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- *** "I wrote my first book. Now what?" - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2011 from Morgana RaeCongratulations on writing your first book! And you want to sell it. Here's what you need to do. 1) Write a book proposal. Seems counterintuitive, doesn't it? You already have a book why write a proposal? This is what agents and publishers want to see. A book proposal gives a ...
Views: 7485(3 votes) - ***GOT A BOOK IN YOU? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Jay PolmarIt lives inside you. You feel it and sometimes the feeling overtakes you, but you calm it down ... again. You try to ignore it and move on your life, but then it starts up once more – you feel it yet again – you have something to say, something to tell others. There is a book locked inside you ...
Views: 2449(1 vote) - 5 Styles of Writing Persuasive Copy - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from TJ PhilpottThere are many different styles of writing sales copy that can be used to persuade readers to make purchasing decisions. The style used by any given copy writer is normally based upon their market research and their individual skill sets. Learning how to write persuasive copy is a mixture of ...
Views: 3947(4 votes) - Articles - How To Succeed 2 - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Peter RadfordOnline Marketing Article marketing refers to those businesses or individuals who write short articles related to their respective industry or particular taste. In essence, it is a form of advertising. In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the application of not only e-commerce, ...
Views: 1383(1 vote) - Articles - How To Succeed 3 - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Peter RadfordOnline Marketing: Continued In recent years, there has been a huge increase in the volume of articles written online with the intent of having them submitted for possible publishing. This can be a very cost effective form of advertising since, invariably, the cost to the author is ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - Book Printing: Things You Should Know - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2012 from Saba SalimAfter investing your blood and sweat in compiling a literary piece, the last thing you would want is to ruin it by going wrong with the book printing. Printing techniques may break or make the success of your book. Therefore it is best to bank upon the suggestions and ideas from expert printing ...
Views: 776(1 vote) - eBooks: The Brave New World of Publishing - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from William DorichEbooks are easily distributed or downloaded online. One of the best features that have served us well is the fact that an eBook is easily updated. As an example, my 2008 eBook, Defeat Foreclosure has been updated four times in six months as the U.S. House and Senate keep changing the laws ...
Views: 1779(1 vote) - Help Your Publicist Create a Media Kit You'll Love - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Stacey MillerEffective media kits don't just happen, and no matter how much you're paying a publicity firm, there's no publicist in the world who can create a media kit you'll love - unless you help. And you can be of great help, even if you've never promoted anything in your life before. Your publicist may ...
Views: 1547(3 votes) - How to Publish Your Books on Kindle - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Jim GreenThe very mention of Kindle sends ripples of foreboding trickling through the established fields of traditional publishing and bookselling; and with good reason. Not only are sales of the Kindle reader booming worldwide but so too are the instances of everyday usage on planes, trains, buses, ...
Views: 1659(1 vote) - How to Select the Correct Professional Author For Your Business Projects - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Gerald WeberExpertise counts while choosing your master copywriting services. Every single day, corporations of all sizes are choosing to hire a content copywriter instead of working with a larger marketing outfit. That is because content copywriting services are normally more within your means, and ...
Views: 1738(4 votes) - How to write a compelling persuasive essay - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Sharone WilliamsHave you been assigned to write a persuasive essay that can persuade your tutor to give you an A for your assignment and makes your reader feeble to read the whole paper? If yes, then this article can make a difference to your writing A persuasive essay is meant to persuade the readers. It is ...
Views: 3644(1 vote) - Importance of Keyword Research and Analysis for SEO - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Seema RaoInternet marketing is becoming a powerful medium to advertise online and offline businesses these days. Internet marketing crosses geographical boundaries and gives businesses a global appeal and wider audience. Various search engines help millions of user everyday to find exactly what they are ...
