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October 4, 2021

What Indie Authors Could Learn from the Instagram + Facebook Outage

Today, October 4, 2021 Facebook and Instagram went down in the US. This is nothing new. Facebook and Instagram have had outages before. I have no doubt everyone will be back online soon. That linked article said this happened this morning, but I was on Instagram and Facebook, and it was working fine, so the… Continue reading

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February 20, 2019

What to Do When People Unsubscribe from Your Author Email List and Why it is OKAY

Please check out this repost from 2019 below. It is about email list, but can apply to blogs and social media just the same. Let’s address the elephant in the room. Email Unsubscribes / Unfollows. They can feel like silent rejections and sometimes confusing because you don’t always know why the person left. Unsubscribes can… Continue reading

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June 7, 2017

More Indie Publishing Tips

Some great tips from Don! Don Massenzio For me, indie publishing has consisted of a lot of trial-and-error to determine what things work and what things do not. Unlike other types of sales and marketing, as an author it is not only about selling books, but, to some degree, you are selling yourself. This is… Continue reading

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November 17, 2016

Email List – Book Promotions

I really wanted our Throwback Jam to be my last post of the day, but I couldn’t (not) tell you this. I mentioned once before that I am starting to promote books in my email newsletters or email list. After drafting tomorrow’s 31st Issue (which I am very excited for you to receive in your… Continue reading

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October 23, 2016

7 Common Sense Reasons You Should Build an Email List

Direct Communication Many Indie Authors don’t see the immediate need for an email list until after a book is born. That’s because after a book is published we come to see the pertinent role emails play in driving traffic to our blogs, websites, and increasing revenue. According to The Direct Marketing Association, email marketing on… Continue reading

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August 7, 2016

How To Choose Ebook Promotion Sites Worth Your Money.

Excellent bullet points. I especially like the point about how many books go out in each email. Lots of promo sites promise promoting to a large email list. Sounds good to have your book pushed to 55,000, but depending on the number of authors whose books are promoted in that same list, your book may… Continue reading

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August 4, 2016

Site Updates

Quick note: So you all know that I always want to inform you of any changes taking place on the blog or when I’ve added something. So, just want to let you all know that I have added two new pages and a widget on the sidebar. Author Interviews / Blog Features This page will… Continue reading

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