SelfGrowth.com articles for Self-Publishing

5 Steps to Content Creation

tjmpott@gmail.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 3:09:24 pm

Content creation is the core of any online marketing strategy that circulates useful information around on the internet for increased exposure. Offer viewers quality content for free is a great way to attract readers and retain a loyal following. It can easily become challenging however to ...

Question: Publishing the Book I'm Writing

Dan@DanLHays.com — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:00:00 am

Someone wrote recently and said they were trying to finish a book they were writing, but had gone into a fearful place when thinking about having it published. "It's got me so twisted up that I am afraid to even write at the moment because I don't know what I'll do with the manuscript when it's ...

Think Beyond the Link When Writing Articles for Website Marketing

articles@zeronese.net — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 am

When you start searching for ways to market your website you soon become convinced that backlinks is one of the most effective ways to increase your search engines rank and bring traffic to your website. Soon after, you will also realize that you cannot escape writing articles for that purpose. ...

Attractive & efficient web design: Key to success

jeffkilgore87@gmail.com — Thu, 6 May 2010 12:00:00 am

The Internet is an influential medium with million of users around the world and therefore it is a lucrative tool to expand business. It is an easy way to make people aware of products and services and eventually sell them online by giving visitors the opportunity to shop online. It offers ...

Need Help With Book Marketing? - Tips To Make Your Books Sell

support@talkingbookstv.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 9:38:44 am

Back in the old days, there was very little competition when it comes to writing books but things have changed. Writing and publishing a book is more a business venture than just writing it for the sake of writing. More and more people develop their passion in writing books and at the same time ...

Benefits of Getting a Book Promotion Service To Help You Market Your Books

support@talkingbookstv.com — Tue, 18 May 2010 9:38:47 am

If you are a book author, marketing your book is one major concern you would like to get assistance from. Think about the things you should consider when marketing your book. * Getting the right publicity is one. * Making use of the right marketing strategy is another. * ...

How Self Publishing Saved My Life

ronnielee.author@gmail.com — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 6:44:00 pm

I first wanted to write a book when I was 24-years old working in Hong Kong. I carried this passion through my 20's and 30's. It wasn't until I started writing philosophy papers that I realized I could write original poems from my theories. One day I was struck with the creative muse! ...

Book Signings

sharpspear@kc.rr.com — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 5:58:00 pm

We all hear how important it is for authors to help market their books. Today I’m going to discuss one of the key marketing tools in the author’s bag of tricks—book signings. I’d especially like to focus on signings at independent bookstores for reasons that you’ll quickly see. As an independent ...

What You Need to Know About Publishing Your Book

info@vbsondemand.com — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 7:13:46 pm

Don't let yourself think that publishing a book is a thing of the past, because books are definitely for the here and now. There has never been a better time to write, publish, and sell your book. Not only are there hundreds of online and in-person marketing opportunities, there are more ways ...

Make your Living through Writing

bethandleemccain@gmail.com — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:05:00 pm

If you are a writer, there is only one thing that drives you: writing. If you were unable to ever see your work in print, a true writer would write nonetheless, even if the work was seen by an audience of one. This article will show you how it is completely unnecessary to invest your heart and ...

Article Marketer 5 Steps To Traffic Success

chris@bestautocashbiz.com — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 9:22:51 pm

Your about to unearth an article marketer technique that could turbocharge your website traffic With the right strategy anyone can rank on google page 1. Forget dreaming about attracting and driving precious visitors to your sales site, make it happen this week using the steps outlined ...

For Writers & Artists: A Few Tips For Dealing With Bad Reviews & Criticisms

lensone@gmail.com — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 6:48:00 am

You just submitted that article or book and some of the reviews are not very nice. Or even just getting 4 out of 5 stars can get you going- why did they give me 4 and not 5??? You can even feel a certain rage for the person. This guy wants to put me down to make himself look intelligent,” you ...

