Despite the ease to get set up, these free sites can be too restrictive for growing
a professional author blog or website.
Its interesting, I do not actually write books or anything like this, but I create content for a small company's website, and do social as well, but the process for creating content, is something I always get help to, by reading
professional authors blogs and articles like this one.
Not exact matches
He is the
author of treatises on proxy voting and shareholder communications and his articles have appeared in The London Financial Times, The New York Times, The New York Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Insights, Pensions & Investments, The Corporate Governance Advisor, Directors & Boards, the Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems and other publications and
professional blogs.
The articles posted on this
blog / website are the opinion of the
author and should not be considered
professional financial advice.
New Orleans, LA About
Blog I'm a self - taught baker, turned
professional baker, turned food photographer and cookbook
author.
The content in this
blog is
authored by our in - house team of health
professionals or carefully selected experts from amongst our suppliers and other partners.
Dr. Donielle (Doni) Wilson, is a naturopathic doctor,
professional midwife, clinical nutritionist,
author, and researcher whose
blog is at her website drdoni.com.
The
author is an American Association for Drugless Practitioners Certified Holistic Health Coach, but you should never substitute information from this
blog for information obtained from your presiding licensed medical
professional.
Sydney, Australia About
Blog Michelle Sparkes, Health
professional,
author, speaker, long term recovered survivor of anorexia and EDNOS.
I am a wife of 16 years, the mother of 2 teenage boys, HR
professional and the
author and creative juice behind the
blog.
With
authors including IBM's Sebastian Krause, Cloudonomics
author Joe Weinman, and Ian Moyse from the Cloud Industry Forum, CloudTech has hundreds of
blogs about numerous cloud - related topics and reaches over 320,000 cloud computing
professionals.
About
Blog Beth Tancredi is a
professional writer, blogger,
author, ghostwriter and editor.
Sydney, Australia About
Blog Michelle Sparkes, Health
professional,
author, speaker, long term recovered survivor of anorexia and EDNOS.
NJ About
Blog Founded by
professional trader and best - selling
author, Lawrence G. McMillan, McMillan Analysis Corporation («MAC»), a registered investment adviser and commodity trading adviser, has been providing options - oriented advice, money management.
New Orleans, LA About
Blog I'm a self - taught baker, turned
professional baker, turned food photographer and cookbook
author.
Lexington, NC, USA About
Blog I'm the president of Nonprofit Marketing Guide.com, and a leading
author, trainer, and adviser to nonprofit marketing and fundraising
professionals, executive directors, and boards of directors.
Indianapolis, IN About
Blog I am certified by HGTV staging expert and Home Staging for Dummies
author, Christine Rae's program - Certified Staging
Professional ® Instructed by ASID Interior Designer Cathy Hobbs.
About
Blog Your most comprehensive, no - nonsense coverage of the Cleveland Browns, with news and
professional analysis of the team by published
author Dave Algase.
With
authors including IBM's Sebastian Krause, Cloudonomics
author Joe Weinman, and Ian Moyse from the Cloud Industry Forum, CloudTech has hundreds of
blogs about numerous cloud - related topics and reaches over 320,000 cloud computing
professionals.
About
Blog Writer's Relief (est. 1994) is an
author's submission service; we help writers make targeted,
professional submissions to literary agents & editors.
The Entire Universe About
Blog We're a group of authors and publishing professionals (formerly known as Let the Words Flow) who blog about all things reading, writing, books, and occasionally bo
Blog We're a group of
authors and publishing
professionals (formerly known as Let the Words Flow) who
blog about all things reading, writing, books, and occasionally bo
blog about all things reading, writing, books, and occasionally booze.
Blog authors, YouTubers, podcasters, and social media or
professional celebrities who are using online courses to complement their income.
Additionally, Susan also has written articles for several online magazines, guest
authored posts on various
professional blogs and has recently
authored two books: Shake the Sketch: An Arts Integration Workbook and A Vocal Advocate.
Adam Steiner's
blog (@steineredtech) is inspired by the award - winning book,
Professional Capital (
Authors Andy Hargreaves @HargreavesBC and Michael Fullan @MichaelFullan1).
He is also founder and executive director of a Virginia nonprofit, founder and
author of the Eduflack
blog, and founder and chairman of online
professional social network Educommunicators.
A
blog by Edie Melson —
author, editor and blogger — she's a leading
professional within the writing industry, as well as a popular instructor and mentor.
Every day I seek talent and publishing events through
blogs, from indie
authors to
professional organizations, and it's amazing how many do - not - have share buttons.
But in my travels, I've seen non-fantasy writers declare that description is boring and to get rid of it — in fact, in a
blog by a
professional writer, an
author said that editors don't like a lot of description, so keep it short.
