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How to Win the Spam Battle

July 14, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

After spamming 102 out of 104 comments on my author website one morning last week, I thought it was time to write up a post on minimizing spam on your website to share with you. I know I am not the only author plagued with spam. Spam seems like a common problem to all new […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: author websites, productivity tips, websites, Wordpress Plugins

12 Must-Follow Blogs For Authors

July 8, 2014 By Heather Hart 36 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

 One key factor to our success as authors is what we have learned from others along the way. So today, we want to share 12 of our favorite blogs for authors. We encourage you to check them out as well as share which blogs are your favorite blogs are in the comments.   #1. The […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: author websites, authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, fiction authors, marketing, non-fiction authors, websites, Writing Advice, Writing Tips

Building A WordPress Author Website From Scratch In 6 Simple Steps

March 5, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Author websites are a key factor to book marketing. I always consider them the foundation of any good book marketing plan. When you market your book, you’re always sending readers somewhere. Having a base of operations can give you a good place to send your fans as well as a place where they can go […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: author websites, authors, Book Marketing, SEO, tools for authors, websites

15+ Places to Promote Your 99 Cent eBook

February 12, 2014 By Heather Hart 36 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Promote Your 99 Cent eBook

Is 99 cents the new free? Several marketers have made that declaration, and while it’s still highly debatable, many authors are running 99 cent promotions. In this post we’ll share over 15 places where you can promote your 99 cent eBook, but first we are going to share several reasons to consider a 99 cent […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: Bargain Books, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, facebook, get exposure, marketing, places to promote, websites

Increase Your SEO In 5 Simple Steps

May 14, 2013 By Heather Hart 1 Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Increase Your SEO in 5 simple steps

Search engine optimization (most commonly known as SEO) is one of those things that makes most authors want to groan. We look at it as one of those techie things that we need to do, but would rather that it just did itself. SEO do not have to be difficult. In fact, I want to […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips Tagged With: author websites, Book Marketing, marketing, Search engine optimization, SEO, websites

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