Prose and Profit a guide to bootstrap marketing for authors


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In "Prose and Profit," acclaimed author and marketing expert, [Author's Name], delivers a definitive roadmap for authors looking to elevate their visibility, expand their reach, and boost book sales in today's competitive publishing landscape. Drawing from years of experience and industry insights, [Author's Name] presents a comprehensive guide packed with practical strategies, actionable advice, and proven techniques to empower authors to take control of their marketing efforts and achieve success. Inside this must-have resource, you'll discover: 1. Crafting Your Author Brand: Learn how to define and articulate your unique author brand that resonates with your target audience. Discover strategies for cultivating an authentic online presence, optimizing your author website, and leveraging social media to amplify your message and attract readers. 2. Navigating the Digital Marketplace: Gain invaluable insights into the ever-evolving digital marketplace and discover how to effectively navigate online retailers, book promotion sites, and social media platforms to maximize visibility and reach a wider audience. 3. Building a Robust Online Platform: Harness the power of email marketing, blogging, podcasting, and video content to build a robust online platform that engages readers and cultivates a loyal fan base. Learn how to create compelling content, grow your subscriber list, and convert followers into book buyers. 4. Strategic Book Launch Strategies: Unlock the secrets to planning and executing a successful book launch that generates buzz, drives sales, and propels your book to the top of bestseller lists. From pre-launch preparation to post-launch promotion, [Author's Name] provides a step-by-step roadmap for maximizing your book's launch impact. 5. Engaging with Readers and Influencers: Discover the art of reader engagement and relationship-building, and learn how to connect authentically with your audience through social media interactions, reader events, and virtual book tours. Explore strategies for collaborating with influencers, bloggers, and book reviewers to amplify your reach and attract new readers. 6. Monetizing Your Author Brand: Explore innovative monetization strategies beyond book sales, including merchandise, online courses, speaking engagements, and consulting services. [Author's Name] shares insider tips for diversifying your income streams and turning your passion for writing into a sustainable career. 7. Optimizing Your Author Website and SEO: Master the fundamentals of search engine optimization (SEO) and learn how to optimize your author website and online content to improve discoverability, drive organic traffic, and increase your visibility in search engine results. 8. Data-Driven Marketing Insights: Harness the power of analytics and data-driven insights to track and measure the effectiveness of your marketing efforts. Learn how to interpret key metrics, identify trends, and optimize your marketing strategy for maximum impact and ROI. 9. Overcoming Common Marketing Challenges: [Author's Name] addresses common marketing challenges faced by authors, including budget constraints, time management, and creative burnout. Discover practical solutions and proven strategies for overcoming obstacles and staying focused on your marketing goals. 10. Future Trends and Emerging Opportunities: Gain foresight into future trends and emerging opportunities in the author marketing landscape, including the rise of audio content, subscription services, and niche marketing strategies. [Author's Name] provides forward-thinking insights to help authors stay ahead of the curve and adapt to a rapidly evolving industry. Packed with real-world examples, case studies, and actionable insights, "Prose and Profit" is an indispensable resource for authors of all levels seeking to build their brand, connect with readers, and achieve success in today's competitive publishing market. Whether you're a debut author or a seasoned veteran, this definitive guide will empower you to take your author marketing efforts to the next level and achieve your publishing goals.




Author Success Shoestring Marketing - a guide


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Author Success Shoestring Marketing: Practical Action Tips for New Writers Are you a new author struggling to navigate the vast and often overwhelming world of book marketing? Look no further! "Author Success Shoestring Marketing" is your comprehensive guide to promoting your book effectively without breaking the bank. In this invaluable resource, you'll discover a treasure trove of practical, actionable tips tailored specifically for aspiring writers. From building your online presence to crafting compelling marketing materials, this book covers every aspect of book promotion with a focus on affordability and efficiency. Inside, you'll find: - **Strategic Social Media Tactics:** Learn how to harness the power of platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to connect with readers and build a loyal fanbase. - **Budget-Friendly Advertising Strategies:** Discover innovative ways to promote your book without draining your bank account, including targeted online ads, book giveaways, and collaboration opportunities. - **DIY Marketing Materials:** Master the art of creating eye-catching book covers, engaging author websites, and attention-grabbing promotional graphics without breaking a sweat or the bank. - **Networking and Collaboration Techniques:** Unlock the secrets to forging valuable connections within the writing community, from author groups and forums to local bookstores and libraries. - **Maximizing Your Online Presence:** Leverage the power of blogging, podcasting, and guest appearances to expand your reach and attract new readers to your work. - **Measuring Success and Adjusting Your Strategy:** Learn how to track your marketing efforts effectively and make data-driven decisions to optimize your promotional campaigns over time. Whether you're a self-published indie author or seeking traditional publishing success, "Author Success Shoestring Marketing" equips you with the tools and knowledge you need to thrive in today's competitive literary landscape. Say goodbye to expensive marketing schemes and hello to cost-effective strategies that deliver real results! Don't let a limited budget hold you back from achieving your dreams of authorial success. With "Author Success Shoestring Marketing" as your guide, you'll learn how to market your book like a pro without breaking the bank. Get your copy now and embark on your journey to literary stardom!




