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Fifteen Ways to Grow Your Email List
Wow, I never knew you felt that way! Apparently, many of you are getting fed up with Facebook. Last week’s post generated several comments in regards to Facebook and its effectiveness. Throughout the...
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Developing the Perfect Author Newsletter
Now that you’ve perfected your email list … okay, it takes more than a week … let’s talk about what goes in your author newsletter. I feel that your author newsletter is, or will, become one of the...
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Blogs Vs. Newsletters: What’s the Diff?
We’ve published several posts about newsletters recently, including how to put one together and grow an email list. This past week, one of our IU friends, Jacqueline Hopkins-Walton, contacted me in...
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Create an Author Holiday Card to Help Connect with Readers
If you’re the type of person who sends a spiffy holiday card and newsletter to your family and friends, you may be the kind of author who wants to do the same to your fans. As a person, I am definitely...
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Quick Tips for Setting up an Email Address Forwarder at Your Domain Name
Did you get your own domain name for your website, but never bothered to add an email address to go with that domain? Well, some changes at the big free email services may just be the push you needed...
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Mailing Lists and Advanced Readers and Bookfunnel, Oh My!
In my years as an Indie publisher, there have been a number of schools of thought as to what it took to be successful. In the salad days of 2012, the advice was, “Do a free run, then sit down and wait...
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YouTube and Amazon: Gain Exposure by Using Both
It’s becoming evident that newsletters are a valuable tool for authors to have. Shawn Inmon recently discussed the importance of newsletters, and one of the things he said was, “The reason why is...
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Authors Should Find a Mailing List Service to Meet Their Needs
Last month I talked about using InstaFreebie to build an author mailing list. This month, I thought I’d discuss finding a mailing list service to meet authors’ needs. While authors could just send...
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Newsletter Swapping Service Offers Authors a Free Way to Connect, Advertise
If you’re an author who doesn’t have a ton of money to spend on advertising, but would like to be seen, newsletter swapping is something you might want to consider. The basic principle is simple:...
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eBook Sales Are Dead & Connecting with Readers
“My sales have flat-lined. Nobody is selling any books.” “There are no readers left. We’ve swamped them with too many free books.” “Print is more popular, eBook sales are dead.” Have we officially...
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YouTube and Amazon: Gain Exposure by Using Both
It’s becoming evident that newsletters are a valuable tool for authors to have. Shawn Inmon recently discussed the importance of newsletters, and one of the things he said was, “The reason why is...
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Authors Should Find a Mailing List Service to Meet Their Needs
Last month I talked about using InstaFreebie to build an author mailing list. This month, I thought I’d discuss finding a mailing list service to meet authors’ needs. While authors could just send...
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Newsletter Swapping Service Offers Authors a Free Way to Connect, Advertise
If you’re an author who doesn’t have a ton of money to spend on advertising, but would like to be seen, newsletter swapping is something you might want to consider. The basic principle is simple:...
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eBook Sales Are Dead & Connecting with Readers
“My sales have flat-lined. Nobody is selling any books.” “There are no readers left. We’ve swamped them with too many free books.” “Print is more popular, eBook sales are dead.” Have we officially...
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Getting Reviews: Voracious Readers Only
Back on May 1, our own Lynne Cantwell did an interview with Larry Froncek of Voracious Readers Only. Voracious Readers Only is an interesting website with a tantalizing concept. The premise is that...
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Authors with Newsletters Must Get Subscribers to Opt-in Again Per EU Regulations
UPDATE: Please note that while many companies are reconfirming their lists, this may not be necessary. A podcast mentioned in the comments below which can also be found here featured a UK-based...
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GDPR Compliance Update
Earlier this week, I wrote an article called Authors with Newsletters Must Get Subscribers to Opt-in Again Per EU Regulations. Since then, new information has come to light that may impact authors....
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A Survey of Your Newsletter Readers Provides Info, a Sense of Community
Author newsletters have been a topic of conversation here before. These newsletters let you communicate with readers, telling them about upcoming books, sales or appearances, and a variety of other fun...
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Getting Reviews: Voracious Readers Only (Part 2)
Back in May, I reported on my first trial with Voracious Readers Only, a site that makes connections between readers and authors in a promising new way. As you’ll remember, my first experiment was to...
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How Can I Gain More Subscribers for My Author Mailing List?
Ah yes, the question that so many of us toss and turn at night trying to answer: How do I get more subscribers for my newsletter? We’ve figured out how to use Mailerlite or Mailchimp of some other mail...
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