Today, writing a book, and then becoming a successful author with that book goes hand in hand with using said book to build an author brand. An author brand is your seal, your style and all of your books rolled together to form a name (or a title of a book, a genre, and/or a profile) which all of your readers will recognize you for. Your brand will help you open new doors and … [Read more...] about The 5 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Building an Author Brand
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How Writers Can Use Pinterest Effectively
Pinterest, along with other social media platforms, can become a very good tool in your arsenal when you’re building your online presence as an author. Pinterest is an online board where you can “pin” blog posts, images, and any other web content for your followers to see. As an author, you can use this board to show your interests, hobbies and information about your current … [Read more...] about How Writers Can Use Pinterest Effectively
15 Top Self-Publishing Tips for Writers [Infographic]
Are you writer who is new to self-publishing? Do you need some advice to help you get started in becoming an entrepreneurial author? If so, the 15 tips in the following infographic will help you. If you found this infographic useful, please retweet it, repin it or share it on Facebook. Alteratively, feel free to share it on your blog or website using the code below: … [Read more...] about 15 Top Self-Publishing Tips for Writers [Infographic]
How Self-Publishing Can Help Your Career
A good piece on the ways in which self-publishing can help your career has been written by Ashley Mason at Brit + Co. Below is a quote from Ashley's article: Maybe you’re already got the #girlboss title of your dreams. Or perhaps you’re flirting with idea of launching your passion project as a side hustle. Why not add book author to that list? (We did with Homemakers!) … [Read more...] about How Self-Publishing Can Help Your Career
5 Reasons Why Writers Need to Create More Business Relationships
Writers, for the most part, need to have a good head for business. Many writers who quit their jobs to write full time only consider how to deal with the actual writing and how to plan out their book or receive freelance writing jobs. But the deeper truth is that you have started a business and you need to treat your writing job as a proper business. This includes knowing how … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Writers Need to Create More Business Relationships