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21 Book Marketing Tips for Authors

January 13, 2014 By Heather Hart 18 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Are you looking for some tips on marketing your book? As authors, most of us dream of selling more books and getting more exposure – but how do we do that? How do we let others know about our books, without coming across as a sleazy car sales man? In this post, we’ll share 21 […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing

7 Tips for Using Pinterest as an Author

January 7, 2014 By guestpost 8 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Are you looking for another way to market your work? Pinterest.com is a good place to find readers and strike up those all-important relationships. You’ll soon find people repining your book covers, commenting on your pins and visiting your website through the pins you’ve posted on your boards. Here’s how to make it happen: Create […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Book Marketing, Pinterest, Social Media, social media marketing, tools for authors

Kash In With Kindle

December 30, 2013 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

We recently hosted publishing expert, Kristen Eckstein, in a live hangout called, “Kash in with Kindle.” In the hangout Kristen shared: Why Kindle is the place to be (the hard-core numbers may shock you) The secret to pricing your e-book so it best reaches your market How to steer clear of negative credibility-destroying Amazon reviews […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Publishing, Publishing Tips, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Book Marketing, google plus, Google+ hangouts, hangouts on air

7000+ Downloads in Less Than a Month

December 18, 2013 By guestpost 3 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Hello Authors! A few weeks ago I launched an eBook that I co-authored with my friend James Roper. It was the first eBook either of us had ever written and published on Amazon so we didn’t really know what to expect. We searched the internet looking for advice and found TrainingAuthors.com. What a HUGE help! […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, Case study, free kindle promotion, kdp promo, kindle downloads

Top 10 Blog Posts from 2013

December 16, 2013 By Heather Hart 6 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

The year is almost over and we have been looking back at all we have written. We started this website/blog earlier this year and have watched it grow. We want to thank all of you for your encouragement, feedback, and continued support you have given us. In this post, we are sharing our top 10 […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing

How To Write An Effective Book Tweet

December 4, 2013 By Heather Hart 9 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

“How do I write an effective book tweet?” “What hashtags do you use for marketing your book on Twitter?” “What works best to sell a book in a Tweet?” Have you ever asked those questions? All three are questions that I saw on Facebook in one form or another this week, so you are not […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, twitter marketing

106 Hashtags for the Holiday Season

November 21, 2013 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

If you’ve spent any amount of time on Twitter, you’ve probably seen a few hashtags. In fact, if you’ve watched T.V. or been on any social media, you’ve probably seen a fair share of hashtags. What you might not know is why. There are a few reasons really. The first is that hashtags are an […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, hashtags for authors, Holiday Marketing, marketing, tools for authors, twitter marketing

How I Sold 20 Books a Day for a Year

November 18, 2013 By guestpost 13 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

A Guest Post by Bryan Cohen I don’t have all the facts. You simply can’t find out everything there is to know about your Amazon sales page. I have speculation about what worked and what didn’t work. Here are the hypothetical ways my books of creative writing prompts were able to sell over 20 copies […]

Filed Under: Interview Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, guest blogging, marketing, Search engine optimization, SEO

8 Ways To Spruce Up Your Marketing With Holiday Graphics

November 7, 2013 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Have you decked your halls for the season? One of my favorite parts of Christmas is driving around and looking at all of the decorations and lights, but it occurred to me this year, how often our websites and book marketing efforts get left out of our holiday cheer. We’ve all heard the saying that […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, get exposure, marketing, places to promote

How To Change The Price Of Your Paperback Book

November 4, 2013 By Heather Hart 3 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Book sales are a great way to boost visibility and increase sales – and they don’t just apply to eBooks! Long before eBooks came around, paperback books were here. And believe it or not, people still read “real” books. There are people who like to hold them. Enjoy the smell and feel of them. Or […]

Filed Under: Publishing, Publishing Tips Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing, places to promote, publishing, self publishing, tools for authors

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