by Joel Friedlander | Jan 31, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing
I had a book design website once. It was one of those “web 1.0” websites that you put up because you know you need one, or at least everyone says you do. It was built with a nifty Mac tool called Rapidweaver and for what it was, it was okay. It took a lot...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 30, 2012 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
Editor’s comment: Please note that since this article was originally published, Amazon has eliminated the use of tags. by Judy Croome I’m pleased to welcome back South African writer Judy Croome, who contributed 12 Easy Steps to the Making of a Book...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 29, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for January, 2012. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 27, 2012 | E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
by James Moushon I’m really pleased to bring you a guest post by author and blogger James Moushon. I met James through the blog and the articles he contributes to other sites like SelfPublishingReview.com and he has been a featured blogger in our own...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 26, 2012 | Self-Publishing
One of the staples of an author website or blog is the Calendar page. Fans can find out the next stop on your blog tour, where you might be speaking at a live event, or other notable happenings. The problem is, in practice, these Calendar pages rarely get updated....