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 world. All I knew is that I loved to put words down […]
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 with her I had been blithering on and on about exposure. So she […]
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 have asked for my money back. Very poor English usage. Even […]
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 see your book across the entire room, it just popped out at […]
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 intellectual property rights to their work. The license is used […]
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 the place to start. There are plenty of other micro niches in which you can build a […]
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” content appearing on multiple URLs. Practically speaking, the canonical tag tells search […]
The Bold Quality You Need For Freelance Writing Success
It takes more than writing skills to make it out there. Written by Tonya S. Ware It’s hard for some freelance writers to get the money they deserve for the work that they do. They are too scared, too uncertain, too shy, or have not learned what it takes to get what they want. In […]
Don’t Allow Your Website To Be Held Hostage
Over the years as a freelance writer and SEO service provider I have run into numerous clients who have had their websites held hostage for one reason or another. Some of the time the problem is relatively easy to resolve, other times it can become a full blown hostage crises. It all starts with NOT […]
Could Writing Billionaire Romances Be The Key To Building Your Own Publishing Empire?
Billionaire Romances have a HUGE following of avid and loyal fans. Not only will they purchase a whole series in one buying session, but they will consistently look for other Billionaire authors to follow. . What ARE Billionaire Romances? They are a micro niche within the overall romance category labeled “Contemporary.” And there is NO […]