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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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August 12, 2018

What is the Difference Between a Blog and Author Website, and Do I Need Both?

Whenever I am out and about the first question people ask: “Do you have a website?” So I thought I’d talk briefly about the difference between a blog and an author website and if you need both. First, no. You don’t necessarily need both, though I do recommend it for authors with several published books.… Continue reading

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March 13, 2017

How to Add a Favicon to Your WordPress Site

Do you favicon? I have started to pay more attention to them and love the neat look it gives my browser. First, what is it? Favicon – Also known as a browser icon, website icon, site icon, or URL icon, a Favicon is a tiny logo / image that shows up when you visit any… Continue reading

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February 13, 2017

Authors / Bloggers – Take these 5 Basic Steps to Secure your WordPress Site TODAY…

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: By Joel Friedlander and Nate Hoffelder on The Book Designer Site: Licence to use obtained – Copyright Natchapon Nilsonti Monday is usually my spot in our publishing schedule, but I’m giving it up today for a good reason. Last week Nate Hoffelder of The Digital Reader… Continue reading

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February 2, 2017

3 Reasons You Need an Author Website (And Why It’s Not the Same as a Blog)

Let me start by saying that a blog and an author website are two different things. From the word weblog, a blog is a website that is designed to be interactive with regularly updated content. This can be why they are so popular today and why every writer should have one. Blogs are a great… Continue reading

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November 11, 2015

Writing 101 – Assignment #8: Write a Letter – Dear Indie Authors

Yecheilyah Ysrayl The PBS Blog Shreveport, LA 71104 Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Indie Author Name Future Best Selling Author My Pen Name LLC Word press Blog My City, IL 60639 Dear Indie Author Name, It is a pleasure to see you stepping into this exciting field. It has been far too long since we’ve… Continue reading

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What Indie Authors Could Learn from the Instagram + Facebook Outage

What is the Difference Between a Blog and Author Website, and Do I Need Both?

How to Add a Favicon to Your WordPress Site

Authors / Bloggers – Take these 5 Basic Steps to Secure your WordPress Site TODAY…

3 Reasons You Need an Author Website (And Why It’s Not the Same as a Blog)

Writing 101 – Assignment #8: Write a Letter – Dear Indie Authors