by Caitlin Muir | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Platform Building Tips, Productivity, Writing Tips
This year could be your year. The year that you finish that manuscript, get your agent, and land the coveted book contract. You have visions of movie options, book tours, and making money off your blog dancing in your head. All by the end of 2016. What a great New...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog Posts, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Platform Building Tips, Social Media Tips, Speaking, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Website Tips, Writing Tips
Fresh out of ideas on how to help your writing take off? You’re in luck. We’ve compiled a list of 89 book marketing ideas that will change your life, build your brand, and sell your book. There’s something for everyone on the list. Best of all, the...
by Caitlin Muir | Dec 2, 2013 | Blog Posts, Platform Building Tips, Social Media Tips, Twitter
Do you want to get connected with a literary agent who represents Christian fiction? Look no further. We’ve compiled a list of the top Christian literary agents on Twitter. If you are an agent and you’d like to be included on the list, let us know. If you...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog Posts, Platform Building Tips, Website Tips, Writing Tips
Stop thinking of yourself as a starving artist. Your book is your business. Writing is funny. It’s one of the only professions where it can be frowned upon to be professional. Society approaches writers as mythical creatures who haunt coffee shops and are...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 11, 2013 | Blog Posts, Website Tips
Websites can be complicated things. I used to work with authors every day, trying to explain the intricacies of getting a website up and running. I spent hours explaining hosting, coding, design, and half a dozen other things that make up the process. It used...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 4, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Social Media Tips, Viral Marketing
Did you know that you can search the internet using images? It sounds like a dream come true, and it is for many people. If you are lying about your online identity, you may have a different opinion. There are a few reasons why authors should regularly do...
by Caitlin Muir | May 30, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Productivity
Want to know what your audience likes? Run an A/B split test. In the world of marketing, A/B split tests are essential. They help you discover what resonates with your audience by sending two identical emails with one variable that is different. The variable could be...
by Caitlin Muir | May 21, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Social Media Tips, Twitter
Have you ever wondered how to get people to tweet about your articles? The trick is to do most of the work for them. Creating content that is worth talking about is the first step. The second is to help them talk about you. Start the rumor, if you will. When you have...
by Caitlin Muir | May 16, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Platform Building Tips, Reviews, Social Media Tips, Technology, Twitter
FollowerWonk is a wonderful little tool released by the brilliant minds at SEOMoz that will help you connect with the right people on Twitter. Rand Fishkin did a great presentation on FollowerWonk for SEOs. I highly recommend watching it, even if your eyes glaze over...
by Caitlin Muir | May 14, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Platform Building Tips, Reviews, Website Tips
A funny thing happened when I first started with Author Media. I found that I was familiar with many of the authors who were coming to me for a professional author website consultation. As a book blogger, I had reviewed their books. One of the perks of being a book...
by Caitlin Muir | May 9, 2013 | Blog Posts, Twitter, Writing Tips
The Author Media Twitter (@AuthorMedia) often posts inspirational quotes from authors for authors. Those tweets are some of our most popular. We decided that instead of hoarding the wealth, we’d share the fun. We collected 101 tweetable expressions from authors...
by Caitlin Muir | May 7, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Writing Tips
Many of you have asked advice about how to write blog posts in the past year. So we’ve decided to help you. We’re sharing the checklist we use when we are creating blog posts. It’s a secret formula of sorts. If one of the elements was missing, the...
by Caitlin Muir | May 2, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Pinterest, Social Media Tips
Pinning just got easier. We’ve talked a lot about Pinterest on Author Media. We’ve talked about why authors should pin, how to supercharge your pinning, and we even hosted The Busy Author’s Guide to Popularity and Profit on Pinterest. Today,...
by Caitlin Muir | May 1, 2013 | Blog Posts, News, Website Tips
Every month, we highlight the websites that we have built the month before. In April, we launched two websites and wrapped up our MyBookTable Kickstarter. Now that the plug-in is fully funded, it will be getting in the hands of authors sooner than ever. April’s...
by Caitlin Muir | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Platform Building Tips, Productivity, Website Tips, Writing Tips
A few weeks ago, I was depressed about the Author Media blog. Nothing seemed to be going right. Or right enough. You know how it goes – that awful artistic angst. It’s nothing you can put your finger on, but just a nagging feeling that you aren’t...
