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7 Secrets to Writing Persuasive Back Cover Sales Copy

by Joel Friedlander on May 17, 2013 · 9 comments

Author Blogging 101: Introduction to SEO, Part 2

by Joel Friedlander on May 8, 2013 · 11 comments

Do You Write Memoir or Self-Help? Life at the Inflection Point

by Joel Friedlander on May 6, 2013 · 28 comments

Author Blogging 101: Introduction to SEO, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on May 2, 2013 · 8 comments

Authors Unplugged: Smart Book Marketing Includes Going Offline

by Joel Friedlander on March 13, 2013 · 26 comments

Google+ Communities Create New Networks for Authors and Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on January 23, 2013 · 13 comments

Blogging for Authors and How You Can Help

by Joel Friedlander on January 21, 2013 · 44 comments

5 Reasons It’s Hard to Market Indie Fiction and What to Do About It

by Joel Friedlander on January 9, 2013 · 29 comments

How Will You Be Useful in 2013?

by Joel Friedlander on January 2, 2013 · 3 comments

This Week in the Blogs, December 16 – 22, 2012

by Joel Friedlander on December 23, 2012 · 0 comments

Should Fiction Authors Be Bloggers?

by Joel Friedlander on December 21, 2012 · 74 comments

How to Embed a Twitter Tweet Into Your Blog Post

by Joel Friedlander on December 19, 2012 · 21 comments

How to Create Foundation Posts for Your Blog

by Joel Friedlander on December 10, 2012 · 19 comments

A Community Means Getting a Response

by Joel Friedlander on December 3, 2012 · 5 comments

A New (Free) Way to Sell Books from your Sidebar

by Joel Friedlander on November 30, 2012 · 26 comments

Top 10 Tasks to Get Your Blog Ready for Prime Time

by Joel Friedlander on November 26, 2012 · 21 comments

The Holy Trinity of Abundant Blog Traffic

by Joel Friedlander on November 19, 2012 · 15 comments

This Week in the Blogs, November 11 – 17, 2012

by Joel Friedlander on November 18, 2012 · 3 comments

Top 5 Reasons Nonfiction Authors Should Be Speakers, Too

by Joel Friedlander on November 12, 2012 · 18 comments

Authors, Gather Your Tribe on Twitter

by Joel Friedlander on October 24, 2012 · 18 comments

Social Media Got You Down? New Webinar Can Help

by Joel Friedlander on October 22, 2012 · 5 comments

Quick Tips for Contests & Giveaways

by Joel Friedlander on October 10, 2012 · 22 comments

The Only 2 Things Authors Ought to be Doing

by Joel Friedlander on October 8, 2012 · 52 comments

Author Bloggingg 101: The Evolution of SPAM

by Joel Friedlander on October 1, 2012 · 41 comments

Twitter for the Absolutely Terrified Newbie Author

by Joel Friedlander on September 26, 2012 · 21 comments

Indie Book Publishers: How Do You Use Your Website?

by Joel Friedlander on September 14, 2012 · 3 comments

The Biggest Secret of Book Marketing Success

by Joel Friedlander on September 12, 2012 · 33 comments

The Hub and Outpost Method of Social Media Marketing

by Joel Friedlander on September 10, 2012 · 26 comments

Are You Making These 7 Book Marketing Mistakes?

by Joel Friedlander on September 7, 2012 · 45 comments

How to Find Out What Readers Want

by Joel Friedlander on August 31, 2012 · 24 comments

Should Authors Pay for Book Reviews?

by Joel Friedlander on August 29, 2012 · 108 comments

Your Guide to 11 Kinds of WordPress Blog Pages

by Joel Friedlander on August 27, 2012 · 16 comments

What Offer Does Your Author Blog Make?

by Joel Friedlander on August 13, 2012 · 27 comments

Audio: Interview with Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound

by Joel Friedlander on August 8, 2012 · 13 comments

Authors: It’s All About Book Marketing

by Joel Friedlander on August 6, 2012 · 11 comments

“What’s Up With Self-Publishing?” Program in San Francisco Tomorrow

by Joel Friedlander on July 30, 2012 · 1 comment

Video: Bookstore Distribution

by Joel Friedlander on July 27, 2012 · 42 comments

9 Keys to Blogging Success from A-List Bloggers

by Joel Friedlander on July 25, 2012 · 35 comments

Video: The Book Marketing Continuum

by Joel Friedlander on July 20, 2012 · 29 comments

Yo, Author, You Spamming Me?? Cut it Out!

by Joel Friedlander on July 13, 2012 · 67 comments

Creating an Author Brand to Boost Your Platform

by Joel Friedlander on June 27, 2012 · 42 comments

Author Blogging 101: Keyword Basics

by Joel Friedlander on June 22, 2012 · 11 comments

2012 Book Sales Strong for Both Print and eBooks

by Joel Friedlander on June 20, 2012 · 17 comments

Author Blogging 101: Finding Time for Blogging

by Joel Friedlander on May 7, 2012 · 30 comments

Authors: How to Be a Great Radio Interview

by Joel Friedlander on April 27, 2012 · 13 comments

Finding People to Read, Review and Recommend Your Book

by Joel Friedlander on April 10, 2012 · 17 comments

Answers to Book Discount Questions

by Joel Friedlander on April 6, 2012 · 12 comments

Author Blogging 101: Widgets, Sidebars and You

by Joel Friedlander on April 4, 2012 · 22 comments

Authors Can’t Be Too Pooped to Market!

