Not every page in a book includes a photo, but in the online world, photos do help increase reader engagement. They also may gain you a few readers from other sites, such as Facebook, Pinterest and Google Plus, which rely heavily on images to attract attention. Additionally, when you add a photo to your WordPress […]
Simple Ways to Add a “Call to Action” to Blog Posts
Today’s guest post is written by my colleague, Dana Lynn Smith, The Savvy Book Marketer. Getting traffic to your blog can be a challenge, so it’s important to keep people on your site and engaged for as long as possible, and encourage them to come back again. Think about this – after someone reads a […]
What Material Will You Leave Out of Your Blogged Book?
Prior to beginning to blog your book, create a content plan. This serves as your road map as you write and helps you determine what content to include in your blogged book. Every day when you sit down, you will look at it and know exactly what content to create as part of your manuscript. […]
How to Know if Your Blog Has Any Readers
When I work with newbie bloggers or writers who are blogging but really don’t know that much about blogging, they often tell me proudly how many “hits” they get or how many “visitors” show up each day. They become quite disappointed when I tell them these numbers, especially the first one, mean little to nothing […]
Why Your Blogged Book Should Be Self-Hosted
Every time I speak or teach, I get asked the same question: Why do you recommend a blogged book be on a self-hosted blog? I also get asked why I recommend WordPress over other blogging platforms. These questions are answered in depth in Chapter 5 of my book, How to Blog a Book, and on […]
6 Tips for Blogging a Novel
The process of blogging a book lends itself well to nonfiction. However, there are writers blogging fiction and ending up with “blovels,” or novels created based on the contents of a blog. The term “blovel” was coined by blogger Ana Marie Cox in her novel Dog Days. Much like other bloggers who have landed book deals, […]
Will You End Up With a Blook?
Every since I began this blog I’ve been repeating over and over again that you are blogging a book. And, indeed, you are. What do you end up with, though, once you have a printed book based upon that blogged book? A blook. That’s right. A blook is printed book that contains or is based […]
Join in the How to Blog a Book Launch Day Activities
Today is the OFFICIAL LAUNCH DAY for How to Blog a Book: Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time the book. Today is just one day after that awesome solar eclipse, and that celestial event was supposed to bring with it the opportunity to clear away whatever has been limiting us. […]
The Best Business Plan for a Blogged Book (or Any Book)
To conclude this series on building a business around your book, I’d like to write about business plans. Now, I’m not a great one to spout off about business plans, since my business hasn’t had one until recently–and it’s not really quite done yet, if I’m going to be totally honest. (But I’m working on […]
5 Tips for Social Media Inspiration when Promoting Your Book
Once you’ve blogged a book, promoting it becomes essential. Social media is a critical component to any marketing plan, but it’s easy to get bogged down in your social media efforts. You know you need to keep the content fresh, relevant and interactive, but producing quality content day in and day out can be challenging. Not […]
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