I stumbled across a really interesting idea yesterday while reading a marketing magazine. It’s one that I’m going to implement on our site when I get a chance, and I encourage you to as well! Most of the authors I build websites for have a “thank you” page somewhere on the site. Maybe it’s the […]
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I came across a really interesting blog entry today on The WM Freelance Writers’ Connection. In it, blogger and author Angela Atkinson talks about a contest she had on her own site (with the three winners getting free copies of her e-book), asking readers for the best and most unique marketing ideas they could muster.
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One of the things that I recommend for many of my clients on their author web site is a “welcome” message — with a great photo of them right next to it. And I find that many author sites built elsewhere don’t have such a message. Here’s why I think it’s important… As its name
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Search engine optimization (SEO) seems to be a theme this week with my clients. Some wanting to start doing it. Some asking questions about it. Others just completely misunderstanding it. For instance, I had a client earlier this week who asked me to redirect a second URL that she’d purchased to her site. I did
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E-books are all over the news this week, with two big stories breaking about the future of digital books. It certainly is starting to look more and more like we’re heading towards a world of paper-free reading! First, on Tuesday, the NY Times reported on Amazon releasing what they’re calling “Kindle Singles.” It’s essentially the
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Thanks to a poll by The Book Publicity Blog, as well as some comments on their blog post about the poll results, I was able to amass this list of annoyances that readers just can’t stand on their author websites. Are you guilty of any of these? 1. Flash intro pages. You should NEVER make
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Many authors wonder if building an author website is going to be worth it. After all, it’s an investment that may or may not get paid back to you. Building an author website can do a lot more for you than make money. It can raise your profile, build a fanbase, etc… But that leads
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Many authors I speak to say they don’t need an author website: they already have a blog. And vice versa. But here’s why they’re wrong! A blog by itself… Well, it generally doesn’t sell any books. And why? Because the book doesn’t get the position that it should on the homepage. A blog will always
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If you’re a smart author — and all our Smart Author Sites clients are 🙂 — you’ll have your website up-and-running well before your book is published. In fact, your website may have even helped to get your book published. But exactly what should an author be doing with the website for the months leading
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Here’s an excerpt from a press release that should be of great interest to all authors who include book excerpts on their websites: ——————————————————- Amazon Launches Kindle for the Web Readers can now read the first chapter of Kindle books for free through web browsers – no download or installation required SEATTLE, Sep 28, 2010
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