by Author Media | Oct 7, 2015 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, News, Website Tips
What happens when your superfans visit your site looking for the status of your upcoming book? If your site is like most author websites, they leave disappointed and frustrated. You just lost the opportunity to get them excited about your upcoming book and onto your...
by Thomas Umstattd | Oct 1, 2014 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, Platform Building Tips
At Author Media we work with a lot of professional speakers. Their websites all need an event calendar to help build enthusiasm for upcoming events. The problem is, all the WordPress event calendars either were either way too complicated or did not work…. or...
by Thomas Umstattd | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, News
We’ve spent quite a bit of time at Author Media talking about crowdfunding– what it is, how awesome it is, and how to make it happen. A few months ago, we turned that talk into action, and put our own “Crowdfunding Is Awesome” theory to the...
by Thomas Umstattd | May 21, 2014 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, How To
Kickstarter is changing the way that self-published authors are raising money (and awareness!) for their books. Here are some hard lessons we learned on our first project. What is Kickstarter? Kickstarter is a crowdfunding website that lets you attract backers for a...
by Thomas Umstattd | May 19, 2014 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, Platform Building Tips, Writing Tips
Did you know that there’s a way to self-publish with any company in the world without having to pay out of pocket for the cost? Here’s how. The Fine Print By “free” I don’t mean going with a predatory publisher like Publish...
by Mary DeMuth | May 8, 2014 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, Writing Tips
While I was in the middle of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, I received quite a few questions from authors about how I went about it, and would crowdfunding be a good idea for them. Background First, let me tell you about my project and how it came about. I...
by Thomas Umstattd | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog Posts, Crowdfunding, Platform Building Tips, Podcasting
Podcasts are one of the best ways to redeem otherwise wasted time (I’m looking at you, daily commute). Turn an otherwise dull commute into an amazing educational opportunity by listening to podcasts on the road. Want to level up your publishing career? Here are...
