by Joel Friedlander | Jun 22, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media
Ed: Keywords are one of the Building Blocks of SEO for your author blog. Okay, so you decided to publish your own book (congratulations!) and, following all the advice for indie authors out there, you’ve decided you need a website or an author blog. Everyone...
by Joel Friedlander | May 9, 2012 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
by Leanne Hunt (@LatticeWindows) I “met” Leanne in the comments section to an earlier post on Author Blogging. Part of what she said was: “I don’t think there is anyone else out there writing about the things I do—I am a self-publishing author,...
by Joel Friedlander | May 7, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media
The faces looking at me were excited but a little concerned. I had just finished a presentation on how blogging can be an amazing weapon in your book marketing arsenal, the remarkable effects you can achieve by just investing your time and almost no money. It was...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 25, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing, Social Media
Let me ask you a question: Do you think bloggers are broadcasters, or conversationalists? This isn’t a trivial question, it gets right to the heart of your online writing, the blogging style you adapt, and your relations within your own social media universe....
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 13, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Social Media
So far in this series on Author Blogging we’ve looked at many aspects of setting up and operating an author blog. Now I want to switch gears a little bit. This is more about your mindset when you’re over the excitement of your first few blog posts,...