This is one thing that I often recommend to clients as we’re discussing what kinds of content their author website should include. It’s a downloadable book club discussion guide. If you think your book might be appropriate for a book club (and what book isn’t, really?), then you should be making it as easy as […]
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There are thousands of author websites out there. And most of them are pretty standard in terms of what they include. But sometimes, an author website has to be pretty different from others. A book that’s being published internationally is one of those instances. I’m going to use a few of the author websites I
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I was reading a recent issue of The Internet & Marketing Report last night. And there were two completely separate articles in this issue that both seemed to tie together somehow. The theme of both? Keep your design simple! Now, this publication is generally for marketing professionals who oversee websites that sell products or services.
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I came across a blog post the other day on problems that people run into in choosing, creating and sharing their URLs. With that in mind, here’s my take on how to make sure your do your author website URL properly. First, let’s define a URL for those of you who are sick of ATMs
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When you look at other authors who write in your genre or on the same subject matter, you very well may view them as competition. But the purpose of this post is to convince you that those authors aren’t your competitors. They’re your potential allies. First, when someone has an interest in a subject matter
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Ever wonder where people come up with ideas on what to blog about? I’ll share my secret. It’s Google Alerts. In case you haven’t heard of it, Google Alerts is an automated system where you sign up to be notified whenever a certain word or series of words is used anywhere on the internet —
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In previous blog posts, I’ve discussed why it’s never too early to get your author website and online presence going. In fact, I’ve claimed that having those pieces in place can actually help you get published, because it gives you a leg up over the competition. And now I have an editor backing me up.
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The purpose of this blog is to alert authors to a new online opportunity for authors launched in March, 2009. It’s called FiledBy, and it has some interesting features. I like to call it a “Facebook for authors. Here’s what you need to know about this online author marketing tool, what it does, and what
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I was asked a question by a client yesterday that I thought was worth answering in a blog post. After all, if one person has this question, the odds are more people do, too. We are in the process of building her author website, and she knows she wants to interact with readers on the
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Okay, I start this blog entry with a confession. I have been blogging here for almost a year. I check out my site traffic numbers a few times a month. I even have people randomly email me and tell me they like this blog. So I was more than shocked to discover last week that
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