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Podcasts for Writers
Greenleaf Team - May 11, 2008By Aaron Hierholzer Writers: Put away that inkwell and feather for a while and get hip to podcasts. We’ve already shown you the elements of a superb podcast; now we’ve prepared a list of podcast resources to a) strengthen your knowledge of the book industry and the writerly craft on More
Big Bad Book Blog: Facebook the Future
Greenleaf Team - May 04, 2008By Ryan Wheeler Have you started Facebooking yet? If not, now might be a good time to start. This week Facebook announced the launch of a groundbreaking new social advertising system. A key feature of the system is that it allows Facebook users to notify their network of friends whenever More
Big Bad Weekly Tip: It’s a Wrap!
Greenleaf Team - Apr 20, 2008By Ryan Wheeler Looking to speak directly to readers? Look no further than BookwrapCentral.com. Bookwrap Central features interview clips called Bookwraps, in which authors talk about their books, themselves, and other relevant and entertaining topics. Each Bookwrap feature may also include supporting information such as a sample chapter, a synopsis, review quotes, an author biography, and a link to purchase the book. You can also host a Bookwrap on your own website and email it to everyone you know. A Bookwrap may be just the tool you need to let readers get to know you.
Using Events to Gain Referrals
Ivan Misner - Apr 16, 2008Gain a reputation as the person everyone wants to do business with by setting up a popular event. Entrepreneurs are learning so much about growing their businesses through word of mouth and increasing their referral base—it’s time to start thinking outside the box and exploring new, dynamic ways to More
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Not Sophistication—Simplicity!
Posted 7 months agoYou really don’t need me to tell you—– If you want to promote your book, you MUST create a web presence for yourself. Maybe you just don’t know how. I’m ... [Link]
Is Your E-Mail an Ad Or Is It “Content?”
Posted 7 months agoIf you have something to say—say it! If you have something to sell—sell it! But please, please, please—do not send out a newsletter that is a sales pitch in camouflage. ... [Link]
“We Buy Ugly Houses®”
Posted 8 months agoI’ve lived in Austin a couple years now, and the “Ugly Houses” billboards still grab my attention and bring a peculiar smirk to my mouth every time I drive past ... [Link]
Big Bruising Realities
Posted 9 months agoMost professional football teams give a player three seasons to live up to his potential and become a valuable member of the team. Most companies give an employee six months ... [Link]
You Can’t Outrun Them Radios
Posted 9 months agoIf you don’t have a website, I pray at least you are planning and building one right now. In his article, Media’s Missing Mass, Roy H. Williams explains that without ... [Link]
Inventory Management and Winning at Retail
Posted 10 months agoI have worked with some great marketers who have literally marketed themselves out of business. I have also worked with some poor marketers who have platforms that are thriving. “In ... [Link]
Six Advanced Platform-Building Techniques
Posted 10 months agoSo, you’ve started building your platform. You’ve done some speaking gigs, written some articles sharing your expertise, maybe you have even put up a website. Now you want to take ... [Link]
Does My Local Business Need a Website?
Posted 10 months agoOften a businessperson will ask, “What kind of business do you think I’ll be doing on the Internet?” This usually means he doesn’t have a website, and he thinks an ... [Link]
The Basics of Platform Building
Posted 10 months agoCreating a Platform, Part 1: The Basics, Rick Frishman and Robyn Friedman Spizman have specific recommendations for building your platform, one plank at a time. The formula goes like this—Start ... [Link]
Say What?
Posted 10 months agoDid you ever hear the story about the life insurance salesman whose career was defined by perpetual ineffectiveness? Let’s just say that when he died, his family learned the hard ... [Link]
The Lessons of Harry Potter: A Beneath the Cover Podcast
Michael R. Drew discusses what all authors - even those writing non-fiction - can learn from the phenomenal success of the Harry Potter Series. More
