Coming up with a Great Opening for a Novel

Nothing is more critical than the first few lines of a story, since this will often influence whether or not a reader will continue with a work.  And a great opening is never more important than for a non-established writer who is trying to garner an audience or the budding author who is trying to [...]

Every Day a New Day

January is the month for new beginnings. And February is the month for falling back into old habits. Every fitness center manager knows that the volume of new and attending members swells early in the year, but things soon go back to normal. And the author or entrepreneur whose twelve-month marketing/business development plan is still [...]

Instant Article Templates – 3 Reasons Why MOST Article Templates Do Not Help You Write Articles Fast

Be aware of the problems that most instant article writing templates have… and choose wisely…

Book Marketing Blog Carnival – December 23, 2009

Welcome to the December 23, 2009 edition of the book marketing blog carnival. I hope you are having a joyous Christmas season!
Marketing and Online Marketing
Kathleen Gaga presents Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions: An Often Overlooked Step in Information Product Development posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “One of the greatest revenue generators is [...]

The Coolest Twitter App Yet

If you’re familiar with Twitter, you are certainly familiar with all the third party apps that enhance certain features of twitter (i.e. Tweet Deck, Monitter, etc). When you post your messages to Twitter, no matter which of the popular applications you use, did you realize that you’re giving away valuable real estate and backlinks to [...]

Book Marketing Blog Carnival – December 9, 20099

Welcome to the December 9, 2009 edition of the book marketing blog carnival.
Kathleen Gaga presents Internet Marketing – 3 Simple ways to skyrocket your online visibility posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Gaining visibility is actually quite simple, but not always easy. The difficult part comes when you don’t know who your market [...]

Becoming a Bestselling Author is Hard Work!

Ready to write your first book?
More power to you.
Ready to live in luxury from the royalties?
Time for a reality check.
I won’t waste space with a lot of statistics on how hard it really is to make money writing. That approach is not only boring and negative, it’s futile.
Everyone who conceives the perfect book expects to [...]

Online Book Marketing – Is It Effective?

If you have recently published a book or novel, you be pleased to know that the Internet can become your most valuable resource. There is controversy as to whether or not it is effective to market your book online, especially since so many people are reading content directly on the Internet or downloading e-books. However, [...]

Improving Your Offline Business Card with a Proven Free Online Tactic

A business card is the most widely used method of advertising. It’s also usually one of the worst designed and worded methods of advertising used. There is a proven method people make a lot of money online with which can be used to improve your business card. Best of all this seems to be a [...]