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Should you show dates on your blog posts? Why would you show the published date if you write evergreen content and articles? It is a logical assumption. If you write a post that is not time-sensitive, like advice or how-to articles, there is no need to show a publishing date on the page. In contrast,…
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There is no escaping the fact that great book covers or ebook covers will give a book the best chance of being noticed by potential readers. The opposite can be said of a terrible ebook cover, as it is a surefire way of telling book buyers to stay away. People do judge a book by…
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When you prepare images for ebooks or websites, you should always compress them to make the file size as small as possible. But compressing images doesn’t mean reducing their size dimensions. Image compression decreases the file size but maintains the image’s original physical dimensions. This process strips the image of unnecessary embedded data and adjusts…
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What is tense control in writing? It is staying in your selected primary tense and time, and then using other tenses to highlight changes in the time frame. Can you switch tenses in writing? Yes, of course, you can change tenses and time. But only when you need to indicate a distinct change. Time and…
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Sharing book covers on social media can be problematic. A book cover is usually portrait, but we live in a landscape world of social media images. Have you noticed that your book cover image or Kindle cover gets cropped on popular social media sites and platforms like Facebook and X (Twitter)? It is a big…
Are you a published author? Do you have a spare ten minutes? DO you have a smartphone? Yes? Well, here are some free book promotion ideas for you. We all have a spare ten minutes somewhere in our busy days. Perhaps when you’re waiting for a bus or train, for a meeting, to pick up…
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As a new writer, you need to avoid the most common writing mistakes. There isn’t a writer who has absolutely perfect grammar control, and even professional writers usually need an editor. When it comes to spelling and grammar errors, every writer makes mistakes. As much as you try to avoid as many as you can, there…
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You don’t need to become an expert in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). However, some basic knowledge can help an author promote their books. You don’t need to take years learning how to optimise content for the web. However, keep in mind that millions of people use Google, Bing, and other search engines every day to…
Learning how to find your book URL on different websites and copy them is a must for book promotion. If you are new to self-publishing, there are so many skills to learn apart from writing. In some ways, writing is the easy part. However, once your book is published, getting the word out on the Internet…
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“I hate writing my author bio!” It’s no secret, is it? Learning how to write an author bio takes a lot of effort for so few words. But you’re an author, so it shouldn’t be that difficult. An author bio should be original Authors and even freelance writers hate writing about themselves and usually resort…
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