by Thomas Umstattd | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, Website Tips, Writing Tips
Stop using Google image search. Using those images is often illegal and they are not the best images anyway. Here are a dozen sites that are better and legal. 1. Unsplash Great quality and great selection! Unsplash is the best source of free stock photos on the...
by Author Media | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog Posts, News
A few years ago, we realized that trying to sell your book through your website can be a pain. That’s why we created MyBookTable. It’s a WordPress plugin designed to help authors sell more books and make affiliate money through sites like Amazon and...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 2, 2014 | Blog Posts, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Platform Building Tips, Social Media Tips, Speaking, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Website Tips, Writing Tips
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. There’s something for everyone on the list. Best of all, the...
by Caitlin Muir | Jun 11, 2013 | Blog Posts, Website Tips
Websites can be complicated things. I used to work with authors every day, trying to explain the intricacies of getting a website up and running. I spent hours explaining hosting, coding, design, and half a dozen other things that make up the process. It used...
by Caitlin Muir | May 21, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Social Media Tips, Twitter
Have you ever wondered how to get people to tweet about your articles? The trick is to do most of the work for them. Creating content that is worth talking about is the first step. The second is to help them talk about you. Start the rumor, if you will. When you have...
by Caitlin Muir | May 16, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Platform Building Tips, Reviews, Social Media Tips, Technology, Twitter
FollowerWonk is a wonderful little tool released by the brilliant minds at SEOMoz that will help you connect with the right people on Twitter. Rand Fishkin did a great presentation on FollowerWonk for SEOs. I highly recommend watching it, even if your eyes glaze over...
by Caitlin Muir | May 9, 2013 | Blog Posts, Twitter, Writing Tips
The Author Media Twitter (@AuthorMedia) often posts inspirational quotes from authors for authors. Those tweets are some of our most popular. We decided that instead of hoarding the wealth, we’d share the fun. We collected 101 tweetable expressions from authors...
by Caitlin Muir | May 2, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Pinterest, Social Media Tips
Pinning just got easier. We’ve talked a lot about Pinterest on Author Media. We’ve talked about why authors should pin, how to supercharge your pinning, and we even hosted The Busy Author’s Guide to Popularity and Profit on Pinterest. Today,...
by Caitlin Muir | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Platform Building Tips, Productivity, Website Tips, Writing Tips
A few weeks ago, I was depressed about the Author Media blog. Nothing seemed to be going right. Or right enough. You know how it goes – that awful artistic angst. It’s nothing you can put your finger on, but just a nagging feeling that you aren’t...
by Robert Smith | Apr 25, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Platform Building Tips, Viral Marketing
I’ve spent over 20 years trying just about every possible way you can think of to sell a book. From PR firms to book signings to social media to email newsletters—if someone has sold a book doing it, I’ve probably tried it. Over and over again, however, there is one...
by Caitlin Muir | Apr 8, 2013 | Blog Posts, Productivity, Social Media Tips, Twitter, Viral Marketing
I don’t know anyone who grew up wanting to be a host on an infomercial but Twitter has turned many authors into a mutation of the Sham-WOW guy. That’s right. Sham-WOW. There’s a fine line between promoting your work and selling your brand (okay, and...
by Caitlin Muir | Apr 4, 2013 | Blog Posts, How To, Social Media Tips, Twitter, Viral Marketing
Twitter is a powerful social media platform that can take your book launch from “meh” to amazing. Using Twitter to supercharge your book signing is a great strategy and can have incredible results. However, before you do, make sure you are leveled-up on...
by Caitlin Muir | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, Platform Building Tips, Writing Tips
Finding something to blog about can be hard. Writer’s block can be a serious condition that cripples authors. It doesn’t have to be that way. Especially when you are working on other writing projects and every ounce of your creative juices have already...
by Caitlin Muir | Mar 19, 2013 | Blog Posts, Pinterest, Social Media Tips
Are you a serious Pinterest addict? Don’t deny it. There’s nothing wrong with a little Pinterest therapy. It can be a great way to drive traffic to your website. Just like every other social media network, Pinterest can be a powerful tool. Authors should...
by Caitlin Muir | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Website Tips
The best thing you can do as an author is to kill off your blog’s dates. We just killed off our blog’s dates at Author Media and wish we had done it years ago. Sure it was messy and painful but it needed to be done. We want our permalinks to be pretty,...
