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Does social media book promotion still work? In short, no, because of three problems. 1. There is a lack of user intent. 2. You have to pay to get attention. 3. Few people use social media to buy books. Why is social media book promotion failing? Ten or even five years ago, social media was…
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Adsense and Core Web Vitals can work happily together despite what you might read. Yes, at first, I struggled with site speed and slow loading for pages with Adsense, especially on mobile. But with a few tweaks and learning how Google calculates Core Web Vitals (CWV), my sites are now getting all green signals on…
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The choice to use people or persons in writing depends on the context. In most cases, people is the accepted plural form of person. But there are situations when it’s correct to use persons when talking about a specific number of individuals. Peoples is a plural form of people but has limited use. The difference…
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You want to publish a PDF article online but don’t have a website or blog. Most of all, you don’t want to pay to publish your article. Well, there is a quick and easy way you can do it. Learning how to publish a PDF on the web is very easy. Then, you can share your…
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There’s no doubt that the hyphen is disappearing slowly from written English. It’s far more common today to use email rather than e-mail. Perhaps this one word, along with technology, started the hyphen’s demise. However, it’s not all over yet for the humble little dash. It still has many uses, but most of all, it…
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If you like to write on the move, you can find plenty of phone apps for writers. You’re not going to write a whole novel on your phone. But you can use your phone to add a few paragraphs while traveling or waiting around. As a writer, you also want to make sure that what…
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Yes, using too many bad adverbs can be a sign of lazy writing. But as a part of speech, adverbs have their place. You can’t write without them. The problem arises when you use too many weak or poor adverbs that have better alternatives. When you learn to identify these problem adverbs, you can replace…
Bad Adverbs Are Easy To Identify And Fix In Writing Read More »
For new authors, your relationships with book buyers will help you with the launch of your new book. Getting sales for a new book is tough. Really tough. Because self-publishing a book or ebook is so easy, thousands of new authors are releasing new titles every year. The best way to compete is to focus…
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Which spelling is correct? Is it backward or backwards? The good news is that both of them are perfectly correct for this adverb. But it depends on whether you write in US or British English. For US writers, there is no S. But for UK and some other national varieties of English, there is an…
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Learning to write in formal register is easy once you understand the basics. When you write a job application, a business letter, an essay, or an academic article, you need to use the formal register. It’s not only used in writing. In speaking, we use the formal voice when addressing a doctor or judge or…
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