John Kuhn and Mark Mullins are business consultants with decades of corporate, entrepreneurial and academic experience. Their newly published book is Street Smart Disciplines of Successful People – 7 Indispensable Disciplines for Breakout Success. And their website, StreetSmartDisciplines.com, has been a success as well, with over 500 visitors in the past month. So how did […]
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Most authors would kill to get 500 visits to their website in a month. But that’s exactly what Chip Wagar accomplished in December on his author website, AnAmericaninVienna.com. So how did he do it? Here’s what he had to say… Who built your website? How was the experience? Smart Author Sites. It was a great
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I need to start this post with a confession. I build author websites, not apps. So I’m a bit biased in writing this post. That said, I’m going to do my best to give you an honest opinion on this issue, with quotes from others in the field who know more than I do about
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Almost exactly one year ago, I launched a website for a new client: Soren Kaplan. I must confess … I always did like the site that we built for him, Leapfrogging.com, but I didn’t have any idea quite how successful it would be. After quickly browsing his recent statistics, I found that Soren has steadily
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There’s always room for improvement on an author website. Whether your site was built 10 years ago (in which case, it most definitely needs updating) or 10 months ago, there are always new and interesting things that can be done to both update and improve your site. Thanks to my trusty Internet and Marketing Report
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In today’s world of social media, some people like to proclaim that “email is dead.” They’re wrong. But all of this does mean that you might need to work a little bit harder at making your email efforts successful. Here are five things to keep in mind, courtesy of Internet & Marketing Report, as you
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Ah, LinkedIn. It’s a wonderful source of information. I browse author discussion groups regularly to find out what’s working — and what’s not — in terms of author self marketing. With that in mind, I have amassed a series of comments that authors posted in response to the question: “I’d love to hear feedback on
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It used to be that a publisher was responsible for … well … publishing books. Times surely have changed. Now, everyone and their brother is self-publishing a book. Which means that authors themselves are now responsible for all aspects of creating and selling a book — from cover design to pricing. And pricing seems to
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: writing for a website is absolutely nothing like writing a book. It’s sort of like asking a cardiologist to perform surgery on your foot. Similar fields? Sure. Same skillsets? Far from it. An author website can be an incredible tool that’s used to promote and sell
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I spend a little time each week browsing the author groups on LinkedIn and such. Sometimes, I come across a gem of a conversation. Today, I came across a bunch! With that in mind, I am pulling some of the best and most creative ideas that I found in today’s author discussions. The topic? Creative
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