Sentences with phrase «n't built an author brand»

If you're starting from zero and haven't built an author brand or online presence, it's your first step in the marketing process.

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Chief strategist Paul Jankowski, who not only authored the study, but also the accompanying book Speak America Too: Your Guide To Building Powerful Brands In The New Heartland, says the proclamation is purposefully provocative.

In The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch on and Others Don't (St. Martin's Press), bestselling author and communication expert Carmine Gallo explains why storytelling and its power to build emotional connections is increasingly valued in today's workforce and is helping brands change hearts and minds.

Renowned author Bright has built her personal brand around being the epitome of single womanhood - but when a fortune teller predicts doom if she doesn't fix unresolved issues with her past lovers, Bright must revisit her relationship with 5 of her exes.

Building an email list is vital to your author brand, but it's the one piece most authors don't think is important.

You won't build an effective author brand if your Facebook page is «HorrorWriter666» and your website is named «myadventuresinwriting.com.»

Good day Kim nice post by the way and I surely don't believe that building an author brand is necessary to be successful a writer.

I don't believe that building an author brand as you describe it is necessary to be successful a writer.

Even when I was in my forties, I was advised to keep my age secret when querying, because publishers don't want to invest money building a «brand name» for an author who doesn't have a potential forty - year trajectory for churning out product.

In most cases, fiction authors should use their name (you're building a brand and online presence around you, not just one book), and non-fiction authors should ensure their domain and blog title are descriptive, relevant and clear.

Platform - building means marketing not just your books but you — as an author, and (yes) as a brand.

No, it won't make you sales immediately overnight (unless you've already got a bit of a following), but it will help you build an author brand that will make sales — and, eventually, enough sales to support you in being the full - time author you've always dreamed of being.

In this age of online anonymity that allows small people to behave this way towards authors, why couldn't Christian simply change her online name and start over, building a new brand and readership?

Griese points out that, according to the law of averages, authors who use a subsidy publisher will not make money on their books, although other benefits (credibility, speaking engagements, building brand, and so forth) may well accrue, rendering the book publishing effort worwhile.

A brand new author needs to build that reputation, and while they can find success and break out on their own, I am not willing to be their gatekeeper when I could be reading new (and old) novels from Ann Leckie, Steven Brust, Elizabeth Bear, Daniel Abraham, Peter Hamilton, and Kameron Hurley.

I don't mean only for non-fiction, technical authors to build a brand — any author can use social media to build a brand.

It's tempting to say that the self - publishing world is infested with sharks, but I suspect the truth is more prosaic — that it is rife with well - meaning «experts» who don't know much more than I do about how to build my author brand.

Instant recognition is a powerful thing, so why not let it work for you when you build your author brand?

They don't realise they have to persist with a post-launch marketing plan to continue building their author brand awareness to increase their book sales.

Another good post to check out if you haven't already is Discover and Build Your Author Brand.

(I don't recommend going exclusive for authors who want to make a career of writing and — you want to build a brand and a business and extend your reach everywhere — but for a side project you don't want to devote as much time to, it can make sense to just focus on what's likely to earn you the most money.)

Build your author brand where your readers hang out... on Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and yes... even on Scribd and Oyster (but just don't expect these services to boost your sales.)

Its important to be build brand identity and to write for publications who reach readers, who wouldn't have otherwise known who the author was.

There's some great opportunities here to really fuel your author and book branding and the changes to encourage more social engagement with visitors is going to weed out all those people who simply spam «like me» posts that don't result in actual platform building or sales conversions.

Not sure what your blog is about but I find that having experts guest (here on practical advice, and on my personal author blog RachelintheOC.com sharing real - life stories which is my branding there), gives me a chance to share my platform with others (again, building relationships), and brings their followings to my blog and vice versa.

They must market not only as a brand but as an author who wants to build lasting relationships with fans — this latter usually gets buried under the former, resulting in stagnant sales despite high metrics, not to mention how time - consuming it is.

If you're thinking about self - publishing, or you want to know how to best build your author brand and market your work in the digital age (because the publisher isn't going to do much), this could be the weekend your writing career takes a huge step forward.

One of them included a clause where the agency would receive 15 % of everything I published, regardless of whether they sold the work or not, and that included self - published work because they said that they would build my author brand, so they would be responsible for my success.

Although book promotion is tangentially related to book sales, it is not the same thing, and there's no guarantee that even the most successful book promotion campaign (which is designed to build the author's brand and raise the visibility of the book) will result in increased book sales.

«Keep in Mind, building an author brand is not the same as building a platform.

This ongoing series of essays on the craft of writing will include all topics related to writing fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits Bad habits The Writer's Life eBook formatting Paperback formatting Amazon keywords Writing blurbs and descriptions Cover design & layout Productivity The Classics Short stories Poetry The Writing Process Show don't Tell Self - editing Proofreading Building a solid career Targeting a specific genre Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an aAuthor interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an authorauthor?

Having a blog isn't about selling on other platforms, although it's good for that, it's all about branding yourself, building what I like to call your «author brand» and communicating with and creating a base of fans.

Your time isn't better spent on your Amazon sales page or cover design... you can perfect that in a couple of hours... to be successful in self publishing, you need to spend time and effort building your author brand and you need to be prolific.

In other words, you can't be successful without building a power author brand.

Not only does this grab your readers» attention, but it can also help build your author brand; if you integrate your distinct visual style into all of your book covers, it will make it easier for your readers and the world at large to recognize your work.

Your publishing imprint might not carry the kind of power and weight associated with Penguin Random House or HarperCollins, but it does say something about the author brand you're building.

To keep on track, have a clear goal for your author website (sell books, build a platform, connect with readers), keep your author brand in mind while you design, and create great value for your readers so they can't help but come back for more.

If building your author brand is your ultimate goals, then interviews will serve you well, but know they won't sell many books.

Just think about how a great book by an unknown will compete with a brand name author... Yes, life is tough, but again... why doesn't Amazon address the fact that it makes most of its money off of the same old same old, books that are either «built» by big publishers or by indies who often combine formulaic storytelling with full on marketing.

1/2015 Counseling Today When Building a Counseling Practice, Brand Extensions are Not the Answer Authored by Thriveworks CEO Dr. Anthony Centore