8 Tips to Magnetize Your Author's Website, p1

You now hold the title AUTHOR. Congratulations! Are you ready to go to the next level? Learn to leverage the Internet for more book sales. You need to synch your website and book to achieve maximum online sales.

Hi, Can I speak with Oprah Please?

Every author on the planet has said the phrase, I should promote myself on Oprah. These are the critical steps to achieving your goal.

The Joys Of Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing can be painless! Learn the art of self-publishing...

Your First 100 Rejections

New writers often fear rejection and as a result, don't send their writing out very much. I encourage you to work on acquiring at least 100 rejection letters, because the more you circulate your work, the better your chances of being published.

Online Book Promotion - How To Become A Bestseller Without An Agent, A Publisher, Or Oprah Winfrey

It used to be common wisdom that the only way to become a bestselling author was to go through a major publishing house. But since 2004, many bestsellers have actually been self-published and self-promoted. This is the story of how one man managed to do it.

Tips to Get your Query Letter Noticed!

How can you make your query letter stand out from the rest? I offer some tips to make your letter one that gets read!

High Prices: A Great Way to Keep Readers from Buying Your Book

Most authors do not know how to price their books. They think that the best way to recoup costs or convey value is to have a high cover price. What they fail to remember is basic economics: higher prices equal fewer sales. If you’re an author who has yet to build a following, then higher prices are simply going to mean only a few family members and some very kind friends will buy your book.

Seven Secrets of Writing a Book that Sells

Ensuring the success of a book is something even the biggest publishers have never been able to guarantee. Mitigating circumstances, flash trends, and world events will all affect buyer preferences. That said, there are still ways to leverage the sales-factor in your favor and here's how you do it.

Use the Power of the Internet to Sell Your Book

Here’s the challenge for today’s authors: The number of books published each year is increasing (195,000 titles in 2003 alone), books sales are decreasing, and only brand-name authors are getting the necessary support to market their books. The unfortunate result is that most authors aren’t going to see even modest book sales. The solution for authors is the Internet.

Fail Fast: Succeed Quickly

Andrea J.Lee, author of Mulitple Streams of Coaching Income, discusses the process and challenges of authoring a first book.

How Authors Can Endure The Promotional Process!

Authors severely underestimate the challenge of promoting their books. The truth is - being an author is a lot easier than getting people to buy your paperback!

How to Get a Reporter's Attention for Your Book

Reporters are busy people. On any given day they are fielding dozens of phone calls, making calls of their own, reading stacks of newspapers and magazines and rushing to meet deadlines. So how do you break through all the noise to get a reporter or an editor on the phone to listen to your pitch?

Getting Published

Getting Prepared to Be a Published Author.

Choosing Self Publishing?

Self publish is a lot of work. With that said you can not complain later that we didn’t warn you. While there are many advantages to self publishing, it is also quite a long way from being easy or less stressful. Yet, the good far outweighs the bad. As the author, you can publish your books as you see fit and you will always have the final say. But, as an author, you also need to realize that most of the financial, marketing, and inventory of the books will fall onto your shoulders in self publishing.

Book Signing Nightmares

Are book signings worth all the hard work and heartache? Isn’t there an easier way that’s not as taxing on the ego to let the world know you wrote a book?