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How To Get 1000 Pinterest Followers In 6 Surprisingly Easy Steps

June 16, 2016 by Robert Wood Leave a Comment

How To Get 1000 Pinterest Followers In 6 Surprisingly Easy Steps

Pinterest may be the dark horse of social media sites, but it's a dependable avenue for attracting readers, and is beginning to be mentioned in the same breath as Twitter and Facebook. Huge among specific demographics, and increasing its user base with each passing day, the site has reached a point where enough Pinterest followers can mean big business for authors. In this article I’ll be looking …

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15 Things You Need To Do After You Publish A Post

March 14, 2016 by Robert Wood 4 Comments

15 Things You Need To Do After You Publish A Post

Online content is a great way to call attention to your work, and an effective way to build an audience who will follow you from project to project. Whether you’re posting samples of your work, articles, reviews, blog entries or podcasts, the internet is a vast marketplace of ideas that gives the whole world access to your content. Unfortunately, the world of online content is also an incredibly …

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What To Do When Your Readership Hits A Plateau

December 3, 2015 by Matthew Loffhagen Leave a Comment

What To Do When Your Readership Hits A Plateau

One of my favorite parts of writing is watching my readership numbers go up. New book sales are fantastic, new follows on social media make my day, and I even check my blog hit counter regularly just to see how things are going. As much as writing is a personal journey, it’s gratifying to know that an increasingly large following is enjoying your work. But, sadly, the numbers don’t always go up. …

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3 Things You Should Be Writing About On Your Author Blog

September 29, 2015 by Matthew Loffhagen 10 Comments

3 Things You Should Be Writing About On Your Author Blog

Last weekend, my wife and I wandered around a food fair for a while. We looked at all the delicious meals that were on offer, trying to decide what to eat. One very clever stall was offering free samples of chocolate brownies. We went past once, and were very pleased to be given little taster chunks of food. We found an excuse to wander past again, and helped ourselves to another …

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Know What Readers Are Actually Doing On Your Author Website

September 25, 2014 by Alex Hemus 2 Comments

Know What Readers Are Actually Doing On Your Author Website

As an author, you’re regularly faced with the question of how to boost your sales and reach new readers. You’ve tried everything: pricing tactics, special offers, multi-purchase options, social media adverts, book giveaways – but you don't know what is actually making readers buy your books. Now what? Well, why not try getting inside the minds of your readers by understanding how they are …

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A Few Simple Tweaks To Your Website Could Help You Sell More Books

August 27, 2014 by Alex Hemus 3 Comments

A Few Simple Tweaks To Your Website Could Help You Sell More Books

Once you have an author website, you will quickly learn that getting lots of visitors doesn't necessarily mean you'll sell lots of books. You might find yourself in a stalemate situation when you perfect the art of increasing traffic to your website through blogging or social media, but can't seem to increase sales of your books. This is where conversion rate optimization comes in. In simple …

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