So you know you should blog to promote your book. But you worry it will be a waste of your time and effort. The solution? Group blogs. Why Authors Should Consider Group Blogs First, let’s define group blogs. These are individual blogs on specific topics that have multiple authors, each contributing posts. So, in other words, […]
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Okay, you’ve written your first novel and you’re interested in selling books online … so how do you actually go about that? Here are five basic tenets to help you get started selling books online… 1. It’s not that difficult to get a book listed on Amazon. Even if you didn’t publish your book through
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Can you believe we’re into the month of December already? In case you missed it, here are five must reads for authors that came out while we were all gobble gobble-ing. 1. The Savvy Self-Publisher’s Guide to NetGalley NetGalley — which enables authors and publishers to upload books and reviewers to request copies — can be
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What kind of content do you have on your author website? Sure, you have a bio page, a book description, and a few killer book reviews. But is that what’s really going to woo readers? The best way to drive new traffic (i.e. potential readers) to your site is to create some kick-ass author website
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I stumbled across this article on Publishers Weekly about why it’s important for authors to build email lists. In this day and age of social media, too many authors think that Facebook and Twitter followers are enough. They’re not. To paraphrase the author of the piece, here are just a few of the reasons you shouldn’t
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October is here already, and fall is in full swing. With that in mind, here are five must reads for authors from the month of September. If you missed any of these the first time around, here’s your chance to catch up! An author reveals ten secrets to marketing your own book Scroll.in September 9,
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Like it or not, today’s author also has to be a marketer. And what is it that you are marketing? Well, it’s your brand. But what exactly is your author brand? What are your options? What’s going to stick in everyone’s mind after they’ve visited your site? Here are four directions that I’ve seen authors
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As hard as it is to believe, it’s Labor Day weekend already. August has come and gone. With that in mind, here’s a summary of the best links we found in the month of August. These are must reads for authors who want to take book marketing to the next level. 1. Creating a Social
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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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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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