Tag Archives: blogging

Is Your Website Hurting Your Book Sales?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Lindsay

Whether you sell ebooks or print books, chances are most sales will come as a result of people finding your work on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, etc., but you can sell quite a few as a result of having … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons to Interview Other Authors on Your Blog

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Lindsay

You’ve published your first ebook (or you’re planning to), and you’ve decided to start a blog to help build awareness of yourself and your work. Great! If you’re like a lot of writers, you’re blogging about…yourself. If you’re fascinating that … Continue reading →

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Podcasting and Blogging for Book Promotion with Joanna Penn

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Lindsay

We’ve got an interview with Joanna Penn, an experienced blogger, podcaster, non-fiction writer, and thriller author for you today. Read on to learn about her, her work, and to get some tips on promoting your books online. ~*~ Joanna Penn … Continue reading →

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How to Attract Guest Bloggers (and why you’d want to)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve written about guest blogging before, and how you, the author, can use it to help spread the word about your work. You, the blogger, may want to consider inviting guest posters to your site as well. There are lots … Continue reading →

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How Author Heather Massey Created a Popular Blog That’s Selling Her Book

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Lindsay

I’ve talked about the benefits of maintaining an author blog before, and also how many of us–myself included!–write to the wrong audience (fellow writers instead of the readers we want to attract) if our goal is to sell books. Heather … Continue reading →

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5 Benefits of Maintaining an Author Blog

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Lindsay

A couple weeks ago, I admitted a blog is a time consuming endeavor. I pointed out that, if you only have time to write future books or maintain a blog, publishing more work would probably do more to get you … Continue reading →

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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 2: Blog Setup

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lindsay

As promised in “How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 1,” it’s time to get down to business. Today we’re covering where to start a blog, choosing a user-friendly theme and layout (just say no to excessive widgets, … Continue reading →

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How to Make Money as a Book Blogger Part 1

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Lindsay

This is the introduction in what will be a series of posts on making money blogging about books and ebooks. My intent is to do about ten posts covering starting a blog, building traffic, and earning money through affiliate programs … Continue reading →

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