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Bing(go) goes social networking: Self-publishing authors prepare
Whether your a social media wiz or, as many to some extent (including myself), have some level of apprehension with this “change,” there is no question that self-publishing authors who tackle things...
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Top 5 Tips for Blogging Success and Why Blogging and Self-Publishing Go Hand...
Imagine being looked to as an expert in your field. Everyone will want a copy of your book when it’s published, right? If only it were that easy…well, now it can be! As a blogger, you can potentially...
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5 Reasons Some Self-Publishing Authors have no Online “Street Cred”
You’re following the advice you’ve been given on self-publishing blogs such at this one. You’ve started a blog and are updating it regularly. You’ve got a small following on Twitter, Facebook, etc.,...
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Authors Can Get Free Advertising Using Facebook
Facebook is a tool to connect and share with friends, family, and others in your various networks. It was started in 2004 and has since evolved from a site that was exclusively available to college to...
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Top 5 Ways Self-Publishing Authors Can Take Advantage of Social Media Day
Today is Social Media Day. All around the world people are celebrating the birth of social media and its impact on society. Did you know that self-publishing authors can use this day to their...
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Guest Post – 5 Social Tools for Authors by John T. Meyer
You all know as readers of this blog the publishing industry has changed drastically. Whether you are an author or a publisher the game is different today: cost of production is down, marketing...
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Nail Down New Readers with Pinterest Book Marketing Tips
Think of it as a highly sophisticated scrapbooking or bookmarking tool – one that allows you share with and borrow from other users. That element of sharing can be a powerful tool, if you use it to...
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5 Online Tasks for Self Publishing Authors to Complete Before NanoWriMo
There is a little more than a week until NanoWriMo begins! If you’re like many self publishing authors, you’ve been spending the month of October preparing for the challenge. You’ve probably started...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | YouTube
You already use it to watch every video your friends send you Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and elsewhere. Chances are, nine out of every ten video links you’re ever going to click (in this decade, at...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | Pinterest
We’re not the first to write about the ways in which you can use Pinterest to help market your book, and we won’t be the last. Why? Because books are first and foremost a tangible object with...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | Goodreads
In contrast to last week’s post, which looked at a social media platform that is less-used (might I even say underused?) by indie and self-published authors, this week we’ll be examining the other end...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | Etsy
If you’re a bibliophile, chances are you’ve heard of Etsy. Chances are you’ve shopped on Etsy––or at the very least, window-shopped. There’s something so winsome about this platform that just … sucks...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer |LinkedIn
If you’re not already a member of LinkedIn, perhaps you’re familiar with the following scenario: you wake up on a lovely Monday morning, high-tail it in to work with only minutes to spare before your...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | Flickr
Remember when I wrote a primer for indie and self-published authors looking to make their debuts on Instagram? Well, I’m back this week with a new primer geared towards those of a visual bent. But...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | Facebook
It should come as no surprise that we’re going to take a quick look at Facebook as we work our way down the list of social media platforms the digitally-savvy indie or self-published author should...
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An Indie Author’s Social Media Primer | Summary Edition
Well, it’s been quite a project, this social media primer of ours! I hope it’s proven as useful to you, our readers, as it has been enjoyable for me to write! I thought I’d take a couple of minutes...
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From the Archives: “Using Listmania to Promote your Self-Published Book”
Welcome back to our new Tuesday segment, where we’ll be revisiting some of our most popular posts from the last few years. What’s stayed the same? And what’s changed? We’ll be updating you on the...
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In Your Corner : On Marketing
Marketing, for the self-publishing author, is a many-headed hydra and prompts endless questions and dilemmas. Major publishing houses have plenty of time and money to throw into marketing (although...
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Marketing BASICS : Building an Online Presence
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I’m taking Wednesdays back to the B.A.S.I.C.S. of marketing for your self-published book. And step one of every really effective marketing strategy in the silicon...
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Marketing BASICS : Selling Readers ON Your Book, Not Just Selling Your Book...
Welcome back to my series on marketing B.A.S.I.C.S. here at Self Publishing Advisor, of which this is the fourth installation. Three weeks ago I got the series underway with this introductory post,...
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