by Joel Friedlander on March 29, 2012 · 16 comments

5 Guaranteed Ways to Get Your Book into Bookstores

by Joel Friedlander on March 27, 2012 · 33 comments

12 Steps to Blog Tour Success

by Joel Friedlander on March 23, 2012 · 4 comments

Author Blogging 101: Simple SEO for Authors, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on March 19, 2012 · 17 comments

Analytics: Three Keys to Building Your Author Platform

by Joel Friedlander on March 14, 2012 · 11 comments

Branding: Where Marketing and Writing Become Friends

by Joel Friedlander on March 2, 2012 · 13 comments

Author Blogging 101: Linking for Traffic

by Joel Friedlander on February 13, 2012 · 15 comments

Playing Tag the Self-Publisher Way

by Joel Friedlander on January 30, 2012 · 16 comments

Video: John Kremer on Book Marketing in 2012

by Joel Friedlander on January 24, 2012 · 10 comments

How to Get Testimonials for Your Self-Published Book

by Joel Friedlander on January 23, 2012 · 14 comments

Author Blogging 101: Video Interview Tools & Tips

by Joel Friedlander on January 16, 2012 · 13 comments

Twitter: Top 5 Ways to Find Your Tribe

by Joel Friedlander on January 11, 2012 · 17 comments

Author Blogging 101: Blog Analytics

by Joel Friedlander on December 19, 2011 · 9 comments

Author Outreach from CreateSpace: Pitch 2.0

by Joel Friedlander on December 16, 2011 · 8 comments

The Case of the $0.49 Print Book

by Joel Friedlander on December 14, 2011 · 11 comments

Google+: Do Writers Need It?

by Joel Friedlander on December 13, 2011 · 16 comments

Do Writers Really Need a Book Business Plan?

by Joel Friedlander on December 9, 2011 · 27 comments

30 Book Awards for Self-Published Authors

by Joel Friedlander on December 7, 2011 · 12 comments

Book Review: Virtual Book Tour Magic by Dana Lynn Smith

by Joel Friedlander on December 5, 2011 · 5 comments

What Authors Need to Know About Virtual Book Tours

by Joel Friedlander on December 1, 2011 · 67 comments

Author Blogging 101: Blog Design

by Joel Friedlander on November 21, 2011 · 17 comments

Should Authors be Salespeople?

by Joel Friedlander on November 16, 2011 · 15 comments

Author Blogging 101: Blog Infrastructure

by Joel Friedlander on November 14, 2011 · 4 comments

Your Author Platform: It’s Not About You!

by Joel Friedlander on November 10, 2011 · 10 comments

6 Meta Tips for Book Marketing Success

by Joel Friedlander on November 7, 2011 · 14 comments

Author Blogging 101: 11 Reasons Your Blog Isn’t Working

by Joel Friedlander on October 25, 2011 · 31 comments

Top 8 Tactics to Power Your Online Book Launch

by Joel Friedlander on October 24, 2011 · 6 comments

Second Life: Virtual Book Promotion and Word of Mouth

by Joel Friedlander on October 21, 2011 · 32 comments

Niche Publishing and the Power of the Few

by Joel Friedlander on October 3, 2011 · 3 comments

What is a Writer’s MVP?

by Joel Friedlander on September 27, 2011 · 14 comments

Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 3

by Joel Friedlander on September 21, 2011 · 2 comments

Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 2

by Joel Friedlander on September 20, 2011 · 4 comments

Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on September 19, 2011 · 30 comments

6 Compelling Reasons Why Authors Need to Blog

by Joel Friedlander on September 14, 2011 · 31 comments

Cory Doctorow and the Reality of Bookselling

by Joel Friedlander on September 8, 2011 · 6 comments

How to Make Your Blog Readers Into Rabid Fans

by Joel Friedlander on August 22, 2011 · 17 comments

Why Your Blog’s “About” Page Matters

by Joel Friedlander on August 15, 2011 · 24 comments

What Self-Publishers Can Learn From Restaurant Impossible

by Joel Friedlander on August 9, 2011 · 6 comments

6 Simple SEO Tips for Authors

by Joel Friedlander on August 2, 2011 · 23 comments

9 Free Twitter Stats Analytics Services

by Joel Friedlander on August 1, 2011 · 15 comments

Writers’ Blogs: 5 Essentials for Engaging Your Readers

by Joel Friedlander on July 25, 2011 · 10 comments

Self-Publishing, Yes and No

by Joel Friedlander on July 18, 2011 · 26 comments

BAIPA July 2011: Mastering Social Media for Authors with Cynthia Sue Larson

by Joel Friedlander on July 12, 2011 · 4 comments

Metadata for Self-Publishers, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on June 21, 2011 · 12 comments

9 Ways to Market Your Book With No Money

by Joel Friedlander on June 17, 2011 · 15 comments

Using QR Codes to Expand the Reading Experience

by Joel Friedlander on June 10, 2011 · 36 comments

Twenty-Five Ways for Writers to Take Action

by Joel Friedlander on June 3, 2011 · 23 comments

e-Book Sales on Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch: A 73-Second Seminar

by Joel Friedlander on May 26, 2011 · 13 comments

What Niche Marketers Can Learn from Rachel Maddow

by Joel Friedlander on May 20, 2011 · 9 comments

Author Blogging: Questions and Answers via @BookBuzzr

by Joel Friedlander on May 19, 2011 · 4 comments

12 Easy Steps to The Making of a Book Trailer

by Joel Friedlander on May 13, 2011 · 50 comments

Your 10 Step Plan for Becoming a Twitter Star

by Joel Friedlander on April 29, 2011 · 16 comments

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