Why You Should Reconsider Removing Comments Like Michael Hyatt and...
Michael Hyatt recently announced that he is pulling comments from his blog. He’s not just removing a few comments, he’s pulling the entire commenting feature all together. Copyblogger has removed...
View ArticleMy ONE WORD for 2015
Every year I take part in an idea called ONE WORD. For me it’s selecting one word to be my driving force for the year. It’s the one word that I will use as my theme to help guide my goals and my...
View ArticleHow to Benefit from Using Periscope: A Guide for Authors, Speakers and Leaders
If you are active on social media, especially Twitter, then you have most likely heard of Periscope. It’s a live video streaming service, owned by Twitter, that all the “cool kids” are flocking to. In...
View ArticleHow to Easily Manage Multiple Instagram Accounts
Do you own or manage multiple Instagram accounts? Or perhaps you’ve thought about starting another account. If so, this post is for you. One of the gripes with Instagram for a while has been that it’s...
View ArticleOne of The Most Important Things Any New Author or Speaker Must Do
If you have something to say or sell, whether that be through a book, speaking or releasing a product… there is something you must do if you want to build an audience or achieve any level of...
View ArticleA Free Tool to Help You Achieve More in 2016
Question for you… How many goals did you set this time last year that you actually achieved in 2015? Think about it for a minute and be honest with yourself. Or maybe a different way to think about it...
View ArticleHow to Find a Literary Agent to Represent You (And Not Get Rejected)
If you are an author looking to get published traditionally, you will most likely need a literary agent to represent you. Why do I need an agent? 1. Because most publishers don’t accept unsolicited...
View ArticleWhy Authors Should Rethink Becoming a Bestseller
Almost every day I hear from authors who want me to help them make their book a New York Times bestseller. Most of these people are looking for silver bullet type advice. My first question back is...
View ArticleSelf Promotion – How to Make It Not All About You
“I struggle with promoting myself. How do you navigate that in a tasteful way that doesn’t make it seem like it’s all about me? I just want to get the message out.” It’s a common concern for a lot of...
View ArticleAuthors: Why Book Giveaway Promotions May Hurt Your Sales
One of the things many authors do when launching their book is to run a “giveaway” promotion on their blog, social media or on other blogs, etc. But that strategy could actually HURT your sales and...
View Article4 Ways to Stop Wasting Time on Social Media
Most of us have been there… You jump on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for a minute, start to scroll and before you know it… 20 minutes have passed and you’ve accomplished basically nothing (other than...
View Article3 Ways to Sell More (Ideas, Books, Products, etc)
If you want to increase your influence, sooner or later you are going to need to SELL something. For some that is a product or service. For others it’s simply an idea. Selling isn’t just the physical...
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