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November 9, 2021 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Befriend Your Competition to Grow Your Blog and Book Audience

connect with your book's audience by building connections with the competition

If you think your competition is the enemy, think again. Authors (and bloggers) benefit greatly by developing relationships with others in their niche. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains why this is true and how to connect with your competitors to increase the audience for your blog and book. Before I became an author, I thought […]

Filed Under: Building Community, Increasing Traffic, Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: audience, blog, blog a book, Blog commenting, bloggers, blogging, blogging a book, competition, competitive analysis, competitors, guest blogging, social media

February 16, 2016 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Ensure Your Blog Gets Read and Your Book Sells

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To ensure your blogged book gets read and later, when published, sells, begin your project with a Competition Analysis.  In this section of your business plan, you take a detailed look at what traditionally published books have been written on your topic and how your book compares to them. This information convinces you—or a publisher—that […]

Filed Under: Building a Better Blog, Competing and Complementary Blogs, How to Begin Blogging a Book, How to Decide if You Should Blog a Book Tagged With: books that sell, competition, competitive analysis, marketable book

November 18, 2014 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Produce a Bestseller: Know Your Market

Find your target market to sell more books

This is the second post in a three-part series. To write, or blog, a bestselling book, you must successfully target your market. That means, first, you have to become acquainted with your potential readers and, second, you must discern their questions, problems, pains, interests, and desires. Then, you can craft a book idea that satisfies […]

Filed Under: How to Begin Blogging a Book, What Subjects to Blog About Tagged With: Amazon Top 100, bestseller, competitive analysis, create a bestseller, market analysis

August 12, 2014 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Craft a Book Idea that Sells

Most aspiring authors believe their ideas are unique and readers absolutely need to read their books. Like these writers, you may feel convinced your book idea is new, fresh, timely, different, and essential. It’s great to feel passionate, enthusiastic and confident when the proverbial light bulb goes off, but those feelings—and your conviction—simply aren’t enough […]

Filed Under: How to Begin Blogging a Book Tagged With: book proposal, competitive analysis, how to blog a book, how to write a book, marketable book

August 5, 2014 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

Six Steps to Take Before You Begin Blogging a Book

Most writers simply begin writing the moment they come up with a book idea they feel is worth pursuing. However, it’s best to wait a moment…or a few moments…to focus and evaluate that idea. This helps your book have a chance of succeeding in the ever-more competitive book market. After all, no matter how you […]

Filed Under: How to Begin Blogging a Book Tagged With: blogging a book, book benefits, book content, competitive analysis, market analysis, table of contents, writing steps

March 25, 2014 by Nina Amir 4 Comments

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

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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 […]

Filed Under: Competing and Complementary Blogs, Promotion, Selfpublish Your Blogged Book, The Proposal, What to Do When You Complete Your Blogged Book Tagged With: author platform, business plan for a book, competitive analysis, marketable books, promotion plan, self-publishing

February 28, 2013 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Conduct a Competitive Review to Find Ways to Rise Above Top Blogs

A blog evaluation can help your blog becme a winner.

Blogging Basics for Aspiring Authors: Lesson 17 To gain a competitive advantage in your market as a book blogger, or simply as a blogger, take off your blinders and take a look at the practices employed by successful bloggers. Conduct a competitive analysis by evaluating successful blogs in your category or successful blogs in general […]

Filed Under: Building a Better Blog Tagged With: blog review, competitive analysis, competitive review, improve your blog

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