If you are a self-published author, there is often some confusion about the difference between how to market and promote a book. In essence, marketing should start after you’ve written your first draft and well before you publish. Promoting occurs after your book is published and available for purchase. To give you an example of…
English has such a rich and varied vocabulary that we can always use synonyms in writing. Whatever word you can think of, there is at least another equally good word you can use. Is there another word for thesaurus? Yes, there is. It’s a lexicon, a synonymy, or a synonym dictionary. For writers, synonyms let…
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Yes, writing is hard work if you want to be a great writer. There are a lot of writers out there, but not so many outstanding ones. Writing is a tough gig, and finding your unique voice and style takes a long time. You need to decide if you are writing to inform, advise, convince,…
In an earlier post, I wrote about creating landing pages for books. It is an easy and productive tool authors can use to promote their books. However, to know how your landing pages are performing, you need hard data. You need to know how to track landing pages in Google Analytics to get it. Landing…
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You’ve probably come across plenty of online articles or blog posts with minor or even major grammar mistakes. That’s a good reason why you should care about grammar. Minor errors and typos may not seem like a big deal, but most are avoidable with a little bit of effort and grammar knowledge. Writers who take…
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A book landing page is a standalone web page designed with the singular purpose of getting visitors to take an action. For authors, of course, the action is to buy your book. The main features of a landing page are, by design, very few. There are no headers, sidebars, footers, widgets, or any other distraction…
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You’re a published author, so you know that it’s a challenge to promote self-published books or Kindle ebooks. In an already crowded and competitive market, it can be hard work. Well, unless you can get your book featured in the New York Times. But usually, it will take patience, a lot of work, and a…
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When you gift a Kindle ebook, it can count as a real sale, but … If you need a quick sales boost, offering to gift a Kindle book to readers can help boost your ebook’s sales rank. You need only your recipient’s email address. Then, click the Give as a Gift button on your Amazon…
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Ebooks are convenient but, at the same time, restrictive. The ebook will never replace a real printed book. So many people have said this over the years since the introduction of the ebook by Sony and then, shortly after, by Amazon. There has never been a topic as controversial and divisive in the book publishing…
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Smashwords vs Draft2Digital review for new authors. I have been a (very) long-time user of Smashwords. I have to say that without Mark Coker, there would never have been an alternative to Amazon for self-published authors and small press. But now, I’m using Draft2Digital for distribution to ebook retailers other than Amazon. Why am I changing…
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