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How To Find Your Target Audience, Part One

by Kate Tilton on November 9, 2020 9 Comments

We know why your target audience is so important. Now let’s figure out who your particular target audience is so you can reap the benefits.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Marketing Tagged With: Kate Tilton, target audience

Why Authors Should Know Their Target Audience

by Kate Tilton on September 7, 2020 3 Comments

Who is your target audience? What is a reader profile? Let’s break down these two questions that baffle many authors.

Filed Under: Contributing Writers, Marketing Tagged With: Kate Tilton, reader profile, target audience

Kate Tilton Joins The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer

by Shelley Sturgeon on September 6, 2020 1 Comment

We are pleased to welcome Kate Tilton to The Book Designer as a Contributing Writer.

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Contributing Writers, Kate Tilton

How To Update Your Book Without Losing Your Reviews

by Joel Friedlander on June 11, 2018 28 Comments

One of the benefits of being an indie publisher is the ability to update your books whenever you choose. But how do you make changes without losing your reviews and ranking on the various retailers? Is it possible? Like many things in publishing, the answer is it depends.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Book Reviews, Kate Tilton, self publishing

ACX University and Audiobooks, with Hannah Wall and Kate Tilton [Interview]

by Joel Friedlander on September 29, 2017 4 Comments

Right now ACX, the audiobook marketplace that’s part of Amazon’s Audible division, is running their annual ACX University. This is a great opportunity for authors and publishers to learn the ins and outs of working with ACX and how to maximize your audiobook production as well as learning how to market audiobooks. This is the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks Tagged With: ACX, ACX University, Audible, Hannah Wall, Kate Tilton

Is This the Best Book Anywhere on Self-Publishing? (and Complete Pre-order Information)

by Joel Friedlander on January 18, 2016 3 Comments

I’ve had a lot of inquiries about the new edition of The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide, announced last week. When Betty Sargent and I sat down to talk about the 2016 edition, we realized we had to expand it with advice and insight for people starting out on the indie publishing path. Despite the over […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged With: 2016, Betty Sargent, Kate Tilton, The Self-Publisher's Ultimate Resource Guide

2016 Edition of The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide, Revised and Expanded

by Joel Friedlander on January 15, 2016 10 Comments

Last year I explained how I came to partner with Betty Sargent on the first comprehensive resource guide for indie authors. And how the book, with the help of readers, launched at #1 in several categories on Amazon. It was awesome. The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide gathered over 150 reviews online, mostly very favorable. But […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Book Production, Cover Design, Editorial, Interior Design, Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media, Writing Tagged With: Betty Sargent, Kate Tilton

Self-Publishing: Carnival of the Indies Issue #55

by Joel Friedlander on April 26, 2015 2 Comments

Welcome to this issue of the Carnival of the Indies blog carnival. This issue is for April, 2015. We welcome your submissions on topics related to writing, self-publishing, book design or marketing books. A collection of outstanding articles recently posted to blogs, your reading here will be richly rewarded. See the end of this post […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: author platform, blog carnival, blogging, carnival of the indies, Hope Clark, indie author, K.M. Weiland, Kate Tilton, self publishing

This Week in the Blogs, September 27 – October 3, 2014

by Joel Friedlander on October 5, 2014 2 Comments

Blogs for Self-Publishers, September 27 – October 3, 2014 including Frances Caballo, Kate Tilton, Doris-Maria Heilmann, Victoria Strauss and Giacomo Giammatteo.

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: author platform, blogging, Doris-Maria Heilmann, Frances Caballo, Giacomo Giammatteo, indie author, Kate Tilton, self publishing, Victoria Strauss

Do You Need a Social Media Manager?

by Joel Friedlander on November 22, 2013 14 Comments

Do You Need a Social Media Manager? by Kate Tilton explores why companies hire social media managers, and how they spend their days

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Marketing Tagged With: blogging, book design templates, indie author, Kate Tilton, self publishing, social media

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