Aug

29

Listen as Chuck Frey offers creativity and productivity tips for authors on the path to publishing success

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Friday’s upcoming events for authors
Join Published & Profitable friends and members when Roger C. Parker interviews Chuck Frey, founder of the InnovationTools web site. Innovation Tools is the largest, most extensive website focused on business innovation, creativity and brainstorming. Roger and Chuck will be discussing Chuck’s “Power Tips” for authors interested in making the most [...]

Aug

28

How authors can uncover new profit opportunities by visiting the websites of other authors in their field

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Thursday’s author profit tip
Authors can learn a lot from studying the websites of other authors in their field. Authors can uncover new profit opportunities for their own businesses by analyzing how authors of competing books in their field are leveraging their book’s awareness, credibility, and visibility into new profit opportunities. When visiting another author’s [...]

Aug

27

Rick Frishman’s 15 things authors must know if they want the media to help promote their books

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Wednesday’s promoting tip for authors
The current issue of Rick Frishman’s Author 101 Newsletter contained a concise description of 15 things that the media loves. When authors pay attention to Rick’s guidelines, they are preparing the way for editors, producers, and reporters, to pay attention to an author’s press releases. This increases the likelihood that the [...]

Aug

25

How to write a book that sells by choosing topics that address your market’s urgent information needs

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Tuesday’s writing tip for authors
Many authors go astray by writing books that they would like to read, rather than writing books that their market really wants to read. The easiest way to avoid this common mistake is to engage in ongoing market research using simple online assessment and surveys.
Online surveys and assessment can be as [...]

Aug

25

Author planning tips from Stephanie Chandler’s new book, “The Authors Guide to Building an Online Platform”

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Monday’s planning tip for authors
Stephanie Chandler’s recent book, The Author’s Guide to Building an Online Platform: Leveraging the Internet to Sell More Books, offers numerous ideas for authors planning their first book or writing project. The strength of Stephanie’s book is its “first person” perspective as a published author, as well as an information-marketer, plus [...]

Aug

22

Choosing a book title is the theme for the August free author coaching call for Published & Profitable friends and members

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Friday’s upcoming events for authors, #3 of 3
On Friday, August 29, 2008, at 11 AM EST, I’ll be hosting our monthly “open mic” call for Published & Profitable friends and members. These calls offer Published & Profitable friends and members a unique, no-cost opportunity to profit from an hour of group coaching and mutual support. [...]

Aug

22

Book Yourself Solid author Michael Port wants you to help him write part of his next “Think Big” book!

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Friday’s upcoming events for authors, #2 of 3
Published & Profitable Editorial Board member Michael Port recently sent me an e-mail inviting Published & Profitable members to help him write his next book. Michael Port is the leader of the Think Big Revolution, which he described on the Donny Deutch’s The Big Idea. Michael is the [...]

Aug

22

Published & Profitable author and publisher interview schedule for September announced

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Friday’s upcoming events for authors, #1 of 3

Authors interested in gaining new ideas and tips for planning, writing, promoting, and profiting from a published book will find inspiration as well as actionable ideas and tips in September’s line-up of successful authors and publishing authorities.
Chuck Frey, Trends in Creativity and Personal Productivity Software
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Aug

21

Author Profit Tip: 5 coaching models that authors can use to leverage published books into coaching profits

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Thursday’s profit tip for authors
Coaching offers authors numerous opportunities to supplement earnings from book sales with other income sources. Coaching permits authors to share their expertise with others on a one-to-one or group coaching basis. Milana Leshinsky’s Coaching Millions is a highly useful guide to setting up a profitable coaching practice. It’s an excellent [...]

Aug

20

How authors can test the quality of the marketing messages on their website, their book’s back cover, or elsewhere

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Wednesday’s promoting tip for authors
Engagement and humor are 2 great ways for authors to demonstrate their understanding of their field and build relaxed, smiling, relationships with website visitors. Authors interested in testing the selling power of their marketing messages, or searching for ideas to make their websites more memorable and interactive, should explore the [...]

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