Author Promotion

There are many great free WordPress plugins for writers and authors. If you are serious about promoting your writing, book marketing, and building your author platform, you will probably consider a self-hosted WordPress site. To get the maximum value from all your posts and pages, you need plugins that will help improve site performance, increase…

You see sharing buttons on many sites you visit. But do readers use social share buttons today, or have they become blind to them? Perhaps you have a set of buttons on your site or blog. If you do, how effective are they? How many of your site visitors click to share? When you visit…

Help your book sales with these 5 easy author book marketing tips. Easy book marketing tips for authors might sound a little trite. But the most fundamental and important book marketing issues can often be overlooked. Particularly in the mad rush for book sales after you release your book. There are many ways to market a…

Do you need to change your Facebook marketing for books? If you are an author or content writer promoting your books or articles with a Facebook business page, it is time for a rethink. Social media marketing always needs some tweaking, but in the case of Facebook pages, so much has changed in recent times.…

Your blog, books, and social media presence are all open targets for people with negative attitudes. So, you need to learn how to deal with criticism. It is common to get petty and negative comments on your blog articles or harsh criticism of your books on Amazon. Goodreads has had a checkered history. But a…

SEO for authors sounds technical. But the basics of SEO (search engine optimization) are relatively easy to understand. Let’s look at how you can use it to help attract more book buyers. Search engines are like huge digital libraries. They categorize and index web pages on the Internet and then suggest the most relevant pages…

I’m writing blog posts and publishing every few days. But no one reads my blog! It’s a problem for many bloggers, especially authors trying to promote their books with an author promotion blog. Getting people to read your blog is not easy. But if you run a blog, there are some simple fixes that can…

What is personal branding for authors? When you hear the word “branding,” you probably associate it with well-known brands like Apple, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Nike, Toyota, and Sony. These are great examples of iconic corporate branding. Their logos are the pillar of their marketing strategy, and consumers instantly recognize them as almost a trademark of quality…

I am sure many authors may cringe at the words affiliate marketing. But please sit back and relax for a moment because the Amazon Associates program can work to your advantage. If you are an author, you write, publish, promote, and sell your books and ebooks. Then, at the end of each month, you receive…