Views: 2508(1 vote) - MLA Format Citation - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2012 from dane cautonAs we all know, writing an academic document is really a challenging job. It is indeed very hard to start and complete any kind of scholarly document especially when there are no references that we can utilize or if there’s no help from other writers and scholars. It will be amazing if one can ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - SAT essay writing: What it takes to write? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Sharone WilliamsEssay writing is an essential section for a SAT course, as it is the first and foremost part of it. The essay is of great worth in a SAT’s course. Out of 800 points an essay is of 240 points. The essay topics are assigned to students, allowing a vast perspective to adapt any of their ...
Views: 1687(1 vote) - Screenwriting-Part Four - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Steven Barnes"Introduction to Screenwriting" Week Four Hi, there, and Welcome back! You've probably noticed by now that this is pretty high-level material. In fact, you could probably take the information in any one week and stretch it out into an ordinary 10-week class. Hell with it. I'm making ...
Views: 1592(2 votes) - The Different Hats of SEO - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2010 from kelvin tylsonSearch Engines are used by almost everyone who uses the Internet. So, it becomes necessary to concentrate on them if you want to advertise your business. Let us see about the various techniques in SEO. In today’s world internet is not just any other tool in the marketing arsenal of the ...
Views: 845(1 vote) - What You Need to Know About Publishing Your Book - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Serena CarcasoleDon't let yourself think that publishing a book is a thing of the past, because books are definitely for the here and now. There has never been a better time to write, publish, and sell your book. Not only are there hundreds of online and in-person marketing opportunities, there are more ways ...
Views: 2059(3 votes) - Writing an essay to pass a standarised test: - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Sharone WilliamsWriting an essay to pass a standardized test; is an ordinary situation which mostly students have come through with. Undergraduate students are the active target of such dilemmas. The situation get worse when students are given limited time to complete the assignment and write it according to ...
Views: 1553(1 vote) - Writing cause and effect essay: how to write an interesting INTRODUCTION? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Sharone WilliamsThe cause and effect essay is an informative writing that focuses on finding the answer of “Why” and “What”, along with the factors of a happening or thing. It is considered as a way to organize the ideas effectively and discussing them substantially. The introduction part is the most ...
Views: 4031(1 vote) - Peter Fogel's "Self-Publishing: Your Ticket to Branding Yourself as an Expert!" - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Peter FogelWho are you if you have a book available for purchase? An expert? Someone successful? A smart marketer? All of the above. Reinventing yourself often requires a new life set of references. The doubts are out there. "Sure", the clients says (or worst, just thinks), you were successful as a project ...
Views: 1687(9 votes) - Common Mistakes Writers Make: Can You Trust Your Spell-check? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Sigrid MacdonaldSome writers are under the misguided notion that they can press the F7 key in a Word document, and most of their spelling and grammar errors will magically disappear. This is not so, as many of us have learned the hard way. Not only is the spell-check unable to correctly identify words that are ...
Views: 3525(3 votes) - Writing a Book - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Lawrence DanksI've written five books, including a recent one on finding happiness. I learned something by writing each of them. This article contains writing tips for aspiring and experienced writers. Writing A Book Writing a book is the easy part - and that’s not too easy. Selling it is the hard ...
Views: 1625(3 votes) - 6 Keys to Choosing Your Book Title - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Terri MarieThe title of your book is the billboard for the words and ideas you are giving to people. Those four to seven words or so are most critical of all the words you write. A dear friend of mine, John Harricharan, author of best-selling, “When You can Walk on Water, Take the Boat,” explained to me ...
Views: 1013(2 votes) - Articles - How To Succeed - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2009 from Peter RadfordMarketing Overview Article marketing is a form of advertising in which a business or individual may write short articles related to either their particular business or, in the case of an individual, a subject that may be of particular interest to them. In its broadest sense, an article may ...
Views: 1983(2 votes) - Easy essay writing tips: - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from James AlexEssay writing is one of the significant assignments that are being assigned to students at every level of studies. It is a widely practiced assignment that depends on research and topic along with analysis of the details that can help in developing a strongly based argument necessary for a ...