Zero to Sold


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Agency


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This book is for young startups and entrepreneurs in the advertising, marketing, and digital services space. It's an A-to-Z guide for young advertising firms, full of advice that ranges from getting funding to how to value the company and sell it to how to hire your first employee.




Finish Big


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"No two exit experiences are exactly alike. Some people wind up happy with the process and satisfied with the way it turned out while others look back on it as a nightmare. The question I hope to answer in this book is why. What did the people with 'good' exits do differently from those who'd had 'bad' exits?" When pioneering business journalist and" Inc." magazine editor at large Bo Burlingham wrote "Small Giants," it became an instant classic for its original take on a common business problem--how to handle the pressure to grow. Now Burlingham is back to tackle an even more common problem--how to exit your company well. Sooner or later, all entrepreneurs leave their businesses and all businesses get sold, given away, or liquidated. Whatever your preferred outcome, you need to start planning for it while you still have time and options. The beautiful part is that if you start early enough, the process will lead you to build a better, stronger, more resilient company, as well as one with a higher market value. Unfortunately, most owners don't start early enough--and pay a steep price for their procrastination. Burlingham interviewed dozens of entrepreneurs across a range of industries and identified eight key factors that determine whether owners are happy after leaving their businesses. His book showcases the insights, exit plans, and cautionary tales of entrepreneurs such asRay Pagano founder of a leading manufacturer of housings for security cameras. He turned down a bid for his company and instead changed his management style, resulting in a subsequent sale for four times the original offer.Bill Niman founder of the iconic Niman Ranch, which revolutionized the meat industry. He learned about unhappy exits when he was forced to sell to private equity investors, leaving him with nothing to show for his thirty-five years in business.Gary Hirshberg founder of organic yogurt pioneer Stonyfield Farm. He pulled off the nearly impossible task of finding a large company that would buy out his 275 small investors at a premium price while letting him retain complete control of the business. Through such stories, Burlingham offers an illuminating and inspirational guide to one of the most stressful, and yet potentially rewarding, processes business owners must go through. And he explores the emotional challenges they face at every step of the way. At the end of the day, owning a business is about more than selling goods and services. It's about making choices that shape your entire life, both professional and personal. "Finish Big" helps you figure out how to face your future with confidence and be able to someday look back on your journey with pride.




The Small Business Bible


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An updated third edition of the most comprehensive guide to small business success Whether you're a novice entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, The Small Business Bible offers you everything you need to know to build and grow your dream business. It shows you what really works (and what doesn't!) and includes scores of tips, insider information, stories, and proven secrets of success. Even if you've run your own business for years, this handy guide keeps you up to date on the latest business and tech trends. This Third Edition includes entirely new chapters devoted to social media, mobility and apps, and new trends in online discounting and group buying that are vital to small business owners everywhere. New chapters include: How to use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media tools to engage customers and potential stakeholders How to generate leads and win strategic partnerships with LinkedIn How to employ videos and YouTube to further your brand What you need to know about Groupon and group discount buying What mobile marketing can do for your business Give your small business its best shot by understanding the best and latest small business strategies, especially in this transformative and volatile period. The Small Business Bible offers every bit of information you'll need to know to succeed.




The Entrepreneur's Roadmap


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Entrepreneur's guide for starting and growing a business to a public listing




Weapons of Math Destruction


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"A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality,"--NoveList.




Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, and Win More Customers by Marketing Less


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Reach more customers than ever with TARGETED CONTENT Epic Content Marketing helps you develop strategies that seize the competitive edge by creating messages and “stories” tailored for instant, widespread distribution on social media, Google, and the mainstream press. It provides a step-by-step plan for developing powerful content that resonates with customers and describes best practices for social media sharing and search engine discoverability. Joe Pulizzi is a content marketing strategist, speaker and founder of the Content Marketing Institute, which runs the largest physical content marketing event in North America, Content Marketing World.




Evicted


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review). In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY President Barack Obama • The New York Times Book Review • The Boston Globe • The Washington Post • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • The New Yorker • Bloomberg • Esquire • BuzzFeed • Fortune • San Francisco Chronicle • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Politico • The Week • Chicago Public Library • BookPage • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly • Booklist • Shelf Awareness WINNER OF: The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • The PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism • The PEN/New England Award • The Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE “Evicted stands among the very best of the social justice books.”—Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth “Gripping and moving—tragic, too.”—Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones “Evicted is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty.”—San Francisco Chronicle