Publicity Tip #29 Do You Need An Author Platform? ~ Whether you’ve been researching the industry for a while or just started you’ve likely come across the idea of Author Branding and an Author Platform and you’re wondering if this… Read More ›
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Social Media – The Organization Channel
Publicity Tip #28 Is Hootsuite Right For You? Okay, so you’re either ready to dive into this crazy world of publicizing through social media or you’ve already started and you’re finding it difficult or frustrating to go to each site… Read More ›
Stand on Your Own 2 Feet
Publicity Tip #27 Website & Email Attribution – How important is it to make the right impression? Many new and emerging authors use ‘free-attribution’ sites for their website domain names or email addresses. While this may be cost-effective, it is… Read More ›
BookBub Insight
Publicity Tip #26 When do you pay for marketing as opposed to riding the coat-tales of free publicity? The free publicity options available to authors sound like the best way to go to spread word about your new book. However,… Read More ›
My Writing Process – Blog Tour
Publicity Tip #25 The Blog Hop – A Virtual Marketing Dance ~ As you may have noticed, this is an unusual post for Monday morning. I’m flipping my editing and publicity tips this week as I’ve been invited to take… Read More ›
Never Say Never
Publicity Tip #24 Knowing Your Rights~ Rumor has it that self-published books cannot be sold on the shelves of big name book stores or bought by libraries. This is a lie. Whether you self-publish with a print-on-demand distributor or a… Read More ›
Square Up in Style
Publicity Tip #23 Don’t limit your in-person sales to “cash only.” Have you seen or heard of SQUARE UP? It’s that tiny white square that small business owners use on hand-held devices like cell phones and tablets. It allows customers… Read More ›
Don’t Cover Me Up!
Publicity Tip #21 Guidelines for Cover Creation ~ A cover needs to: 1) Draw the eye from a distance: Primary colors and recognizable shapes are very useful here. 2) Convey a sense of what the story is about: Make the… Read More ›
“I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends”
Publicity Tip #19 ~ You don’t have to go it alone. Many writers are introverts – it goes with the territory: working alone, typing away, hitting the delete button, thinking, typing some more. Then, when we’re published, we’re told if… Read More ›
Reach Out & Touch Someone
Publicity Tip #16 ~ Find a variety of avenues to expand your author platform with writing. We are writers after all, right? So, what better way to build your portfolio or your authors platform than by growing recognition of your… Read More ›
