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Arthur Gutch

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Published On Feb 19, 2015

4 Retro Tips: Low Tech Book Marketing That Works

Most book marketing today is digital, involving online ads, newsletters, social media, and websites. Whether you're traditionally published or going the indie route, you're going to have to take on almost all of the marketing tasks on your book...

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Published On Feb 17, 2015

Medium: A More Personal Book Marketing Approach

The first piece of book marketing most writers do is to create a website or blog to keep in touch with their readers. It's logical, because the object of any marketing plan is to spread the word about your books to people who might become your fans....

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Published On Feb 13, 2015

Quick Tips for Authors on How to Build a Fan Base with Instagram Using Audio

We know how excited authors are to finally hit the publish button. Next comes the somewhat scary task of book marketing, getting it out there to the masses. For an audio-book author, this may seem an even more complex challenge because your book is...

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Published On Feb 10, 2015

Steller Stories: Social Site for Authors to Share Mini-Stories & Excerpts

Steller Stories, an iOS app that is now accessible on your desktop is a highly stylized application created by former Google and Microsoft experts to help users share stories about anything and everything you can imagine. It should come as no...

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Published On Feb 7, 2015

6 Indie Author Errors And How to Avoid Them

Sorry for the delay in the blog...50 inches of snow can do that. Onward. For most indie authors, the goal is to not only deliver a quality book but to also make money. While it's certainly possible for successful indie authors to make a lot of money...

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Published On May 26, 2017

5 Attributes That separate Top Indie Authors From The Pack

Successful indie authors have traits that set them apart from others. With the ease of self publishing today, anyone can be an author, but that doesn't mean those people will see any kind of real success. To get to the next level and actually make...

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Published On Jan 29, 2015

7 Effective Ways to Pre-Market Your Next Book

The early bird gets the worm. It is an old proverb that you might think has no application in the world of book publishing. You would be wrong. Pre marketing your upcoming self published book is a little like offering an aperitif to delight the...

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Published On May 26, 2017

5 New Social Media Sites for Book Marketing

Finally getting the hang of leveraging social media for your book marketing? Well, now it is time to learn to predict the future – the future of social media that is. The days of Facebook and Twitter being the only games in town are over. Each year...

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Published On Jan 22, 2015

It's Tax Time! 10 Plus Tax Deductions for Authors & Writers

There's great joy in getting your first royalty check, but an equally large letdown when it comes to tax time. The government considers royalties income, and you've got to claim it on your tax form at the end of the year. Fortunately, writers are...

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