What author doesn’t want to sell thousands of books on Amazon? I would love to brag about doing that, but I like many authors have had some trouble connecting to my audience. Bruce the Book Guy has made $322,650 selling his books on Amazon. His new book, How I Made $322,650 Selling Books on Amazon…
Videos are big all over the internet in part is because they encourage lots of engagement. Facebook Author pages that make use of video are ranked higher in the Facebook Newsfeed algorithm. This means that these pages will be seen as valuable and shown to more people organically. Facebook has more than one billion monthly…
There are many perks to being an indie author. Indie authors have total control on how to market and write their books. The biggest detractor of being an indie author is you have to fund the book publishing and writing process yourself. When I published my first novel, What Goes Around Comes Around, I had…
Many authors are intimidated by the thought of putting up a website, however in this current environment where everyone is on their phones a basic author website or blog is a must. One of the first places people check is your online presence. It isn’t easy to put together an author site but it is…
Much of my writing is done in the library or coffee house. My writing tools are portable. (Please check out my post Successful Writing Tip#7: Top 3 Writing Tools) I have a writing bag that contains my laptop, pens, pads, beverage, snacks and ear plugs in my bag. It is always ready to go. Organization…
I have been on a promotion trail since publishing my novel, What Goes Around Comes Around. It is hard to get people to buy your book. The are a lot of reasons for this but I think the biggest is getting people to know you and your book. It is even more difficult for indie…
Here are some quick tips you can do as a author to stay on top of your book marketing game. In a previous post 5 Low Cost Ways to Promote Your Book I talk about what an author must do to market their book after publication. Book marketing is non-stop. The number one reason why…
In this ecommerce society bookstores are taking a beating. Sales are down and stores are eliminating full time staff as a way to cut costs. I love bookstores and find a lot of value in them as a self published author that I outline in this post. Bookstores are creative spaces where people can meet…
It is not enough for a writer to only write. Content is king and very important but if people can’t find your site there really isn’t a point. I attended at talk by Yoan Ante hosted by the WordPress New Jersey Meetup. Yoan is the author of The Book on Service Business SEO. He owns…
I use numerous tools when I am writing however I wanted to share my Top 3 Writing Tools that I use on a regular basis and could not be without. #1 My Laptop There are certain things I need in order to write. A laptop is essential when I write as I can save drafts…