Sentences with phrase «for authors doing»

What other Facebook groups for authors do you use?

Thank you for the info Vinny, now I think I see, You'd like a blog about marketing from lil» ol' me, Promote only when you are in a happy mood, And never promote your books by being far too rude, Try to make your posts interesting, clever and funny, And try not to part with a large amount of money, Now I feel there is one thing I should stress, Never go and give your cash to a vanity press, Blog, tweet and update your Facebook status as often as you can, Make contact with other authors and befriend your only fan, Be courteous, considerate and always be kind, And you will slowly find, You'll get people interested and make them all see, Especially when you give your book away for free, Sit back, relax and be rather nice, And always think about the price, People will not part with their cash unless the price is low, Particularly for an author they do not even know, Always remember to write purely for fun, Never think that your profit will be a huge great sum, And pray for exposure to the lord above, Because self - publishing is a labour of love,

For those authors don't want to visit Amazon all the time, you can use salesrankexpress.com to check all of your books at once and also get historical ranking information once you sign up for it.

Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you.

Not exact matches

Although this commitment is more modest than the one advocated in Making it Simple, a report I authored for the Mowat Centre, the goal of reducing input costs for manufacturers was identified as a key priority in the paper, which suggested there was more work to be done on this front:

Geoff Llopis, author of The Innovation Mentality, asks a valid question: «Why do people need your diversity and inclusion plan, and what is the opportunity it is solving for you?»

If a particular author's book is just one of thousands available to a subscribing reader, for example, the idea of a refund doesn't apply anymore because there's no individual purchase being made.

This could be because the original article leaves the author enough wiggle room, including the use of a question mark headline, to say, «I didn't say we knew for sure.»

«Thus, the risks of potential «trade wars» and the potential negative impact on the global economy and on oil demand if these risks do materialise should constitute a serious concern for OPEC,» the authors argue.

For example, if you were an author writing a book about how to drive traffic to a website, you need to find an example of how your business suffered when it didn't have traffic to its site.

Author of «I Know How She Does It,» Laura Vanderkam, explains why the morning is the best time for productivity and exercise.

Carissa interviews Carey Grund, owner of Smilegram Paper and author of Pink Lemonade: Sweet Expressions of Inspiration for Girls, on the Small Businesses Do It Better show.

He told the tale to authors Jeannette Hanna and Alan Middleton for their book Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada's Brandscape, explaining that the staffers didn't have to ask their bosses for the green light because the company's ethics - driven culture puts a premium on do - the - right - thing customer service.

The professor at Arizona State University's business school and author of The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse, asks her clients, «What are the things you would never do at this company to get a client, to keep a client, to make sure you met your numbers for the quarter?»

The question then becomes for the people who add value and try to be useful to authors and readers — and that includes publishers and booksellers — how do you evolve being useful in a digital world?

BookFunnel was started in 2015 by fantasy novelist Damon Courtney, who became frustrated when he couldn't create links for free book promotions; it helps authors do giveaways and build readership.

The author also suggests that when forced to choose between experience and character, those seeking talent would do better to look for defining virtues like confidence, patience and the ability to stay calm.

In one of the most arresting points in the article, the author finds that in the 90s, 83 % of men aged 18 to 25 did not agree with the statement «It is much better for everyone involved if the man is the achiever outside the home and the woman takes care of the home and family.»

Grandinetti was cordial in his comments, but he does put much onus on publishers to change and evolve into something that's more useful for both authors and readers:

And if you want to take things a step further you can add a related idea from author Laura Vanderkam that works for similar reasons — stop saying you don't have time for things.

As I recall the headline read, more or less, «Women Don't Negotiate Because They're Not Dumb,» and the author went on to cite research to make her point that when women do ask for more money, people tend to hate it, and «pushy» women end up paying mightily in terms of career progression and opportunitiedo ask for more money, people tend to hate it, and «pushy» women end up paying mightily in terms of career progression and opportunities.

While this is a blow to the idea that nationwide calorie menu requirements will dramatically alter the way America eats, it doesn't necessarily mean the policy is useless: perhaps, as the authors speculate, it may be more effective in sit - down restaurants where dining expectations are different, or for specific groups of particularly health - concious diners.

For March 2014, the national house price index was flat — which doesn't sound particularly alarming, until the authors point out that this is the first time in 15 years that house prices haven't increased in March, typically the kickoff of the important spring buying season.

