Social media is an important key to an author’s success. That’s especially true for fiction authors, since most readers don’t find their next read by searching on Google; they find it after they’re exposed to it through their social circles. Hence, the need for an author social media campaign. But one of the challenges many authors have […]
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Now how’s this for playing with reality? I’m blogging about blogging. But seriously, each week, I have to first come up with an idea for a blog post, and then come up with a good title for that post. I’ve written extensively about the former — ideas for author blog posts. What I haven’t yet
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I can’t believe June has come and gone already! So in case you missed it … here are the five must-reads for authors from the month of June. 1. Facebook Advertising for Authors, by Mark Dawson: Part 1 Reedsy Blog June 4, 2015 2. How to Sell Out a Book Signing Without Being a Celebrity Build
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Apologize for posting this a little late this month. But with May quickly behind us (this time of year goes so fast!), here’s a summary of the the author must reads from the month. 1. Develop Your Author Platform to Position Yourself as a Leader Eunice Nisbett/LinkedIn May 1, 2015 2. Kick Ass Book Launch Tips
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I get this question from authors all the time. I’ve even seen recent conversations about it on LinkedIn. Here’s the primary question: “Should I be running a paid social ad campaign — like Google Adwords, Facebook ads, or Amazon ads — to increase awareness about my book?” And the answer? Well, that’s almost always a resounding
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We build websites for authors. And no, we don’t build them for free. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t provide authors with lots of ideas about other ways they can market their books at little to no cost. Based on what I’ve heard from authors in the decade I’ve been doing this, here are
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Like it or not, mobile is the wave of the future. As each year goes by, a larger and larger percentage of people surfing the web are doing it on a smartphone. This further enhances the need for every author to have a mobile-friendly design. But, apparently, having a functional mobile version of your author
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I stumbled across a conversation on LinkedIn today about a “call to action” page in a book. Now, I know a lot about calls to action on a website (sections of a site that direct you to take a specific action, like buy the book or sign up for the email list), but I haven’t
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I apologize in advance for the abbreviations in the title. I know that terms like SEO can be kind of confusing (and even intimidating) at times. And I often get questions about what SEO is, why it’s helpful and how to execute it properly. With that in mind, here are some of the questions I get
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The first quarter of 2015 is coming to an end, and Q2 is just beginning. With that in mind, it’s time to announce our special deal for current clients in the second quarter. From April 1 to June 30th, any current Smart Author Sites client can take advantage of our advanced SEO (or search engine
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