“When I am reading a book, whether wise or silly, it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.” Storytelling is not just for book writers. When as a blogger, you think about ‘how to grow my blog,’ then remember that a great blog needs great stories. And certainly, vlogs too must have…
Category: Resources For Authors
Five Traits of Successful Self-Published Authors
An interesting article about the travails of self-published authors, which I came across recently (“For me, traditional publishing means poverty. But self-publish? No way,” by Ross Barber), got me thinking. While I respect individual decisions of self-published authors to opt for traditional publishing, I couldn’t identify myself with the writer of that article. For me…
The Best Book Review Websites and Book Reviewers Directories: How I Got Ten Great Amazon Reviews in One Week
Would you like to have an easier way to acquire book reviews? In this post I share with you all the resources I have used over the past few years to get book reviews. Some of the resources proved to be a waste of time, while others proved to be lifesavers. In addition to listing…
Facebook Author Page: Why You Don’t Want Some People to Like Your Facebook Page
A large number of authors rely on Facebook pages as their primary author platform, and yet I couldn’t find on the entire internet a single post which would highlight this issue which is such an important consideration for your Facebook Author Page. There are some followers and “likers” you must get rid of, right now!…
Creative Writing in a Box: Write Your Amazing Story
Promote Your Brand with an Amazing Story Step #1: Write & Submit Your Story Using the Zavesti Amazing Story Template https://www.zavesti.com/the-amazing-story-template/ Step #2: Claim your Zavesti Creative Writer badge. Copy the following html code and paste it in your website or blog where you want your badge to be displayed: <a href="https://www.zavesti.com" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.zavesti.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/featured-creative-writer.png"…
Author Promotion: Book Marketing Made Easy
What’s the easiest way to market your books? Market yourself! Are you surprised by our advice? Haven’t you googled the author of every book you have been interested in reading? This is why you need to tell people about yourself. Who you are and what are your values? What’s your key message for them? The…
Demystifying SEO for Self-Published Authors
When Jessica published her book her sales languished and she averaged about one book every few months. However, with some simple SEO tweaks she was able to exponentially increase her book sales. Jessica’s story about this miracle medicine – SEO- will resonate with many self-published authors and bloggers who have experienced its powers first hand….
7 Real Life Success Stories to Inspire Self Published Authors
Writing can be a lonely endeavour. And sometimes we creators need a boost. Here are some stories to inspire you. These stories also contains tips and nuggets of wisdom from each author. I hope these help you in our creative journey! Please comment and tell us what other stories have inspired you. And we would…
Self-Publishing: How Much Money Can You Make as a Writer?
The amount of money an author – self published or otherwise – makes is entirely dependent on how he or she markets books. Recently I read about one of the biggest success stories in self publishing. What I remember from that story is the extensive advertising, marketing and selling that the author did. Top notch…
How to Create a Killer Landing Page: 13 Book Landing Page Examples Which Can Double Your Sales
A book landing page is that page on your website which has information about your book. This page contains your author bio, information about your book, select reviews, and most importantly the “buy button” so visitors can buy your book. You can also embed a YouTube video containing your book trailer and other videos related…
The Advanced Guide to Book Marketing for Self Published Authors
In the first two posts in this series, “Book Marketing Strategies : Quick Start Guide for Self Published Authors” and “Beyond the Basics for Indie Authors: How to Take Your Book Sales to the Next Level” give you a complete set of actions which can sky rocket your book sales. In this post I revisit…
Book Publishing Checklist for Indie Authors
Who is an Indie Author? The term Indie puzzled me for a long time. The word indie itself first became popular in the context of music – indie folk referred to a music genre that arose in the 1990s and was characterized by not being affiliated with any major record or film company. So whenever…
Book Marketing Beyond the Basics for Indie Authors
Can you make money from ebooks? Do self published books sell? The answer is a resounding yes, to both. Your books will sell, as much you sell them. Simply putting your book on Amazon will not start revenue flowing. Active selling is the key to making your book sales climb up. In this series of…
Book Marketing Strategies : Quick Start Guide for Self Published Authors
How do you promote yourself as a self published author without the resources of a large publishing house behind you? The good news is that it is certainly possible. Self published authors are doing very well today and making good money. Imagine writing a book and selling it for $10 on Amazon. You only need…