Bestselling author Ken Blanchard mentioned in his book, «Heart of a Leader», that each person has different motivations for the work they do or to stay in a job they are in.

If you don't think you're in line to win a Nobel, the study authors say the concept still holds for other great achievements — people tend to do their most outstanding work in middle age.

«Progressive entrepreneurs realize the unstoppable power of outsourcing to handle aspects of their business that are essential but simply don't make sense for them to deal with personally,» says David Walsh, entrepreneur and author of Source Control, an e-book on effective small business outsourcing.

They simply hire the author to do it for them.

Kevin Hogan, author of The Science of Influence, explains that «most people react to the fear of loss and the threat of pain in a much more profound way than they do for gain.»

«If you do business internationally, a business plan provides a standard means of evaluating your products» business potential in a foreign marketplace,» says Linda Pinson, author of Automate Your Business Plan for Windows ® and Anatomy of a Business Plan, who runs a publishing and software business, Out of Your Mind and Into the Marketplace.

The New York Times bestselling author and radio show host of The Cardone Zone also talks about how he looks and feels younger than he did 20 years ago — because he stopped trying to please everyone and started living his life for himself.

«Whatever you do, don't give a canned response,» advises Robert Bacal, CEO of CustomerServiceZone.com in Ottawa and author of Perfect Phrases for Customer Service.

Leadership WA: You're a published author, an editor of a major journal, you've got a pretty serious day job, and you're healthy; you obviously don't take that for granted.

The author reminds us to keep thinking big, never be afraid to ask for things, and to not be intimidated when things don't go as planned.

To that end, managers need to do a better job of helping young black women navigate the workplace, «particularly the culture of unspoken expectations,» says Tiffany Dufu, 43, author and chief leadership officer of Levo, a career site for millennial women.

That is what self - publishing has done for authors.

Don't go for the big number when negotiating with investors, says serial entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal, founder of RadiumOne and author of «The Dream.»

Author Verne Harnish did wonders for me as I planned to expand my already - growing business.

Stating that sports «are a terrible metaphor for business,» the author concluded that referencing team sports in a corporate leadership context doesn't actually correlate with high performance, team dynamics, talent or success.

«This is not to say that headhunters do not play a valuable role,» said Max Steuer, reader emeritus at the LSE Centre for Philosophy and one of the authors of the paper.

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 LinkedIdo 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 LinkedIDo Business Using LinkedIn.

Charles Koch, the chairman of Koch Industries, the $ 115 billion leviathan of 100,000 employees, and author of Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies, says the most compelling reason to focus on profit is because you'll do more good in the long run.

But there's one easy, important thing you can do to settle in and become efficient in your new role, writes John D. Spooner, author of «No One Ever Told Us That: Money And Life Lessons For Young Adults»: Take an experienced employee out to eat.

According to Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson, associate director for the Motivation Science Center at the Columbia University Business School and author of Nine Things Successful People Do Differently, there are three reasons that people miss deadlines — and a single simple solution for all three.

Many companies do this, but it's not optimal,» says Mark Stiving, author of Impact Pricing: Your Blueprint for Driving Profits (CWL Publishing Enterprises, 2011).

Graze for more tactics in George Breen and A. B. Blankenship's Do - It - Yourself Marketing Research (McGraw - Hill, 1989, $ 16.95) and the same authors» State of the Art Marketing Research (NTC Business Books, 800-323-4900, 1993, $ 44.95).

Their report ends by noting that «much of the research for this paper and its writing were done by the authors working from home.»

The author had a right to express their views on those topics — we encourage an environment in which people can do this and it remains our policy to not take action against anyone for prompting these discussions.

Fredrick Petrie, author of «The End of Work: Financial Planning for People With Better Things To Do,» recommends «taxing» yourself in order to get more money out of your wallet and into the bank — this way you'll make savings a priority from the get - go, rather than budgeting everything else first and then seeing what is left over for savings.

The study authors suggest that the prime takeaway is that cutting yourself some slack about, well, slacking off is good for you (at least if you're tightly wound), or, as BPS puts it, «the people who could most benefit from the restorative effects of lounge - based downtime... are the least likely to do so.»

Chris Guillebeau, author of Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do, has some more unusual suggestions.