3 Free Sources for Developing Small Business Content

tjmpott@gmail.com — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 7:39:02 pm

Developing small business content to be use for promotional purposes online can be a somewhat challenging task at times. Marketing content is a very effective online marketing strategy that if done correctly can pay off in long lasting and deep rooted benefits. Publishing content on a continual ...

How to Use SEO to Get More Traffic

info@vbsondemand.com — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 9:24:10 pm

Everyone is talking about SEO (search engine optimization) these days, but what does it really mean? Basically, SEO is a way of driving more traffic to your website. There are lots of ways to do this, including using key words and manipulating code. As you build and maintain your site, here ...

The Four-Letter Word that will Transform Your Writing Career

books@dwightclough.com — Sat, 7 Nov 2009 9:54:00 am

What if I could give you one word that would transform your writing career? Impossible? Not at all. It's not only possible, but when you understand this word and its power, it will forever change how you look at writing. In fact, if you don't learn this word, you are treating your writing ...

SEO Copywriting Techniques to Increase Your Rankings

info@vbsondemand.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 7:58:00 pm

Problem: You have a website with great content, but you are just not getting enough traffic or low rankings despite having a well-written site. Solution: You need to appeal not just to your target market, but also to the search engines, which pick up on certain keywords and phrases. When you ...

Produce Your Bestseller—10 Tips for the Non-Writer

faith@final-eyes.com — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 3:48:11 pm

Any industry expert can become a published author. (To be a great writer, all you need is a great editor.) Here are 10 tips to get you started: 1) Have something important or interesting to share. • Make sure it’s important to more than just you. (Survey your audience about whether they’ll ...

Is It Time You Write to Make a Difference?

jls1422@yahoo.com — Wed, 2 Sep 2009 8:45:06 am

Are you a life coach (or not) who toys with the idea of writing articles, e-books, and/or books? Don’t let a block stop you from making a difference; someone is waiting to hear from you. Imagine receiving emails that say something like “I had a breakthrough when I read your article.” (from a ...

Find A Job By Writing and Publishing A Business Book

floatinggal1@aol.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 1:23:42 pm

With millions of executives interviewing for fewer openings in a dwindling job pool, the savvier among them are employing a stand-out device to separate them from the crowd: their own (usually ghostwritten) business books. The fact is that being an author of a business book remains the ...

All About Books: The Dos and Don'ts of Books for Print and Web

info@vbsondemand.com — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 4:42:00 pm

When you're deciding to write a book, a few things come to mind. You'll want to determine your core audience, your topics, and how you might eventually go about selling your book. Both printed books and ebooks are an art form, both of which can be enhanced with a few guidelines. Unlike ...

Twitter Etiquette - 8 Best Practices to Improve Business Relations

info@vbsondemand.com — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 4:37:22 pm

The marketing methods used today are far different than what we have seen in years past. The reason for this is due to the massive increase in social media networks; Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Twitter, especially has been gaining recognition for its ability to send real time information ...

Tweet Yourself to Success -- Why Twitter is Valuable to your Business Marketing Plan

info@vbsondemand.com — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:49:00 pm

Some people refer to it as a micro blogging platform and others refer it to a mass public instant messaging tool, regardless, while social networking has been expanding and becoming a popular business tool with the likes of Facebook and LinkedIn, Twitter has seemingly been looked upon as the ...

*** "I wrote my first book. Now what?"

morgana@charmedlifecoach.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 4:34:12 pm

Congratulations on writing your first book! And you want to sell it. Here's what you need to do. 1) Write a book proposal. Seems counterintuitive, doesn't it? You already have a book why write a proposal? This is what agents and publishers want to see. A book proposal gives a ...

Are Self-Publishing Companies "Cheating" by Removing the Hurdles to Get Your Books Published Faster?

BrentSampson.articles@gmail.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 5:57:16 am

In spite of growing evidence that self-publishing is poised to replace (or at least match) traditional publishing in the future, many conventionally published authors (and those striving to become such) still view self-publishing with contempt. They feel self-publishing companies and those ...

