Joanna is the ultimate
authorpreneur and book marketer.
In order to get them there, as a savvy
authorpreneur, you'll have to do some courting.
I'm just finalising my business plan to start up a self - publishing business as an «
authorpreneur» as well as running my current business as a freelance copywriter.
Authorpreneurs may need a logo design, all authors should have a business card, and crowdsourcing would also be good to use for creating sell sheets, brochures, and even a media kit.
Disclaimer:
Authorpreneurs» know the importance of A B C (Assess, Buy, Create.
The term «
authorpreneur» was born out of the need to define authors who run their career like an independent publishing house.
As a publisher /
authorpreneur, I've had to acquire skills like web design, HTML and CSS editing, Photoshop, social media marketing, copywriting, video editing, and more.
It's what separates the one - book - wonders from
the authorpreneurs.
This article is on how to build a messenger bot using Dialogflow (API.AI) and how can
authorpreneurs use it in their marketing.
Time for another edition of
the Authorpreneur Mindset Series.
What we're trying to do over the next three days is provide a smorgasbord of ideas, techniques, hacks, and information for you to build a better you, a better
authorpreneur.
She tells about a new book, Will the R.E.A.L.
Authorpreneur Please Stand Up?
«AMC has an impressive array of courses and tools, covering everything the budding indie
authorpreneur could want.
Want to know what successful authors think about becoming
authorpreneurs?
Here are 6 steps to becoming a skilled
authorpreneur.
The paperback version is called Will the R.E.A.L.
Authorpreneur Please Stand Up?
Others dare to step into the world of entrepreneurship and become
authorpreneurs.
Writers like Joanna Penn have adopted the term
authorpreneur to describe creative book crafters who consider the business side of their publishing career and their art in equal measure.
: A Collection of Inspirational Stories Celebrating R.E.A.L.
Authorpreneurs More than a year ago, Sharon Jenkins invited me to contribute a chapter about being an authorpreneur.
After giving up a high - powered job in marketing and development to raise a family and follow her husband to America for his job, she took up writing, became an «
authorpreneur», moved back to the UK and has never had to «work» again.
Authorpreneurs have figured out how to leverage their book to build a profitable business.
When you're
an authorpreneur, it's tempting to get involved in the nitty - gritty of the everyday realities of running your book business.
The top news stories of the year included the concept of
the authorpreneur, the EU's Value Added Tax laws, Hachette vs. Amazon, Author Earnings, and Kindle Unlimited.
This week's tips included
authorpreneur action steps from Joanna Penn, the keys to a great book launch page, and how you can create a bestselling outline.
About Nina: Nina Amir, author of How to Blog a Book and The Author Training Manual, transforms writers into inspired, successful authors,
authorpreneurs and blogpreneurs.
There are so many lessons to be learned from these «
authorpreneurs».
In 2012 I quit my $ 70,000 + a year job in corporate social media marketing and strategy with no plan and no safety net, and became a full - time
authorpreneur
Okay, once a year I come out of my writing / publishing /
authorpreneur cave to look around for my shadow and blog about what I see.
The life of an indie
authorpreneur is anything but leisurely.
Hence the name
Authorpreneur.
I've been thinking a lot about messaging as I've begun my transition from being a «story development coach» to doing alignment, kick - ass motivation and success mindset for emerging authors and
authorpreneurs.
At today's PubSmartCon panels, industry professionals presented a panel on the business side of being a career writer under a newly coined term,
authorpreneur.
Kathy and her team developed Bublish to empower «
authorpreneurs» by providing a complete social marketing and digital publishing solution.
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Furthermore, it's clear to
the authorpreneur, with the democratisation of technology, it is putting power and profit back into the hands and pockets of writers
This book has the «How to Get It Done» stories of 14 seasoned
authorpreneurs and is loaded with tips from their journey to success for the modern day author.
Nowadays authors need to build their brand / platform online to reach their audience and become
authorpreneurs.
They upgraded their mindset from «I'm just an author» to «I'm
an authorpreneur (a person who combines the author and entrepreneur)».
I genuinely believe there has never been a better time to be an Author Entrepreneur (or an indie author or
Authorpreneur as others call it).
This brings us to the second piece of being a well - rounded
authorpreneur:
MG: Once upon a time, you founded Ebookling, an independent ebook marketplace aimed at helping «turn authors into
authorpreneurs.»
Today, I jump back into the writing world by brainstorming
my authorpreneur business plan, which is inspired by Janice Hardy's Fiction University blog series.
Authorpreneur Want to learn about the business of writing books?
For anyone serious about making a living being a writer of any sort — or just for listeners who want to learn how people dedicated to their craft have carved out their niche —
Authorpreneur is a valuable resource.
This cooperative analysis is the another step of
my authorpreneur plan series, where I'm sharing how I'm controlling my fate as an independent author.
Let's jump right into
the authorpreneur business plan brainstorm...
Additionally, smart
authorpreneurs know that to market your book, it's also important to know what competition you have in your genre.
The Creative Penn — Joanna Penn shares her self - publishing journey with articles, videos, and audio about writing and creativity, publishing options, book marketing, and being
an authorpreneur.
As
an authorpreneur, it's easy to get lost in the weeds and to obsess about one thing, but to be successful you need to branch out.