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046 – Why You Should Love It When Your Novel Gets Pirated

046 – Why You Should Love It When Your Novel Gets Pirated

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 16, 2014 | Business Advice, Promotion, Publishing

What if we said that getting your work ripped off could significantly boost your sales? In this episode, we explore why getting stolen from should make your day. [atp_links linktype=”sbutn”]
Writing for Your Website – How To Craft Pages That Readers Actually Want to Read

Writing for Your Website – How To Craft Pages That Readers Actually Want to Read

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 2, 2014 | Author Websites, Platform, Publishing, Writing Craft

Is your website copy boring readers? You only have seven seconds to capture attention so make sure your web copy works.

What Should Novelists Blog About?

What Should Novelists Blog About?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 2, 2014 | Author Websites, Platform

Many novelists have a hard time with blogging, so they end up ignoring this powerful tool. In this article, you’ll find out what to blog about and what to avoid.

046 – Why You Should Love It When Your Novel Gets Pirated

019 – The #1 Killer of Good Book Covers & Websites: Design By Committee

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Mar 3, 2014 | Author Websites, Book Design, Independent Publishing, Platform, Publishing

Talking Points What is Design by Committee? Something that everyone likes is typically something no one loves. Compromise leads to bad design. A camel is a horse designed by a committee. Think of a recipe. If you try to accommodate everyone’s preference you end...
046 – Why You Should Love It When Your Novel Gets Pirated

How Google Works And Why Some Authors Rank Better than Others With SEO Expert Tony Tovar

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jan 13, 2014 | Author Websites, Platform

Why do some authors rank better than others on Google? How does Google even work? I interviewed Tony Tovar, a search engine optimization (SEO) expert. He’s the CEO of Inbound Mastery and the person I contact when I have questions about how Google works. ...
Do authors still need a website?

Do authors still need a website?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Oct 14, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform

Discover the advantages and disadvantages of having a website as an unpublished author. Find out whether you, as an author, need a website.

Does Your Website Pass the Radio Test?

Does Your Website Pass the Radio Test?

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Sep 9, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform, PR, Promotion

When you say your website on the radio can listeners find it? Can they spell it? The radio test is not just important for the radio. Anytime someone talks about your website you want to make sure the listener goes to the right site. Here are 7 tests to see if your website passes the radio test.

How to Take Portraits for an Author Website

How to Take Portraits for an Author Website

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jul 18, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform, Promotion

This is an article we’ve written for our authors’ photographers. If you are an author about to have a photoshoot for a website, you’ll want to share this resource with your photographer before the shoot. You’ve been hired by an author to take pictures for their new...
Announcing MyBookTable – a WordPress Bookstore Plugin for Author Websites

Announcing MyBookTable – a WordPress Bookstore Plugin for Author Websites

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Jun 27, 2013 | News

We are excited to announce MyBookTable, our first WordPress built for the general public. In the past, to get access to Author Media technology and expertise you had to buy an author website from us. No more.

Now you can download the MyBookTable plugin for free.

How a Car Can Unlock Your Author Website

How a Car Can Unlock Your Author Website

by Caitlin Muir | Jun 11, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform

Websites explained in a way that makes sense for the automotive aficionado.

How to Add “Click to Tweet” to Your Blog Posts

How to Add “Click to Tweet” to Your Blog Posts

by Caitlin Muir | May 21, 2013 | Blogging, Platform, Promotion, Publishing, Social Media, Writing Craft

Ever wonder how authors add “Click to tweet” in their blog posts? We’ll show you how to use Click to Tweet and drive traffic to your blog.

How We Grew Our Traffic By 323% in 15 Months

How We Grew Our Traffic By 323% in 15 Months

by Caitlin Muir | Apr 30, 2013 | Author Websites, Blogging, Platform, Productivity, Promotion, Publishing, Writing Craft

Do you want to grow your traffic? We’ll show you how we grew our traffic by 323% in just 15 months.

If You Write Two Different Kinds of Books, Do You Need Two Different Websites?

If You Write Two Different Kinds of Books, Do You Need Two Different Websites?

by Liz Higgs | Apr 23, 2013 | Author Websites, Blogging, Platform, Productivity, Promotion, Publishing, Writing Craft

Liz Curtis Higgs answers the question – “If you write two different kinds of books…do you need two different websites?” The answer may surprise you.

How to Keep Your WordPress Site Secure From Hackers

How to Keep Your WordPress Site Secure From Hackers

by Caitlin Muir | Apr 18, 2013 | Author Websites, Blogging, News, Platform

Every day, an army of evil computers are trying to hack into WordPress sites. Have you fallen victim? Here’s how to protect yourself.

6+ Reasons Why Authors Should Avoid GoDaddy

6+ Reasons Why Authors Should Avoid GoDaddy

by Thomas Umstattd Jr. | Apr 8, 2013 | Author Websites, Platform

There was a time when I had almost 40 domains with GoDaddy. I started using them almost ten years ago, back when GoDaddy was a new website with dungeon low prices.

Now I don’t own a single domain with GoDaddy. Here are six reasons why you should move away from GoDaddy too.

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