2016 is rapidly approaching, and with a new year comes new goals, new technologies and new promises. With that in mind, here are five things that authors might consider making their new year’s resolution. 1. I will blog/update my site regularly. There’s a reason this is the first potential resolution on the list. This is where I […]
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Smashwords recently released the results of its annual survey. And the results are … well … interesting. If you want to read the full report, you can check it out on the Smashwords blog. But here’s a summary of what you, as an author, can take from the 2015 Smashwords survey. 1. Offering things for
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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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Every month or so, I like to scour the web and see what other authors are doing with their online marketing efforts. After all, what better way to find great ideas than from others doing similar work. But what struck me today as I was reviewing a few sites was the brilliance of these author
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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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Very rarely do I stumble across an author website that I wish I had built myself. This was one of them. This brilliant Japanese novelist, author of Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, admits to being a bit of a recluse. And that’s what makes his author website so special: it
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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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