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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Write Out Loud: How to Start Podcasting

By Catharine Bramkamp (@cbramkamp) I’m pleased to introduce Catharine Bramkamp. Catharine is a writer, author, and writing coach. This is the first article in a four-part series from Catharine about podcasting. In this post, she explains how to podcast and why authors should be running their own podcasts. You’ve been blogging for a while. So […]

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The 4 Things You Must Do to Succeed as an Indie Author

It seems as if every day blogs, news agencies, radio shows, or podcasts blast out stories of indie authors making bestseller lists somewhere. Yet,  the average books sells only 300 printed copies per year. The average ebook author sells only 560 copies per year and doesn’t earn enough to support himself. According to a Digital […]

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Do Subscribers Really Matter?

Most bloggers primarily focus on subscribers. One they get traffic to their sites, they want them to subscribe to the blog. But do subscribers really matter? Should this be your primarily focus, especially if you are a published or aspiring author or an author building a business around your book? Not necessarily. Subscribers represent a […]

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How to Quit Your Day Job and Start Your Dream Business

When I first developed a presence on the internet, I wanted to accomplish three things: establish myself as an expert, build author platform and build my dream business. I didn’t really know what I was doing. I ended up with two static (html) websites and six blogs. These days, there’s better information out there for […]

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How to Turn Your Courses Into (Blogged) Books (Part 2)

Imagine this scenario: You decide to monetize your knowledge and create an online course. You produce the videos, documentation and membership access. In addition to explaining the benefits of the course, your sales page features a picture of you and bio explaining that you are an authority on this particular topic. You mention that you […]

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How to Turn Your Courses Into (Blogged) Books (Part 1)

If you are a savvy blogger or blogpreneur, you’ve taken your subject matter and turned it into online courses. Each course is probably made up of a variety of audio or video segments, or modules. You may even have a written component to your offering as well, such as a workbook, homework sheets or handouts. […]

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Use Your Blog and Blogged Book to Help Readers Keep Resolutions

Every year 45 percent of American’s make New Year’s resolutions. That’s why the personal growth industry continues to thrive and why self-help and inspirational books sell so well. People seek solutions to the problems they feel hold them back and answers to the questions they have about how to improve their lives. Yet, every year […]

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How to Use Pressbooks to Go Blog-to-Book (Part 2)

 Guest post by Carla King   This is the second part of Carla King’s post on how to use Pressbooks.com to go blog-to-book. To read part one, click here. Add Front and Back Matter You’ll want to compose an introduction, copyright page, acknowledgements, and an about the author page. (Don’t forget to provide links to […]

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How to Use Pressbooks to Go Blog-to-Book (Part 1)

Guest post by Carla King When I found out that PressBooks had a blog-to-book tool, frankly, I didn’t expect much, as similar tools I’ve tried have crashed or stalled in the middle of the process without so much as an error message. But because, after all, it is my job, I was obligated to take […]