Understanding Search Engines Part One: How Search Engines Connect Authors and Readers 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 . The good news is the Google and other … [Read more...]

DEVELOPING INTUITION TO SUCCEED      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. When I … [Read more...]

The Power of Why 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: * Uncover a real concern the prospect did not feel inclined to share … [Read more...]

How I self-published and made it to The NY Times Best Sellers List 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 Click Here … [Read more...]

Map Your Course to Greater Profits 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?" A system called market mapping will help … [Read more...]

Thinking Seasonally: How to Sell Your Book Creatively Every Month of the Year 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 … [Read more...]

Can I still get my books printed before the holidays? I guess that depends on 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. Those close to me know that I have a problem telling people "NO". Generally … [Read more...]