Not exact matches
But there's a downside as well: self - published
authors don't get the marketing materials provided by the Big Six, and have to
work very hard in order to rise through the ranks, establish their personal
brand, and attract the necessary readership to succeed.
As an example, I not only agented this book myself to a major NYC - area publisher, I brought in Jay and his famous
brand, I brought in Stephen M.R. Covey for the foreword, and even wrote my own back cover (something most
authors never get to do when
working with a major publisher).
Ruth Burr of SEO Moz recently shared tips for getting Google
Author to
work when you have multiple people writing on one web site — such as multiple employees blogging for
brand advocacy.
While this strategy
works just fine for large publishers that already have established
brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such as Mashable or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts with great content on your client's website, but the missing link is getting journalists, contributors,
authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content so that they can link to it when writing relevant stories / articles.
Slowly
working my way through over 60 prize donations - so excited to bring you some amazing, gorgeous, creative and all round geneorous
brands, shops, artists,
authors and creators.
«Natural selection
works best when there's a diversity of genotypes to act upon,» says
Brand, the lead
author of the paper.
You shouldn't have to compromise your
branding when you
work with your ideal
authoring tool.
He has
authored and co-
authored the following: Learning Transformed: 8 Keys for Designing Tomorrow's Schools, Today,
BrandED: Tell Your Story, Build Relationships, and Empower Learning, Uncommon Learning: Creating Schools That
Work for Kids, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times, Communicating and Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals and What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Science.
As you've been writing so long, have you ever considered developing your own
author brand so readers can easily recognise your
work, or is this something you're yet to explore?
In
working with thousands of
authors over twenty years to help them build their
author brand, enhance book discoverability and spark sales, we've identified a number of initiatives
authors with minimal budgets can do to attract new readers.
In the meanwhile, I've been kicking around the idea of how to freelance with a handful of
authors in a partnership similar to this... I've
worked with several indie
authors to create virtual marketing strategies and to teach them about
branding themselves and what I've discovered is that often
authors whose
work I believe in the most generally don't have the time or aptitude for marketing themselves effectively.
We discussed how to run your self - publishing business as a business, what an
author platform is, the two different kinds of marketing, and how your
author platform
works together to promote your
brand and your books!
As poorly - done
works by indie
authors stagnate in the marketplace, the indies who are serious about their craft will continue to polish their
work and grow their
brand.
Whether you're a fan of his
work or not, if any
author has a philosophy worth listening to, when it comes to personal
branding, it's him.
-LSB-...] Increasingly,
authors only see success when they know how to market not only their
work, but their own personal
brand.
Collectively, all of these components
work together to help build the
author's
brand, connect with target audiences and over time, convert members of the target audience into buyers.
The pressure of
working a day job alongside a fledgling writing career causes many
authors to overlook great opportunities to establish their
brand and reach more readers.
I
worked with Claire Wingfield the winner of my Pinterest for
Authors draw to help her build her
author brand using Pins and Boards.
Your
author brand is an ongoing, continually evolving story that communicates what makes your
work unique, and represents an implied promise to your readers of what they can expect you to consistently deliver.
When you get to
work, Nina Amir has 6
branding tips for writers and
authors, and Helen Phillips -LSB-...]
Plus, publishers are beginning to realize that effective digital marketing especially
works best across a range of titles, or on an
author brand basis, rather than on a title - by - title basis.
An
author website gives you a means to connect with readers and potential readers, a way to display your skills and
work (maybe you offer excerpts free or teasers for a new book), and a central location for your
brand.
Many
authors are becoming more like entrepreneurs, managing
brands, expanding into public speaking, developing DVDs, or finding other creative ways to promote their
work.
As she states in a 2009 post, «How to Discover and Build Your
Author Brand», she had mistakenly
branded herself towards this non-fiction book with words like «career change» and a business image, and had to rebrand towards her writing
work.
Remember, though, that as long as you're focused on building your own
author brand and body of
work, the
author name you publish under should take precedence over the publishing company name.
