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The Author’s Guide to LLCs

The Author’s Guide to LLCs

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 14, 2021 | Business Advice, Publishing

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.

7 Kinds of Indie Authors

7 Kinds of Indie Authors

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 16, 2021 | Business Advice, Independent Publishing, Publishing

Find out which kind of indie author you are and which sales strategies and promotional tools will work best for you.

How to Get Published with a Traditional Publishing House

How to Get Published with a Traditional Publishing House

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 30, 2020 | Business Advice, Publishing, Traditional Publishing

Before you sign a book contract with a traditional publisher, you need to know these seven important steps.

How to Make Money From Your Platform

How to Make Money From Your Platform

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 2, 2020 | Business Advice, Platform

You can earn money with your platform before your book releases. Dave Jackson shows us how.

Episode 250: The Story of Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Episode 250: The Story of Thomas Umstattd Jr.

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 19, 2020 | Business Advice, Promotion

Learn how the Novel Marketing evolved and how growth has been sustained for 250 episodes.

Publishing Myths That Will Waste Your Time and Money

Publishing Myths That Will Waste Your Time and Money

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 6, 2020 | Business Advice, Publishing

Don’t fall for these nine publishing myths that spread like a virus. Keep your publishing career healthy and learn what to do instead of falling for viral myths.

Painful Book Launch Lessons You Don’t Want to Learn the Hard Way

Painful Book Launch Lessons You Don’t Want to Learn the Hard Way

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | May 19, 2020 | Business Advice, Promotion, Strategy

Don’t make these four painful book launch mistakes.

How to Use Marketing Data To Sell More Books

How to Use Marketing Data To Sell More Books

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 28, 2019 | Advertising, Business Advice, Promotion, Strategy

You’ve collected data from your website, social media campaigns, and previous sales, but how does that data help your future book sales?

Where to Spend Your Marketing Dollars

Where to Spend Your Marketing Dollars

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 23, 2019 | Advertising, Business Advice, Promotion, Publishing, Strategy

Where to Spend Your Marketing Dollars

Focus, Pruning and Why Novel Marketing is About to Change

Focus, Pruning and Why Novel Marketing is About to Change

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 2, 2019 | Business Advice, Productivity, Publishing, Strategy

Cutting activities from your life and business might be the most important move you’ll ever make to increase your growth.

Book Marketing 101: How to Price Your Ebook

Book Marketing 101: How to Price Your Ebook

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Aug 12, 2019 | Business Advice, Independent Publishing, Marketing 101, Promotion, Publishing

Book Marketing 101: How to Price Your Ebook

How to Protect Yourself from Counterfeiting and Other Amazon Attacks

How to Protect Yourself from Counterfeiting and Other Amazon Attacks

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 22, 2019 | Business Advice, Independent Publishing, Publishing, Strategy

Learn how to protect yourself from counterfeiting and other attacks on Amazon.

How to Track Your Book Promotion

How to Track Your Book Promotion

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 3, 2019 | Business Advice, Promotion, Strategy

Learn how to measure the results of your book marketing efforts with these online tools and dashboards.

Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing

Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Dec 4, 2018 | Advertising, Business Advice, Promotion, Publishing, Social Media

Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing

Ghostwriting 101 with Arlene Gale

Ghostwriting 101 with Arlene Gale

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Nov 6, 2018 | Business Advice, Publishing, Writing Craft

How Ghostwriting Works, and How it Can Make you Money

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