Have you started to build your author platform yet? Or do you get stuck on trying to figure out which channels you should be on? Authors are expected to have a social media presence. Expected. Not only by their fans and readers, who want to connect and fan all over them, but also by publishers […]
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Imagine you just had a great day. I mean a great day. The kind of day where you don’t even have to worry about how to motivate yourself because it just all comes naturally. Everything just happened to go right. Where by the end of the day, you’re excited and pumped. You sit down to
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Step into any writing group, writing conference, writing community, or book marketing class and they all say the same thing: the key to success as an author is to start building an email marketing list as soon as possible. In fact, most everyone—from marketing coaches to experienced authors passing advice on to newcomers—goes so far
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Freelance writing and introverts seem to go hand in hand with eachother. On the other hand… introverts in social media marketing almost seems like a bit of an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Here’s the deal. Self-reflection, quiet time, and self-motivation all lend themselves naturally to a successful freelance writing career. Which is why so many freelance
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As we all know, newsletters are an important part of any marketing plan. If email marketing were to be ranked on the social media pyramid, it would be tied right up on top with your website or blog. It’s that important. So choosing an email service — choosing the right email service — to host
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Looking for social media management tips to help you save time and make a bigger impact? Look no further! Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay. It’s been ingrained in us. And I don’t just mean in Millennials and Gen Z and Generation Alpha. I mean in us Gen X
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When you work from home as a freelance writer, you have to learn how to leverage every tool available to you to market your business. And Instagram is no exception. And while Instagram might seem like an easy enough platform to master on the surface, you’ll want to avoid these ten major Instagram mistakes if
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As a freelance writer, you have a lot on your plate: from finding new clients to managing projects and deadlines, there’s always something to be done. And that can get overwhelming. I’ve been a freelance ghostwriter for 20 years, and I still get overwhelmed by all the things. However, one important aspect of the writing
There was a time when most of the writers I knew, including myself, were introverts. We didn’t much care to leave the house, so staying handcuffed to a computer and surrounded by books instead of people was what we looked forward to. But it’s not that we didn’t want to be around people. It’s sometimes exhausting
You’ve probably heard this advice over and over and over again since the moment you decided to try to make money by blogging: make sure you add your voice and personality into your blog posts. And for good reason: it’s good advice. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really do a good job of explaining what that means.
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