It's always good to be thinking about how you can strengthen
your author platform as a means to sell more books, because your platform can either thrive or fail based upon how well you promote your book and market it to readers.
Being consistent is key to winning the game of blogging and building
your author platform as a whole.
If you are serious about your writing career, if you think in long term and you see your books and
author platform as an ASSET, then choose WORDPRESS!
The rise of
the author platform as an industry obsession is a relatively new phenomenon.
So, I'd love to see you there if you're interested in Bali and we'll be doing a lot on
author platform as well as actually getting your book done.
Think of
an author platform as a living, breathing thing.
If you are serious about growing
your author platform as a writer, then you should always look for organic growth opportunities on Facebook, but those seem to be getting smaller and smaller; paid Facebook campaigns will need to be part of your author book marketing strategy if you want to use this space to increase your visibility.
But rather than not get too hung up who is / isn't following, I'd like to think of
author platform as a exercise in building a connection and relationship.
Think of your online
author platform as a car engine.
Here's a visual mindmap of your writer or
author platform as part of a book marketing plan.
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You can think of
an author platform as a stage.
This isn't a bad thing as self - publishing offers many advantages, and in a lot of cases, successful self - published authors are offered contracts with publishers because of their existing
author platforms as they've proven their appeal.
Not exact matches
I'm a self - published
author, and while writing more books is great, I also need to focus on selling the one that is already out there to
as many distribution
platforms as possible.
As for Lego's value proposition, the authors define it as: «Lego is a platform and experience provider focused on the development of children's play and learnin
As for Lego's value proposition, the
authors define it
as: «Lego is a platform and experience provider focused on the development of children's play and learnin
as: «Lego is a
platform and experience provider focused on the development of children's play and learning.
As the network seems poised for change — recently, LinkedIn announced that it will soon allow anyone to publish content on its platform (much as LinkedIn Influencers do now)-- I talked with David Gowel, CEO at RockTech, and author of The Power in a Link: Open Doors, Close Deals, and Change the Way You Do Business Using LinkedI
As the network seems poised for change — recently, LinkedIn announced that it will soon allow anyone to publish content on its
platform (much
as LinkedIn Influencers do now)-- I talked with David Gowel, CEO at RockTech, and author of The Power in a Link: Open Doors, Close Deals, and Change the Way You Do Business Using LinkedI
as LinkedIn Influencers do now)-- I talked with David Gowel, CEO at RockTech, and
author of The Power in a Link: Open Doors, Close Deals, and Change the Way You Do Business Using LinkedIn.
The material in the Insights section reflects the analysis and opinions of the
authors as of the stated date and may differ from the opinions of other portfolio managers, investment teams or
platforms at Franklin Templeton Investments.
The material for the Insights section reflects the analysis and opinions of the
authors as of the stated date and may differ from the opinions of other portfolio managers, investment teams or
platforms at Franklin Templeton Investments.
Communications expert Tsahi Levent - Levi,
author of the popular BlogGeek.me blog, keeps a running tally and comprehensive overview of communications
platform -
as - a-service offerings in his «Choosing a W....
This article reflects the analysis and opinions of the
authors as of July 9, 2014, and may differ from the opinions of other portfolio managers, investment teams or
platforms at Franklin Templeton Investments.
KICKICO is an online blockchain - based crowdfunding
platform that allows its users (projects
authors, advisors, translators, announcers...) to collect funds through the blockchain - based tools offered by the
platform,
as well
as smart contracts.
The financial uncertainty, prolonged waiting periods and lack of payment transparency in current digital content media sharing
platforms could be discouraging potential artists and
authors from seeing content creation
as a viable source of income.
CNN: My Take: When it comes to «God» in our political
platforms, less is more Stephen Prothero, Boston University religion scholar and
author of «The American Bible: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation,» discusses how the Republican and Democratic parties have used God
as a ««prop» of our politics» during the 2012 presidential race.
Author of «Mapping Innovation,» Greg Satell, says that, «Today, we are undergoing a transformation every bit
as dramatic, a shift from hierarchies, strategies and tactics to networks,
platforms and movements.»
CNN: My Take: The danger of calling behavior «biblical» Rachel Held Evans, a popular blogger and
author of «A Year of Biblical Womanhood,» writes about her discomfort seeing the bible «edited down and used
as a prop to support a select few political positions and
platforms.»
The
author's byline should be changed to, «Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar, but not a man of faith, relies solely upon his intellect and sarcasm to elevate himself to his own position of arrogant deity, guaranteeing that anyone and everyone promoting the «Anyone Who Prays is a Lunatic»
platform will laud him
as brilliant.»
Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for
platform - building include: writing guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities
as well
as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular
authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.
Woolf has repeatedly characterized Stefanik
as an
author of a 2012 Republican
platform that excluded the Paycheck Fairness Act and restricted a woman's right to choose.
Platform technologies enable scientists to apply a standardized manufacturing process to multiple vaccines and create a collective database on their safety
as well, which can shorten the preclinical development period to
as little
as several months, according to the
authors.
However, substantial technological advances of the past decade, such
as synthetic vaccinology and
platform manufacturing, can expedite the process and shorten manufacturing time, allowing clinical evaluation to begin sooner, according to the
authors.
The
authors found that not only was it a valuable
platform for conducting the randomized clinical trial, but that it was both cost and time effective,
as well.
«To date, research into resilience has tended to take into account a very extensive range of social, psychological, and even genetic factors that positively influence mental flexibility, such
as social support, certain personality traits, and typical behavior patterns,» explained Professor Raffael Kalisch, one of the
authors of the current publication and the director of the Neuroimaging Center, a central research
platform of the Mainz University Medical Center and the Research Center on Translational Neurosciences.
Several excellent responses to the article in Science that criticized use of Instagram
as a
platform for effective #scicomm, including this one
authored by @samanthazy et al..
ScienceOpen is very successfully putting Open Access into practice by benefitting from well established OA - services such
as PMC, integrating all facettes of it into one
platform and create a trusted open scientific environment not only for
authors but also for all other stakeholders in the communities.
A 2009 MacArthur Fellow, Beth is also an award - winning popular science
author and communicator who uses her research
as a
platform to explore the potential of new genomic technologies for conservation and medicine.
«This is just more of the move away from traditional broadcasters into new areas such
as cable and other
platforms including satellite and mobile phone,» says the
author of «New New Media,» adding «it won't be too far off that we will see a series that never aired on either network or cable, that began and ended just on the web on this list.»
Authors with previous eLearning experience might feel limited
as to what they can build and create - however, the «Pro Plan» now allows users to add their own templates, or modify the existing source code, providing greater flexibility across the
platform.
As CEO of dominKnow Learning Systems, Luke has overseen the development of several learning and development software initiatives over the past 10 years — including Claro, dominKnow's award winning elearning
authoring platform.
They often contain not just the
platform or «classroom» itself, but content management tools, analytics,
authoring tools, third - party apps, access to external content, a mobile version, Software -
as - a-Service, training, and support.
CourseBuilder is a cloud - based collaborative
authoring tool used to create multi-language and multi-device learning which can be published
as one course to play on any device, on any
platform and on any learning management system.
You can use
authoring tools like Elucidat
as a video
platform and drop in clips from YouTube, Vimeo, Wirewax, and more.
In many cases, Coursera's
platform itself did not help,
as it did not help course
authors create pedagogically sound experiences.
The
platform enables businesses to create customized, white - labeled learning environments,
author and create powerful learning experiences, report and integrate with third - party technologies,
as well
as monetize courseware through integrated commerce and licensing capabilities — all from a consolidated cloud - based solution.
Additionally, developing a high - quality virtual - learning program can be costly, requiring sizable capital expenditures on computers and servers, sophisticated instructional design (the orchestration of different media — such
as online, offline, images, sound — into compelling and effective instructional units), content and course - management systems (computer systems for organizing and facilitating collaboration on documents and courses), course -
authoring platforms (computer frameworks that allow educators to «post» their courses onto the Internet), and beta and usability testing (publishing test versions of new programs to eliminate the «bugs» and ensure ease of use).
The
author first seeks to provide a sense of who Krishnamurti was, not just
as a teacher on a
platform, but
as a person in real life.
Presently working at Magic Software Pvt. Ltd
as a Product Manager for SmartFrame, an
Authoring platform which enables creation of «smart content» in a «technology - safe» fashion.
Thereby the focus lies on the development of new tools and innovative prototypes in the fields of learning management systems, content management, performance support,
authoring tools, Web 2.0 applications
as well
as web - based and mobile
platforms.
Economical Benefit: The rise of rapid
authoring tools and the easy availability of diverse
platforms such
as smart phones and tabs have made ELearning process inexpensive and popular.
The publishing landscape of 2012 looks similar to the music landscape of 1998, crossed with the web designs of 1996: it's encumbered by DRM and proprietary formats, it treats customers
as criminals, it's fragmented across
platforms, and it's hostile to
authors who want to distribute their work through independent channels.
If you have this many followers, you've probably worked your butt off to make other areas of your
author platform strong
as well.