Not exact matches
I would be very interested in a course that discusses
author websites, landing pages, converting books to ebooks, social
presence....
While having social media accounts — LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, as a few examples — is important and part of your
author platform, your social media
presence can never take the place of a
website.
The basics of your platform are your
author website, your social media
presence, and your local communities.
Renee is a first time
author and wanted a
website setup well in advance to start establishing an online
presence.
Your Platform: The
author's platform consists of your
website, your followers, your body of work, your on - line
presence, and your reputation.
Even worse than an
author who can't spell is a professional editor who has a
website and social media
presence riddled with errors.
Remember, your photo will represent you on your
website, twitter page, Amazon
author page, book jacket, and any other site where you have a
presence; It's important to get it right.
Outside of your core
website, having a blog where you practice the 3 C's: Content, Consistency and Commitment is elementary and essential in your
author presence.
An
author website is a great tool for creating an online
presence and sharing important information about your book (s).
Writer's Relief offers several articles to help writers boost their online
presence through social media and
author websites — sign up for our emailed newsletter, Submit Write Now, for hundreds of tips, tutorials, publishing leads, and how - to articles written especially for writers.
So you've got an
author website and you've begun to establish your
presence on one or more social media sites.
If you're thinking about developing your online
presence by launching an
author website, start by asking yourself these questions.
If your
author website is like the home base of your online
presence, then your landing pages are like the front lines.
I've met a number of
authors who have jumped into this hastily, without researching the options, with ill - prepared manuscripts, indifferent editing, poor covers, lousy promo copy on their Amazon page, no advance reviews, no marketing plan, no blog or
website in place, no Facebook or Twitter
presence... and, not surprisingly, they've seen no sales.
An affordable custom
author website supports your
author platform and builds your online
presence.
A robust
author website to anchor an
author's complete digital
presence and act as the central hub and source of authoritative information on everything about the
author, her books, her work, and life
Therefore, having a mobile - optimized
author website has become a vital need of online
presence.
Set up your
author blog and
website, schedule blog tours, develop a strong social media
presence and make yourself available for as many interviews as possible.
One of the steps of building a strong web
presence is to create a frequently updated blog on your
author website.
I can see how and why this might happen, since most
authors are not educated on best practices of
websites, what
websites are good at, and how they integrate into a larger online
presence.
Your
author website is the foundation for your online
presence and it essentially links all your different online activity together.
YouTube videos can be a great way to jazz up your
author website AND increase your overall Web
presence.
How can publishers seek
authors with platform (which often involves an online
presence that can be quantified) AND claim
author websites aren't terribly effective?
Of course, these days, «
website,» actually means» web
presence,» because depending on the book and
author, an
author may opt for a
website and / or a blog and / or a social networking profile.
Keep your online
presence strong with a focused
author website, guest blogging tips, and helpful social media hints!
However, an
author website functions as the hub of your social media and your online
presence.
Setting up an
author website and / or a blog is a great way to establish an online
presence for yourself as an
author.
Create a professional web
presence on your own with the free PDF Guide to Aspiring
Author Websites — with advice from the aspiring author website series and advice from website reviews by Kathleen MacIver and me, assembled to apply more gene
Author Websites — with advice from the aspiring
author website series and advice from website reviews by Kathleen MacIver and me, assembled to apply more gene
author website series and advice from
website reviews by Kathleen MacIver and me, assembled to apply more generally.
-LSB-...] January 22, 2009 What not to Web Posted by Leah under Uncategorized Every published
author knows she needs to have a
website — and I highly encourage those who are in the submission process to have some kind of web
presence as well.
As an instructor of online classes that teach how to create and build an
author online
presence, of all the lessons, the most popular one, and the one that sparks the most questions, is how to create an effective
author website.
At that time, the
author should already have an online
presence with a
website / blog / and social media set - up.
For
authors, we believe now is the time to build your
website, implement marketing tools and create a social media
presence (in addition to publishing ebooks!)
Some of the finest
author website designers and waiting to collaborate with you to improve your web
presence, or even build your site from scratch.
Although Victoria Veel has no
presence on social media and
website, her commitment to establish a more solid brand and spread her wings internationally reflects the best practice that every indie
author is good at.
Possibly because the
author lacks marketing skills, doesn't promote at all or promotes themselves ineffectively, has no web
presence (
website, blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc), or thinks the book will sell itself.
He / she also has to create a strong online
presence using blogs,
author websites, and leveraging social networks.
Creating an online
author presence and platform is initiated by creating a
website.
Every
author's online
presence begins and ends with their
website.
Apart from my online
presence on Facebook, Twitter, and my blog, I've used a lot of different marketing techniques: Google AdWords, ads on various
websites, ads on Goodreads,
website sponsorships, ebook blog sposorships, strategic ebook pricing, swapping excerpts with other
authors, and making my books free for a day on Amazon.
If you've been working hard to create an effective marketing and promotion campaign, then you've no doubt spent a meaningful amount of time on the essential elements an
author must have to build a strong reputation: quality writing, great branding, networking, social media
presence,
author website, promotional items (like mailers, writing conference goodies, and other materials), and more!
I visit the
author's
websites and social media pages to get an idea about their online
presence, which tells me a great deal about who they are, and how they relate to their readers.
- Define your book's main / secondary genre - Research the top 10 books /
authors in your main genre (Amazon page, pricing, # of likes, tags, categories, reviews, covers, book description,
websites, social media activity /
presence)- Develop a positioning statement and messages that will speak to readers of this genre but also differentiate your book - Design book cover keeping in mind what is selling in your genre and how you have positioned your book - Begin building social media
presence (
website, blog, FB fan page, twitter, pinterest, tumblr, slideshare,
author profiles)- Decide on book formats (ebook, print, enhanced e-book) and distribution channels - Set the books price competitively, relative to the competition - Create the book launch plan and budget
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Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an a
Author interviews Media appearances
Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an
authorauthor?
An
author website will act as the hub of your online
presence, and social media will offer you the perfect means of outreach and distribution.
A blog is the best way to drive traffic from social media back to the
author's
website, which makes them, their book, and online
presence more visible by helping with search engine rankings and social algorithms.
Whether you're an emerging
author or one that is well - established, it can be challenging to figure out what belongs on your
website's homepage and what to say about yourself on the front door to your online
presence.
In fact, some budget - conscious
authors could even use it as their primary
author presence on the Internet (although not recommended as an
author website substitute).
Amazon's AuthorCentral is the gold standard when it comes to creating and managing an
author presence on a third - party
website.
The
authors of these «books» also had no online
presences or
websites.
Find out more about creating a world - beating online
presence and get a free quote by heading to our
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