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Post by Larry Brooks
First, let’s get one thing out of the way. A blog alone, no matter how popular, isn’t enough to score you a book contract. It’s not quite that simple.
In other words, it doesn’t quite work the way it does on television.
“Did you hear that Random House gave me a million dollars for [...]
The Directory of Book Trade People on Twitter
Book Authors on Twitter: http://www.highspotinc.com/blog/2009/02/a-directory-of-authors-on-twitter — A list maintained by Jennifer Tribe
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The following post is from Penny C. Sansevieri, Ceo of Author Marketing Experts, Inc, Training Authors into Success Stories http://www.amarketingexpert.com
As we roll into 2009, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some trends for the New Year and ways you can turn these trends into profits for you. Increasingly, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far ) Penny C. Sansevieri
We talk a lot about speaking and not to plan a book signing, but rather a book event. However, many of you have been emailing to say “Speaker tips, please!” Here they are, just a few tips to turn any presentation from so-so to sensational!
1. Don’t overwhelm your audience with too much stuff. [...]
post by Judy Cullins www.bookcoaching.com
The myth continues-that a real book must be in print and it must be over 160 pages. Speaker need to rethink the premier approach: Write a short book and self-publish it, to get more bookings, get your word out to thousands, gain credibility, as well as vast virtual promotion and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The following post is from Joan Stewart the Publicity Hound. Internet marketers are hawking thousands of products that promise to help you promote yourself and get rich quick—AFTER you pay, in some cases, several thousand dollars for the how-to information.
I just discovered one of those how-to products that’s perfect for Publicity Hounds, but at a paltry [...]
Are you a conference professional speaker? Is your present marketing working? Working well enough you have enough profits to vacation each year, buy a nice car, or pay your child’s tuition? Now you can replace low results marketing with these five solutions. It will change the way you do business if you are willing.
Perhaps you’ve [...]
post from Denise Wakeman, The Blog Squad
Seth Godin does it again. Here’s a brilliant lesson from the master of permission marketing and author of Purple Cow.
A couple of months ago I received an email inviting me to apply to be a member of Seth Godin’s new social networking site, Triiibes – For people who want [...]
The following post is by Judy Cullins
You already know article marketing brings you high visibility, optimizes your website in Google page ranking, and builds your data base and ezine subscriber numbers. When you post a well thought out article on http://www.ezinearticles.com your readers will visit your web site and first sign up for your free [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why write an eBook?
By Judy Cullins
You want ongoing, lifelong multiple streams of income. You want to raise your credibility and trust ratings with clients or customers. You want to get your message out so the world can be a better place and you are seen as the savvy expert through your book. You can repurpose [...]
This is truly a wonderful publishing guide that explains and shows you the ins and outs of the publishing industry. I found it at http://promoteyourproduct.wordpress.com
Most writers claim that ‘writing’ is the painless part of being a writer– the real challenge begins when you attempt to publish your masterpiece. The book industry can be a really [...]
Four Tips on Tip Sheets
by Fern Reiss, CEO, PublishingGame.com
Getting newspaper and magazine coverage for your book can be challenging. The book review section has disappeared from many publications; the lifestyle section is very competitive. But a simple tip sheet from your book can get you into almost any publication in America. Here are four [...]
Promoting Your Books:
The Top 10 Things You Can Do to Promote Your Books
post from John Kremer www.bookmarket.com
1. 90% of marketing efforts are wasted. This is not a bad thing. Learn how to use this insight to set better priorities.
2. Book marketing is all about creating relationships. The only reason to hire a [...]
Here’s some more ways to use video clips for authors.
1) Have you been You Tube’d? If you haven’t this is the #1 place to load your book video.
2) Put your video on your own website, don’t let a single visitor land on your site without getting the touch and feel of your book.
3) Send a [...]
This post about LinkedIn comes from Mahesh Grossman, President
The Authors Team, and Author of Write a Book Without Lifting a Finger.
He writes:
LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, just changed my life.
To be honest, until a few weeks ago, I never took it seriously. From time to time a friend or an acquaintance [...]
On October 7, ’07 I posted an article on how to plan a book blog tour and then again on February 2, ’08 I posted another one about virtual book tours. I have been fascinated with the concept and thought it was a brilliant way to take advantage of the technology that is out there.
Book [...]
If you are an author and want to know how to market your book I encourage you to subscribe to John Kremer’s Book Marketing Tip of the Week and visit his website it is a rich source of information.
John is offering a once a month complimentary Q & A Teleseminar.He wrote in his e-zine.. I [...]
This is a question I get asked all the time. Let’s see what Scott Jeffrey, www.BestSellingAuthor.com has to say.
The decision to self-publish versus publishing with a major publisher is sometimes irrelevant. Can you get a publishing contract from a major publisher? Naturally, this isn’t such a straightforward question since you really don’t know until [...]
by Jean-Noel Bassior
1. Forget the horror stories you’ve heard about the publishing world
Your friend Jason told you that his cousin’s mother, Edith, sent her manuscript to a publishing house or literary agent two years ago – and she’s still waiting for a response. What Jason left out is that Edith wrapped her 400-page manuscript [...]
