Blogging isn’t like the movie Field of Dreams. If you build it—your blog, they—your readers—will not come. You need a plan to attract a blog audience, and you must work that plan. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, offers several audience-building strategies that work…and work well. When […]
3 Key Elements to Building a Blog Audience
Many writers begin blogging for one reason: to build an audience. They need a platform to publish books successfully. But to build a blog audience you need to do more than blog. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, offers a three-step strategy to help you attract an audience for […]
How to Share Your Blog Posts in Facebook Communities
Given that many Facebook communities or groups don’t allow you to promote—and you don’t want to be one of those pushy authors saying “Buy my book!” all the time, how do you best use Facebook for book promotion? Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, has the solution. If you have […]
The Introverted Blogger: Online Networking Tips for Introverts
If you want to build a successful blog—and book, you need to have an online presence and be visible to your target audience. That means that even if you are introverted, you must find ways to use the Internet to network. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) offers tips for developing […]
How to Cold Pitch a Guest Post at a Powerful Blog
Writing guest posts for polar blogs remains one of the best ways to increase the reach of your work. But how do you pitch a guest post (and land the gig) when you dont’ have the same kind of success as the sites for which you’d like to write? In this post, freelance writer and […]
Three Essential Elements for Building a Strong Blog Community
Did you ever wonder if anyone reads your posts? You see the visitor count, but no one comments on posts. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) offers three simple but powerful elements you may have forgotten that build a strong—and engaged—blog community. Your research, write, edit, rinse, repeat. And you post, […]
Website offers Opportunity for Feedback and Crowdsourcing
As you blog your book, you can benefit by sharing bits and pieces of your manuscript on a new site called Medium. You might be surprised at how well this site works for obtaining early feedback on your concept or story and for crowdsourcing information related to your topic. Plus, if your posts are popular, […]
How a Blog Creates Visibility for Your Book
One of the primary reasons to blog a book revolves around creating visibility for you and your book. You want lots of potential readers to easily “see” you, or find you, on line so they will purchase your book. How do you create this visibility? Here are the three primary ways to increase visibility for […]
How to Create Community Around Your Blogged Book
If you are writing any kind of book that inspires people to do something, you might want to create a community of some sort around your blog and your blogged book. This can serve as a great promotional tool for both your book and your book-related business if, for example, your blogged book asks readers […]