Views: 2032(2 votes) - How To Write An Effective Hypnosis Script. - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Mark PatrickSo You Want To Write Your Own Hypnosis Script... As hypnosis continues to gain popularity today, a lot of information about this act of heightened suggestibility can be found online. Central to a successful hypnosis session, however, is a strong hypnosis script. When a subject goes through a ...
Views: 8442(4 votes) - Just Write - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Young KimAlex came to me for some coaching on writing. I asked him how often he wrote, and Alex said maybe once a week for only a few minutes. He also said he was writing less and less. I asked him about his writing process. Alex said that he tries to imagine a story from beginning to end in his mind ...
Views: 736(2 votes) - Writing expository essays: - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Sharone WilliamsWriting an essay requires efforts, time and resources to their maximum. It is not an easy job to write on any topic and getting good grades in the end. A perfect essay is one which follows the standard format and rules of writing. And it must be written according to the need and type of ...
Views: 17348(15 votes) - Writing & Publishing a Book – It Is Possible If You … - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Matthew TooneThe other day I ran into a woman who asked me the typical question that seems to be a common start to many conversations. She asked: “So what do you do?” First of all, being an entrepreneur who has his feet in many waters, I never quite know how to answer that question. However, considering I ...
Views: 1238(3 votes) - Articles - How To Succeed 4 - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Peter RadfordWeb 2.0 One of the most widely used applications of Web 2.0 involves the following interactive process: Information sharing – In essence, it involves one-to-one exchanges of data between the sender and receiver. The technologies used include blogs, wikis (it is a website that facilitates the ...
Views: 1492(7 votes) - 3 Steps to Get the Most Out of Your Book on Amazon - by Submitted on May 31, 2016 from Kathleen GageYou’ve done it... you’ve written your first book. It’s only a matter of months, maybe even weeks, until it’s published and ready to be sold. Now you can relax and watch the money pour in. Not so fast. Now you have to let people know the book exists. This is done by way of how you market and ...
Views: 813(1 vote) - 8 Things You Must Know Before Hiring a Copywriter - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2009 from Ali BrownIf you're considering hiring copywriting help for your next sales letter, brochure, website, or marketing project. Congrats! You should get great results if you hire a pro to do it right. Many solo-preneurs have valid concerns about letting an outsider develop their content. After all -- it's ...
Views: 772(3 votes) - Advertising perceptive of web business - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Emily JonesAdvertising is omnipresent. It reaches very imaginable place on earth. It intrudes in to the privacy of our bedroom. Sometimes it is entertaining and sometimes it is annoying. Advertisements, whatever people say about them, try to inform, educate or to persuade. Advertisements let us know about ...
Views: 1544(1 vote) - Articles - How To Succeed 5 - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2009 from Peter RadfordSearch Engine Optimisation History During the period of the mid-1990s, the first search engines had begun cataloging the early form of the World Wide Web, or more simply, the Web. Consider the following terms: Webmaster - Also known as the creator of the website or its author, it is ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Articles - How To Succeed 6 - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Peter RadfordSearch Engine Optimisation History Continued In the mid 1990’s, the owners of websites began to realise the value associated with having their sites not only ranked highly but also visible in search engine results. This created the following opportunities: “White Hat” SEO - This refers ...
Views: 1699(2 votes) - Benefits of Submitting Articles – 10 Reasons Why Free May Bring in New Business - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Kathy MasonWebsites, Bloggers, Ezine Publishers all need content. All business need exposure and advertising. Writing articles to share your expertise with others can benefit in a number of ways even if you offer your articles freely. Article writing is easy to do and is one of our favorite online ...
Views: 834(1 vote) - Branded Tolerance Of The Critical Sight Made Possible With The Ball Lens - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2013 from Mike TysonBall lenses are made from just one substrate of glass, and can focus or collimate light, which depends on the geometry of the input source. Are you Lost-Sighted!: It is only when your eyes start revealing their abnormal functioning that you realize the dire need of lenses. Without the ...
