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Making the Leap from Blogger to Book Author

by Joel Friedlander on June 29, 2015 20 Comments

Making the Leap from Blogger to Book Author gives a simple method to publish subject-oriented ebooks

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing Tagged With: blogging, quick & easy guides, Self-Publishing

Author Websites, Blogs, and Book Sales Pages

by Joel Friedlander on May 11, 2015 28 Comments

Last week Stephanie Chandler invited me to do a presentation for the Nonfiction Writer’s Conference, an online event featuring lots of speakers on topics of interest to self-publishers and nonfiction authors. The topic was “Essentials for Author Websites, Blogs and Book Sales Pages” and it was designed as a 40 minute teleconference presentation, so no […]

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Social Media Tagged With: author blogging, book marketing, ecommerce, Joanna Penn, Kim Grabas, Nina Amir

Authors: Blog Faster, Easier, and Get Better Results With Article Templates

by Joel Friedlander on February 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Authors: Blog Faster, Easier, and Get Better Results With Article Templates announces a new product for authors who want to improve their blogging.

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Marketing Tagged With: author, author platform, blogging, book design templates

7 Traps Waiting for Successful Bloggers, (Part 2)

by Joel Friedlander on November 3, 2014 8 Comments

7 Traps Waiting for Successful Bloggers, (Part 2) describes problems with technology, pitches, burnout, and life itself

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Author Blogging 101, burnout, internet marketing, technology, VA

7 Traps Waiting for Successful Bloggers, (Part 1)

by Joel Friedlander on October 27, 2014 11 Comments

7 Traps Waiting for Successful Bloggers, (Part 1) describes problems with SPAM, hackers and internet trolls

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Akismet, author blog, Author Blogging 101, blogging, Sucuri

Backlist Blogging—Why Blogging Is Like Book Publishing

by Joel Friedlander on February 3, 2014 19 Comments

Why Blogging Is Like Book Publishing looks at the blogger’s article archive as a form of publishing-industry backlist

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing Tagged With: author platform, backlist, blogging, book publishing

How Research Sets the Stage for Blog Marketing

by Joel Friedlander on November 25, 2013 5 Comments

Author Blogging 101: How Research Sets the Stage for Blog Marketing describes two activities to research a new topic area

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Marketing Tagged With: Author Blogging 101, author platform, blogging, book marketing, email marketing

My Top 5 Metrics Tools for Evaluating Blogs

by Joel Friedlander on November 18, 2013 16 Comments

My Top 5 Metrics Tools for Evaluating Blogs discusses ways to measure blogs for the purpose of your own author blog marketing

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: Alexa, Alltop, author platform, blogging, Google Chrome, indie author, Klout, metrics, page rank, Technorati, Twitter

5 Steps to Author Blogging Success

by Joel Friedlander on October 30, 2013 32 Comments

5 Steps to Author Blogging Success includes links to helpful articles for author bloggers

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101 Tagged With: Author Blogging 101, blogging, book marketing, indie author, social media

Why You Should Be Blogging Your Origin Story

by Joel Friedlander on September 30, 2013 32 Comments

Why You Should Be Blogging Your Origin Story describes the benefits to bloggers of writing about their own background for their readers

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Marketing Tagged With: Author Blogging 101, author platform, blogging, book marketing, indie author

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