Monthly Archives: March 2014

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of March 27,2014

Top Ten Twitter Tweets of March 27,2014

Oh boy … someone has jumped into the Author Shark Tank at the Extravaganza … will you join her?  Tick…Tick…Tick

Today
 Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on crowdfunding for authors. Judith Briles will focus on creating and delivering the perfect ebook. Joining her is Mark Coker from Smashwords—don’t miss it. Tune in at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and followers … you are going …

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Author Tip: Create an Awesome Audio Clip for all Social Media Platforms

Author Tip: Create an Awesome Audio Clip for all Social Media Platforms

At the March Author U Tech Tool Box, our favorite Geek Girl member Kelly Johnson ID’d a simple and awesome tool that all who attended instantly … and I mean instantly … grasped the concept, how to use it and what they could use it for.
 
In baseball jargon, we hit a grand slam homerun.
 

 
Welcome to Audioboo land. And it is that magic word: free.
 
I made 5 different boards within my new profile with a descriptor on the “May the inspiration …

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Top 10 Twitter Tweets of March 20,2014

Top 10 Twitter Tweets of March 20,2014

Are you brave enough to get into the Author Shark Tank at the Extravaganza?  There are 2 spots left! Tick…Tick…Tick
 

Today
Author U – Your Guide to Book Publishing will focus on crowdfunding for authors. Judith Briles will focus on creating and delivering the perfect pitch for you and your book. Joining her is John Kremer—don’t miss it. Tune in at 6 Eastern, 5 Central, 4 Mountain, 3 Pacific and for our out-of-the-country members and followers … …

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Is Your 30 Second Book Elevator Pitch … Perfect?

Is Your 30 Second Book Elevator Pitch … Perfect?

One of the critical marketing elements that every author needs is a 30 SECOND ELEVATOR PITCH … yet few do. Stumbling and bumbling along, authors ignore that the creation of who/what the book is about in a quick few sentences can make, and certainly break, a book sale.
At the Author U Extravaganza May 1-3 in Denver, CO, multi-award winning author Mary Jo Fay will walk authors step-by-step through the process of creation. In just …

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Is There a Book Award in You? Deadlines this Month …

Is There a Book Award in You? Deadlines this Month …

Book Awards … add to your professional credibility and are an excellent marketing tool.
They can be used as part of your branding, on your business cards, on your website, on your individual book pages on the website, within your email signatures. Think book. Think visual. Think marketing. Think how this one item can nudge you a bit and beyond many other authors in the mix.
Here’s what’s open right now and merit you and your book’s attention–what’s …

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