Views: 1085(1 vote) - EIGHT STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL BRANDING by James Mapes - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2017 from James MapesWhy brand yourself? For one primary reason. Branding shines a light on you and your business. Branding reveals the essence of who you are and what you offer. Your brand separates you from the crowd. Branding is mandatory for any entrepreneur’s company to be noticed, respected, in demand and ...
Views: 881(1 vote) - HOW to Create Your Own E-Book with Amazon - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: HOW to Create Your Own E-Book with Amazon Author: Craig Lock Category/(tags/key words): E-books, digital books, digital publishing, Amazon, Kindle Web site: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, ...
Views: 1164(2 votes) - How to Strengthen Your Copy by Being Concise - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Francis LuiWhen writing copy, one thing you must pay attention to is making it concise. To quote Strunk and White's book, The Elements of Style, it says, "Omit needless words." This applies to writing copy as well. When your copy is concise, your sales message is strengthened. It gets straight to the ...
Views: 1284(1 vote) - How to Write Your Non-Fiction Book in 60 Days - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from Stephanie ChandlerStudies show that up to 80% of people have considered writing a book. If you aspire to become an author and need some help getting started, here are eight key strategies to finally get your book written. It might just be easier than you think. 1. Decide on a Topic Start by identifying your ...
Views: 1100(1 vote) - Jewish Book Fairs & Festivals Authors Can Attend in 2015 - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Scott LorenzIf you are a Jewish author or specialize in writing about Jewish issues, you should consider visiting book fairs in the Jewish community. Book fairs are excellent places for authors to interact with the public as well as network with book industry leaders, publicists and book editors. Book ...
Views: 976(2 votes) - PR Tips for Writers - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Drew GerberSo you have written that book you have dreamed of writing for years and now want to get it published. What next? For 20 years, I have represented numerous authors through my company. I also worked in a publishing house soon after graduating college. I have seen many publishing strategies, ...
Views: 1734(1 vote) - Rejection from Publishers: What to complete Now - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Christopher BertSo you’ve written a book and now, you want to share this operate of art together with the globe; publishers are the only individuals standing within your way. It does not actually matter what genre you specialize in, the fact of the matter is, when you send your operate to editors or publishing ...
Views: 596(1 vote) - Self-Publishing Success: How You Can Earn $30,000 a Month with POD Publishing - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Gang ChenWhen I went to publish my book, Planting Design Illustrated, I received lots of interest from traditional publishers. But they wanted to make a lot of changes including adding a co-author. These were changes that would have made me dislike my own book! So, I turned to self-publishing. At ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Using Headlines & Hooks to Grab the Media’s Attention - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Drew GerberThe pitch is your gateway to PR success. A valuable tool in building quality relationships with the media, your pitch should always be simple, clear and concise. Anyone doing his or her own PR has the ability to create the perfect pitch and score media coverage. Many times something — usually ...
Views: 2767(1 vote) - What are the Benefits of Bulk Text Message Sending? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Priit VaikmaaImagine that you are about to send a very important text message to all of your work colleagues. You need to make sure that they all get this message, but you don't want to go in and manually type the message for each individual contact – that would take forever! There is a feature on most ...
Views: 1408(1 vote) - Writing Content That Creates a Buzz - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2011 from TJ PhilpottWhen writing content you want to publish online you must create something unique in order to even get noticed! Let's face it you will not always be able to rely upon finding news or information never before seen! It is therefore up to content developers to take material already present and ...
Views: 703(1 vote) - *** Vampires and Witches - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Carol AdlerVampires and Witches ... and Monstrous ET/Reptilian Derivatives are the subject matter of many of the fiction pieces I receive from teenagers who aspire to become professional six-digit earning Stephanie Meyer derivatives. After receiving yet another episode from a teenager whose works are ...
Views: 2273(1 vote) - Everywhere There Is Life - and Life's Purpose - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Jay PolmarEverywhere you look, there is life. Life is a representation that learning and growth is occurring and that some potential exists. It might be good, when you look around to see everything with a deeper vision and insight. The sky, alive with birds, clouds, the ground - with many critters doing ...
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