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How to Find the Right Background Images for Your Author Website
A picture is worth a thousand words, and no where is that more true than the images on an author website. Choose the right images and you will tell...
(Twelve) Great Twitter Chats for Writers
With the pandemic having shut down most in-person events, we're all looking for ways to connect with other writers online. One way you can do that...
How to Clean Up Your Mailing List (& Why You Shouldn’t)
Welcome to the latest installment in my blog post series on newsletters. In previous blog posts we have discussed: How to get people to sign up...
How to Use a Newsletter Template to Get More Done
Newsletters are widely regarded as one of the best marketing tools because your subscribers are inviting you into their inbox. While that is great,...
Infographic: 16 Ways to Improve Your Website Conversion Rates
Authors don't always think of themselves as business people, and when it comes to an author website, that is a mistake. n author wants their...
Why I Don’t Recommend WooCommerce for Your eStore
I'm going to let you in on a secret: I am something of an outcast in Wordpress circles. It's not just that I spell Wordpress* with a lowercase "P",...
How to Prep for a Major Website Refresh
When I started the process to update this site a few weeks back, I wrote out a list of the steps required. Now that the project is done, I decided...
How to Not Waste Your Valuable Time When Submitting Guest Blog Posts
Guest blogging ( aka "writing for exposure") puts your work in front of a new audience, giving you the chance to find new readers or clients. It can...
Fourteen Ideas For What to Put in Your Author Newsletter
I have been publishing my newsletter for about three years now, and in that time my biggest stumbling block has been content. The technical details...