Articles About Common Author Marketing Pitfalls

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When Your Computer Ruins Your Online Marketing Activities By Richard Hoy

Have you ever submitted text to be posted online, and later discovered odd characters in the place of punctuation? For ...

My Book Is Available As An Ebook Only. Why Isn’t It Selling?

Q - Hi Angie,   I may have written to you before, but I have a degree in creative writing ...
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10 Secret Reasons Why That Publisher Rejected Your Book (That He/She Will Never Tell You About)

You may think you have the next best seller sitting on your laptop. However, if your behavior gets in the ...
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If I have a book series, do you advise publishing all the books at once?

I already finished my book series. Should I publish them all at once, or one at a time? If you've ...
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SELL MORE BOOKS! Virtual Book Tours Are Now More Accepted Than Ever – by Jennifer Brown Banks

It looks like Covid is going to be around for awhile. Living in the age of a Pandemic has been ...

6 Things You Must AVOID When Marketing Your Book – by Amanda Steel

There is so much advice available on how to market your book. However, here are some things you should definitely ...
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Should You Update Your Old Book, Or Write a New One?

An author wrote in this week, asking if I thought updating her book would give a boost to her sales ...
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Author Events 101: How to Profit from Promotion by Sharon Woodhouse

What is an author event? Any situation in which you’re using your status as an author to increase visibility for ...
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Why Nobody Reads Press Releases Anymore

Angela, I was recently published by a local magazine. I'm thinking about hiring a press release service to spread the ...

If You’re Not Going to Promote Your Book, Why Did You Even WRITE It?

A few weeks ago, an author (who I will call Anna Banana) complained about low book sales. I did some ...

“Online/Virtual Book Fair?” Don’t Bother….

I was spammed this week by an organization that hosts book fairs. Of course, it's all online again this year ...

Another Reason Authors Must Own and Control Their Own Websites? CANCEL CULTURE!

Q -  Hi Angela, Your book tells authors they must have their own website, and lists a variety of reasons ...
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Email From “Major Movie Studio” Didn’t Fool THIS Author!

Q -  Dear Angela, Thought you might like to see an email I received yesterday regarding my book. They even ...

NEVER, EVER Buy THESE Book Promotion Products/Services. PERIOD.

Today, I'm going to save you more than $100,000! Seriously!! The combined total of the services below would cost you ...

Social Media May Be Killing Your Writing Income! by TM Jacobs

Social media, love it or hate it, has become ingrained into our livelihood. Unfortunately, while it’s an excellent resource for ...

“Should I post my business videos to YouTube or to my own website?”

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“Is my book being trolled on Amazon by someone I know?”

Q - Amazon removed an abusive review that accused me of racism (it was obvious that person didn't even read ...
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“Should I pay my publisher almost $3,000 to make my book returnable?”

Q - Dear Ang, My new publisher highlights their services for me to be MARKETING my novel. I have not ...

“Should my website’s URL be my name or my book’s title?”

Q - Angela, What do you recommend for authors when they are creating a marketing website-their name or the name ...
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6 Tips From Sales Professionals That Teach Writers How to Sell Themselves – by Lindsay Woolman

I won't attest that I am an expert in sales, but I have gone out and asked my friends in ...