How to Blog a Book

Inspiring You to Build Visibility, Boost Authority and Become an Author Post by Post

Inspiring You to Build Visibility, Boost Authority and Become an Author Post by Post

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What Is SEO and Should Book Bloggers Care About It?

Bloggers and website owners seem to obsess about search engine optimization (SEO). As a writer or book blogger, you might be wondering, “What the heck is SEO and should I even care about it?” You do need to know what SEO is and care about it to some extent, but if you write a good […]

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How Blogging a Book Provides You with a Continuous Flow of Blog Posts

The core principle behind blogging a book lies in having the forethought to plan out your idea in post-sized bits that you write and publish on your blog. Instead of blogging aimlessly and then going back and booking your blog, prior to beginning to write your book you develop a content plan that determines the […]

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How a Blog Series Created Reader Demand for a Booked Blog

When Angela Ackerman and I started The Bookshelf Muse back in 2008, we had no intention of turning its content into a book. Mostly, we just wanted to help and encourage other writers. As critique partners, we knew that our characters tended to repeat body cues for certain emotions (mine were always shifting their feet […]

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Simple Book Title and Content Idea for Blogging a Book

Today’s guest post is by Roger. C. Parker. It is reprinted with permission from his Published & Profitable blog. If you’re looking for a simple book title & content idea for blogging a book in your field, take a look at 100 Ideas that Changed Photography. Often, startlingly simple, effective ideas provide the foundation for […]

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Why You Need an Email List and a Subscriber List for Your Blogged Book

As you blog your book, provide readers with a way to subscribe to your blog’s feed. Encourage them to become “subscribers” so they can get the most recent posts using a variety of really simple syndication, or RSS, applications or readers or in their email box. But don’t forget to also  encourage readers to sign […]

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Universal Content Marketing Productivity Tip For Blogging A Book

Today’s guest post is by Roger. C. Parker. It is reprinted with permission from his Published & Profitable blog. Are you looking for a content marketing productivity tip to save time blogging your book? The hardest part of blogging a book is choosing a book title and selecting topics for your content marketing blog posts. […]

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Is Subsidy Publishing the Same as Self-Publishing?

If I told you to publish your blogged book with a vanity publisher you’d probably tell me I was crazy.  Yet, many of you will consider (or may be considering) doing just that and will call it self-publishing. About now you’re probably scratching your head and trying to figure out what the heck I’m talking […]

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