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August 9, 2022 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Don’t Believe these 4 Common Publishing Myths if You Want to Publish Successfully

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You are a blogger with an idea for a book. Maybe you even want to blog a book, but you know nothing about the publishing industry or how to become a successful author. So you begin to research online. Maybe you take an online course or read a few books. At that point, you think […]

Filed Under: Landing an Agent or Traditional Publisher, Success Strategies Tagged With: blog a book, blogging, business plan, change agent, creative process, idea, personal growth, planning, platform, purpose

February 8, 2022 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

How to Build a Powerful Local Audience for Your Blog and Book

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Everyone talks about building a platform online. However, you can also build a strong local audience by teaming up with bookstores and libraries in your community. Today Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) provides all the information you need to create avid readers and book buyers with face-to-face meetings. As a blogger and author, you spend so much […]

Filed Under: Building Community, Promote Your Book, Promotion Tagged With: audience, blog, blog a book, bloggers, blogging, blogging a book, book sellers, lilbraries, local audience, local book events, local bookstores, platform, platform building

October 8, 2019 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Design Tips and Tools for Creating Lead Magnets

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Lead magnet. Every blogger should know this term and how to produce one. After all, it’s the key to building an email list, and your email list is an important platform element. But how do you create this free gift offered in return for an email address? Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and […]

Filed Under: Promotion, Success Strategies Tagged With: blog, blog a book, blogging, email marketing, lead magnet, platform, tools

September 24, 2019 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

3 Key Elements to Building a Blog Audience

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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 […]

Filed Under: Building Community, Increasing Traffic, Promotion, Publicizing Your Blog, Success Strategies Tagged With: blog, blog a book, blog audience, blogging, build audience, platform

September 18, 2018 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

7 Things You Need to Do to Build Your Platform

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A platform can mean the difference between landing or not landing a book deal. It also can make the difference between successful on unsuccessful book sales. Today, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) provides seven effective ways to build your platform and increase the likelihood of your blog and book succeeding. Building a robust platform is one of […]

Filed Under: Publicizing Your Blog, Success Strategies Tagged With: author platform, blog-to-book deal, blogging, book sales, platform, Promotion, publishing deal

August 28, 2018 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

Free Online Tools to Make Blogging Your Book Easier

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Research, document filing, editing, and writing for your reader. There’s a lot to think about as you blog your book. The process can feel easy rather than overwhelming, though, if you test out some of the great online tools suggested by Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords). See how much more productive you are—and how much more you […]

Filed Under: Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: audience, blogging, book promotion, platform, Twitter

July 24, 2018 by Nina Amir 1 Comment

3 Rules of Thumb for Creating Successful Twitter Book Promotions

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If you’re looking for a good social media platform to help you build a platform online and, at some point, promote your book, don’t discount Twitter. Freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) explains what a huge opportunity exists on Twitter and offers a few valuable tips for getting the most out of promoting yourself […]

Filed Under: Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: audience, blogging, book promotion, platform, Twitter

February 28, 2017 by Nina Amir 2 Comments

How to Take a Multi-Channel Approach to Your Social Media Sharing

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Social media. Every time I talk about this topic with writers and bloggers, they cringe. No one wants to use social media for business, and they don’t want to take a multi-channel approach and have a presence on every single site even though they know they should. Here’s the bad news: You do, indeed, need […]

Filed Under: Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: blogger, blogging, platform, Promotion, social media, social media marketing

January 31, 2017 by Nina Amir 18 Comments

How to Create a Social Media Marketing Plan for Your Blog

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Today bloggers and authors must use social media to market their posts and books. Social media marketing represents an integral part of attracting readers and selling books. In this guest post, Jennifer Brown Banks (@PENPROSPER1) provides the essential elements of any effective social media marketing plan. Plus, several writers add their best social media marketing […]

Filed Under: Platform, Promotion, Publicizing Your Blog, Success Strategies Tagged With: blogging, blogging success, marketing, platform, Promotion, social media, social media marketing plan

January 29, 2015 by Nina Amir Leave a Comment

3 Mistakes to Avoid for a Successful Book-Blogging Venture

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When I created this site and began blogging my book, I became a guinea pig. I had not seen my idea put into action by anyone else, but I felt sure it would work. I was the test subject. As such, I learned from my mistakes, but you don’t have to do that. You can […]

Filed Under: Building a Better Blog, How to Begin Blogging a Book, Publicizing Your Blog Tagged With: blog plan, book blogging, book plan, email marketing system, mailing list, mistakes, platform, subscriber list

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