Rise above the Crowd
Posted in Marketing, MetaPlume eBooks, Social Media, Web Presence on Mar 21st, 2013
On March 21st, from 9am until 10pm (Mountain Standard Time), on the hour every hour, parenting expert and creator of Emotional Fitness Training® Katherine Gordy Levine will be checking in on her own Facebook birthday party. To mark her 76th birthday, and the publication of her sixteenth book in twelve months, Katherine will be posting [...]
Posted in Author notes, eBook Marketing, eBooks, Marketing, Social Media on Dec 11th, 2012
If you are publishing electronically, remember that you can include links in your eBook offering ways for your readers to become engaged in your work. Here are some tips on how to make best use of this fact: Tip 1: Make it easy A long paragraph with fifteen links to every website and profile you [...]
Posted in eBook Marketing, Marketing, Publishing note, Social Media, Web Presence on Sep 28th, 2012
When an author is releasing a lot of books, or a series, it’s important to create a look that is branded and recognisable to followers and readers. Although there are always more tweaks to be done, I think we’re getting this right with Katherine Gordy Levine and her two prolific topics, parenting and emotional [...]
Posted in eBook Marketing, Social Media on Jul 27th, 2012
When you are running a blog as an author it’s important to provide the full breadth of online profiles … and to make them easy to visit and follow. A nice clean way to do this is to feature small icons of each social media type in your blog’s border, with each linking to your [...]
Posted in eBook Marketing, Social Media on Jul 18th, 2012
If you are an author who has decided to take your stories from your journal or computer to people’s e-readers or the printed book, you must start using social media to promote yourself and your work. Google+ is a place where you will find a great deal of other writers … and readers. This blog [...]
Posted in eBooks, Marketing, Publishing industry, Social Media, Web Presence on Jun 15th, 2012
Guest blogging is more easily done if your ebook is non-fiction. You’ll find blogs on every topic known to man. Just google a keyword related to your ebook’s topic and start contacting bloggers, large and small, introducing yourself and offering to provide a free guest blog. In my experience, as you do this you will [...]
Posted in eBooks, Marketing, Social Media, Web Presence on May 18th, 2012
Now, more than ever before, it’s not enough to just have a site that represents you, or a blog, you have to have a complete profile. A profile shows off your messaging, what you think, what you know, who you’re associated with, and that you’re genuine and ready for people to connect with. Without a [...]
Posted in Social Media, Web Presence on Mar 23rd, 2012
One of the best ways for an Indie writer to connect with potential readers is to blog regularly. Here’s why: – it’s a platform to show snippets of your work – you can promote books and eBooks on the blog – it’s an opportunity to connect with readers, since blogs provide easy links to social [...]
Posted in Social Media on Mar 1st, 2012
Last week I shared with you my new passion for pinning. Now I know Pinterest a lot better and it’s the perfect time to share my experiences with you about this absolutely awesome website. Hope you have already read my previous blog about Pinterest. But for those of you who missed it, here’s a quick [...]
Posted in Social Media on Feb 27th, 2012
Suddenly everyone is talking about t Pinterest. The social links across the net are buzzing with stories of joining up, how to use it, what it’s for. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are getting hit with the new buzzword from individuals and businesses alike. The two year old site has grown exponentially over the last few [...]
Non-Fiction Author Spotlight: Katherine G Levine Fiction Author Spotlight: Peter Rake