Are You Advancing Confidently?

erictalyorblog@selfgrowth.com — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 2:39:31 pm

Dear High Achiever, Know what’s the most difficult part about writing a weekly newsletter, a book, a training program, or anything? The beginning. Try this test: When you are done reading this FYI, open up a Word doc. Notice the cursor … sitting on the blank white page … just blinking at ...

14 Ways to Grow Your Business by Publishing a Book

stephanie@businessinfoguide.com — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 9:22:16 am

No matter what kind of business you are in, there is no better way to become an instant expert than by publishing a book. Better than any business card, brochure, advertisement, website or blog, a book is a powerful tool that will open doors and lead to tremendous business growth ...

Publishing Alternative

gm@gmbooks.com — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 4:45:33 am

Over the past two decades I have produced and printed books for The Los Angeles Times, Simon & Schuster and Random House and still enjoy relationships with a number of friends at these publishing houses. I am therefore well aware of the horror stories on the street about what is being called ...

Want to Self-Publish Your Book?

gm@gmbooks.com — Mon, 9 Feb 2009 4:41:21 am

Self-publishing has such a romantic ring to it—that pioneer spirit or the “Don Quixote” approach to getting your title in print. Self-publishing may be the only option available to most writers these days as major publishers are facing the same hardships as the auto making industry who find ...

How Self-Publishing Your Own Book Will Build Your Business in a Lagging Economy

skrobarticles@yahoo.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 3:09:49 am

The field of information marketing has opened doors to limitless opportunities for lucrative online, home-based businesses even as the global economy takes a nosedive. Now, more than ever mindful entrepreneurs are finding ways to package their expertise of information into convenient forms such ...

***Publish Your Book And Win A Free Trip To Iraq

Rose@rose-rosetree.com — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 1:34:50 pm

Publish that book and you might win a free trip to Iraq. It happened to me. (Not that I accepted the trip, as I'll explain later.) The purpose of this post is to help you decide whether or not to follow that dream you have of publishing a book. It's a big dream, also a mighty popular one these ...

How To Write A Book That You Don't Write

dandelionbooks@cox.net — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:37:25 am

If you want to know how to write a book that's written by someone else--i.e., a ghostwriter--make sure you know how to find a competent one, and be prepared to pay their fees. Once there was a giant ship engine that failed. The ship's owners employed one expert after another, but none of them ...

6 Red Hot Tips To Get Your Articles Read

visualizeit@aol.com — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 8:36:01 pm

There are many people who fear writing papers or articles. Many just think that it is too much effort and it is all simply pointless when no one reads it. To some people, reading articles also feels like effort, particularly if the article is dry and uninteresting. Well, articles are written in ...

Book Review: Self-Publishing Manual

doug@selfgrowth.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 1:42:05 pm

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Self-Publishing. Self-Publishing is the publishing of books and other media by the authors of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers. Modern advances in printing technology have made self-publishing easier and ...

Definition: Self-Publishing

doug@selfgrowth.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 1:27:13 pm

Self-publishing is the publishing of books and other media by the authors of those works, rather than by established, third-party publishers. Although it represents a small percentage of the publishing industry in terms of sales, it has been present in one form or another since the beginning of ...

Professionally Edit For Better Odds Of Manuscript Acceptance

chipanugget@juno.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 4:02:12 pm

Everyone has their own style of writing. Some develop their writing skills through experience. Others just write from the heart. Either way, when your script is complete, hire an experienced copyeditor to “repair the damages.” Publishers of all kinds prefer to see a manuscript edited prior to ...

*** Instant Credibility

matt@contractorsecrets.net — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:03 am

When you are properly branding yourself and using a book as your business card, you gain instant credibility. Why? Because as a book author you are perceived to be an expert on the subject at hand. A book gives you natural credibility and expert status. That’s why, on the news, most guests ...