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Author Website Review: Christian Historical Romance

Explore strengths and weaknesses in website design and functionality for several bestselling historical Christian romance authors.

Read This Before Your Next Podcast Guest Interview

Learn how to sound like a pro during your podcast interview. Get tips on achieving good podcast sound without breaking the bank.

A Storytelling Revolution: Inside the World of Serialized Fiction

Learn how platforms like Royal Road and Ream Stories are revolutionizing serialized fiction and offering a path to building an audience.

Networking for Authors: How to Build Relationships Without Being Awkward

Many authors feel stuck. They're toiling away in obscurity, and none of their promotion efforts seem to go anywhere. Success in publishing is as much about who you know as what you know. And sometimes, the lack of knowing the right people keeps you from finding...

2024 Laptop Buying Guide for Authors

Authors can get overwhelmed by the process of choosing and buying a laptop computer. Find out what you need (or don’t need) and what works best.

AI for Authors – The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Discover the evolution of writing technologies and find out how AI for authors in 2024 can increase your productivity and improve your skill.

How to use Reedsy to Independently Publish Your Book

Find out how Reedsy can help indie and traditional authors create beautiful, compelling, and marketable books.

How to Publish on a Budget: Your First Five Years as an Author

Becoming a professional author will cost you. Find out how much and when an author should budget for their writing career.

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Author Websites

How to Speed Up Your Author Website

If your author website doesn’t show in Google’s search results, make sure you’ve removed these website speed bumps.

What Every Author Needs to Know About Cyber Security

Every author needs cyber security. Discover which of your vectors are most vulnerable to attack and how you can protect them.

How to Create an Author Press Kit with Susan Neal

If you want to secure media interviews about your book, learn why you need an author press kit, what you should include, and where to place it on your website.

Is Your Author “About Me” Page Boring Your Readers To Death?

Most author About Me pages are as fascinating as Mr. Rogers’ sweater choices. Here’s how to craft a killer About page.

The 5 Best Free WordPress Plugins for Authors

Make your author website easier for readers to find and more fun to visit by using the 5 best free plugins for WordPress websites.

Six Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website

Seven Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website

How to Create a Reader (Lead) Magnet

A reader magnet is a prize your readers get in exchange for giving you their email. They can dramatically improve how fast your email list grows.

144 – How to Build an Amazing Author Website for $459.20

You know you need a website, but you don't have one yet. We received an email...

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Blogging

5 New Year’s Resolutions Authors Should Make in 2014

It's January again, which means time for New Year's resolutions. It's easy for resolutions to become bigger-than-life, difficult to keep, and discouraging. While the big dreams are necessary, it's often the little steps that get us there...or keep us away. So for our...

10 Holiday Season Blog Prompts

'Tis the season to be busy. There are parties to attend, presents to buy and/or make, meals to cook, traditions to celebrate, family to visit, and a million and one other things to do that come with the holiday season. But despite being busy, you don't want to let...

How to Get Your Avatar to Show Up Everywhere

Have you ever noticed how some people’s photo’s appear next to their comments and others do not? We’ll teach you how to make that happen.

It’s Time to Switch Away From Google Reader

Are you reading this in Google Reader? If so, this should be the last post of ours that you read in Google Reader. It’s time to make the switch. Readers, have you made the switch? In case you’ve forgotten, Google Reader shuts down on July 1. That’s in just a few days....

9 Tips for Writing Effective Web Copy

What are the nine tips for writing effective web copy we give our clients? Now you can find out.

The Top 10 Posts of 2012

It's been quite a year for Author Media. We've passed over 6,000 fans on...

5 Writing Blogs To Start Following Today

Wondering which writing blogs are worth following? We name five.

How To Create A Writing Schedule That Works For You

Do you want to write? You need a writing schedule. We’ll help you create one in this post.

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Branding

Author Taglines With Brandilyn Collins

How to Create an Online Author Press Kit

Find out why authors need a press kit and what to include in yours.

Six Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website

Seven Things Readers are Looking for on Your Website

How to Write to Market With Chris Fox

In this episode, we talk about how to write to market with Chris Fox an incredibly successful indie author of both fiction and nonfiction.

042 – How to Create A Breakthrough Author Brand Step 2: Look at Your Readers

Branding is one of the most confusing topics under the umbrella of marketing. In this episode, we look at the second step of creating a breakthrough author brand.

041 – How to Create A Breakthrough Author Brand Step 1 – Look in the Mirror

Branding is one of the most confusing topics under the umbrella of marketing. In this article, you’ll learn the first step to creating your author brand.

008 – Where to Start Marketing Your First Novel

You’re finished! You’ve typed, The End and you’re thrilled. (So are we....

Why Author Email Addresses Make a Difference

Do you know what makes me cringe?

Getting an email from a professional that isn’t professional. It doesn’t take much to get a professional email address.

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Podcasting

How to Run a Podcast Tour (With Guest Mary DeMuth)

Uncover the power of a podcast tour in reaching new audiences. Learn from veteran author Mary DeMuth about effective podcast strategies.

90% of Top USA Today Bestselling Authors Have a Podcast Presence

Literary Agent Steve Laube recently released a blog post showing that 100% of ECPA Bestselling authors had a podcast presence as either hosts or guests. 60% were both hosts and guests! We were curious to see how many authors on the USA Today Bestseller List had a...

How to Sound Great As a Podcast Guest

Are you scheduled to come on a podcast as a guest? If you want to be invited back, or appear on any other podcast interviews for that matter, you need to have good audio. Many authors make the mistake of using their laptop's microphone and speakers. This will...

New Podcast: Creative Funding Show

We are launching a new podcast! The Creative Funding Show is a podcast where Author Media CEO, Thomas Umstattd interview Authors, YouTubers, and Podcasters who are funding their creativity using platforms like Patreon and Kickstarter. You will also...

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Public Speaking

How to Get Your First Speaking Gigs

One of the best ways to sell books is to speak in person at live events. Here are three steps to booking your first speaking gigs.

MySpeakingEvents Now on Kickstarter

At Author Media we work with a lot of professional speakers. Their websites all need an event calendar to help build enthusiasm for upcoming events. The problem is, all the WordPress event calendars either were either way too complicated or did not work.... or both....

Why Authors Need To Think Local Like George Bailey

In the age of the internet, it’s easy to want to compete globally. Just don’t forget the power of local.

Increase Speaking Gigs With BookTour.com

Imagine a website that would email thousands of people in your town to let them know where you are speaking next. Now imagine that this is free. Your imagination has become a reality. Read on for details.

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Bookstagramming on Instagram With Nadine Brandes

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