Thursday’s promotion tip
For most authors, the publication of their first book is a landmark event in their lives. With the help of their coaches, editors, and family, they’ve accomplished a major goal. Their follow-up books will proceed a lot smoother–and be a lot easier to sell. Often, the best way to proceed is to build [...]

Wednesday’s promoting tip
Blogs are important book marketing and promotion tools, as book publicist Penny Sansevieri, author of Red Hot Internet Publicity: The Insider’s Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet, described in a recent Published & Profitable interview.
But, to succeed, blogs have to project an accurate, professional image. Here are some tips for creating [...]

Tuesday’s writing tip
Experienced authors recognize that constant daily progress is the key to writing success. Daily progress is necessary so you can avoid writer’s block, finish your book on time, and have time left to promote and profit from your book. Writing as little as 30 or 45 minutes a day is often enough to [...]

Monday’s planning tip
Aaron Shepard, author of several best-selling books, including Aiming at Amazon.com: The NEW Business of Self-Publishing, has updated his Sales Rank Express. Although primarily intended to help authors track sales of their books at Amazon.com sites around the world, authors can also use Sales Rank Express to evaluate the sales potential of future [...]

Authors looking for tips for choosing book titles should attend Michael Port’s “Book Yourself Solid” teleseminar interview with Roger C. Parker. Michael and Roger will discuss the importance of using book titles as branding tools for authors. “Too many authors fail to consider the long-term implications of their book titles,” according to Roger. Michael Port [...]

Friday’s event preview
In an exclusive Published & Profitable interview, Roger C. Parker will be interviewing book publicist Penny Sansevieri, author of Red Hot Internet Publicity: The Insider’s Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet. Penny will be discussing why online press or media centers–”electronic media rooms,” in her words–are replacing press releases as the [...]