Guest Expert: Scott Hunter Following the milestone of 27,000 Kindle copies sold of my archaeological thriller, The Trespass, Freya has invited me to share a few marketing tips . . . Here, in no particular order, are some of the actions I have taken over the past eight months which I believe have contributed (and […]
My Views On Self Publishing: Dino Simonetti
Guest Expert: Dino Simonetti Consider this-when a writer asks you to buy a book, they’re asking you to trust them. They’re asking you to part with hard-earned dollar (well unless its an e-book). When a reader buys the book, we’re hopeful they’ll love it enough to tell their friends etc. to buy/read it as well. […]
Why Isn’t My Website Enough For Mobile Phone Users?
Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva A common misconception is that smartphone users can browse websites as easily as computers. Most mobile users will not browse your website, and it’s because they cannot browse it successfully. Everything on the web is made for viewing on computers, not in any way created to be browsed by mobile devices. […]
Expert Interview: Aggie Villanueva Author of ‘Amazon Categories Create Best Sellers’
Have you ever wished that your book broke into a best seller list on Amazon? Aggie Villanueva has written a book that gives you tips and ideas to use the categories feature on Amazon in order to break into a best seller list. We reached out to Aggie in order to get her to share […]
March 2012 Facebook Page changes
Guest Expert: Phyllis Zimbler Miller Major Facebook Page Changes Require Strategic Planning for Book Authors Now that Facebook has mandatorily changed all Pages (formerly known as fan pages) to the new format, it is time to assess the benefits and issues for authors. Let’s take as one example that you have a single Facebook Page […]
Experiences of a Publishing Virgin
Guest Expert: Karlene Blakemore-Mowle My dream was always to write a book and have it accepted by a publisher. After many years of rejections and the constant learning curve that just didn’t seem to end! my dream finally came true, eleven years after completing my first book. I’m not sure if I’m on my own […]
What Can I DO With My App & Where are Marketplaces?
Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva What Can I DO With My App? You MARKET, just as you do with your websites online. Notice one of the sections in my app image to the left is the “Library,” where I sell my books. (In-depth marketing capabilities later in this series.) Apps gather the contact information of those […]
If You Build It & They Don’t Come
Guest Expert: W. Terry Whalin Years ago when I launched my first website, I worked hard at all of the details of this site—the functionality, the appearance and the contents. I was convinced this website would sell tons of books and generate terrific amounts of new writing business. I was stuck in fantasy and not […]
Using mind maps to write & finish your book on time
Guest Expert: Roger C. Parker Time management plays a crucial, but often over-looked, role in writing and publishing success. Authors absolutely, positively must finish the first draft of their book on time. A 90% complete manuscript is not enough! The first draft has to be finished before the manuscript can be edited and taken to […]
My KDP Select Free Experiment: 3 days free, & the aftermath
Guest Expert: Laura Pepper As part of the KDP Select Program, where books become available to borrow as part of the Kindle library lending program, authors/publishers can also set the book price for free for up to 5 days out of every 90. This can be 5 consecutive days, or it can be broken up […]
What is an App & Why Do I Need One?
Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva What is an App? Apps are short for mobile application programs that are created to replace internet websites/blogs for smartphone users. Along with the ability to purchase your books/products, apps offer the reader something for free, just as your sites/blogs do on the internet. This gives them a reason to keep […]