Archive for November, 2003

David Leonhardt

Understanding Search Engines

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

Maggie knows how to find what she wants. She lets her fingers do the walking - not in the Yellow Pages, but at Google.com. She wants to learn about bread baking, and you have just written Bread Baking Made Simple…

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Sheri' McConnell

DEVELOPING INTUITION TO SUCCEED

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

Since early 2001, I have been living a dream-a vision-that surfaced from using my intuition. By tuning into my inner guidance, I was able to build a national organization for women writers in just over 2 years that currently has over 7,300 newsletter subscribers and over 650 members.

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Cynthia Brian

The Power of Why

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

When you hear vague put-offs like, “Call me another time, ” “I’ll get back to you” or “Let me think about it” make it a habit to ask, “Why do you feel this way?” or “Why do you need to think it over?” This simple technique will help you:

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Errol Smith

How I self-published and made it to The NY Times Best Sellers List

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

John Assaraf started as a self-published unknown and in 14 months, became a New York Times Best Selling author. John’s book The Street Kids Guide To Having it all also made the Wall Street Journals Best Seller List. Find out what he did

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Brian Jud

Map Your Course to Greater Profits

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

Independent publishers can become more profitable more quickly by marketing their titles to non-bookstore markets. These sales are usually non-returnable, are paid in 30 days and require smaller discounts. The questions is, “Where do I find these markets?”

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Fern Reiss

Thinking Seasonally: How to Sell Your Book Creatively Every Month of the Year

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

In December, many authors get ready for the annual holiday season sales slump. But you don’t need to have a seasonal sales slump. In fact, you can make the December holiday season your biggest sales opportunity of the year. And then you can do it all over again–on Valentine’s Day, on Easter, and in the summer. In fact, you can do it every month of the year. It’s all in thinking seasonally.

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Ron Pramschufer

Can I still get my books printed before the holidays?

Wednesday, November 19th, 2003

I guess that matter with what holiday you are referring to. Columbus Day? A definite no. Thanksgiving? You’re getting real close. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza? SURE, depending on the type of book you are printing.

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