Professional authors, here are 10 ways to keep your
blog posts varied and engaging.
It's not always the case, but as a generality, you might end up on some more high traffic
blogs if you go with a
professional service, because the
blogs that have thousands and thousands of followers might not have time to read every single email they get from every single
author.
And now, even established
professional authors have begun to experiment with a mix of traditional and self - publishing, such as famous New York Times bestselling
author Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who
blogs about the industry at KrisWrites.com.
No one wants to see a magazine fold, and news that Kirkus «s demise was especially troubling to
authors, publishers, book publicists, and other publishing industry
professionals because book review outlets (if you discount online book review outlets such as
blogs and online bookstores) have seriously contracted during the past few years.
I think it can be intimidating to try to tackle a
professional blog / website without much graphic design experience (I know for me it was terrifying to try using WordPress) but there are some great templates out there like Weebly - what I use - that are user - friendly but still give the
author an ability to create a visually - striking, evocative site.
-LSB-...] WordPress
blog from Jane Friedman; tips and best practices for using Klout from Geekless Tech; the essentials for building a
professional author website from Bookcover Cafe; and how to be a jerk on Twitter (so do the opposite!)
There are seemingly endless
blogs, newsletters, and online educational tools to help industry
professionals, and Page Two feels that new
authors and self - publishers could stand to gain from these great resources.
series, writes regularly on her
Author Blog and is the founder of the The Alliance of Independent
Authors (ALLi), a nonprofit,
professional association for self - publishing writers.»
I don't usually post on
blogs (even my own) but I agree with this post, for I can say, without doubt, I would not have spent four years, thousands of dollars, and countless hours on The Phantom of the Earth if (1) I thought for an instant that someone out there could prevent my work from making its way to readers; (2) that there wasn't a global support system that would enable me to put forward a
professional product; and (3) that readers weren't at least open to trying out a new, self - published
author.
-- Building your own «platform» which includes your
blog or website and social media profiles — Connecting with fans of your work and converting them to zealous evangelists —
Professional quality design in everything you do — A winning «
author story» that answers why you write, your purpose and intention.
Publishing Crawl is a
blog maintained by a group of
authors and publishing
professionals.
Media Coverage: Mention of your book via any media outlet, which includes, but isn't limited to, reviews, TV interviews, radio interviews, websites,
blog reviews, and an
author Q & A. Coverage is most often secured as a result of
professional pitching to media outlets.
Writing your book as a series of
blog posts is the best approach for busy
authors, content marketers, and self - employed
professionals.
Agents are also beginning to help self - publishing
authors to get
professional outside developmental and copy - editing, a great jacket designer, set up their website and learn how to social network, make a video for YouTube, get on Facebook, and learn how to strategically
blog and tweet.
Since TechH2o.com is a technical
blog, I wouldn't expect its writer to know that which should be obvious to
authors, publishers, book publicists, and other book publishing
professionals: one doesn't pay for legitimate book reviews.
Here with the inside scoop is Donna Huber, marketing
professional,
author of Secrets to a Successful
Blog Tour, and book blogger at Girl Who Reads.
Blog Post Quality and Quantity — How to Have Your Cake and Eat it Too by Stanford Smithat on Pushing Social 5 Signs You're Having a
Blog Identity Crisis & 8 Ways to Fix It by Roni Loren Essential Twitter Hashtags for
Authors, Readers and Publishing Industry
Professionals by Jordan Dane on The Kill Zone
A
professional author website design is more than a
blog, it's a portfolio site that includes these
author website essentials:
The
Author Platform is the neat, clean, professional place (website, blog, twitter and facebook image, and personality) where interested parties (like the media) can find the meat behind the books that author w
Author Platform is the neat, clean,
professional place (website,
blog, twitter and facebook image, and personality) where interested parties (like the media) can find the meat behind the books that
author w
author writes.
The content for posts published in this
blog is based on the knowledge and writings of several of the most respected and knowledgeable
professionals in the book publishing industry: people like Dan Poynter, founder and President of ParaPublishing.com and
author of many books; Danny O. Snow, founder of Unlimited Publishing, LLC; Marilyn Ross and Sue Collier, co-authors of The Complete Guide to Self - Publishing; Karrie Ross, a book designer and branding specialist, Dana Lynn Smith, The Savvy Book Marketer; Karen Hodges Miller,
author of Finish Your Book and newly released Sell Your Book; and Bobbi Linkemer,
author of How to Write a Nonfiction Book.
The website should be both attractive and
professional, and feature an associated
blog from where the
author can make posts about publications, appearances, and other news.
Some industry
professionals argue that blogging is hit or miss — some
authors greatly enjoy writing
blog content and will get the readership they want, while others never reap the rewards for their work.