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How to Survive Cancel Culture as a Writer
Learn three strategies that will protect your writing career from cancel culture.
How to Build an Author Website in a Day
You don’t need to hire a company to build you a website, you can do it yourself and it is easier than you think. You can learn how to build your very own professional author website.
8 Tools to Help Authors Get More Email Subscribers
Grow your author email list with these 8 powerful tools.
How to Launch a Book in 2020
Launch your book with the help of professional coaching and a customized plan.
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 Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Grew Her Email List by 23k Using a Reader Quiz
Learn how Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith used an online quiz to add 23,000 new email addresses to her list in one year without spending money on advertising.
How to Combine 2 Different Websites Without Losing Search Rankings
In this episode we talk about the right and wrong ways to combine websites.
Public Speaking for the Introverted Writer with Joanna Penn
Public Speaking for the Introverted Writer with Joanna Penn
Author Websites
Author Websites
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
The 5 Best Free WordPress Plugins for Authors
How to Create Book Club Resources for Your Book
How to Create Book Clubs Resources for Your Book
Six Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website
Six Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website
112 Where to Build Your Platform As an Unpublished Novelist
Now is the best time to start building your platform. This episode, Thomas & James talk about what to work on and what not to waste your time on.
110 – 11 Ways Proven to Draw Readers to Your Novel’s Website
In this podcast episode, we tell you what will thrill your readers on your author website and make them want to come back.
103 – 10 Common Author Homepage Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Author’s make a lot of mistakes with their homepages. Here is how to avoid them and have homepage book that works.
088 – Halloween Special: 13 Ways to Scare Readers Away from Your Website
1. Music 2. Focus on Yourself 3. Autoplay Video 4. Terrible Design 5. Book...
Blogging
Blogging
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.
A Viral Recipe for Your Blog
“You don’t need to write a book to change the world with your ideas. A good blog post can reach more people in one month than the typical book reaches in a lifetime.” This my common refrain when I speak at writers conferences.
I had the chance to prove my theory this month. A post on my personal blog about courtship went viral to and sparked a nationwide discussion.
5 New Year’s Resolutions Authors Should Make in 2014
It's January again, which means time for New Year's resolutions. It's easy for resolutions to become bigger-than-life, difficult to keep, and discouraging. While the big dreams are necessary, it's often the little steps that get us there...or keep us away. So for our...
10 Holiday Season Blog Prompts
'Tis the season to be busy. There are parties to attend, presents to buy and/or make, meals to cook, traditions to celebrate, family to visit, and a million and one other things to do that come with the holiday season. But despite being busy, you don't want to let...
How to Do an A/B Split Test With MailChimp
Want to know what your readers like? That’s why the A/B Split Test was created. We’ll teach you how to create one using MailChimp.
How to Add “Click to Tweet” to Your Blog Posts
Ever wonder how authors add “Click to tweet” in their blog posts? We’ll show you how to use Click to Tweet and drive traffic to your blog.
Our Viral Blog Post Formula
We’re sharing our secret blog post formula with the rest of the world. Good blog posts should happen more often. We’re helping that happen.
How We Grew Our Traffic By 323% in 15 Months
Do you want to grow your traffic? We’ll show you how we grew our traffic by 323% in just 15 months.
Branding
Branding
How to Create an Online Author Press Kit
How to Create an Online Author Press Kit
Six Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website
Six 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
Why your Author Portrait is important. Americans put a lot of importance on how someone looks. A bad portrait can ruin a good book cover. It is not about being objectively pretty. It is about having a good photo. We are relational. We want to buy from someone we know....
078 – How To Become a Career Writer Part 4: How to Make Money With Your Knowledge & Celebrity
Your Celebrity Fabio Story Publisher Avon Books estimated his image increased...
069 – How to Stand Out When Your Name Fits In
Question from Samantha Johnson Book Title The Beginner's Guide to Vegetable...
068 – Where to Spend Your Marketing Money
Today we are answering a listener question from Name Erica Borgerson Website...
064 – How to Market Yourself to Readers Who Don’t Like You
Talking points Marketing ourselves in every moment/editors and agents...
Podcasting
Podcasting
208 How to Run a Podcast Tour (With Guest Mary DeMuth)
How to Run a Podcast Tour
90% of Top USA Today Bestselling Authors Have a Podcast Presence
Literary Agent Steve Laube recently released a blog post showing that 100% of ECPA Bestselling authors had a podcast presence as either hosts or guests. 60% were both hosts and guests! We were curious to see how many authors on the USA Today Bestseller List had a...
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...
New Podcast: Creative Funding Show
We are launching a new podcast! The Creative Funding Show is a podcast where Author Media CEO, Thomas Umstattd interview Authors, YouTubers, and Podcasters who are funding their creativity using platforms like Patreon and Kickstarter. You will also learn about making...
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Public Speaking
Public Speaking
MySpeakingEvents Now on Kickstarter
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 both....
89+ Book Marketing Ideas That Will Change Your Life
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.
Why Authors Need To Think Local Like George Bailey
In the age of the internet, it’s easy to want to compete globally. Just don’t forget the power of local.
Increase Speaking Gigs With BookTour.com
Imagine a website that would email thousands of people in your town to let them know where you are speaking next. Now imagine that this is free. Your imagination has become a reality. Read on for details.
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How to Use Facebook To Promote Your Book
In this episode we are going to talk about the right way to use Facebook to sell more books! Last week we talked about why Facebook is overrated for book marketing, but we didn’t say it’s completely useless, so today we’re going to talk about the ways Facebook CAN...
Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing
Why Facebook is Overrated for Book Marketing
How to Host a Facebook Live For Your Book
In this episode, we talk about how to host a live video on Facebook to promote your next book launch. It is easy to look and sound amazing on Facebook Live!
123 – What the New Facebook Changes Mean for Authors
The 2018 changes to Facebook are changing what works and what doesn’t work for authors and books. Listen to this episode to learn how to make Facebook work for your writing.
089 – How To Use the Power of Video to Engage More Readers
Intro Paragraph: In case you haven’t noticed, using videos as part of...
072 — How to Grow Your Email List from 0 to 10,000
Listen to our other podcasts 065 – 7 Tips for Effective Email Newsletters 062...
058 – Powerful Marketing Lessons from Taylor Swift
Show Notes: She is involved in her own marketing. She’s transparent, which...
053 – How to Throw a Facebook Party for Your Book Interview With Nadine Brandes
Show Outline: Here's the run-down on how I threw the FB Party: What is a...
Social Media
Social Media