4 Website Musts For Authors

Authors have specific website needs. In this article, we discuss the top 4.

Capturing an Editor's Attention: How to Increase the Odds of Getting Published

From the author of Writing Copy for Dummies, five practical, proven secrets for getting an editor's attention -- and getting your article published or your press release read.

The Joys Of Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing can be painless! Learn the art of self-publishing...

Query and Cover Letters: A Quick How To

A basic outline for query and cover letters.

The Shoe Doesn't Tell The Foot How Big To Grow!

Editors who belittle authors deserve a special place in the afterlife, according to best-selling author, popular speaker, sales and service coach, and President of Customersatisfaction, Dr. Gary S. Goodman. They make the same mistake Boston made in trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees, and look at the curse that brought to Beantown, says this expert in customer service and sales training and radio and TV expert commentator!

Self Publishing 101 - Optimizing Your Book Marketing Plan

To market your self published book successfully, you don't need a book full of jargon and buzzwords - but you do need a marketing plan. For most authors, and many large publishers , a marketing plan will produce rather underwhelming results. There are numerous opportunities for a book marketing plan to go awry, so I've outlined a few of them below that are the most common and fundamental - hopefully this will help you avoid them!

7 Title Templates that Go the Extra Mile for Your Book

If you don't want your book and material in general to be lost in the sea of information streaming into your reader's consciousness each day, you must title them well.

Tips to Get your Query Letter Noticed!

How can you make your query letter stand out from the rest? I offer some tips to make your letter one that gets read!

High Prices: A Great Way to Keep Readers from Buying Your Book

Most authors do not know how to price their books. They think that the best way to recoup costs or convey value is to have a high cover price. What they fail to remember is basic economics: higher prices equal fewer sales. If you’re an author who has yet to build a following, then higher prices are simply going to mean only a few family members and some very kind friends will buy your book.

Instantly Boost Your Ebook Sales With an Ebook Cover Image

It's important to represent your ebook with an image. When used correctly, quality ebook covers can double and even triple your ebook sales.

Use the Power of the Internet to Sell Your Book

Here’s the challenge for today’s authors: The number of books published each year is increasing (195,000 titles in 2003 alone), books sales are decreasing, and only brand-name authors are getting the necessary support to market their books. The unfortunate result is that most authors aren’t going to see even modest book sales. The solution for authors is the Internet.

Times Change And So Should Our Publishing Strategies

Beginning writers should devote their time and energy to attracting READERS instead of agents and editors. For the time being, forget about the powers that be in the publishing world and consider who your potential audience might be.

A Day in the Life of a Book Reviewer; How a Little Research Can Save You a Ton of Embarrassment!

Yesterday I learned something so valuable that I am compelled to share this with you.

What if You did Your Book Marketing Online?

What if there was something you wanted to share with the World? What if you possessed secrets to an industry or had first hand knowledge of some incredible skill you could teach others? What if you wanted to get the word out and make a little bit of money for your efforts?

Advertising Gold For E-Authors - Extreme Benefits Extraction

What is the FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING a self published e-author needs to do before they can start marketing, and marketing well? Well, that would be going for COPY GOLD ...