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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…
Email marketing was, is, and will be an effective method of improving the performance of your business. Are you using email marketing for book promotion? As a self-published author, you have to pay attention to all the aspects that surround your activity and book promotion strategies. Simply put, you shouldn’t perceive yourself just as the…
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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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How to learn how to write from well-known authors. Myself, I daydreamed about creating and publishing a novel from my early childhood. What does it take? We deal with academic paper writing in higher educational institutions. Some of us take great enjoyment in writing and begin to create short stories. But only a few dare…
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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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