Social Media May Be Killing Your Writing Income! – by TM Jacobs
What exactly could you do with your writing with an extra 365 hours over the course of a year?
promotional pitfalls
“Should I post my business videos to YouTube or to my own website?”
“Should I my how-to videos on my own website or should I use YouTube. I know YouTube gets a lot more traffic than I ever will…”
“Is my book being trolled on Amazon by someone I know?”
If an author has any enemies (or suspected enemies), I recommend he or she remove those people from their social media friends’ lists, as well as their email lists long before marketing of a new book begins…
“Should I pay my publisher almost $3,000 to make my book returnable?”
My publisher told me they have a commitment for 500 printed books by “a large bookstore company” but, to close that deal, I have to buy the insurance. A business friend told me that sounds bogus…
“Should my website’s URL be my name or my book’s title?”
“What do you recommend for authors when they are creating a…”
“Should I get rid of the paperback edition of my book since the hardcover makes more money?”
“If I get rid of the paperback, people will buy the hardcover one instead and my profits will increase, right?”
Should You Pay to Appear on a Podcast?
I was very interested in one podcast series but the narrator’s voice had a twangy tone that reminded me of a screechingly bad note on my guitar…
Are Authors REALLY This Desperate for Eyeballs?!
Sadly, some authors will fall for this type of scam. Why in the WORLD would any author pay $500 for THAT?
Should Writers/Journalists Let Facebook Host Their Websites and Newsletters? No. Here’s Why.
You can bet that the minute you post something that Facebook (or any of your readers for that matter) doesn’t like, you’re going to…
Do NOT Pay Someone to Showcase Your Book at a “Virtual Book Fair!”
I received an unsolicited phone call from a senior marketing consultant at a company that displays books at book fairs. She said her company was only taking 10 books to a book fair in Europe and they chose mine…
