https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/ Peek Over My Shoulder as I Create an Amazon Best Seller... en-US 2007-05-05T16:13:51-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2007/05/on_our_way_agai.html My last book only made 2000+, so we sold a bunch of books and we're off on book 2 of the series, Upping The Down Side. The website is up, but best to wait until probably August to visit there to pick up pre-publishing offers... In the meantime, members of... @F-L-O-W 2007-05-05T16:13:51-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2006/07/amazons_new_boo.html I recently published three of my books on Amazon.com for $99 total cost per book, and I wanted to share the experience with you. (The third is still a few days away from appearning on Amazon, I just uploaded it this morning.) Some of you on this forum have big... @F-L-O-W 2006-07-27T10:10:35-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2006/04/amazon_small_ve.html This describes the AMAZON Small Vendor Program <1,000,000 in sales. What you are able to do is to market with another book by paying amazon, I'm going to try this over the summer with a couple of hotselling books and see how it goes. Here are the details of the... @F-L-O-W 2006-04-07T21:40:13-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2006/03/splash_squeeze_.html I want to write my philosophy here about this tactic in best seller campaigns. A squeeze or splash (landing) page can look like this: www.coachinganentrepreneur.com or www.cprforthesoul.com/countdown For a variety of reasons, I set up the Creating An Amazon Best Seller Campaign for CPR For The Soul without either. Here's... @F-L-O-W 2006-03-23T10:56:46-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2006/01/another_version.html Hi mike, Thank you for signing up at my "author offers" page. I've helped hundreds of people propel their careers to new levels, with best selling books, public speaking opportunities, internet and offline marketing ideas and more. I'd like to help you too. I'd want you to have a recording... Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2006-01-03T16:54:10-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/12/free_book_revie.html A NEW BOOK REVIEW SITE, has been launched and we are looking for books to review http://www.readerviews.com/Submissions.html and people to review books http://www.readerviews.com/Reviewerguidelines.html --Irene Watson, irene@irenewatson.com Resources @F-L-O-W 2005-12-30T22:20:41-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/12/selfpublishing_.html A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON SELF-PUBLISHING. "Self-publishing was the only form of publishing for 400 years between Gutenberg and the Victorian era. It is not only honorable, it is historic." These and other fascinating insights into the world of small and independent publishing are contained in a speech given earlier this... @F-L-O-W 2005-12-30T22:16:42-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/12/bestseller_arti.html ROBERT RINGER TELLS THE STORIES OF WHAT MADE BOOKS INTO BESTSELLERS. A very important article you need to read. See http://www.robertringer.com/articles_archives/Art51.html Books @F-L-O-W 2005-12-30T22:09:44-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/12/recap_and_updat.html While time has passed, I've been busy with the elves, I'm going to list what I have been doing since my last few posts: I created testimonials and added them to my book in the front I got a very good endorsement from a colleague and made it a foreword... Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2005-12-23T11:06:11-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/11/due_diligence_a.html Regarding the JV Program: www.cprforthesoul.com/jv I sent out a large mailing to a lot of folks but received only a small response. I don't know whether people didn't get it, read it or want it, but now I'm taking time to go through and ask these individuals as I receive... Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2005-11-27T10:02:48-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/11/product_preview.html Have you ever wondered how to give visitors to your site more information about the Amazon products you merchandise without taking up more space? Or how to get more people to buy after they click on an Amazon link on your site? Product previews do all this  and keep... Marketing 1.0 @F-L-O-W 2005-11-18T14:49:56-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/11/jv_communicatio.html Joyful Greetings Joint Venture Partners: Will attach my note to you about the project. For those who cannot open attachments, will cut and paste below. Please call Lynda Nurenberg if you need any instructions or help! (530) 672-9939 in California USA [PST]; Skype.com: LNurenberg; MSN Instant Messenger & email: LNurenberg@hotmail.com... @F-L-O-W 2005-11-07T09:41:32-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/10/what_separates_.html By Steve Harrison 1. Poor authors think money comes from selling books, rich authors realize the book is a brochure. 2. Poor authors market to total strangers, rich authors market to a platform (through relationships). 3. Poor authors speak and sell their book at the back of the room, rich... @F-L-O-W 2005-10-31T10:20:18-05:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/10/102405_back_aga.html Ok, this weekend I got my JV letter sent out to the list I accumulated and I can't say I'm overwhelmed with the response. 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Books @F-L-O-W 2005-10-11T20:57:38-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/10/dan_poynter_web.html I listened to an interview with Dan Poynter on Self-Publishing, very important information. http://parapublishing.com/getpage.cfm?file=/homepage.html&userid=E245BAFA-803F-2B7A-70196D1654EB1E3A I put the audio for the interview on the website: www.leadu.com/bookproject/poynter.wma It's key to listen to this information in general Books @F-L-O-W 2005-10-11T20:44:18-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/10/making_money_do.html While this report is not exactly free because it's loaded with affiliate offers, it is an idea I've used a lot in the past and the report has a lot of merit. You have to give them your name and email to get the free report, but there are two... Marketing 1.0 @F-L-O-W 2005-10-06T17:22:58-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/10/getting_media_l.html A while back Steve Harrison got written-up on the front page of the Investors Business Daily and Entrepreneur Magazine, each time on the subject of getting major national TV publicity. Best of all, he got a lot of business from these two stories. How did he score such big hits?... Marketing 1.0 @F-L-O-W 2005-10-01T21:15:44-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/09/article_submiss.html 'Using the Power of Articles and Book Excerpts to Promote Your Book.'