A few tips to help new writers avoid the same mistakes I made. Written by Leslie Wibberley When I returned to an old passion of mine, writing, just under five years ago, I was hopelessly uninformed about pretty much everything about the writing … [Read More...]
Marketing, Exposure and Sales
Today I got a message from one of my customers. I could hear the "pain" underlying her questions simply because I too have experienced (and still do experience) that same level of pain and frustration. I think that in my correspondence … [Read More...]
The one thing that is sure to kill sales is BAD GRAMMAR and TYPOS
Take a look at these scathing reviews. 2-star review The concept was excellent. The execution fell through on many levels. He kept using there instead of their. I had to stop reading. . 1-star review Wish I had opened this book sooner, I would … [Read More...]
Have You Fallen In Love With Your Book Cover?
I know you've seen some HIDEOUS book covers. I've certainly encountered my share of awful covers and can't help wondering, "What are they THINKING?" Back in the far distant past, when I was publishing "paper books" a customer said to me, "I could … [Read More...]
What is PLR Content and How Can You Use It?
What is PLR Content? PLR stands for Private Label Rights and it has everything to do with copyright. When someone sells you private label rights they are selling you a license to use their work and call it your own. They are basically selling you … [Read More...]
Choosing A Micro Niche Within The Historical Romances Category
Planning on writing a historical romance? The key to success is choosing a micro niche (sub-sub-category) that you know something about and that captures your imagination. If you don't enjoy history, and don't READ historical romances,this is not … [Read More...]
How To Properly Add Cannonical Links To Your Medium Articles
What IS A Canonical Link? A canonical link, also know as a canonical tag "is a way of telling search engines that a specific URL represents the master copy of a page. Using the canonical tag prevents problems caused by identical or "duplicate" … [Read More...]
Reviews, Reviews and MORE Reviews
How To Get More Book Reviews: Your Website
Your Website or Author Blog is your MOST important marketing resource. You should be building your website or author blog with two things in mind: The first is to build your email list. The second is to engage your followers. Whether you are starting with just one book, or you have many … each book must […]
7 Ways To Get Those All Important Reviews For Your Kindle Book
You can’t even give a book away for free without at least one review. Here are seven different ways to get reviews. Some of them are fast, some of them are very effective, all of them work. Most of them are free, if you don’t count the hours you will put into it, and others […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Social Media
Are you using social media to get reviews? One of the purposes of having set up your social media channels is to promote your book. This includes getting reviews. Whether you are engaged on ONE channel or a dozen, that is your choice and depends on your communication preferences and time constraints. Channels could include: […]
BEST Books on How To Get Book Reviews
This list of books is all about different ways to get those all important Book Reviews. I’ve read all of them and more. I’ve chosen these books because they all contain good solid information … some are for beginners, others are for experienced authors and communicators. Some of them are very quick reads, while others […]
HOW To Ask Bloggers For A Review — The RIGHT Way!
Review Bloggers are first and foremost, book LOVERS. They spend countless hours reading and writing reviews on books in their favorite genres. Guest Editor, Kasey Giard has posted over 500 reviews on her blog, The Story Sanctuary and has rejected many review requests for good reason! Take a look at some of the review requests […]
Asking for Book Reviews
How Do Some Authors Get HUNDREDS Of Great Reviews, While Others Get Nothing? Reviews are a self-publishers #1 priority —because reviews help sell MORE books. Self-publishing a book and then successfully SELLING it is made up of two essential components: your book package and your marketing plan. Both of these need to be in place before you […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Purchase Reviews
Purchasing Reviews? I have my ears covered and am hiding under my desk. Many of you are morally outraged. It is against Amazon rules isn’t it? Yes … and NO! Keep reading, because reviews are being purchased every day. First of all there is Amazon’s VINE program. Though it says upfront that it is a […]