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The “Eyeball” Marketing Strategy for Self-Published eBooks

(photocredit: Skrewtape) The simplicity of ebook sales can be simply stated: Get Your eBook in Front of as Many Eyeballs as Possible. But it’s not all that simple.  Sure, there are at least 7 main distributors of ebooks. (And there’s … Continue reading

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Rambling Prose and Lack of Focus Explain Why Tradition Publishing Fails

Traditional publishing Won’t Use the Tools That Make Indie Self-Publishing Work – They Can’t Afford Them. (art: Tobias Mikkelson) Found a great piece with gold nuggets in it.  His rambling prose is off-putting (how’s that for a typified descriptive phrase?) … Continue reading

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An Author’s Guide to Memberships – How to Sell Books Online

Writers: Get Your Books Selling Online Better – Build a Membership I’ve long said (over and over) that the key to any author earning real income came from writing well and prolifically having multiple books for sale on all possible … Continue reading

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Solving Distractions and Getting Your Book Ready – Case Study 02

(Artwork: Birger King) You have to handle distractions to finish getting your book(s) ready for publishing. It’s not just the social media. It’s life itself. I’ve gone over the successful action of working in batches, of having a proven assembly … Continue reading

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How Rubber Meets the Real World – Case Study 08

Marketing books results in – publishing yet another book. Got back to work getting my checklist/spreadsheet executed. With the revisions I added. Now that the site was mobile-friendly for real, I then turned to the next most obvious distraction – … Continue reading

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