It’s 2013! And whether or not you’ve already broken your New Year’s resolutions, here’s a way that you can seriously improve your standing for the upcoming year. Sign up for Google Authorship! We all know that Google has completely taken over everything related to searches on the web. Which means that once they created Google+ […]
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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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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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Okay, this post is nothing but a vent. It’s a vent from me — a writer and creator of websites for writers — about a social media world that is getting dumbed down. Quick. Take a look at what’s hot on YouTube, Facebook, and Pinterest. What’s getting the most “shares” and “likes”? No, it’s not
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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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I came across an article in my trusted Internet and Marketing Report magazine. In it, the manager of Brand Marketing for Gap clothing, Samantha Willems, was asked how to create good Facebook content and boost engagement. Her answers were good, but what struck me was that they’re relevant to far more than Facebook. Follow these
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If you’re under the age of 30, you probably use Pinterest all the time. If you’re over 30 (like me), you’ve probably heard of it, but haven’t really used it. Well, now I’m going to tell you how you can not only use it, but use it to sell books. First, let’s define what Pinterest
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Okay, you’ve finally built that author website. It’s beautiful. It’s easy to use. It’s a great means of promoting your book. Now, you need to get people to find it … which is easier said than done, by the way. Here are the three main methods for increasing your website traffic, and hopefully increasing book
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You’ve probably been bombarded with advice on how to use social media to promote yourself and your book. Everyone is touting the benefits of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc… But who in the world has the time to utilize each of these to their maximum benefit? I know I don’t… Thankfully, each of these sites
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I belong to several author groups on LinkedIn. I love offering tips and advice to authors who are just starting out (usually, advising them to build a website and/or start blogging). However, I also get a lot of great ideas from those groups, too. After all, there’s nothing like authors helping other authors. With that
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