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How to Improve Your Author Website with Carla Hoch

Learn how to create an author website your readers want to visit. Carla Hoch shares her success story.

What the 2021 Facebook Changes Mean for Authors

Facebook is about to change. Authors need to know what’s coming and how to survive the digital upheaval.

10 Classic Branding Blunders Authors Make (and how to avoid them)

Authors with weak brands get ignored by publishers and readers alike. Learn how to avoid the 10 most common author branding mistakes.

How to Market Books to Homeschool Families with Tricia Goyer

Tricia Goyer explains how authors can connect with an enormous market of faithful readers in the homeschool community.

How to Develop an Author Tagline

You can develop a focused author tagline and build your brand by answering these questions about yourself and your message.

The 5 Baby-Step Platform Building Process

New authors can implement these important baby steps to strengthen their career development right now. Learn to walk before you run.

How to Build a Rejection-Proof Platform Q&A

15 answers to your questions about building an author platform.

How to Start Building a Rejection Proof Platform

No matter how you publish, you’ll need a sturdy platform. Learn which techniques successful authors use to build reliable platforms.

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Author Websites

How to Improve Your Author Website with Carla Hoch

Learn how to create an author website your readers want to visit. Carla Hoch shares her success story.

What the 2021 Facebook Changes Mean for Authors

Facebook is about to change. Authors need to know what’s coming and how to survive the digital upheaval.

Search Engine Optimization for Author Websites

Learn how to improve your website’s SEO so readers can easily find you and buy your books.

The 5 Baby-Step Platform Building Process

New authors can implement these important baby steps to strengthen their career development right now. Learn to walk before you run.

How to Combine 2 Different Websites Without Losing Search Rankings

In this episode we talk about the right and wrong ways to combine websites.

How to Create a Landing Page

Eight tips and tools for creating effective landing pages that will build your email list and your connection to your readers.

How to Add a Hyperlink to WordPress

There are two ways to add a hyperlink to a Wordpress post. I’ll teach you both.

The 5 Best Free WordPress Plugins for Authors

Make your author website easier for readers to find and more fun to visit by using the 5 best free plugins for WordPress websites.

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Blogging

7 Blogs Every Author Should Follow

One of the best way to improve your writing is to learn from the best. Here are seven blogs that not only are good examples of excellent blogging but will also help you hone your craft and sell your books.

How to Add a Hyperlink to WordPress

There are two ways to add a hyperlink to a Wordpress post. I’ll teach you both.

How to Blog Your Book

You can blog your book ahead of time. You just need to do it the right way. Learn how to blog your book and what traps and pitfalls to avoid. Blogging can help you create a best seller. Here is everything you need to turn your blog posts into an amazing book.

How To Set Realistic Writing Goals For 2016

Want to write a book in 2016? Great! But it will never happen unless you are realistic. Here’s how to set realistic writing goals for 2016.

10 Holiday Season Blog Prompts

'Tis the season to be busy. There are parties to attend, presents to buy...

How to Get Your Avatar to Show Up Everywhere

Have you ever noticed how some people’s photo’s appear next to their comments and others do not? We’ll teach you how to make that happen.

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...

How to Use Google Plus to Easily Record A Video Blog

When someone talks about the advantages of video blogging for your author...

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Branding

How to Start Building a Rejection Proof Platform

No matter how you publish, you’ll need a sturdy platform. Learn which techniques successful authors use to build reliable platforms.

The 10 Commandments of Book Marketing

If you want to succeed in publishing, heed these book marketing commandments.

How to Launch a Book in 2020

Launch your book with the help of professional coaching and a customized plan.

Author Taglines With Brandilyn Collins

Six Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website

Seven Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website

How to Write to Market With Chris Fox

In this episode, we talk about how to write to market with Chris Fox an incredibly successful indie author of both fiction and nonfiction.

098 – 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

Your Name The middle initial can get you in trouble Radio and TV interviews...

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Podcasting

How to Market Your Audiobook

These seven strategies will help you form a close connection with your audience, create a high-quality audio experience, and sell more audiobooks.

How to Make Money From Your Platform

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

How to Start an Author Podcast

Podcasting is one of the hottest marketing techniques for authors right now and for good reason. In this episode you will learn how to start your own podcast.