When using Pinterest an author has another way to promote. Pinterest uses graphics to advertise. Covers, great covers, will showcase a book. Pinterest is another great way an author can showcase their books. First, you should create a Pinterest account, but you don’t need one to share covers. You don’t even have to have a blog. However, both […]
Make Your Blog Work For You: Share
Want more people to see your blog? Learn where to share it. I’ve been tweeting, Facebooking, and using Pinterest for years. It’s just now I’ve learned of different places to share my blog. * Please note that this post may contain affiliate links. So, this means that if you purchase something from that affiliate link, I will get a commission. I only recommend items that […]
How Authors Can Brand Themselves
Authors Are A Brand Before you can brand yourself, you must decide what you want people to say about you. Focus on the genre you specialize in. Search for then join groups that have an interest in your genre. After you have become a member of the group, become active. Advertise, read other posts, and participate in discussions. When you decide what you want others […]
Instagram Challenge: Try It For Summer Fun
Ready for an Instagram Challenge? What is an Instagram Challenge? An Instagram Challenge is when you challenge your followers to post certain things on Instagram. Why an Instagram Challenge: Instagram is a favorite social media platform. This will help build your presence on Instagram and give people a reason to interact with you. The challenge should gain you more followers. Builds trust when your followers […]
Instagram: a better way to advertise your books?
Is Instagram a better way to advertise your books? Many sources say this app is. I don’t have a lot of experience with Instagram, but I’ve heard this app is better than twitter for advertising your books. Just when it seems I’ve got one type of social media under control another on pops up. It can be frustrating and time consuming, but once you have […]
Amazon Giveaways Increase Sales
Will Amazon giveaways increase sales? This needs to be explored. The most important thing in increasing sales is by getting your product (your book) in the hands of the consumers. By giving away free books you increase your audience. Ideally, by receiving and reading the free book the consumer then goes on to read other books you have published. To inrease sale you must increase […]
How To Grow Your Blog: alt text & featured image
Using ‘alt text’ and ‘featured images’ can help grow your blog. For example, the theme of this blog is ‘alt text and featured images’. We would want the alt text to read: How to grow your blog by using alt text. So what is alt text? It is what appears if for some reason your image does not load on the website. As well as […]
How to use Goodreads to sell more books: Friends
Follow my blog with Bloglovin FRIENDS/FOLLOWERS ON GOODREADS An author needs friends and follower–lots of them. We need them for our email promo group, twitter, blogs, google +1, snapchat, Instagram and so many more that I’ve probably not heard of. Goodreads offers the ability to friend people you don’t know and follow authors whose books interest you. The reader/author can be selective or accept anyone […]
Growing Your Blog: deep links, questions, and SEO
Today I want to talk about steps that will help grow your blog. If you want to be successful, you will utilize deep links and SEO-ready images. Also, if you want comments, you will write a question at the end of the post. All of these things will help the reader identify with your blog. What are these three points and how does a blogger accomplish […]
How to use Goodreads to sell more Books: Bookshelves
Despite the fact that the Goodreads site is hard for me to negotiate, meandering through everything gets easier with use. Goodreads is set up for readers not authors. But if one is a creative author, the site can be used to help sell books. What do all authors want? TO SELL BOOKS! This site lists all types of ways to use Goodreads. However, after […]
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