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How Author Websites Irritate Readers (and what to do about it)
Have you ever been irritated by a website? Did you know that readers may be having that exact same experience when they visit your website? Ticking off your website visitors is a bad way to get more readers. Here are seven ways author websites annoy visitors and what to do about it.
How to Spend LESS Time Marketing Your Book
Learn how to get stellar book sales while spending LESS time on marketing. If book promotion stresses you out, these steps are for you.
The 10 Commandments of Book Marketing
If you want to succeed in publishing, heed these book marketing commandments.
The Author’s Guide to LLCs
Learn when and why you should form an LLC for your author business. Discover who can help you get it done and how much it will cost.
Episode 100 LIVE Extravaganza
Q Evelyn Williamson is going to kick us off with three questions. She says,...
099 – Three Marketing Mindsets We Suggest You Adopt For the Rest of the Year
Just a little over halfway through the year, it’s that time where many of us...
7 Tips for Best Selling Author Portraits
Seven tips to help you create an author portrait that captures your authentic self and communicates your brand.
097 – Major Mistakes You Might Be Making With Your Author Name
Learn how to choose a good author name. James L. Rubart shares the mistakes he made with his author name so you can avoid make them yourself.
Platform
Platform
How to Add a Plugin to Your WordPress Site
One of the great things about Wordpress.org is its flexibility. Unlike other platforms, such as Blogger & Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org allows you the ability to add functionality to your site in the form of plugins. What is a plugin, exactly? The technical...
It’s Time to Switch Away From Google Reader
Are you reading this in Google Reader? If so, this should be the last post of ours that you read in Google Reader. It’s time to make the switch. Readers, have you made the switch? In case you’ve forgotten, Google Reader shuts down on July 1. That’s in just a few days....
Your Book is Your Business
If you are a writer, you need to start thinking about your book like it’s your business.
How a Car Can Unlock Your Author Website
Websites explained in a way that makes sense for the automotive aficionado.
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Publishing
Publishing
How to Get an Agent With Rachelle Gardner
Find out what literary agents are looking for in new authors and how you can increase your chances of signing with an agent.
082 – How to Get an Agent
Find out how to get an agent and leverage their expertise in the publishing industry. Learn how a great agent can boost your career.
How to Write a Crazy Cool Author Bio
Ten tips to help you write a bio that your audience will enjoy and remember.
078 – How To Become a Career Writer Part 4: How to Make Money With Your Knowledge & Celebrity
Explore ways for authors to monetize their expertise. Discover creative methods to boost your earnings in the writing industry.
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How to Sound Great As a Podcast Guest
Are you scheduled to come on a podcast as a guest? If you want to be invited back, or appear on any other podcast interviews for that matter, you need to have good audio. Many authors make the mistake of using their laptop's microphone and speakers. This will...
Ghostwriting 101 with Arlene Gale
How Ghostwriting Works, and How it Can Make you Money
139 – How to Think Like a Business, Stay Motivated, And Write With Joy w/ Chad Allen
In this episode, talk about ways you can be more effective in your marketing, in your approach to the business of publishing and how to stay motivated when you feel like giving up, with special guest, Chad Allen.
136 – How to Use K-lytics To Sell More Kindle eBooks
The more you understand how readers find, and how and why they buy books on Amazon, the more books you’re going to sell. And to help us dive deep into the subject is today’s guest, Alex Newton, the CEO and Founder of K-Lytics.com
Author Interview: Mary DeMuth
Mary DeMuth is an author, writing coach, and sought after speaker who speaks at writers conferences all over the country.
In this interview she shares how she uses social media (Blogging, Twitter & Facebook) to sell books and connect with readers.
9 Tips for Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn
Ok so a friend sent you a LinkedIn invite and you signed up. Now what? This article will show you how to turn LinkedIn into a powerful tool.
If you don’t know what LinkedIn is or why you should use it read 4 Reasons Why Every Author Should Use LinkedIn. This article assumes you are already on LinkedIn but are totally lost.
What is #PubTip?
You’ve seen #PubTip on Twitter. Now find out what it is and how to use it.
Nobody Cares What You’re Doing Right Now (and why they still might follow you)
No one cares that you are sitting @Startucks. They don’t care that you’re at the airport either. But they may still follow you. Why? In this post you will the answer and learn how to rethink Twitter in such a way to make your follower count soar.