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Posts by Heather Hart

Heather Hart is an internationally best-selling and award-winning author, book marketing expert, and an all-around lover of books who is drawn to all things coffee -- from her morning cup of joe to her coffee bean dress. With a heart for Jesus, Heather loves to help other authors make their dreams come true.

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#Bookstagram: Using Instagram Hashtags to Find Book Reviewers

April 26, 2021 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Bookstagram: Instagram Hashtags

Did you know Instagram is the go-to platform for book lovers? They call themselves Bookstagrammers, Book Dragons, and/or Booknerdigans. Here’s the thing, by knowing how book lovers use Instagram, you can use Instagram to get Book reviews for your books. And book reviews written by Bookstagrammers are powerful. Here’s why… 2 Reasons You Want Bookstagrammers […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, book review, Book reviews, places to promote, social media marketing

Book Review Groups on Social Media

April 13, 2020 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Book review groups

In our book How to Get Honest Reviews, we talk about using social media to get book reviews. In this post, I wanted to share just a few of the book review groups on social media that we have found where you can get book reviews. I have used some of these groups myself, and […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Social Media Tagged With: Book reviews, facebook, facebook groups, goodreads

Time for Change (and how to make sure your goals are right for you)

September 25, 2015 By Heather Hart 6 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Over the past several years, I have often talked about setting goals and pursuing your dreams. However, deep down, I hate change. This is a lifelong thing for me, with really bad side effects. Most notably, that I often get stuck in a rut instead of making much needed changes. Especially when it comes to […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneur, General, Productivity Tagged With: authors, book marketing tips, goal setting, productivity tips

How to Make a Living as an Author

May 6, 2015 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

“Is it possible to make a living just writing books?” That was the question I saw posted on Facebook. And the easy answer is, “it depends.” It depends on the genre you write in. It depends on your ability to market your book. It depends on how many books you have available. It depends on […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneur Tagged With: authors

Get the ‘Author Advantage’

January 30, 2015 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

An important part of publishing your book is the book description. The cover draws the reader in, but the description seals the deal. However, many authors find that summarizing their book in just a few paragraphs isn’t as easy as it sounds. And doing so in a way that entices readers… well, that’s even harder. […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Book Reviews, Marketing Tips, Product Reviews Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, book review, essential books, marketing, publishing, tools for authors, Writing Advice

4 Things You Need To Know (before publishing your book)

January 15, 2015 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

The saying “If you build it, they will come” isn’t true for authors. Just because you write a book, doesn’t mean that people will buy it or read it. In this post, I share four things authors need to know (preferably before they ever publish their book). 4 Things You Need To Know 1. Who […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Editing, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Self-Publishing Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing, publishing, self publishing

Mind Mapping Your Book

January 8, 2015 By Heather Hart 2 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

One of my favorite tools for authors is mind mapping. Why? Mind maps are a great way to organize your thoughts, but they can also be condensed so they aren’t overwhelming. No other outlining system offers the visual representation you can get from a mind map, and they have become an essential part of outlining […]

Filed Under: Fiction Writing, Writing, Writing Non-Fiction, Writing Tips Tagged With: mind mapping, productivity tips, tools for authors, Writing Tips

2014 Year in Review

December 31, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

2014 2015

The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect back on all you have accomplished. Shelley and I have been doing that. So in this post, I wanted to share some of our successes with you. Things we have accomplished in 2014 Shelley established Body and Soul Publishing LLC You can read more […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Business, Entrepreneur, General Tagged With: live events, networking tips, productivity tips, self publishing

Our Top 5 Blog Posts from 2014

December 16, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Can you believe the year is almost over? Shelley and I have been reviewing everything we’ve done this year, and one thing I always like to look at is our top blog posts. We value our followers and strive to share valuable information with you. One year ago today, I shared our top ten blog posts […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, General

How to Decorate Your Website This Christmas

December 5, 2014 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I LOVE Christmas!!! It’s my favorite time of the year. I love the lights, the music, and pretty much everything about it. So this morning, I updated my website for the Christmas season. (You can check it out here: www.paulandheatherhart.com) In this post, I want to share how you can do the same. 3 Ways To Update […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: author websites, authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, Holiday Marketing, marketing

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