book. A few years later he passed away. No one in my family knows who inherited the copyright. If a publisher wanted to reprint the book or make it available online they need permission to avoid breaking the law. But who should they ask? The copyright does not expire until 2052 so the problem will only intensify as his descendants multiply.

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7 Tools for Finding the Ideal Domain Name

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Have you ever needed a new domain name (something.com) but not known how to find the right one? Here are some free tools that can help you.

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6 Things Readers Want from Your Author Website

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If you build it they won’t come. The only way to get people to visit your author website is to give them something they are looking for. But what is that? This article summarizes research done by the Codex Group about what readers want from author websites.

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Easy E-Commerce and Fulfillment from Home

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As a follow-up to my article, Don’t Bow Down to Amazon, maybe you’re wondering, “What’s the alternative? Isn’t Amazon the best way to sell my books from my website?” No way, and if you haven’t, first read my previous post for the 3 big reasons why.

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