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The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 5 Successful Blogging

In today's world becoming a self-published author is easy; unfortunately that is just the beginning. Even if you are a traditionally published author--if you ever want to sell a book you must promote, promote, promote, and that can be very frustrating and time-consuming...unless you know the ropes. So, that is exactly what this series of articles is designed to teach. How to successfully promote your traditionally, self and/or independently published book online. In the collegiate world you must publish or perish. In the publishing world you must promote or perish. ...And in today's world promoting invariably includes blogging, and so everyone does it...but it is a gigantic waste of time if you are not doing it right

The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 4

In today's world becoming a self-published author is easy--any Tom, Dick or Harriet can do it! All it takes is a book that you have written or edited and either a familiarity with a variety of easy to use computer software or less than $500.00 to pay someone to prepare it for publication for you. It's really that simple! The hard part--now and it was in the past--whether or not you self-publish or sign a contract with a major publishing house...is actually selling a copy to someone other than your mother. The ease of becoming a published author has made the competition for actual sales skyrocket! Which means of course, that the work has just begun once you hit the publish button over at Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Smashwords or wherever.... So where do you go from here? That's what this article is all about.

The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 3

Electronic and/or ebooks have reached a new high thanks in large part to the recent dramatic price reductions in Amazon's Kindle and the Barnes and Noble Nook. Suddenly, almost everyone who ever dreamed of being a published author can quickly and easily make their dreams come true. However, there is one catch...the competition for sales is increasing every day! That means that the author who publishes and does not actively and aggressively promote their book will never see any sales. How do you avoid this happening to you? You learn the tricks of the self-promotion trade for authors. Fortunately, it is actually easier than it sounds...and that's what I'm here to teach you--easy tricks for promoting your traditionally, self and/or independently published book.

The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 2

Kindle and Nook and their PC applications have created a literal overnight literary explosion. Ebooks (short for electronic books) are suddenly more popular than the traditional hardcover/paperback novel. That's hot news, but even hotter news is the fact that now, almost anyone who ever dreamed of being a published author can make their dreams come true. That sounds great, and it is great as long as you understand that your dream of being a published author does not stop with uploading your masterpiece and pushing the publish button. Once your book is available for sale, you--and you alone--will be responsible for promoting it, and that will be a job in itself! Fortunately, although it will be time-consuming, it is also easier than it sounds...once you have learned a few of the tricks of the trade....and that's why I'm here.

The ABCs and 123s of Self-Promotion For Independent and Self-Published Authors Part 1

Now that ebook readers such as the Kindle and Nook and their PC applications have made ebooks (short for electronic books) more popular than the traditional hardcover/paperback novel...almost anyone who ever dreamed of being a published author can make their dream come true. Sounds great, doesn't it? Unfortunately the luxury of becoming a self and/or independently published author also comes with a caveat...you, and you alone, are responsible for promoting your book! Don't be discouraged, however. It is actually easier than it sounds--once you have learned a few of the tricks of the trade.... So that's what I'm here to teach you, easy tricks for promoting your own book--and the good thing is, they'll work whether your book is traditionally, self and/or independently published.

How to Independently or Self-Publish Your Way To Fame And Fortune In Six Easy Steps

Do you longingly dream of becoming a published book author; but thought it could never happen to you? Well, not only can it happen to you; but you can make your dreams of becoming a published book author come true without spending a single solitary dime. Self and/or independently publishing your book is an option that is literally available these days to anyone willing to put in a few hours of work. And I'm going to tell you exactly how to do it in six easy steps, using programs freely available on the Internet.

How To Make People Want To Buy Your Product – Step By Step Establishing Your Brand

Establishing your brand is a step-by-step process. Big companies pay someone else to do it for them. Small and newly established companies usually do not have that luxury. They have to do it themselves. The good news is, it is not that difficult. When you can afford it you probably will want to bring in the professionals but when you are just starting out you can easily do it yourself with a little help from your friends. How? You determine your mission, vision, audience, and find out what sets you apart from your competitors and then you just put one foot in front of the other and begin to establish your brand. Follow me, I'll tell you how, step-by-step.

Making People Want To Buy Your Branded Product And How Your Competition Effects Your Brand

Believe it or not your competition is usually only one of the small stumbling blocks to your success—you are. However, that does not let you off the hook when it comes to the old adage of “Know thine enemy.” Actually, your competition is not always your enemy, sometimes they can be your best friend—especially if their product is good quality and their brand name is not well imprinted onto society's conscious. Anyway, whether they have done a poor or fabulous job of branding their business for success you need to take time to research and study them, so you can know and understand what makes you special and why people should want to buy from you instead of them.

Step By Step Techniques To Build Brand Recognition And Grow Your Business

The bad news about trying to build your brand and grow your business is.... Building recognition can be one of the most difficult tasks in the branding process. The good news is.... There are many ways of building brand recognition, and they all start at do-it-yourself ground zero with you. Which means that getting the process started is entirely within your own control. So begin by fixing everything within your organization that limits the quality of your product, process or service and then work your way outwards—mending and fine-tuning as you go—toward your customers and competitors.

Step By Step Branding Is Your Company Logo Important Enough To Make Or Break Your Brand

Some people will tell you that your logo is everything when it comes to branding your business. However, that is not really true. A good logo is important, a great logo is even better; but neither one is even remotely vital to your success. Why? Because when all is said and done, a logo is a visual image that will remind people of your company. The greatest logo in the world will do nothing at all for your success if it just serves as a reminder of a company that people neither like or trust.

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Teresa Thomas Bohannon is a web designer, hosting & domain provider & internet marketing consultant. Teresa founded Spun Silk Web Design in December of 1995 as one of the first free standing female owned web design firms in the country. Teresa is also the founder the LadyWeb Family of Informational & Educational Websites, created to help women and men who dreamed of starting their own businesses find their way inexpensively through the available maze of website options, domain and hosting providers, and software solutions. In 2009, Teresa took a well deserved rest from working online, and began to explore the world of self and/or independent publishing. In 2010 Teresa dusted off, and self/independently published, a Regency Romance novel entitled A Very Merry Chase which she initially wrote more than 35 years ago. Next up, she plans to publish the horror novel that she began writing just after the birth of her second child in 1985, and then an updated (including new stories) anthology of her previously published short stories. Teresa holds an MA in history, and works by day as the Human Resource Administrator for a large non-profit agency. Teresa's personal cause is revitalizing literacy by reading "with" children.
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