You are taking a shower in a motel room off the highway, when suddenly a crazed lunatic wearing an old woman’s wig throws open the curtain wielding a carving knife. Ree ree ree ree. For most of you, experiencing this classic movie scene first hand would be preferable to public speaking. Ok, that might be […]
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As we discussed last week the first step in using public speaking to build your author brand is to build trust based relationships with leaders so that you can book speaking engagements with them. Remember, leaders want to book an expert who happens to be an author and a speaker. But, what are you supposed to
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Public speaking is a great way for authors to generate income as well as a great opportunity to sell books directly to audiences. As the quiet, bookish type this might scare you just a little, and that is ok. But, you cannot let this fear stop you from the great opportunity that public speaking offers
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by Ryan Robinson Stephen King. John Grisham. Ken Follett. Tim Ferriss. What do all these authors have in common? For one, they’re all extremely successful and have sold millions of copies of their books over the years. Everything they release now seems to turn into a bestseller, right? They also worked extremely hard with
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The last post in our series of in depth guides to social media sites is about YouTube. Probably the hardest of the top three social media sites for authors to see as necessary. After all, you are a writer not a director or an actor. The truth is everyone who has a brand and wants
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In the last post we discussed how to get started on Facebook and some ideas about posting and how to gain page “likes.” Today we will discuss how to get started on Twitter. Twitter is similar to Facebook, but there are some big differences. For instance there is a character limit with Twitter. You can only
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If you are having trouble deciphering the ins and outs of social media, the next few weeks here should help you. We are going to do a breakdown of the top three social media sites. Today is Facebook. This is probably the most familiar social media site to you; just about everyone and their aunt
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Hopefully in last week’s post I sufficiently convinced you that in order to be a successful author you need to join the world of social media. But now what? You know that you need to use social media, but you just don't know how to use it. Well, that’s why we’re here. It is not as
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Like it, or not, we live in the digital age. I can already hear your moans and groans emanating from my computer screen. I know as writers we tend to be “old souls.” We like paper books not electronic ones. We like traditional book releases, not digital ones. We like getting our news from papers,
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Ok, so you have a website. It is professional and modern looking, and you keep it updated. But, no one is returning to your site. What do you do? Well, unfortunately dear, sweet, author, your marketing journey is not over. Fortunately, the next step requires very little “selling” on your part. You need an email
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