Let’s Talk About Content Syndication If you want to ensure that the content you’re creating is getting maximum exposure a great way to do that is to syndicate your content. When you syndicate your content, you push your content out onto third-party sites. The content can appear in full, as a snippet or even a […]
5 Kindle Self Publishing Tips
5 Kindle Self Publishing Tips Kindle publishing is a wonderful platform for authors to use to get their books out before hungry readers’ eyes. There’s no fee for you to publish and your creation is on a very popular, highly trafficked website filled with buyers. Whenever you decide to self publish on Kindle, you want […]
Finding Your Readers
This may seem like a strange question to ask. Isn’t your reading audience everywhere? Well, no they’re not. The more you can narrow down your target market the better. The reason is that when you’re creating content for your audience you want to have a specific person in mind so that you know who you’re […]
Your Target Market
One of the first things you need to know about your business to create amazing, engaging, and useful content is, who exactly is your target market? Knowing who your target market is will inform the content you develop more than anything else. It can also help you create products and services easier. To define your […]
Outsourcing As You Write Your Book
What Will You Outsource? When it comes to publishing your own book, you can do everything yourself. You can choose to wear the hat of editor, cover designer, formatter, and web designer. But just because you can do everything yourself doesn’t mean that’s the best option. It’s always a good idea to bring in industry […]
Groups and Forums for Authors
Interacting in Groups and Forums One simple way to market your book is to interact in groups and forums. This can help drive traffic to your website and boost the visibility of your work. But you don’t want to pick just any group or forum to participate in. You want to choose ones that will […]
Self-Publishing Mistakes to Avoid
Self-Publishing Mistakes to Avoid Making a mistake when you’re self-publishing can at best cause you some embarrassment. At worst, it can make your buyers flee before they even have a chance to get to know your book. This results in lost sales and if you’re not aware of the mistake, it can leave you wondering […]
Beginning Your Book
Capturing the Elusive Beginning If there’s one area of a book that trips up writers, it’s the beginning. That’s because you’re smart enough to know that the beginning of your book has to hook a reader. You have to say something so profound, so funny, or so interesting that your audience can’t help but buy […]
Planning Your Book Launch
Launch Day Tips & Tactics You’ve spent weeks or months waiting for this day—the moment you could launch your book out into the world and add the title ‘author’ to your bio. You may be tempted to kick back and take it easy for a couple of weeks. But release day is actually one of […]
Content is King
The importance of publishing relevant cannot be understated. That’s why Bill Gates first said that Content is King in 1996. He went further and stated, “Content is where I expect much of the real money will be made on the internet, just as it was in broadcasting.” Truer words have rarely been spoken. If you […]