- Presentation by David Riklan, The Founder of SelfGrowth.com. David Riklan is the founder of SelfGrowth.com, and the Author of Self Improvement: The Top 101 Experts That Help Us Improve Our Lives. Our Lives' Using our techniques, he sold... 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Professional Marketing @F-L-O-W 2005-09-03T08:31:45-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/09/090305_holiday_.html This was sent to me by Kim Dushinski at www.marketability.com If your book would make a great gift at holiday time, it should be featured in Holiday Gift Guides. And while you may think there is plenty of time to get in the guides for this year’s holiday season –... Daily Posts Marketing 1.0 Resources @F-L-O-W 2005-09-03T00:51:46-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/09/090205_book_res.html Here's a note from blogqueen Denise Wakeman at www.blogtobook.com : Have you heard about the free information for writers and publishers at Pneuma Books? Very cool.... They have free downloadable seminars and online info for getting started, editing, book design, layout, printing, book marketing, and more. 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Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2005-08-20T16:02:29-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/082105_amazon_s.html Hello all, Amazon.com released its shorts program today. This will be of interest to those of you engaged in list and platform building. There are a lot of techniques available to piggyback onto Amazon's fabulous traffic, and this is a new one. If you're interested, I'd say early action is... @F-L-O-W 2005-08-19T21:10:26-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/082005_ask_for_.html One of the hardest things for most people to do is to ask for testimonials. A lot of the time, people are more than willing to tell you what has happened to them since they have read your books, taken your programs or have been coached by you. But you... @F-L-O-W 2005-08-19T11:54:36-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/081905_serious_.html One thing that I'm doing religiously, if nothing else in my life and that's collecting names for my prospective JV partners and affiliates. Over the years, I have subscribed to literally 100s of newsletters from colleagues, peers and people I watch. It is all paying off now, as each day,... Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2005-08-19T09:36:55-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/081805_life_hap.html Whew. Time flies when you're having fun. I've been doing the final major rewrite of my book. I've been rewriting this book for a year and each time I find things that need to be fixed, better ways to say things...and of course there is a lesson here. There will... Articles Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2005-08-18T10:47:57-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/081405_finding_.html Gosh, Mike: You ask a question, we seem to get fairly often -- "I need a publicist, who is not expensive." This morning I was at the National Speakers Association Washington chapter meeting, and Rick Jakle, the NSA President touched on this topic, and I must agree with him. Publicists... Daily Posts Professional Marketing @F-L-O-W 2005-08-14T13:35:11-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/consistently_re.html While this would be considered some form of networking, it gives me a continual opportunity to place myself and my work before people, in this case around the world, as many of the list participants are from India and Asia. Hi, This advice is as good as it goes, but... 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Daily Posts Professional Marketing Resources @F-L-O-W 2005-08-10T19:31:06-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/three_big_secre.html Hi Mike, Just one last reminder about my telephone seminar later today (Wednesday, Aug 10th) from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm Eastern (4:30 pm to 5:30 pm Pacific) with former "Oprah" producer Michelle Anton on .... "The Three Big Secrets for Getting Booked As a Guest on Top National TV... @F-L-O-W 2005-08-10T19:24:55-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/080705_some_odd.html Sunday for Monday? I have classes starting early and I'm not sure I'll be able to post early. I've been getting up fairly early now for about 6 months, somewhere around 4 and 6 AM each day, I don't set an alarm. This is allowing me to get some writing... Daily Posts @F-L-O-W 2005-08-07T19:55:17-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/great_manual_fr.html Ever heard of Deepak Chopra? If so, it's probably because of his superstar publicist Arielle Ford, who has helped 11 authors make it to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Arielle has recently packaged her 15 years of book publishing and publicity wisdom into a terrific manual and... @F-L-O-W 2005-08-07T19:05:40-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/getting_publici.html Getting Publicity for Your Book in Woman's Day ++++++ Fun fiction, simple solutions, spirituality, parenting and more are sought This article originally appeared in our Book Marketing Update newsletter http://www.BookMarketingUpdate.com/?10349 Woman's Day is a prime destination for book publicists and authors. Perhaps best known for its coverage of crafts and... Resources @F-L-O-W 2005-08-07T19:01:23-04:00 https://generati.typepad.com/bestseller/2005/08/roll_up_your_sl.html I was editing the book one LAST time (I've said that for a year)...and ran across this quote: "Are you going to roll up your sleeves, or your dreams." 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