Long term, a formal publishing business entity combined with a professional website can go a long way toward indicating your seriousness of intent, and can gain
brand recognition over time, especially if you release other
authors»
works in addition to your own.
The investor is making a bet that they'll recover their investment, plus generate a profit, and the investee uses that capital to fund their business, either by paying their cost of living, paying themselves a salary, hiring a publicist, or
working with a
branding expert to build their
author brand, etc. (To learn how to build your
author platform and get published, start here.)
Before becoming a full - time crime
author in 2009 he also
worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, Internet strategist, and
brand consultant.
Now, one of the most well known
brands in the publishing industry bar none, Penguin, is adding digital - based content to commemorate the
work of one of its
authors, Kelley Armstrong.
This is where the
author and I
work together through the whole book design process to deliver a book that is
branded and cohesive from cover to cover.
At Rosinante, we
work intensely with developing the
brands of the
authors we take in, and we have a range of
authors who could benefit greatly from RCW's international sales
work, such as Caroline Albertine Minor, Stine Pilgaard, Tine Høeg.
This panel discusses the high return on children's
brands and how publishers are
working with
authors and traditional partners in new ways.
Make it different than your personal profile and give thought to your
author brand and what you want to show the world about who you are and what they can expect from your
work.
So using my
brand new Instagram account, I went to
work and started studying how
authors and readers use the site successfully.
Add on the strategy of building an email list of readers who love your
work and you'll be able to launch and grow your
author brand to new heights, with the aim of becoming a full time writer.
The average upcoming independent
author breaking into publishing, doesn't have the established
brand of J. K. Rowling or the ability to produce the volume of
work that Sean and David do.
Writer's Resource
works with
authors, public speakers, thought leaders and small presses to ghostwrite, rewrite and edit fiction and nonfiction; pitch to agents and publishers; develop business proposals and art grants; and
branding.
Instant recognition is a powerful thing, so why not let it
work for you when you build your
author brand?
Whether you want to write a book to boost your business, build your
brand, leave a legacy or become a best selling
author — we will
work with you to achieve your goals.
Connexions PR uses research, media savvy and persistence to get the ink, internet exposure and air time
authors need to promote their
work and
brand themselves as experts in their field.
It's about how you are going to market and sell books, so you can reap those returns and
work towards elevating your
author brand, turning your passion of writing and publishing books into more than just an expensive hobby, but a venture that sees income return.
Very few
authors consider this
author brand aspect as part of their
author platform, yet it's exciting seeing this stuff
work first hand with successful
authors and our customers.
Laine Cunningham
works as a ghostwriter and book editor with
authors, public speakers, thought leaders and businesses on fiction and nonfiction; to develop speaking engagements and adjunct products; and on
author branding.
I tend to think that any time I'd have to spend
working to develop a reader facing
brand of my own — and we could be talking about quite a bit of time there — would be better spent
working on behalf of my
authors.
Build your
author brand as one of professional and high - quality
work that readers will thoroughly enjoy, and you'll thank yourself for years to come as your writing career flourishes!
«What's intriguing about this partnership is the strength of the
brands and our ability to
work with children's
authors and illustrators in partnership with Crayola to inspire children's creativity,» said Rick Richter, Ruckus Media Group's President and CEO, in a press release.
While ebook distribution platforms are not very new or spare, QBend
works instead to create a
branded ebook platform for both publishers and
authors, powering their ebook stores.
Years ago,
branded websites for publishers — from then - Big Six down to the lowest
author penning his serialized high fantasy ebooks — to be able to sell their titles without the need for a middle man were all the rage at the big publishing conferences, but the fact of the matter is, they didn't
work.
Something worth considering is that with any big name
author currently out there the
work has already been done for them on the
branding and marketing front by the publishing houses so it's easy to move the books, print or E, on that basis already.
Taking a true assessment of your book and
author brand strengths and
working with your publicist to find good media fits for you is a much better direction to head than just running after the biggest book tastemaker you have heard of for a book review.