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Jason MatthewsJason Matthews is a Contributing Writer for TheBookDesigner.com, a novelist, a blogger and a self-publishing coach. He works with writers around the world through every phase of book creation and marketing.

His specialties include:

  • building author platform
  • selling at major retailers
  • social media
  • blogging
  • SEO

He's the founder of a Facebook group with over 1,800 writers and hosts a weekly Indie Authors series on Google Plus discussing current topics and interviewing top indies.

His novels and how-to guides include:

  • The Little Universe
  • Jim's Life
  • How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free
  • Get On Google Front Page
  • How to Make Your Own Free Website: And Your Free Blog Too

Jason is active on YouTube and also teaches a self-publishing video course at Udemy and other educational venues.

Jason can be found:

  • Blog: How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks
  • Website: Make Free Websites and Blogs
  • Facebook group: How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks - All for Free
  • Google Plus: +JasonMatthews

Jason's Articles on The Book Designer

Ebooks: What a Long Strange Trip

by Jason Matthews on December 17, 2014 16 Comments

Ebooks: What a Long Strange Trip by Jason Matthews details how ebooks have evolved since Amazon introduced the Kindle.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: eBooks, Jason Matthews, Kindle, self publishing

Video for Authors

by Jason Matthews on November 12, 2014 27 Comments

Video for Authors by Jason Matthews suggests ways that authors can use video to reach out to their readers and why they should use video for building their platforms.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author platform, Jason Matthews, video for authors

Thou Shalt Blog?

by Jason Matthews on October 8, 2014 41 Comments

Thou Shalt Blog? by Jason Matthews details why authors should blog, and offers tips about blog post topics and how often to blog.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author platform, blogging, Jason Matthews

Book Apps with Authorly

by Jason Matthews on September 3, 2014 8 Comments

Book Apps with Authorly by Jason Matthews reviews the available features, usability, cost and terms of use for the book app creation site Authorly.com.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Authorly, book apps, Jason Matthews

Playtime with Amazon’s Search Engine and Selling Prompts

by Jason Matthews on July 30, 2014 21 Comments

Playtime with Amazon’s Search Engine and Selling Prompts by Jason Matthews explains how employing keywords, individual words or short phrases that can be part of your title, subtitle, categories, and more can help readers find your book.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Jason Matthews, keywords, metadata, selling prompts

Who’s Your Distributor: Smashwords or Draft2Digital?

by Jason Matthews on June 25, 2014 46 Comments

Who’s Your Distributor: Smashwords or Draft2Digital? by Jason Matthews compares the pros and cons of distributing books through Smashwords and Draft2Digital.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book distribution, Jason Matthews, self publishing

Selling Ebooks on Google Play: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Jason Matthews on May 21, 2014 160 Comments

Selling Ebooks on Google Play: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly by Jason Matthews reviews the pros and cons of selling ebooks on Google Play via Google Books Partner Program.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: e-books, self-publish a book

Why Ebook Authors Need to Embrace New Technologies

by Jason Matthews on April 16, 2014 43 Comments

Embrace the Tech Authors Need to Succeed by Jason Matthews explores the functions and technologies writers can use in the creation of their ebooks including enhanced ebooks, interactivity, book clubs, multiple authors and events calendars.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: content creation, eBooks, Jason Matthews, Writing

How to Profit from Your Content by Thinking Outside the Book

by Jason Matthews on March 11, 2014 21 Comments

How to Profit from Your Content by Thinking Outside the Book by Jason Matthews shows authors how to create content in many shorter forms

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Writing Tagged With: blogging, book marketing, content creation, Jason Matthews, self publishing, Writing

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