Publishing

Advertising is the Internet’s original sin. Content creation takes a lot of time and hard work. If time is money, you spend an enormous amount of time writing articles and blog posts. When search engines index your work and web pages, people can find and access them. Then they can read everything you write for…

Many new writers think that they should write a book. Then, they leap instantly into publishing and try to become a published author and make mistakes. But it’s much easier to get an article published online. Getting a book deal with a traditional publisher is very difficult if you are a first-time author. You can…

Being greedy is one thing, but slow websites can drive readers to distraction. But being stubborn and refusing to accept reality is another thing altogether. If you read your news online, you will know what I am talking about. Many news websites sites are full of banner ads above the fold. Far too many ads…

Counterfeit and pirated books on Amazon are still a big issue. However, Amazon has taken so little action, and there could also be a problem with other counterfeit goods. You could think that identifying sales of counterfeit books would be easy. If you publish a book on Amazon, surely Amazon could at least check for plagiarism…

Can you make money from Google Adsense advertising? If you have a website or blog, you must have considered adding Google Adsense advertising pay-per-click ad placements to your site. It is one of the easiest ways to make money from your blog. Google Adsense for search works by trying to match what people are looking…

We all want to get more traffic to our blogs and sites, but using misleading SEO clickbait titles never helps. It doesn’t matter if you have a hosted blog using Wordpress hosting or if you are using free blogging platforms. When you start a blog and write blog posts, you want to appear on a Google search results…

Because publishing now happens across blogs, social media, and ebooks, writers often need high-quality images to illustrate their work. However, with the rapid growth of AI-generated artwork, many publishers now prefer authentic photography instead of synthetic images. Luckily, you have plenty of options that still offer images and real photos that fit the bill. Most…

How often should you write new blog posts after you start your blog? At least once per week, but more often is better. It takes a lot of work to set up a new blog. You need to choose your platform and design your blog theme. Perhaps you will have the option to add functionality and…

One of the most common questions I receive from readers via contact messages or comments is, “Is X, Y, or Z publisher legitimate?” As a new author, you want to deal with honest and reliable publishing companies when it comes time to publish your book. In today’s online world, new authors can publish in many…

Don’t let your book promotion get your book banned on social media. Banned books might sound alarmist. But the world is changing. Big online Internet companies and social media networks are increasingly taking aggressive action against many forms of content. For authors, it will have consequences because fiction ranges widely in content and subjects. On…