We love sites like NetGalley and BookBub, Riffle and Bublish, creative problem-solvers that offer up innovative platforms to bring new readers to your books. Discoverability is key in this market flooded with new AND backlist titles, so we believe you
How to Improve Your Author Website Traffic
One of the things that helps improve your author website traffic is getting “ranked.” Knowing our page ranks can be a helpful author marketing measuring tool. It’s fun to watch our ranking improve when readers are actively engaging with our
Book Festivals and Book Reviewers: Author GOLD!
The Where Writers Win team has been in full force at this weekend’s Southern Festival of the Book in Nashville, TN. This is a special edition, the 25th anniversary of this great festival, featuring dozens of brilliant authors from Ron
Prep Now or Pay Later: Tips to Improve a Print Interview
Our thanks to author Steve Piacente for this guest post! How great is it when you pitch a print reporter and he bites? Free publicity for most self-published authors is as rare as a budget deal in Washington, so when
When is the Right Time to Hire a Book Publicist?
Thanks to book publicist Claire McKinney for this guest post, a great follow-up to her Publisher’s Weekly piece on “Do You Know What a Book Publicist Does?” I am a fan of the old saying “the early bird gets the
A “Novel” Idea: Skip the Wine, Bring a Book!
Our thanks to author Cash Kushel for this guest post on a “novel” idea! Picture this: You are curled up in front of a fireplace with a glass of wine and a great book. If you could only take one
Five Free Author Internet Tools
Our friends at Hubspot have been at it again. And, while Hubspot may not be affordable for most authorpreneurs, they do have some fabulous free author internet tools, and a whole lot of new, free ebooks, whitepapers and useful templates.