Critical Reviews As part of the author community you’ve heard people gripe about “bad reviews”. You’ve even taken a day to yourself because of one or two. But here’s the silver lining. That one bad review can help prevent more bad reviews. As a reader, I always look at the bad reviews. Even with … [Read more...] about 5 “Bad” Parts of Publishing That Aren’t Bad at All
Working (and Publishing) From Home with Multiple Children
As a mother of three, listening to this Being Boss podcast episode on how to manage your business with children was… frustrating. It’s not their fault. The transition from no kids to one is a huge change and can be challenging. That wasn't the case for me. My oldest napped at the same time every … [Read more...] about Working (and Publishing) From Home with Multiple Children
How to be a Good Podcast Guest
Outreach is the best way to grow your organic traffic and build your brand. Podcasts are huge right now so it just makes sense for authors to take advantage of this. Here are the things we’ve realized are really important after seven months of podcasting. Use Your Laptop or Computer Having a … [Read more...] about How to be a Good Podcast Guest
Book Marketing 101: Outreach
All these posts have been to help you set up Tim Grahl’s Connection System. So how do we connect with readers? Through outreach to influencers. Outreach is how you drive traffic to your newly optimized site and get new subscribers to your list and new readers to your books. The … [Read more...] about Book Marketing 101: Outreach
Painful Book Marketing Myth #1
You need money to market or your book won't ever be seen.I hate this myth in particular. I talk about Tim Grahl, Joanna Penn, and Nick Stephenson a lot on here. The reason for that is they’ve done it. They are more successful than I even want to be. Tim is so successful that he had to find twenty … [Read more...] about Painful Book Marketing Myth #1
Successful Author Starter Kit
I've been thinking about ways to share the unique tools and people I've found in this industry over the last several years. I still have plans for a pretty epic giveaway but I want to provide this information now. There are so many amazing tools and so much information out there, it can be difficult … [Read more...] about Successful Author Starter Kit
Book Marketing 101: Website
**Note** some links provided are affiliate links. Why do you need an author website? I’ve heard from more than one person that websites will be obsolete because of things like Facebook pages and Tumblr. While Facebook and tumbler have their place in this process, I wouldn’t count on that (at … [Read more...] about Book Marketing 101: Website
Not All Email Subscribers Are Created Equal
If you’ve been in the indie game--or publishing in general--you’ve heard about email lists. We have several articles about them on this site because it’s the most effective way to build an author career.But not all email subscribers are created equal. You may have noticed this … [Read more...] about Not All Email Subscribers Are Created Equal