The strict definition of stop words is words that are automatically omitted from a computer-generated index. You probably know about the importance of keywords when it comes to online writing. To get your articles to appear on the first couple of pages of a search engine, you need to choose relevant keywords. But as part…
What are the advantages of publishing wide in self-publishing and becoming an independent author? I have written before about the pros and cons of Amazon KDP Select. For many authors, it is a difficult choice to make. On the one hand, Amazon is by far the largest online book retailer. But it demands exclusive rights to…
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You finished writing and publishing your book. Now you need to learn how to market a book online to sell it. If you are indie publishing, you only need three base elements to continue building your online book promotion. In short, these three elements are a blog, social media, and effective online promotion. With these…
Are you a new writer looking to publish your articles online? Your first step is to research the best publishing platforms, which might be a little confusing at first because there are so many choices. But before you rush in, you need to decide which sites or services suit your topic or writing style. Are…
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Amazon Author Central is a fantastic promotional tool for self-published authors. But why does Amazon Author Central UK persist with a separate page for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) self-publishers? An Amazon author page should be just that. A page, and only one. Why are UK authors penalized by having their Amazon Author Central UK pages…
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Can you automate social media posts for book promotion? Spending hours every day promoting a book is hard work and time-consuming. It is often counter-productive as it eats into your writing time. Endlessly adding posts manually to your social networks can help. But is all this hard work effective? The answer is probably yes, but…
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Do you want to know how to publish an ebook for free? Free is the operative word on the Internet, so why shouldn’t free be applied to self-publishing an ebook? Yes, you can self-publish an ebook without spending a cent. But authors who want to make a lot of money by self-publishing a book for…
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Many self-published authors fail to give their books the best chance of success because they are in such a rush to publish that they overlook so many basics. It is the main reason for low book sales. Many authors new to self-publishing get many basic things backward, upside down, and back the front. The result…
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Here is a quick list of Twitter for authors tips, tricks, and how-to’s that may help you understand how Twitter works. In a recent article about actions to increase book sales, I mentioned that you could leverage Twitter to become a great traffic driver. Since then, I have received some messages wanting more information about…
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Using Word Styles is the easiest way to format an ebook in Word before you publish your ebook. You will also need to make sure that your document is clean of any background code that can affect fonts, paragraph styles, and line spacing in your ebook. All of these background elements can alter the look…
