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20 December, 2012

Make Goodreads a part of your book marketing strategy for 2013

By |2023-06-09T11:34:09-07:00December 20, 2012|Marketing, Publishing, Resources, Social Media|Comments Off on Make Goodreads a part of your book marketing strategy for 2013

I had a friend once who carefully and patronizingly explained to me that if you want to catch fish you have to go where the fish are. The more fish, he stated, the easier it is to get a nibble and make a catch. As an author, if you want more readers you had better follow this same advice, pack up your book tackle and head on over to Goodreads and lay down some hooks.

If you’re not experienced with Goodreads you’re in for a surprise. It’s sort of like the super mall of the universe for readers. It was created in December of 2006 by Otis Chandler as a privately run cataloging site for books. One year later it had over 650,000 members and over 10,000,000 books in its system. Now, five years later, the numbers are astounding. 330 million books have been rated. It has almost […]

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4 December, 2012

Free photo images for your author website

By |2023-06-09T11:35:04-07:00December 4, 2012|Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Writing|Comments Off on Free photo images for your author website

Are you wondering whether it’s worth the trouble to add photo images to your author blog posts? You don’t have to wonder any more. The results are in. A recent study by Skyword revealed that a relevant photograph or infographic added to a published article increased total views by 94%.

Have you noticed how shared photos on Facebook receive a lot more comments and likes than just a text status update?

With that kind of information in your back pocket it’s a total no-brainer that adding images is a “must do” task for any blog post you write.

Here’s a list of free great photo resources.

10 Free Photo Image Sites

Morguefile.com: “The morgue file contains free high resolution digital stock photographs and reference images for either corporate or public use.” Plus, you “are allowed to copy, distribute, transmit the work and to adapt the work. Attribution is not […]

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2 November, 2012

Book marketing just got a little bit easier: Introducing Screenr

By |2023-06-09T11:36:25-07:00November 2, 2012|Marketing, Resources, Social Media|Comments Off on Book marketing just got a little bit easier: Introducing Screenr

Looking for a fast and quick way to get the word out about your book? Here’s a new tool for book marketing you’ll want to take advantage of . . .

Screenr

  • It’s fast
  • It’s easy
  • It’s fun
  • It can spread your message like wildfire.
  • AND best of all . . . it’s FREE!

Authors can use screenr to make a quick and fast book trailer. It can then be placed on your website, loaded up onto YouTube or sent in an email. You can post it on a blog, share it on Facebook, tweet it and pin it on Pinterest.

Here’s how it works.

Anything that you can put on your computer screen can be recorded with audio and made into a screenr video. You have five minutes from start to finish to share whatever you want.

To make it the most effective you will want to plan out exactly what you want […]

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13 February, 2011

An Amazing Resource: Workflowy

By |2023-06-09T12:03:02-07:00February 13, 2011|Marketing, Publishing, Resources, Social Media, Writing|Comments Off on An Amazing Resource: Workflowy

I make a lot of lists and, frankly, they have gotten out of hand lately. Grocery list in the pocket. To-do list for home improvement at home in a drawer. To-do list for the Wheatmark website on my work computer. A list of books I want to read on my home computer (but I’ve forgotten which folder). A list of topics to be discussed in our next Authors Academy event … in a Word file somewhere. A list of things I want to accomplish this year … well, that list is in the back of my brain, waiting to be typed up.

A few weeks ago I realized I couldn’t keep all of my lists straight and said, “Enough!” That’s when someone introduced me to Workflowy.

It changed my life. My list-making life, that is.

Workflowy is a free online application that lets you turn your whole life into one giant list. Instead […]

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21 October, 2009

Blogging As You Write…

By |2023-06-09T11:38:54-07:00October 21, 2009|Resources, Social Media, Writing|Comments Off on Blogging As You Write…

Recently I began an experiment to help in my writing endeavors. I’ve been writing a book about my quirky experiences working as a small town newspaper reporter, which I did for 10 years before moving to Tucson. I decided it might benefit me to see what others think about the project. So I started a blog. The idea was a little intimidating at first. I mean, did I really want the whole world reading my writing before it was edited, much less published?

But then it dawned on me. That’s the best time to have them read it! When they comment on the different stories I’ve posted, it not only gives me a feel for what people may be interested in, but it also gives me some feedback on what needs to be fixed, changed, deleated, etc. If they like it, they may become hooked and want to read the entire […]

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