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Many authors and writers use a self-hosted WordPress site because of the promotional benefits it offers. But do you know how to secure your WordPress site? WordPress is, without a doubt, the most popular blogging platform. It offers so many features, including free themes, plugins, and functions not available on free platforms. When it comes…

There are hundreds of reasons you need to edit a photo or an image, and free online photo editors can often do the job. Adobe Photoshop is expensive and not easy to use unless you are a professional. However, we all need to do a little photo editing or resize images and crop them for simple…

It might sound technical, but search engine optimization (SEO) is relatively easy to understand. Let’s look at how authors can use it to help attract more readers. When you write articles or posts on your blog or website, you apply a set of simple practices to help people find them. You write, and a lot…

You might want to know how to add text to a picture, image, or photo for many reasons. Are you a blogger or an article writer? Adding a few words to your featured images is a quick and easy way to make them unique and highly communicative. To prevent copying, you can use text tools…

Your domain name is by far the most crucial choice you will make for your new blog or website. But how to choose a domain name? When you build a website or blog to promote your books, the first decision you need to make is your domain name. Domain name registration is quick and inexpensive.…

Are you considering Google Docs as an offline word processor instead of Word? Microsoft is moving away from standalone software to a subscription and web-based service. It is a monthly charge that you could do without paying for basic online word processing. Why pay for all the programs you will never use by installing Office…

It’s very easy to learn how to convert Word to epub and mobi. But why do you need to convert your Word document? Most ebook reading devices use the epub format. But the mobi ebook format, or Kindle book format, is the only file type that can be read on Kindle devices and Kindle apps.…

Do you have an author site or blog? Have you thought about how to monetize a blog for authors? You can write, of course. But relying on book sales income is, for most authors, fraught with the danger of sales cycles. Some months can be good, others not so fantastic, and there are times of…

You want to know how to write a book, but you’re not sure where to start. If you have ever dreamed of writing a book and becoming an author, you’ll find no better time than now to do it. It’s easy to write a book. All you need to do is write between 40,000 and…

Are there any definitive rules on how to punctuate book titles? Yes, there are broadly accepted rules for the punctuation of book and chapter titles. They are very similar to correctly punctuating titles in shorter works such as poems, short stories, songs, and musical albums. But yes, but when it comes to punctuation for book…