Have you considered taking your writing skills into the wild and woolly world of blogging to make a profit? Here are some thoughts on that from someone who has.
https://writerswrite.co.za/the-blog-economy-and-why-we-need-more-daves/
Category Archives: Platform Building
Lessons Learned From 7 Years As An Author Entrepreneur
What was learned when one author took the leap to go full time.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/09/12/lessons-learned-7-years-author-entrepreneur/
Feel the fear and put yourself out there – advice for shy authors
Putting yourself out there can be a paralyzing thought, Here are some thoughts on the reward for the risk.
Book Marketing: 5 Ways To Spice Up Your Amazon Book Pages
Making your Amazon book pages into effective sales tools requires some forethought and effort. Here are five ideas to try from Joanna Penn.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/06/16/spice-up-your-amazon-book-pages/
7 Ways To Market Your Book With Visual Storytelling
As indie authors, you need to learn and utilize many avenues of marketing to get the word out about your book. Here is another tool that could be the right fit for your toolbox.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/06/06/7-ways-to-market-your-book-with-visual-storytelling/
How To Get Your Book Into Schools And Double Your Income With Volume Sales With Dave Hendrickson
Expanding your reach with your books is the key to a healthy sales income. Here are some tips from Dave Hendrickson via Joanna Penn.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/05/28/get-your-book-into-schools-dave-hendrickson/
Turn Your Core Values Into The Heart Of Your Author Business With T. Thorn Coyle
Joanna Penn interviews T. Thorn Coyle on the integration of your heart into your business.
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/05/14/core-values-author-business-thorn-coyle/
Marketing literary fiction – ‘There are readers who need these stories…’ an interview
Part 2 of Roz Morris’s interview with Laura Stanfill, author, all-around literary citizen and founder of the literary imprint Forest Avenue Press in Portland, Oregon.
The Five G’s of Getting Libraries to Buy your Book
Expanding your reach into libraries can be a huge leap for many authors. Here are some tips on how to make that happen.
https://diymfa.com/community/five-gs-getting-libraries-buy-book
How To Use Video Marketing Like A Hollywood Director
Taking full advantage of the power of video to market your books can be difficult, tricky, and absolutely amazing. Here are some tips from Joanna Penn.
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